Abstract 18215: Prostacyclin Secretion From Stably Engineered Rat CD45-VEGFR2+ Endothelial Progenitor Cells Preserves Potassium Channel Activity Of Human Smooth Muscle Cells Under Hypoxia

Qi Liu,Yutao Xi,Toya Terry,Shui-Ping So,Geru Wu,Shahrzard Abbasi,Jie Cheng,Ke-He Ruan,James T. Willerson,Richard A. Dixon

Abstract 18215: Prostacyclin Secretion From Stably Engineered Rat CD45-VEGFR2+ Endothelial Progenitor Cells Preserves Potassium Channel Activity Of Human Smooth Muscle Cells Under Hypoxia

2010

Qi Liu
Yutao Xi
Toya Terry
Shui-Ping So
Geru Wu
Shahrzard Abbasi
Jie Cheng
Ke-He Ruan
James T. Willerson
Richard A. Dixon

Background: Prostacyclin (PGI2) is a potent vasodilator and important mediator of vascular homeostasis. However, its less than 2 minute half-life makes clinical application cumbersome. Thus, we hyp...

Keywords:

Potassium channel activity
Progenitor cell
Myocyte
Endocrinology
VEGF receptors
Prostacyclin secretion
Diabetes mellitus
Internal medicine
Medicine
Hypoxia (medical)
Cell biology
Endothelial progenitor cell
Prostacyclin
Ion channel
Cardiology
Mediator
Vasodilation

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