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- Title
Atorvastatin treatment improves effects of implanted mesenchymal stem cells: meta-analysis of animal models with acute myocardial infarction.
- Authors
Guo Dai; Qing Xu; Rong Luo; Jianfang Gao; Hui Chen; Yun Deng; Yongqing Li; Yuequn Wang; Wuzhou Yuan; Xiushan Wu; Dai, Guo; Xu, Qing; Luo, Rong; Gao, Jianfang; Chen, Hui; Deng, Yun; Li, Yongqing; Wang, Yuequn; Yuan, Wuzhou; Wu, Xiushan
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Previous studies reported that Atorvastatin (ATOR) can improve the efficacy of Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) transplantation after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, the results of those studies were inconsistent. To clarify the beneficial effects of atorvastatin added to the cell therapy with MSCs in animal model of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies.<bold>Methods: </bold>Searches were performed using the PubMed database, the Excerpta Medica Database (Embase), the Science Citation Index, the China National Knowledge Information database, the Wanfang database, and the Chinese Scientific and Technological Journal Database (VIP database). The search term included "Atorvastatin (or Ator)", "Mesenchymal Stem Cells (or Mesenchymal Stem Cell or MSC or MSCs)" and "Acute Myocardial Infarction (or Myocardial Infarction or AMI or MI)". The endpoints were the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in animal model with AMI.<bold>Results: </bold>In total, 5 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Pooled analysis indicated a significant LVEF difference at 4 weeks follow-up between MSCs + ATOR combine group and MSCs alone group (95 % CI, 9.09-13.62 %; P < 0.01) with heterogeneity (P = 0.28; P >0.05) and inconsistency (I(2): 22 %).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Atorvastatin can enhance the existing effects of MSCs transplantation, and this combinational therapy is a superior cell/pharmacological therapeutic approach that merits future preclinical and clinical studies.
- Subjects
ATORVASTATIN; MESENCHYMAL stem cells; STEM cell transplantation; META-analysis; ANIMAL models of wound healing; MYOCARDIAL infarction; CELLULAR therapy
- Publication
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2015, Vol 15, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2261
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12872-015-0162-6