Non-human mammal having a graft and methods of delivering protein to myocardial tissue
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1. A non-human mammal which has a myocardial graft, the mammal comprising:
- viable skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes having a detectable marker directly introduced into the myocardial tissue of the mammal.
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Described are preferred myocardial grafts of skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes, and cellular compositions and methods useful in obtaining the grafts. The myocardial grafts are stable and can be used, for example, to deliver recombinant proteins directly to the heart.
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1. A non-human mammal which has a myocardial graft, the mammal comprising:
viable skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes having a detectable marker directly introduced into the myocardial tissue of the mammal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for forming a stable myocardial graft in a mammal, the method comprising:
directly introducing viable skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes into the myocardial tissue of the mammal such that the injected skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes for a stable myocardial graft in the mammal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for delivering proteins to the myocardial tissue of a mammal, the method comprising:
directly introducing viable skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes expressing a DNA sequence encoding a protein into the myocardial tissue of the mammal such that the injected skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes form a stable graft, wherein the DNA sequence is expressed sufficiently for delivery of the protein to the myocardial tissue. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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