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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Paracrine mechanisms of endothelial progenitor cells in vascular repair

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Acta Histochem. 2021 Dec 17;124(1):151833. doi: 10.1016/j.acthis.2021.151833. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play an important role in repairing damaged blood vessels and promoting neovascularization. However, the specific mechanism of EPCs promoting vascular repair is still unclear. Currently, there are two different views on the repair of damaged vessels by EPCs, one is that EPCs can directly differentiate into endothelial cells (ECs) a nd integrate into injured vessels, the other is that EPCs act on cells and blood vessels by releasing paracrine substances. But more evidence now supports the latter. Therefore, the paracrine mechanisms of EPCs are worth further study. This review describes the substances secreted by EPCs, some applications based on paracrine effects of EPCs, and the studies of paracrine mechanisms in cardiovascular diseases--all of these are to support the view that EPCs repair blood vessels through paracrine effects rather than integrating directly into damaged vessels.

PMID:34929523 | DOI:10.1016/j.acthis.2021.151833

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