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A study of a three-dimensional PLGA sponge containing natural polymers co-cultured with endothelial and mesenchymal stem cells as a tissue engineering scaffold.
Biomedical materials (Bristol, England) - 1 Aug 2014
Shim Jung Bo, Ankeny Randall F, Kim Hyeongseok, Nerem Robert M, Khang Gilson
Abstract excerpt
The interaction between vascular endothelial cells (ECs) and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in a complex hemodynamic and mechanical environment plays an important role in the control of blood vessel growth and function. Despite the importance of VSMCs, substitutes are needed for vascular therapies. A potential VSMC substitute is human adult bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). In this study,...
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