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SUBMITTER: Golle L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5572734 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Golle Lina L Gerth Hans U HU Beul Katrin K Heitplatz Barbara B Barth Peter P Fobker Manfred M Pavenstädt Hermann H Di Marco Giovana S GS Brand Marcus M
Scientific reports 20170825 1
The reduced number of circulating stem/progenitor cells that is found in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients may contribute to impaired angiogenic repair and decreased capillary density in the heart. Cell therapy with bone marrow-derived cells (BMDCs) has been shown to induce positive effects on the microvasculature and cardiac function, most likely due to secretion of growth factors and cytokines, all of which are present in the conditioned medium (CM); however, this is controversial. Here we ...[more]