Disease Focus: Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treated with Cardiosphere-Derived Allogeneic Stem Cells
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive condition with no cure. Scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are using donor cells derived from the heart to reduce two hallmark symptoms of pulmonary hypertension: inflammation and high blood pressure in the blood vessels within the lungs. These conditions make the heart struggle to pump blood to the heart […]
Autologous MPO Knock-Out Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Translational Candidate Autologous MPO Knock-Out Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells Area of Impact Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), initially associated with Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis -SSC), and then applied to other causes of PAH Mechanism of Action Myeloperoxidase (MPO) protein produced by neutrophils plays a critical role in the development of PAH. Disrupting the MPO gene in […]
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treated with Cardiosphere-Derived Allogeneic Stem Cells
Therapeutic Candidate or Device CAP-1002 Indication Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Therapeutic Mechanism CAP-1002's mechanism of action may result in reduced wall thickening of small blood vessels in the lung that are markedly narrowed/obstructed in PAH. The latter results in high resistance against which the right ventricle (RV) must pump in order to drive […]