Isolation of Perivascular Multipotent Precursor Cell Populations from Human Cardiac Tissue

Human cardiac tissue harbours multipotent perivascular precursor cell populations that may be suitable for myocardial regeneration. The technique described here allows for the simultaneous isolation and purification of two multipotent stromal cell populations associated with native blood vessels, i.e. CD146⁺CD34^- pericytes and CD34⁺CD146^- adventitial cells, from the human myocardium.