Objective To determine whether the systemic diseases diabetes mellitus (DM) and arterial
hypertension (AH), and smoking status are associated with apical periodontitis (AP) in a …

The identification of cardiac progenitor cells in mammals raises the possibility that the
human heart contains a population of stem cells capable of generating cardiomyocytes and …

… Capasso JM, Anversa P. Mechanical performance of spared myocytes after myocardial
infarction in rats: effects of captopril treatment. Am J Physiol. … Urbanek K, Quaini F, Tasca G …

Primitive cells capable of generating small resistance arterioles and capillary structures in
the injured myocardium have been identified repeatedly. However, these cells do not form …

Background— Two opposite views of cardiac growth are currently held; one views the heart
as a static organ characterized by a large number of cardiomyocytes that are present at birth …

… Urbanek K, Torella D, Sheikh F, De Angelis A, Nurzynska D, Silvestri F, Beltrami CA,
Bussani R, Beltrami AP, Quaini F, Bolli R, Leri A, Kajstura J, Anversa P. Myocardial …

Background— Little is known about the function of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs)
in the adult heart experimentally. Moreover, whether these Ca 2+ release channels are …

… Ginard B, Anversa P. Adult cardiac stem cells are multipotent and support myocardial
regeneration. Cell. … Urbanek K, Rota M, Cascapera S, Bearzi C, Nascimbene A, De Angelis …

… Beltrami AP, Barlucchi L, Torella D, Baker M, Limana F, Chimenti S, Kasahara H, Rota M,
Musso E, Urbanek K, Leri A, Kajstura J, NadalGinard B, Anversa P. Adult cardiac stem cells …

Studies of myocardial aging are complex and the mechanisms involved in the deterioration
of ventricular performance and decreased functional reserve of the old heart remain to be …