Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells as a pharmacological and therapeutic approach to accelerate angiogenesis

A Bronckaers, P Hilkens, W Martens, P Gervois… - Pharmacology & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Mesenchymal stem cells or multipotent stromal cells (MSCs) have initially captured attention
in the scientific world because of their differentiation potential into osteoblasts …

Heart valve tissue engineering: concepts, approaches, progress, and challenges

K Mendelson, FJ Schoen - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2006 - Springer
Potential applications of tissue engineering in regenerative medicine range from structural
tissues to organs with complex function. This review focuses on the engineering of heart …

Adipose tissue‐derived mesenchymal stem cells improve revascularization outcomes to restore renal function in swine atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis

A Eirin, XY Zhu, JD Krier, H Tang, KL Jordan… - Stem …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Reno‐protective strategies are needed to improve renal outcomes in patients with
atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS). Adipose tissue‐derived mesenchymal stem …

Mesenchymal stem cells participate in angiogenesis and improve heart function in rat model of myocardial ischemia with reperfusion

J Tang, Q **e, G Pan, J Wang… - European Journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The effect of transplanted mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on the left ventricular
(LV) function and morphology in a rat myocardial infarct heart with reperfusion model were …

Mesenchymal stem cells and neovascularization: role of platelet‐derived growth factor receptors

SG Ball, CA Shuttleworth… - Journal of cellular and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
• Introduction• The vascular endothelial growth factor/platelet‐derived growth factor super‐
family of ligands and receptors‐Vascular endothelial growth factor ligands‐Platelet‐derived …

Adult Human Bone Marrow– and Adipose Tissue–Derived Stromal Cells Support the Formation of Prevascular-like Structures from Endothelial Cells In Vitro

F Verseijden, SJ Posthumus-van Sluijs… - … engineering Part A, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Inadequate vascularization of in vitro–engineered tissue constructs after implantation is a
major problem in most tissue-engineering applications. In this study we evaluated whether …

Bone marrow-derived cells and tumor growth: contribution of bone marrow-derived cells to tumor micro-environments with special focus on mesenchymal stem cells

BD Roorda, A ter Elst, WA Kamps… - Critical reviews in …, 2009 - Elsevier
Research has provided evidence that tumor growth depends on the interaction of tumor cells
with stromal cells, as already suggested in 1889 by Paget. Experimental and clinical studies …

S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) enhances vasculogenesis by mesenchymal stem cells

SA Gomes, EB Rangel, C Premer… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Although nitric oxide (NO) signaling promotes differentiation and maturation of endothelial
progenitor cells, its role in the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into …

Oxidized low density lipoprotein, stem cells, and atherosclerosis

H Yang, ASS Mohamed, S Zhou - Lipids in health and disease, 2012 - Springer
Oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL), a risk factor of atherosclerosis, facilitates the
formation and vulnerability of atherosclerotic plaque, thus contributing to several clinical …

Human mesenchymal stem cells provide protection against radiation‐induced liver injury by antioxidative process, vasculature protection, hepatocyte differentiation …

S Francois, M Mouiseddine… - BioMed research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
To evaluate the potential therapeutic effect of the infusion of hMSCs for the correction of liver
injuries, we performed total body radiation exposure of NOD/SCID mice. After irradiation, mir …