Exogenous bone marrow derived-putative endothelial progenitor cells attenuate ischemia reperfusion-induced vascular injury and renal fibrosis in mice dependent on pericytes

Meng Wang, Huzi Xu, Yinzheng Li, Chujin Cao, Han Zhu, Zhi Zhao, Guangchang Pei, Fan Zhu, Qian Yang, Xuan Deng,

Theranostics · 2020 · 24 citations · 29 references

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Exogenous b-pEPCs directly protect against IR-induced vascular injury and prevent renal fibrosis by inhibiting the activation of PDGFR-β-positive pericytes.

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