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Isolation of Blood-vessel-derived Multipotent Precursors from Human Skeletal Muscle
Published on: August 21, 2014
Vascular precursor cells
Hera Chaudhury1, Lauren C Goldie, Karen K Hirschi
1Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, USA.
Abstract:
Understanding the mechanisms that regulate the proliferation and differentiation of human stem and progenitor cells is critically important for the development and optimization of regenerative medicine strategies. For vascular regeneration studies, specifically, a true "vascular stem cell" population has not yet been identified. However, a number of cell types that exist endogenously, or can be generated or propagated ex vivo, function as vascular precursor cells and can participate in and/or promote vascular regeneration. Herein, we provide an overview of what is known about the regulation of their differentiation specifically toward a vascular endothelial cell phenotype.
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