Article
Differentiation profile of peripheral blood-derived vascular progenitor cell predicts intimal hyperplasia after coronary stenting.
Heart and vessels - 1 Jan 2012
Wang Chao-Hung, Hsieh I-Chang, Cherng Wen-Jin, Chen Chun-Chi, Tung Tao-Hsin, Lee Ju-Fang, Lin Shing-Jong, Wang Po-Nan
Abstract excerpt
In-stent restenosis is largely due to intimal hyperplasia (IH). The number of vascular progenitor cells (VPCs) mobilized at the acute phase after stenting is associated with IH. This study sought to determine whether the differentiation profile of VPC predicts the development of IH. Peripheral blood was collected in 58 patients after bare-metal stenting to culture VPCs. Intravascular ultrasound was performed to...
Topics
- Aged
- Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
- Animals
- Biomarkers
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Proliferation
- Cells, Cultured
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Restenosis
- Coronary Vessels