ArticleCold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine2022
Human Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells.
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- In Vitro Models of Sturge-Weber Syndrome: Strengths, Limitations, and Future Goals.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Extracorporeal cardiac shock wave stimulation enhances the therapeutic efficacy of intravenously delivered endothelial colony-forming cells via PI3K/AKT signaling in a rat myocardial infarction model.Stem cell research & therapy · 2026Article
- CircIdh2 Attenuates Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Myocardial Fibrosis and Exhibits Translational Potential.Cardiovascular therapeutics · 2026Article
- CCN1-induced senescence and dysfunction of umbilical cord blood endothelial colony-forming cells in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Direct in vivo reprogramming to relieve tissue ischemia via induced vasculogenesis.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025Review
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- Human endothelial colony forming cells (ECFCs) require endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) for cell cycle progression and angiogenic activity.Angiogenesis · 2025Article
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- Recent advances in endothelial colony-forming cells: from the transcriptomic perspective.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
Endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) are progenitor cells that can give rise to colonies of highly proliferative vascular endothelial cells (ECs) with clonal expansion and in vivo blood vessel-forming potential. More than two decades ago, the identification of ECFCs in human peripheral blood created tremendous opportunities as having a clinically accessible source of autologous ECs could facilitate meaningful therapies with the potential to impact multiple vascular diseases. Nevertheless, until recently, the field of endothelial progenitor cells has been plagued with ambiguities and controversies, and reaching a consensus on the definition of ECFCs has not been straightforward. Moreover, although the basic phenotypical and functional characteristics of cultured ECFCs are now well established, some fundamental questions such as the origin of ECFCs and their physiological roles in health and disease remain incompletely understood. Here, I highlight some critical studies that have shaped our current understanding of ECFCs in humans. Insights into the biological attributes of ECFCs are essential for facilitating the clinical translation of their therapeutic potential.
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