The Vascular Niche in Tissue Repair: A Therapeutic Target for Regeneration

• Main Author: Francisco J. Rivera (auth)
• Other Authors: Ludwig Aigner (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Angiogenesis; Platelets and Platelets Lysate; Blood Vessels and Endothelial Cells; Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF); Pericytes; Stem and Progenitor Cells; Vascular Niche; Tissue Repair and Regeneration
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Tissues and organs have, although sometimes limited, the capacity for endogenous repair, which is aimed to re-establish integrity and homeostasis. Tissue repair involves pro- and anti-inflammatory processes, new tissue formation and remodelling. Depending on the local microenvironment, tissue repair...