Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) can regenerate tissues by direct differentiation or
indirectly by stimulating angiogenesis, limiting inflammation, and recruiting tissue-specific …

Independent studies by numerous investigators have shown that it is possible to harvest
multipotent progenitor cells from diverse dissociated and cultured fetal, perinatal, and …

Background Kawasaki disease is recognized as the most common cause of acquired heart
disease in children in the developed world. Clinical, epidemiologic, and pathologic evidence …

An increasing volume of experimental data indicates that the adventitial fibroblast, in both
the pulmonary and systemic circulations, is a critical regulator of vascular wall function in …

Despite much effort, synthetic small diameter vascular grafts still face limited success due to
vascular wall thickening known as intimal hyperplasia (IH). Compliance mismatch between …

In the present review, microvascular remodelling refers to alterations in the structure of
resistance vessels contributing to elevated systemic vascular resistance in hypertension. We …

Objective: Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is an under-recognized yet treatable cause of stroke.
No animal model exists for stroke caused by VZV infection of cerebral arteries. Thus, we …

After the creation of an autogenous lower extremity bypass graft, the vein must undergo a
series of dynamic structural changes to stabilize the arterial hemodynamic forces. These …

A rapidly emerging concept is that the vascular adventitia acts as a biological processing
center for the retrieval, integration, storage, and release of key regulators of vessel wall …

Continued improvements in the understanding and application of mesenchymal stem cells
(MSC) have revolutionized tissue engineering. This is particularly true within the field of …