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Aging is associated with a proapoptotic endothelial progenitor cell phenotype.
Journal of vascular research - 1 Jan 2011
Kushner Erich J, MacEneaney Owen J, Weil Brian R, Greiner Jared J, Stauffer Brian L, DeSouza Christopher A
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to determine if aging is associated with enhanced endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) sensitivity to apoptosis. Cells with phenotypic EPC characteristics were isolated from healthy, nonobese young (age 25 ± 1 years) and older (61 ± 1 years) men. Intracellular active caspase-3 concentrations in response to staurosporine stimulation were approximately 35% higher (p < 0.05) in EPCs from older...
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