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Endothelial progenitor cells and occurrence and development of aneurysm

Liang Chao-jie1, Min Guo-wen2, Guo Geng1   

  1. 1Department of Neurosurgery, 2Department of Neurology, the First Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan  030001, Shanxi Province, China
  • Revised:2013-10-16 Online:2013-12-10 Published:2013-12-10
  • Contact: Guo Geng, M.D., Associate chief physician, Master’s supervisor, Department of Neurosurgery, the First Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China guogeng973@163.com
  • About author:Liang Chao-jie★, Studying for master’s degree, Department of Neurosurgery, the First Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, China liangchaojie8@126.com
  • Supported by:

    the Program for the Innovative Talents of Higher Learning Institutions of Shanxi Province*

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Endothelial progenitor cells can be used to repair vascular injuries and predict severity of early vascular injuries. These biological characteristics have been recommended to the research of aneurysm, which provide new ideas for studying the occurrence, expansion and early staging diagnosis of aneurysm.
OBJECTIVE: To elaborate the effects of endothelial progenitor cells on the aneurysm in the clinical trials based on the biological characteristics of endothelial progenitor cells, including proliferation, migration, adherence and senescence.
METHODS: A computer-based search of Wanfang, CNKI, Springer, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Ovid was performed using the keywords of “endothelial progenitor cells, precursor cell, aneurysm, stem cell”. Irrelevant and repetitive articles were excluded, and the result analysis was conducted.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Aneurysms patients display decreased endothelial progenitor cells in the peripheral circulating blood accompanied by functional impairment. After aneurysm-related treatment, the number of endothelial progenitor cells can increase. Application of endothelial progenitor cells can early predict occurrence, development, and rupture of aneurysms, which is also a therapeutic method to prevent aneurysms.How endothelial progenitor cells are used clinically to prevent occurrence and development of aneurysms is a serious problem to be solved.



中国组织工程研究
杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程


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Key words: endothelial cells, aneurysm, stem cells, biology