Membrane bound stem cell factor therapy for ischemic heart
First Claim
1. A method for treating a subject suffering from an ischemic injury of the heart resulting from myocardial infarction, consisting essentially of administering to the subject a nucleic acid encoding a membrane bound form of stem cell factor (SCF) wherein the nucleic acid is administered to the site of the injury where it is taken up by cells and SCF is expressed, wherein the expression of SCF results in repair of the ischemic injury.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of stem cell factor (SCF) for the treatment of ischemic injured tissue such as in cardiovascular disease. The method involves administration of a nucleic acid encoding SCF, wherein the nucleic acid is delivered to the site of the injury and is incorporated into cells which then express the SCF.
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- 1. A method for treating a subject suffering from an ischemic injury of the heart resulting from myocardial infarction, consisting essentially of administering to the subject a nucleic acid encoding a membrane bound form of stem cell factor (SCF) wherein the nucleic acid is administered to the site of the injury where it is taken up by cells and SCF is expressed, wherein the expression of SCF results in repair of the ischemic injury.
- 5. A method for treating a subject suffering from an ischemic injury of the heart resulting from myocardial infarction, comprising administering to the subject a nucleic acid encoding a membrane bound form of stem cell factor (SCF) wherein the nucleic acid is administered to the site of the injury where it is taken up by cells and SCF is expressed, wherein the expression of SCF results in repair of the ischemic injury, and wherein the subject is not administered granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF).
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