Histone deacetylase inhibition enhances self renewal and cardioprotection by human cord blood-derived CD34 cells.

BACKGROUND: Use of peripheral blood- or bone marrow-derived progenitors for ischemic heart repair is a feasible option to induce neo-vascularization in ischemic tissues. These cells, named Endothelial Progenitors Cells (EPCs), have been extensively characterized phenotypically and functionally. The...

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Main Authors: Ilaria Burba, Gualtiero I Colombo, Lidia Irene Staszewsky, Marco De Simone, Paolo Devanna, Simona Nanni, Daniele Avitabile, Fabiola Molla, Simona Cosentino, Ilaria Russo, Noeleen De Angelis, Annarita Soldo, Antonella Biondi, Elisa Gambini, Carlo Gaetano, Antonella Farsetti, Giulio Pompilio, Roberto Latini, Maurizio C Capogrossi, Maurizio Pesce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3138768?pdf=render