Treatment of heart disease
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1. A method of treating cardiac stem cells comprising:
- a. contacting a population of cardiac stem cells with an effective amount of IGF-1 or a variant thereof; and
b. contacting the population of cardiac stem cells from step (a) with an effective amount of IGF-2 or a variant thereof,wherein the population of cardiac stem cells is isolated from a myocardial tissue of a human subject.
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Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and kits for treating cardiac stem cells to be administered to a subject in need thereof, e.g., with a damaged myocardium. The methods, composition and kits of the invention can be used to treat cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, myocardial infarction and an age-related cardiomyopathy.
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1. A method of treating cardiac stem cells comprising:
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a. contacting a population of cardiac stem cells with an effective amount of IGF-1 or a variant thereof; and b. contacting the population of cardiac stem cells from step (a) with an effective amount of IGF-2 or a variant thereof, wherein the population of cardiac stem cells is isolated from a myocardial tissue of a human subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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