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ArticleJournal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2014

Endothelial progenitor cells augment collateralization and hemodynamic rescue in a model of chronic cerebral ischemia.

Nils Hecht, Ulf C Schneider, Marcus Czabanka, Maria Vinci, Antonis K Hatzopoulos, Peter Vajkoczy, Johannes Woitzik

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Article in Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nils HechtDepartment of Neurosurgery and Center for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Ulf C SchneiderDepartment of Neurosurgery and Center for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Marcus CzabankaDepartment of Neurosurgery and Center for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Maria VinciDepartment of Neurosurgery, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Berlin, Germany.
Antonis K HatzopoulosDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Peter VajkoczyDepartment of Neurosurgery and Center for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Johannes WoitzikDepartment of Neurosurgery and Center for Stroke Research Berlin (CSB), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEHeidelberg University · DEVanderbilt University Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surgical flow augmentation for treatment of cerebral hemodynamic impairment remains controversial. Here, we investigated the benefit of endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) treatment in a rat model of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion. At repeated time points after 3-vessel occlusion (3-VO), animals were treated with 1 × 10(6) DiI-labeled (a) ex vivo-expanded embryonic-EPC (e-EPC), (b) cyclic AMP-differentiated embryonic-endothelial progenitor-derived cells (e-EPDC as biologic control) or, (c) saline. The cerebrovascular reserve capacity (CVRC) was assessed immediately before and on days 7 and 21 after 3-VO. Structural effects were assessed by latex perfusion, immunohistochemistry, and intravital fluorescence video microscopy on day 21. Three-vessel occlusion resulted in a significant impairment of the CVRC with better functional recovery after treatment with e-EPC (16.4±8%) compared with e-EPDC (3.7±8%) or saline (6.4±9%) by day 21 (P<0.05), which was paralleled by a significant increase in the vessel diameters of the anterior Circle of Willis, a significantly higher number of leptomeningeal anastomoses and higher parenchymal capillary density in e-EPC-treated animals. Interestingly, despite in vivo interaction of e-EPC with the cerebral endothelium, e-EPC incorporation into the cerebral vasculature was not observed. Our results suggest that EPC may serve as a novel therapeutic agent in clinical trials for nonsurgical treatment of chronic cerebral hemodynamic impairment.

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Stem Cell TransplantationAnimalsBrain IschemiaCell DifferentiationCerebrovascular CirculationCollateral CirculationDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsMaleMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceNeovascularization, PhysiologicRats

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PMID24780900
PMCPMC4126089
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