Vascular Repair by Circumferential Cell Therapy Using Magnetic Nanoparticles and Tailored Magnets

Nanoparticles --- Combat arteriosclerosis --- Cell therapy --- Tailored magnets

In industrialized countries, a particularly high number of people suffer from arteriosclerosis—with fatal consequences: Deposits in the arteries lead to strokes and heart attacks. A team of researchers under the leadership of the University of Bonn has now developed a method for guiding replacement cells to diseased vascular segments using nanoparticles. The scientists demonstrated in mice that the fresh cells actually exert their curative effect in these segments. However, much research remains to be done prior to use in humans.