PMID- 28819363 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 1687-966X (Print) IS - 1687-9678 (Electronic) VI - 2017 DP - 2017 TI - Combined Analysis of Endothelial, Hematopoietic, and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Compartments Shows Simultaneous but Independent Effects of Age and Heart Disease. PG - 5237634 LID - 10.1155/2017/5237634 [doi] LID - 5237634 AB - Clinical trials using stem cell therapy for heart diseases have not reproduced the initial positive results obtained with animal models. This might be explained by a decreased regenerative capacity of stem cells collected from the patients. This work aimed at the simultaneous investigation of endothelial stem/progenitor cells (EPCs), mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells (MSCs), and hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSCs) in sternal bone marrow samples of patients with ischemic or valvular heart disease, using flow cytometry and colony assays. The study included 36 patients referred for coronary artery bypass grafting or valve replacement surgery. A decreased frequency of stem cells was observed in both groups of patients. Left ventricular dysfunction, diabetes, and intermediate risk in EuroSCORE and SYNTAX score were associated with lower EPCs frequency, and the use of aspirin and beta-blockers correlated with a higher frequency of HSCs and EPCs, respectively. Most importantly, the distribution of frequencies in the three stem cell compartments showed independent patterns. The combined investigation of the three stem cell compartments in patients with cardiovascular diseases showed that they are independently affected by the disease, suggesting the investigation of prognostic factors that may be used to determine when autologous stem cells may be used in cell therapy. FAU - Ghem, Carine AU - Ghem C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8550-5889 AD - Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande do Sul, Fundacao Universitaria de Cardiologia, Av. Princesa Isabel 395, 90040-371 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. FAU - Dias, Lucinara Dadda AU - Dias LD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2490-0412 AD - Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande do Sul, Fundacao Universitaria de Cardiologia, Av. Princesa Isabel 395, 90040-371 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. FAU - Sant'Anna, Roberto Tofani AU - Sant'Anna RT AD - Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande do Sul, Fundacao Universitaria de Cardiologia, Av. Princesa Isabel 395, 90040-371 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. FAU - Kalil, Renato A K AU - Kalil RAK AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9084-129X AD - Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande do Sul, Fundacao Universitaria de Cardiologia, Av. Princesa Isabel 395, 90040-371 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. AD - Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre, Rua Sarmento Leite 245, 90050-170 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. FAU - Markoski, Melissa AU - Markoski M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2982-5850 AD - Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande do Sul, Fundacao Universitaria de Cardiologia, Av. Princesa Isabel 395, 90040-371 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. FAU - Nardi, Nance Beyer AU - Nardi NB AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7739-1124 AD - Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande do Sul, Fundacao Universitaria de Cardiologia, Av. Princesa Isabel 395, 90040-371 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. AD - Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Av. Farroupilha 8001, 92425-900 Canoas, RS, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170727 PL - United States TA - Stem Cells Int JT - Stem cells international JID - 101535822 PMC - PMC5551513 EDAT- 2017/08/19 06:00 MHDA- 2017/08/19 06:01 PMCR- 2017/07/27 CRDT- 2017/08/19 06:00 PHST- 2017/03/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/05/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/06/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/08/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/08/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/08/19 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/07/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2017/5237634 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Stem Cells Int. 2017;2017:5237634. doi: 10.1155/2017/5237634. Epub 2017 Jul 27.