The Effects of Mechanical Stress on the Growth, Differentiation, and Paracrine Factor Production of Cardiac Stem Cells

Hiroshi Kurazumi; Masayuki Kubo; Mako Ohshima; Yumi Yamamoto; Yoshihiro Takemoto; Ryo Suzuki; Shigeru Ikenaga; Akihito Mikamo; Koichi Udo; Kimikazu Hamano; Tao-Sheng Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028890

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The Effects of Mechanical Stress on the Growth, Differentiation, and Paracrine Factor Production of Cardiac Stem Cells

Hiroshi Kurazumi,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Masayuki Kubo,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Mako Ohshima,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Yumi Yamamoto,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Yoshihiro Takemoto,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Ryo Suzuki,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Shigeru Ikenaga,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Akihito Mikamo,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Koichi Udo,

Affiliation Institute for Biomedical Research and Education, Yamaguchi University Science Research Center, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Kimikazu Hamano,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
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Tao-Sheng Li

* E-mail: litaoshe@nagasaki-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Stem Cell Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan
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The Effects of Mechanical Stress on the Growth, Differentiation, and Paracrine Factor Production of Cardiac Stem Cells

Hiroshi Kurazumi,
Masayuki Kubo,
Mako Ohshima,
Yumi Yamamoto,
Yoshihiro Takemoto,
Ryo Suzuki,
Shigeru Ikenaga,
Akihito Mikamo,
Koichi Udo,
Kimikazu Hamano

Published: December 28, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028890

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