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Early outgrowth EPCs generation is reduced in patients with Buerger's disease.
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PMID:  20607542     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Buerger's disease often shows poor collateral artery generation (i.e. neovascularization) in the ischemic limbs. However, the etiology has not yet been clarified. Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) derived from bone marrow contribute to neovascularization in the multi-step process which includes the following capacities; mobilization, differentiation, adhesion, migration, invasion and secretion.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We assessed EPCs capacities in vitro and ex vivo in age- and sex-matched controls (n = 12) and patients with Buerger's disease (n = 12), derived from peripheral blood-derived mononuclear cells (PB-MNCs).
RESULTS: In the flow cytometry analysis, the numbers of circulating EPC (CD34(+)/KDR(+) or CD133(+)/KDR(+) PB-MNC) were similar between controls and patients with Buerger's disease. Next, we cultured PB-MNC to obtain EPCs. The number of early outgrowth EPCs was significantly decreased in patients with Buerger's disease (p < 0.005), indicating the reduced generation of early outgrowth EPCs in Buerger's disease. However, adhesion, migration, invasion and secretion capacities were not impaired in patients with Buerger's disease.
CONCLUSIONS: The early outgrowth EPCs generation is reduced in patients with Buerger's disease.
Authors:
Yoshio Katsuki; Ken-Ichiro Sasaki; Yasuyuki Toyama; Masanori Ohtsuka; Hiroshi Koiwaya; Takaharu Nakayoshi; Tsutomu Imaizumi
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-07-04
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society     Volume:  100     ISSN:  1861-0692     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Res Cardiol     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-18     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101264123     Medline TA:  Clin Res Cardiol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  21-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Cardio-Vascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Asahi-machi 67, Kurume, 830-0011, Japan.
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