Cardiovascular Publications
Cao, F., S. Lin, et al. (2006). "In Vivo Visualization of Embryonic Stem Cell Survival, Proliferation, and
Migration After Cardiac Delivery." Circulation 113(7): 1005-1014.
Cao, Y. A., M. H. Bachmann, et al. (2005). "Molecular imaging using labeled donor tissues reveals patterns
of engraftment, rejection, and survival in transplantation." Transplantation 80(1): 134-9.
Gruber, P. J., Z. Li, et al. (2004). "In vivo imaging of MLC2v-luciferase, a cardiac-specific reporter gene
expression in mice." Acad Radiol 11(9): 1022-8.
Hakamata, Y., T. Murakami, et al. (2006). ""Firefly Rats" as an Organ/Cellular Source for Long-Term In Vivo
Bioluminescent Imaging. [Article]." Transplantation.
Kutschka, I., I. Y. Chen, et al. (2006). "Collagen Matrices Enhance Survival of Transplanted Cardiomyoblasts
and Contribute to Functional Improvement of Ischemic Rat Hearts." Circulation 114(1_suppl): I-167173.
Kutschka, I., I. Y. Chen, et al. (2007). "In vivo optical bioluminescence imaging of collagen-supported
cardiac cell grafts." J Heart Lung Transplant 26(3): 273-80.
Kutschka, I., T. Kofidis, et al. (2006). "Adenoviral Human BCL-2 Transgene Expression Attenuates Early
Donor Cell Death After Cardiomyoblast Transplantation Into Ischemic Rat Hearts." Circulation
114(1_suppl): I-174-180.
Li, Z., J. C. Wu, et al. (2007). "Differentiation, survival, and function of embryonic stem cell derived
endothelial cells for ischemic heart disease." Circulation 116(11 Suppl): I46-54.
Ma, L., Z. Xiang, et al. (2008). "Bioluminescence Imaging Visualizes Activation of Nuclear Factor-kappaB in
Mouse Cardiac Transplantation." Transplantation 85(6): 903-910.
Min JJ, A. Y., Moon S, Kim YS, Park JE, Kim SM, Le UN, Wu JC, Joo SY, Hong MH, Yang DH, Jeong MH,
Song CH, Jeong YH, Yoo KY, Kang KS, Bom HS (2006). "In vivo bioluminescence imaging of cord blood
derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation into rat myocardium." Annals of Nuclear Medicine
20(3): 165-70.
Peterson, J. R., D. W. Infanger, et al. (2008). "Longitudinal Non-invasive Monitoring of Transcription Factor
Activation in Cardiovascular Regulatory Nuclei Using Bioluminescence Imaging." Physiol Genomics.
Prasad, K. M., Y. Xu, et al. (2007). "Topoisomerase Inhibition Accelerates Gene Expression after Adenoassociated Virus-mediated Gene Transfer to the Mammalian Heart." Mol Ther 15(4): 764-71.
Rodriguez-Porcel, M., O. Gheysens, et al. (2005). "Image-Guided Cardiac Cell Delivery Using HighResolution Small-Animal Ultrasound." Molecular Therapy 12(6): 1142-1147.
Sheikh, A. Y., S. A. Lin, et al. (2007). "Molecular Imaging of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cell Homing and
Engraftment in Ischemic Myocardium." Stem Cells.
Tanaka, M., R.-J. Swijnenburg, et al. (2005). "In Vivo Visualization of Cardiac Allograft Rejection and
Trafficking Passenger Leukocytes Using Bioluminescence Imaging." Circulation 112(9_suppl): I-105110.
Tolar, J., X. Wang, et al. (2007). "The host immune response is essential for the beneficial effect of adult
stem cells after myocardial ischemia." Exp Hematol 35(4): 682-90.
van Amerongen, M., G. Bou-Gharios, et al. (2007). "Bone marrow-derived myofibroblasts contribute
functionally to scar formation after myocardial infarction." J Pathol.
Wu, J. C., M. Inubushi, et al. (2002). "Optical imaging of cardiac reporter gene expression in living rats."
Circulation 105(14): 1631-4.
Xie, X., F. Cao, et al. (2007). "Genetic modification of embryonic stem cells with VEGF enhances cell
survival and improves cardiac function." Cloning Stem Cells 9(4): 549-63.