Method for enhancing stem cell trafficking
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1. A method for enhancing stem cell trafficking in a subject, comprising:
- selecting a subject with a disease or physiological condition, wherein the disease or physiological condition is cardiac infarction; and
administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of Aphanizomenon flos aquae, thereby enhancing stem cell trafficking in the subject.
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Abstract
Consumption of blue-green algae, or extracts thereof, enhances trafficking or homing of stem cells in animals by inducing a transient increase in the population of stem cells present in the animal'"'"'s circulatory system. The animal may be healthy or suffering some disease or physiological condition.
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1. A method for enhancing stem cell trafficking in a subject, comprising:
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selecting a subject with a disease or physiological condition, wherein the disease or physiological condition is cardiac infarction; and administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of Aphanizomenon flos aquae, thereby enhancing stem cell trafficking in the subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for enhancing stem cell homing in a subject, comprising:
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selecting a subject with a disease or physiological condition, wherein the disease or physiological condition is cardiac infarction; and administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of Aphanizomenon flos aquae, thereby enhancing stem cell homing in the subject. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of treating a subject with a disease amenable to treatment with stem cells, comprising:
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selecting a subject with a disease amenable to treatment with stem cells, wherein the disease is cardiac infarction; and administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of Aphanizomenon flos aquae, thereby treating the disease.
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