Currently, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most prevalent type of kidney cancer. Targeted
therapy has replaced radiation therapy and chemotherapy as the main treatment option for …

The formation of new blood vessels, or angiogenesis, is a complex process that plays
important roles in growth and development, tissue and organ regeneration, as well as …

Endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) nomenclature remains ambiguous and there is a general
lack of concordance in the stem cell field with many distinct cell subtypes continually …

Pulmonary endothelial cells (ECs) are an essential component of the gas exchange
machinery of the lung alveolus. Despite this, the extent and function of lung EC …

The vast blood-vessel network of the circulatory system is crucial for maintaining bodily
homeostasis, delivering essential molecules and blood cells, and removing waste products …

Expressed by cancer stem cells of various epithelial cell origins, CD133 is an attractive
therapeutic target for cancers. Autologous chimeric antigen receptor-modified T-cell directed …

Platelets are small anucleate cell fragments that circulate in blood playing crucial role in
managing vascular integrity and regulating hemostasis. Platelets are also involved in the …

The flow cytometry data in the original Fig. 1b were found to be flawed in that corresponding
IgG isotype control tracings for several of the plots differ by 1 log in fluorescence intensity …

Background Cardiovascular risk factors contribute to atherogenesis by inducing endothelial-
cell injury and dysfunction. We hypothesized that endothelial progenitor cells derived from …

With the discovery of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in the late 1990s, a paradigm shift
in the concept of neoangiogenesis occurred. The identification of circulating EPCs in …