Adenosine Stimulates the Migration of Human Endothelial Progenitor Cells. Role ofCXCR4 and MicroRNA-150

Magali Rolland-Turner, Emeline Goretti, Mélanie Bousquenaud, Frédérique Léonard, Christelle Nicolas, Lu Zhang, Fatiha Maskali, Pierre‐Yves Marie, Yvan Devaux, Daniel Wagner

PLoS ONE · 2013 · 44 citations · 34 references

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Abstract

Adenosine increases the migration of EPC. The mechanism involves A(2B) receptor activation, decreased expression of miR-150 and increased expression of CXCR4. These results suggest that adenosine may be used to enhance the capacity of EPC to revascularize the ischemic heart.

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