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. 2009 Dec 4;2:11–19. doi: 10.2147/sccaa.s6210

Table 1.

Paracrine factors secreted by bone marrow-derived stem cells and their paracrine effects

Cells Paracrine factors Investigated paracrine effects
Myocardial protection Neovascularization Cardiac regeneration References
BM-MNCs VEGF X (antiapoptotic effect) X 36
VEGF, PDGF, IGF-1 X 33
BMCs VEGF, bFGF, SDF11, IGF-1 X (antiapoptotic effect) 37
VEGF, bFGF, HGF, IGF-1 X (antiapoptotic effect) X X (cardiomyocyte proliferation) 38
MSCs bFGF, VEGF, SDF-1 X (antiapoptotic effect) X 39
VEGF, bFGF, HGF, IGF-1 X (antifibrotic effect) X X 29, 40
MSCs-CM VEGF, bFGF, IGF-1, SDF-1 X (antifibrotic effect) X X 2830,4142
VEGF, HGF X (antifibrotic effect) X 43
MSCs-CM Sfrp2 X (antiapoptotic effect) 35

Abbreviations: BM-MNCs, bone marrow mononuclear cells; BMCs, total bone marrow cells; MSCs, mesenchymal stem cells; CM, conditioned media; bFGF, basic fibroblast growth factor; HGF, hepatocyte growth factor; IGF-1, insulin growth factor 1; PDGF, platelet-derived growth factor; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; SDF-1, stromal-derived factor 1.