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Clinical Investigation and Reports

Transplantation of Progenitor Cells and Regeneration Enhancement in Acute Myocardial Infarction (TOPCARE-AMI)

Birgit Assmus, MD; Volker Schächinger, MD; Claudius Teupe, MD; Martina Britten, MD; Ralf Lehmann, MD; Natascha Döbert, MD; Frank Grünwald, MD; Alexandra Aicher, MD; Carmen Urbich, PhD; Hans Martin, MD; Dieter Hoelzer, MD; Stefanie Dimmeler, PhD; Andreas M. Zeiher, MD

From the Department of Molecular Cardiology and Department of Cardiology, Internal Medicine IV, (B.A., V.S., C.T., M.B., R.L., A.A., C.U.), Department of Nuclear Medicine (N.D., F.G.), and the Department of Hematology (H.M., D.H.), University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.

Correspondence to Andreas M. Zeiher, MD, and Stefanie Dimmeler, PhD, Internal Medicine IV, University of Frankfurt, Theodor Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany. E-mail Dimmeler{at}em.uni-frankfurt.de or zeiher@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Background— Experimental studies suggest that transplantation of blood-derived or bone marrow–derived progenitor cells beneficially affects postinfarction remodeling. The safety and feasibility of autologous progenitor cell transplantation in patients with ischemic heart disease is unknown.

Methods and Results— We randomly allocated 20 patients with reperfused acute myocardial infarction (AMI) to receive intracoronary infusion of either bone marrow–derived (n=9) or circulating blood–derived progenitor cells (n=11) into the infarct artery 4.3±1.5 days after AMI. Transplantation of progenitor cells was associated with a significant increase in global left ventricular ejection fraction from 51.6±9.6% to 60.1±8.6% (P=0.003), improved regional wall motion in the infarct zone (-1.5±0.2 to -0.5±0.7 SD/chord; P<0.001), and profoundly reduced end-systolic left ventricular volumes (56.1±20 mL to 42.2±15.1 mL; P=0.01) at 4-month follow-up. In contrast, in a nonrandomized matched reference group, left ventricular ejection fraction only slightly increased from 51±10% to 53.5±7.9%, and end-systolic volumes remained unchanged. Echocardiography revealed a profound enhancement of regional contractile function (wall motion score index 1.4±0.2 at baseline versus 1.19±0.2 at follow-up; P<0.001). At 4 months, coronary blood flow reserve was significantly (P<0.001) increased in the infarct artery. Quantitative F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose–positron emission tomography analysis revealed a significant (P<0.01) increase in myocardial viability in the infarct zone. There were no differences for any measured parameter between blood-derived or bone marrow–derived progenitor cells. No signs of an inflammatory response or malignant arrhythmias were observed.

Conclusions— In patients with AMI, intracoronary infusion of autologous progenitor cells appears to be feasible and safe and may beneficially affect postinfarction remodeling processes.


Key Words: myocardial infarction • cells • remodeling • transplantation




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R. K. Burt, Y. Loh, W. Pearce, N. Beohar, W. G. Barr, R. Craig, Y. Wen, J. A. Rapp, and J. Kessler
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JAMA, February 27, 2008; 299(8): 925 - 936.
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D. P. Sieveking, A. Buckle, D. S. Celermajer, and M. K.C. Ng
Strikingly different angiogenic properties of endothelial progenitor cell subpopulations: insights from a novel human angiogenesis assay.
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., February 12, 2008; 51(6): 660 - 668.
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P. Atluri, C. M. Panlilio, G. P. Liao, E. E. Suarez, R. C. McCormick, W. Hiesinger, J. E. Cohen, M. J. Smith, A. B. Patel, W. Feng, et al.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., February 1, 2008; 135(2): 283 - 291.
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S. Dimmeler, J. Burchfield, and A. M. Zeiher
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Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, February 1, 2008; 28(2): 208 - 216.
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J. J Ross and C. M Verfaillie
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Phil Trans R Soc B, January 12, 2008; 363(1489): 199 - 205.
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D. O. Traktuev, S. Merfeld-Clauss, J. Li, M. Kolonin, W. Arap, R. Pasqualini, B. H. Johnstone, and K. L. March
A Population of Multipotent CD34-Positive Adipose Stromal Cells Share Pericyte and Mesenchymal Surface Markers, Reside in a Periendothelial Location, and Stabilize Endothelial Networks
Circ. Res., January 4, 2008; 102(1): 77 - 85.
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K. A. Horvath and Y. Zhou
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Card. Surg. Adult, January 1, 2008; 3(2008): 733 - 752.
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R. P. Gallegos and R. M. Bolman III
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Card. Surg. Adult, January 1, 2008; 3(2008): 1657 - 1668.
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Y. Suarez, B. R. Shepherd, D. A. Rao, and J. S. Pober
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J. Immunol., December 1, 2007; 179(11): 7488 - 7496.
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P. Fotuhi, Y.-H. Song, and E. Alt
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Europace, December 1, 2007; 9(12): 1218 - 1221.
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T. Kanayasu-Toyoda, A. Ishii-Watabe, T. Suzuki, T. Oshizawa, and T. Yamaguchi
A New Role of Thrombopoietin Enhancing ex Vivo Expansion of Endothelial Precursor Cells Derived from AC133-positive Cells
J. Biol. Chem., November 16, 2007; 282(46): 33507 - 33514.
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C. Valina, K. Pinkernell, Y.-H. Song, X. Bai, S. Sadat, R. J. Campeau, T. H. Le Jemtel, and E. Alt
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Eur. Heart J., November 1, 2007; 28(21): 2667 - 2677.
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J. Tongers and D. W. Losordo
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M. J. Lipinski, G. G.L. Biondi-Zoccai, A. Abbate, R. Khianey, I. Sheiban, J. Bartunek, M. Vanderheyden, H.-S. Kim, H.-J. Kang, B. E. Strauer, et al.
Impact of Intracoronary Cell Therapy on Left Ventricular Function in the Setting of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Collaborative Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Clinical Trials
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., October 30, 2007; 50(18): 1761 - 1767.
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J. Hur, H.-M. Yang, C.-H. Yoon, C.-S. Lee, K.-W. Park, J.-H. Kim, T.-Y. Kim, J.-Y. Kim, H.-J. Kang, I.-H. Chae, et al.
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Circulation, October 9, 2007; 116(15): 1671 - 1682.
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B. Doyle, B. J. Kemp, P. Chareonthaitawee, C. Reed, J. Schmeckpeper, P. Sorajja, S. Russell, P. Araoz, S. J. Riederer, and N. M. Caplice
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J. Nucl. Med., October 1, 2007; 48(10): 1708 - 1714.
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T. Sobrino, O. Hurtado, M. A. Moro, M. Rodriguez-Yanez, M. Castellanos, D. Brea, O. Moldes, M. Blanco, J. F. Arenillas, R. Leira, et al.
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg., September 1, 2007; 134(3): 565 - 573.
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Blood, August 15, 2007; 110(4): 1362 - 1369.
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