Sentences with phrase «endothelial progenitor cells which»

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A critical discovery in this research was finding that the novel progenitor has a receptor protein on its cell surface called KDR, or vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2, which until now, was thought to be restricted to endothelial cells that form vessels, the progenitors for endothelial cells and the progenitors blood cells.

Moreover, a substantial increase in circulating endothelial progenitor cells, which repair damaged blood vessels, was noted after consuming bread made from the ancient grain Verna.

A team from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island, N.Y., reports that it staved off full - blown metastasis in mice by preventing mini-tumors in the lungs from recruiting stem cells called endothelial progenitors, which assemble into blood vessels to nourish the malignancy.

Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear have, for the first time, identified rapidly proliferating cells (known as «neural crest - derived progenitor cells») in the corneal endothelium of specimens from normal corneas and from corneas with Fuchs» Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD), a condition in which the cells responsible for keeping the cornea clear die prematurely — often leading to blindness.

The postnatal adipose tissue contains a heterogeneous population of cells which includes adult stem cells (i.e., MSCs), endothelial progenitor cells, leukocytes, endothelial cells, and vascular smooth muscle cells.

Endothelial progenitor cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells which target tumors can be modified to carry an anti-tumorigenic «payload» and promoter tumor growth inhibitionsy

In those studies, sorted progenitor cells, some of which could become endothelial cells, were introduced into the heart.

GH therapy has been shown to decrease fat mass, increase lean body mass, increase bone mineral density, reduce both LDL and total cholesterol, reduce carotid - artery intimal media thickness, increase the number and function of endothelial progenitor cells (which repair the vascular wall), increase exercise tolerance, and dramatically improve overall quality of life.8 9 10