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In vitro characterization of circulating endothelial progenitor cells isolated from patients with acute coronary syndrome.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Campioni Diana, Zauli Giorgio, Gambetti Stefania, Campo Gianluca, Cuneo Antonio, Ferrari Roberto, Secchiero Paola
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The current understanding of the functional characteristics of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) is limited, especially in patients affected by cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we have analyzed the in vitro clonogenic capacity of circulating EPC, also known as endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFC), in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), in comparison to the colony...
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