Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Augments Neovascularization Induced by Bone Marrow Transplantation in Rat Hindlimb Ischemia

Because granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) mobilizes bone marrow cells including endothelial progenitor cells, we examined whether G-CSF augments angiogenesis and collateral vessel formation induced by bone marrow-mononuclear cells transplantation (BMT). Unilateral hindlimb ischemia was s...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Takagi, Takashi Omura, Minoru Yoshiyama, Ryo Matsumoto, Soichiro Enomoto, Takanori Kusuyama, Daisuke Nishiya, Kaname Akioka, Hiroshi Iwao, Kazuhide Takeuchi, Junichi Yoshikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319321310