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Ultrasound stimulation restores impaired neovascularization-related capacities of human circulating angiogenic cells

2012; Oxford University Press; Volume: 95; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/cvr/cvs173

ISSN

1755-3245

Autores

Yasuyuki Toyama, Ken‐ichiro Sasaki, Katsuro Tachibana, Takafumi Ueno, Hidemi Kajimoto, Shinji Yokoyama, Masanori Ohtsuka, Hiroshi Koiwaya, Takaharu Nakayoshi, Yoshiaki Mitsutake, Hidetoshi Chibana, Naoki Itaya, Tsutomu Imaizumi,

Tópico(s)

Peripheral Artery Disease Management

Resumo

AimsUnsatisfactory effects of therapeutic angiogenesis in critical limb ischaemia may be ascribed to use of circulating angiogenic cells (CACs) derived from atherosclerotic patients with impaired neovascularization-related capacities. We tested whether ultrasound cell stimulation can restore the impaired capacities.

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