Does stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha improve infarcted heart function through angiogenesis in mice?
SDF-1 protects against deterioration of cardiac function after acute myocardial infarction by promoting angiogenesis. The safety and long-term prognosis of this treatment remains to be determined.
Immunohistochemical expression of Ber-Ep4 and CD10 was positive in most cases of endometriosis and was useful in differential diagnosis with mesothelial cysts. Ber-Ep4 was negative in cases of hyperplastic epithelium or cytological atypia; these cases are not well-differentiated and could be optimally treated by surgery and not by hormonal therapy because of the risk of cancer degeneration.