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Intratracheal transplantation of endothelial progenitor cells attenuates smoking-induced COPD in mice.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2017
Shi Zhihui, Chen Yan, Cao Jun, Zeng Huihui, Yang Yue, Chen Ping, Luo Hong, Peng Hong, Cai Shan, Guan Chaxiang
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BACKGROUND: Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) might play a protective role in COPD. The aim of this study was to investigate whether intratracheal allogeneic transplantation of bone-marrow-derived EPCs would attenuate the development of smoking-induced COPD in mice. METHODS: Isolated mononuclear cells from the bone marrow of C57BL/6J mice were cultured in endothelial cell growth medium-2 for 10 days, yielding...
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