Effects of Treatment for Diabetes Mellitus on Circulating Vascular Progenitor Cells

The circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have an important role in angiogenesis, and the smooth muscle progenitor cells (SMPCs) participate in atherosclerosis. However, little is known about the effects of treatment of diabetes mellitus (DM) on EPCs and SMPCs. Therefore, we investigated t...

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Main Authors: Takanori Kusuyama, Takashi Omura, Daisuke Nishiya, Soichiro Enomoto, Ryo Matsumoto, Kazuhide Takeuchi, Junichi Yoshikawa, Minoru Yoshiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319344214