Recent advances in endothelial colony forming cells toward their use in clinical translation

KE Paschalaki, AM Randi - Frontiers in medicine, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The term “Endothelial progenitor cell”(EPC) has been used to describe multiple cell
populations that express endothelial surface makers and promote vascularisation. However …

Evolution of bone grafting: bone grafts and tissue engineering strategies for vascularized bone regeneration

KS Griffin, KM Davis, TO McKinley, JO Anglen… - Clinical reviews in bone …, 2015 - Springer
The regeneration of bone in segmental defects has historically been a challenge in the
orthopedic field. In particular, a lack of vascular supply often leads to nonunion and …

Stimulation of proangiogenesis by calcium silicate bioactive ceramic

H Li, J Chang - Acta biomaterialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Angiogenesis is critical for bone tissue engineering. Stimulating proangiogenesis in an
engineered bone construct using bioglass or bioceramic is now attracting much attention …

Strontium substituted hydroxyapatite porous microspheres: surfactant-free hydrothermal synthesis, enhanced biological response and sustained drug release

K Lin, P Liu, L Wei, Z Zou, W Zhang, Y Qian… - Chemical engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
In the absence of any surfactants, organic solvents or template-directing reagents, the
strontium substituted hydroxyapatite (SrHAp) microspheres with hierarchically mesoporous …

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Stimulates Endothelial Colony Forming Cells Proliferation and Tubulogenesis by Inducing Oscillations in Intracellular Ca2+ …

S Dragoni, U Laforenza, E Bonetti, F Lodola… - Stem Cells, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) home from the bone marrow to the site of tissue
regeneration and sustain neovascularization after acute vascular injury and upon the …

Store-dependent Ca2+ entry in endothelial progenitor cells as a perspective tool to enhance cell-based therapy and adverse tumour vascularization

F Moccia, S Dragoni, F Lodola, E Bonetti… - Current medicinal …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have recently been employed in cell-based therapy
(CBT) to promote neovascularization and regeneration of ischemic organs, such as heart …

Therapeutic potential of human-derived endothelial colony-forming cells in animal models

D Tasev, P Koolwijk… - Tissue Engineering Part B …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Purpose of Review: Tissue regeneration requires proper vascularization. In vivo studies
identified that the endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs), a subtype of endothelial …

Development of a centrally vascularized tissue engineering bone graft with the unique core-shell composite structure for large femoral bone defect treatment

L Wang, L Zhu, Z Wang, A Lou, Y Yang, Y Guo, S Liu… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
Great effort has been spent to promote the vascularization of tissue engineering bone grafts
(TEBG) for improved therapeutic outcome. However, the thorough vascularization especially …

Fabrication of nano-structured calcium silicate coatings with enhanced stability, bioactivity and osteogenic and angiogenic activity

X Wang, Y Zhou, L Xia, C Zhao, L Chen, D Yi… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2015 - Elsevier
The bioactivity and stability of coatings on alloy implants play critical roles in the fast
osseointegration and maintenance of a long-term life span of the implants, respectively …

Platelet lysate gel and endothelial progenitors stimulate microvascular network formation in vitro: tissue engineering implications

TM Fortunato, C Beltrami, C Emanueli, PA De Bank… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Revascularisation is a key step for tissue regeneration and complete organ engineering. We
describe the generation of human platelet lysate gel (hPLG), an extracellular matrix …