CXCR-4 expression by circulating endothelial progenitor cells and SDF-1 serum levels are elevated in septic patients

• Main Authors: Christian Patry (Author), Daniela Stamm (Author), Christian Betzen (Author), Burkhard Tönshoff (Author), Benito A. Yard (Author), Grietje Ch. Beck (Author), Neysan Rafat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) numbers are increased in septic patients and correlate with survival. In this study, we investigated, whether surface expression of chemokine receptors and other receptors important for EPC homing is upregulated by EPC from septic patients and if...