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Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.
Functional Vasculature Generated From Advanced Cell Technology’s Human Embryonic Stem Cells
January 23rd, 2009
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (“ACT”) (OTC: ACTC.PK) reported that it is feasible to differentiate human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) into functional human vasculature. The research, which appears in the January issue of the journal Regenerative Medicine, shows for the first time that human progenitor cells –known as hemangioblasts– have the potential for both endothelial cell (EC) and vascular smooth muscle cell (SMC) lineage differentiation. This dual potentiality is critical for the effective treatment of human vascular disease, especially the repair and formation of mature and larger-size (non-capillary) vessels. “The cells participated in the formation of new...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-01-23)
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