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SUBMITTER: Lin KC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7275327 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lin Kun-Chen KC Chai Han-Tan HT Chen Kuan-Hung KH Sung Pei-Hsun PH Chiang John Y JY Shao Pei-Lin PL Huang Chi-Ruei CR Li Yi-Chen YC Ko Sheung-Fat SF Yip Hon-Kan HK
Stem cell research & therapy 20200605 1
<h4>Background</h4>This study tested the optimal time point for left intra-carotid arterial (LICA) administration of circulatory-derived autologous endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) for improving the outcome in rat after acute ischemic stroke (IS).<h4>Methods and results</h4>Adult male SD rats (n = 70) were equally categorized into group 1 (sham-operated control), group 2 (IS), group 3 (IS+EPCs/1.2 × 10<sup>6</sup> cells/by LICA administration 3 h after IS), group 4 (IS+EPCs/LICA administratio ...[more]