Understanding how oxidative stress impairs endothelial progenitor cell function
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 14:21
in Health & Medicine
Although its been over a decade since endothelial progenitor cells or EPCs, cells that circulate in the blood repairing and replacing the cells that line blood vessels, were identified, the field is still evolving. EPCs are now being studied as biomarkers to assess the risk of future cardiovascular disease and as potential agents for vascular regeneration.