G-CSF protects human brain vascular endothelial cells injury induced by high glucose, free fatty acids and hypoxia through MAPK and Akt signaling.

Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) has been shown to play a neuroprotective role in ischemic stroke by mobilizing bone marrow (BM)-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), promoting angiogenesis, and inhibiting apoptosis. Impairments in mobilization and function of the BM-derived EPCs...

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Main Authors: Jingjing Su, Houguang Zhou, Yinghong Tao, Jingchun Guo, Zhuangli Guo, Shuo Zhang, Yu Zhang, Yanyan Huang, Yuping Tang, Qiang Dong, Renming Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4388714?pdf=render