Pleiotropic effects of LDL apheresis

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) increase endothelial progenitor cells via the PI 3-kinase/Akt pathway

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Medicine, Cardiology, Pharmacology +17

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) increase endothelial progenitor cells via the PI 3-kinase/Akt pathway

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Medicine, Cardiology, Pharmacology +17

In vitro differentiation of endothelial cells from AC133-positive progenitor cells

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Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology +16

Single LDL Apheresis Improves Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilatation in Hypercholesterolemic Humans

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Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Physiology +15

Estrogen Increases Bone Marrow–Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cell Production and Diminishes Neointima Formation

Kerstin Strehlow, Nikos Werner, Jan Berweiler et al. · Circulation · 2003 · 450 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Endocrinology +13