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Mobilization of putative high-proliferative-potential endothelial colony-forming cells during antihypertensive treatment in patients with essential hypertension.
Stem cells and development - 1 Apr 2007
Benndorf Ralf A, Gehling Ursula M, Appel Daniel, Maas Renke, Schwedhelm Edzard, Schlagner Kathleen, Silberhorn Elisabeth, Hossfeld Dieter K, Rogiers Xavier, Böger Rainer
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Recent studies have shown that in response to vascular damage or ischemia, bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are recruited into the circulation. To investigate whether antihypertensive treatment has an influence on the number of circulating EPCs, patients with essential hypertension were treated either with the angiotensin receptor antagonist telmisartan, the calcium channel blocker...
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