abstract |
The present invention provides a method for producing a cardiomyocyte sheet using a group of cells derived from embryonic stem cells. The method is characterized by mixing Flk/KDR-positive cells, cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells and parietal cells all derived from embryonic stem cells and culturing the mixed cells. The cardiomyocyte sheet is so adapted as to release a VEGF therefrom, and therefore can be used as a therapeutic agent for heart diseases. |