Circulating endothelial progenitor cells are reduced in hemodialysis patients

References

• Asahara T, Murohara T, Sullivan A, et al. Isolation of putative progenitor endothelial cells for angiogenesis. Science 1997;275:964–7
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bhattacharya V, McSweeney PA, Shi Q, et al. Enhanced endothelialization and microvessel formation in polyester grafts seeded with CD34(+) bone marrow cells. Blood 2000;95:581–5
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Peichev M, Naiyer AJ, Pereira D, et al. Expression of VEGFR-2 and AC133 by circulating human CD34+ cells identifies a population of functional endothelial precursors. Blood 2000;95:952–8
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Peichev M, Naiyer AJ, Pereira D, et al. Expression of VEGFR-2 and AC133 by circulating human CD34(+) cells identifies a population of functional endothelial precursors. Blood 2000;95:952–8
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Takahashi T, Kalka C, Masuda H, et al. Ischemia- and cytokine-induced mobilization of bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells for neovascularization. Nature Med 1999;5:434–8
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Murayama T, Tepper OM, Silver M, et al. Determination of bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cell significance in angiogenic growth factor-induced neovascularization in vivo. Exp Hematol 2002;30:967–72
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tateishi-Yuyama E, Matsubara H, Murohara, T, et al. Therapeutic angiogenesis for patients with limb ischemia by autologous transplantation of bone-marrow cells: a pilot study and a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2002;360:427–35
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kocher AA, Schuster MD, Szabolcs MJ, et al. Neovascularization of ischemic myocardium by human bone-marrow-derived angioblasts prevents cardiomyocyte apoptosis, reduces remodeling and improves cardiac function. Nature Med 2001;7:430–6
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kawamoto A, Gwon HC, Iwaguro H, et al. Therapeutic potential of ex vivo expanded endothelial progenitor cells for myocardial ischemia. Circulation 2001;103:634–7
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shintani S, Murohara T, Ikeda H, et al. Mobilization of endothelial progenitor cells in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Circulation 2001;103:2776–9
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vasa M, Fichtlscherer S, Aicher A, et al. Number and migratory activity of circulating endothelial progenitor cells inversely correlate with risk factors for coronary artery disease. Circ Res 2001;89:e1–7
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gill M, Dias S, Hattori K, et al. Vascular trauma induces rapid but transient mobilization of VEGFR2(+) AC133(+) endothelial precursor cells. Circ Res 2001; 88:167–74
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tepper OM, Galiano RD, Capla JM, et al. Human endothelial progenitor cells from type II diabetics exhibit impaired proliferation, adhesion, and incorporation into vascular structures. Circulation 2002;106:2781–6
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Foley RN, Parfrey PS, Sarnak MJ. Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in chronic renal failure. J Am Soc Nephrol 1998;9:S16–23
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sutherland DR, Anderson L, Keeney M, et al. The ISHAGE guidelines for CD34+ cell determination by flow cytometry. J Hematother 1996;5:213–26
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Hojo Y, Ikeda U, Zhu Y, et al. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in patients with acute myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000;35:968–73
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kalka C, Masuda H, Takahashi T, et al. Vascular endothelial growth factor(165) gene transfer augments circulating endothelial progenitor cells in human subjects. Circ Res 2000;86:1198–202
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shi Q, Wu MH, Onuki Y, et al. Endothelium on the flow surface of human aortic Dacron vascular grafts. J Vasc Surg 1997;25:736–42
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shi Q, Rafii S, Wu MH, et al. Evidence for circulating bone marrow-derived endothelial cells. Blood 1998;92:362–7
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vale PR, Losordo DW, et al. Left ventricular electromechanical mapping to assess efficacy of phVEGF(165) gene transfer for therapeutic angiogenesis in chronic myocardial ischemia. Circulation 2000;102:965–74
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Asahara T, Masuda H, Takahashi T, et al. Bone marrow origin of endothelial progenitor cells responsible for postnatal vasculogenesis in physiological and pathological neovascularization. Circ Res 1999;85:221–8
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kalka C, Masuda H, Takahashi T, et al. Transplantation of ex vivo expanded endothelial progenitor cells for therapeutic neovascularization. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2000;97:3422–7
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Murohara T, Ikeda H, Duan J, et al. Transplanted cord blood-derived endothelial precursor cells augment postnatal neovascularization. J Clin Invest 2000;105:1527–36
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shintani S, Murohara T, Ikeda H, et al. Augmentation of postnatal neo-vascularization with autologous bone marrow transplantation. Circulation 2001; 103:897–903
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vasa M, Fichtlscherer S, Adler K, et al. Increase in circulating endothelial progenitor cells by statin therapy in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Circulation 2001;103:2885–90
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ito H, Rovira II, Bloom ML, et al. Endothelial progenitor cells as putative targets for angiostatin. Cancer Res 1999;59:5875–7
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Amann K, Wiest G, Zimmer G, et al. Reduced capillary density in the myocardium of uremic rats – a stereological study. Kidney Int 1992;42:1079–85
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Raine AE, Margreiter R, Brunner FP, et al. Report management of renal failure in Europe, XXII, 1991. Nephrol Dial Transplant 1992;2:7–35
   Google Scholar
• Amann K, Torning J, Flechtenmacher C, et al. Blood-pressure independent wall thickening of intramyocardial arteioles in experimental uraemia: evidence for a permissive action of PTH. Nephrol Dial Transplant 1995;10:2043–8
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rostand SG, Kirk KA, Rutsky EA. Dialysis-associated ischemic heart disease: Insights from coronary angiography. Kidney Int 1984;25:653–9
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar