Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Augments Neovascularization Induced by Bone Marrow Transplantation in Rat Hindlimb Ischemia

• Main Authors: Yasuhiro Takagi (Author), Takashi Omura (Author), Minoru Yoshiyama (Author), Ryo Matsumoto (Author), Soichiro Enomoto (Author), Takanori Kusuyama (Author), Daisuke Nishiya (Author), Kaname Akioka (Author), Hiroshi Iwao (Author), Kazuhide Takeuchi (Author), Junichi Yoshikawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Because granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) mobilizes bone marrow cells including endothelial progenitor cells, we examined whether G-CSF augments angiogenesis and collateral vessel formation induced by bone marrow-mononuclear cells transplantation (BMT). Unilateral hindlimb ischemia was s...