Research by M. Hristov and colleagues in stem cell research provides new insights

Research findings, 'Ambivalence of progenitor cells in vascular repair and plaque stability,' are discussed in a new report. In this recently published article, scientists in Aachen, Germany conducted a study "To discuss crucial cues (chemokines, adhesion molecules and pharmacological means) that guide and control the context-specific mobilization, recruitment and fate of circulating progenitor cells in arterial repair and plaque stability. The mobilization and recruitment of bone marrow derived or resident progenitor cells giving rise to smooth muscle cells have been implicated in accelerated forms of primary plaque formation and neointimal hyperplasia after arterial injury."

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