Human cord blood cells induce angiogenesis following myocardial infarction in NOD/scid-mice.

Cardiovasc Res.

We tested the hypothesis that intravenously administered human umbilical cord blood (hUCB) cells contribute to repair processes following myocardial infarction. METHODS: hUCB mononuclear cells containing 0.11% to 1.1% CD34(+) cells were injected in the tail vein...