Concise Review: Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Regenerative Medicine: Applications and Challenges

• Main Authors: Chong, Mark Seow Khoon, Ng, Wei Kai, Chan, Jerry Kok Yen
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Endothelial cell; Clinical translation; Tissue regeneration
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80629; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40560
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are currently being studied as candidate cell sources for revascularization strategies. Significant advances have been made in understanding the biology of EPCs, and preclinical studies have demonstrated the vasculogenic, angiogenic, and beneficial paracrine effec...