iPS cell cardiomyocyte transplantation “Constant improvement in the heart” Latest progress summary. No rejection reactions or major side effects have been observed.
In one patient, hormone levels, which rise when heart function deteriorates, improved even after the first month after bypass surgery, when the effects of bypass surgery are usually seen. In this clinical trial, "cardiomyospheres" made from iPS cells and made into small spheres of heart muscle cells are transplanted into the heart by injection.