Research Article

miRNAs in Extracellular Vesicles from iPS-Derived Cardiac Progenitor Cells Effectively Reduce Fibrosis and Promote Angiogenesis in Infarcted Heart

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Schematic depiction of mechanisms of protection by EV-CPCISX-9: role of miR-373 in suppressing fibrosis by targeting two genes, GDF-11 and ROCK-2, and inhibiting myofibroblast differentiation. Myocyte proliferation and angiogenesis were also promoted by EV-CPCISX-9.