Sekine Hidekazu
   Department   Research Institutes and Facilities, Research Institutes and Facilities
   Position   Associate Professor
Article types Original article
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title Therapeutic angiogenesis using tissue engineered human smooth muscle cell sheets.
Journal Formal name:Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology
Abbreviation:Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
ISSN code:(1524-4636)1079-5642(Linking)
Domestic / ForeginForegin
Volume, Issue, Page 28(4),pp.637-43
Author and coauthor HOBO Kyoko†, SHIMIZU Tatsuya, SEKINE Hidekazu, SHIN'OKA Toshiharu, OKANO Teruo, KUROSAWA Hiromi*
Publication date 2008/04
Summary SMC sheet transplantation allows for controlled and localized delivery of cells that possess angiogenic potential directly to ischemic tissues. Through the secretion of angiogenic factors, as well as cell migration and integration with newly formed vessels, SMC sheet transplantation provides an effective method for the revascularization of ischemic tissues.
DOI 10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.151829
PMID 18202326