Reduction of connexin43 in human endothelial progenitor cells impairs the angiogenic potential

Angiogenesis

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 553-560

  Wang, Hsueh Hsiao ^a,b   Su, Cheng Huang ^b,c   Wu, Yih Jer ^a,b   Li, Jiun Yi ^b   Tseng, Ya Ming ^a   Lin, Yi Chun ^b   Hsieh, Chin Ling ^b   Tsai, Cheng Ho ^a,b   Yeh, Hung I ^a,b  

^a MACKAY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Connexin43; Connexins; Endothelial progenitor cell

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELL; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; HINDLIMB; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD34; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONNEXIN 43; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; STEM CELLS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 84879224949     PISSN: 09696970     EISSN: 15737209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10456-013-9335-z     Document Type: Article

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