Effects of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition on Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

• Main Authors: Monika Gołąb-Janowska (Author), Edyta Paczkowska (Author), Bogusław Machaliński (Author), Dariusz Kotlęga (Author), Agnieszka Meller (Author), Krzysztof Safranow (Author), Michał Maj (Author), Przemysław Nowacki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Therapeutic neovascularization might represent an important strategy to salvage tissue after ischemia. Circulating bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) were previously shown to augment the neovascularization of ischemic tissue. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors...