Rosuvastatin enhances angiogenesis via eNOS-dependent mobilization of endothelial progenitor cells.

Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (circEPCs) of bone marrow (BM) origin contribute to postnatal neovascularization and represent a potential therapeutic target for ischemic disease. Statins are beneficial for ischemia disease and have been implicated to increase neovascularization via mechani...

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Main Authors: Junlan Zhou, Min Cheng, Yu-Hua Liao, Yu Hu, Min Wu, Qing Wang, Bo Qin, Hong Wang, Yan Zhu, Xiu-Mei Gao, David Goukassian, Ting C Zhao, Yao-Liang Tang, Raj Kishore, Gangjian Qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3660394?pdf=render