Vascular Disease
New vascular disease findings from King's College London, Cardiovascular Division published
Published in Blood Weekly, November 8th, 2007
Data detailed in 'Progenitor cells in vascular repair' have been presented. " A common characteristic of all types of vascular disease is endothelial dysfunction/damage followed by an inflammatory response. Although mature endothelial cells can proliferate and replace damaged cells in the vessel wall, recent findings indicate an impact of stem and progenitor cells in repair process," researchers in London, the United Kingdom report.
"This review aims to briefly summarize the recent findings in stem/progenitor cell research relating to vascular diseases, focusing on the role of stem/progenitor cells in vascular repair. It has been demonstrated that endothelial progenitor...
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