Haeme oxygenase promotes progenitor cell mobilization, neovascularization, and functional recovery after critical hindlimb ischaemia in mice
Author(s) -
Jörn Tongers,
Joanne Knapp,
M. Korf,
Tibor Kempf,
Anne Limbourg,
Florian P. Limbourg,
Zhixiong Li,
Daniela Fraccarollo,
Johann Bauersachs,
Xu Han,
H. Drexler,
B. Fiedler,
Kai C. Wollert
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
cardiovascular research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.774
H-Index - 219
eISSN - 1755-3245
pISSN - 0008-6363
DOI - 10.1093/cvr/cvm107
Subject(s) - hindlimb , progenitor cell , neovascularization , arteriogenesis , bone marrow , transplantation , angiogenesis , medicine , biology , endocrinology , pathology , stem cell , microbiology and biotechnology
Neovascularization is an important element of long-term functional recovery during chronic ischaemia. We postulated that haeme oxygenase (HO) is required for progenitor cell recruitment, neovascularization, and blood flow recovery after critical hindlimb ischaemia (HLI).
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