Methods for enhancing angiogenesis with endothelial progenitor cells
Patent Number: 5980887
Date of First Priority Issue: Friday November 8th, 1996
Date Issued: Tuesday November 9th, 1999
Assignee: St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston (Boston, MA)
Inventors: Isner, Jeffrey M. (Weston, MA); Asahara, Takayuki (Arlington, MA)
From Class: Use
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This patent covers the use of various endothelial stem cells, and stem cells that resemble hematopoietic stem cells, for the stimulation of angiogenesis.
Cell types covered include: CD34+, Tie+, or flk-1+.
Methods of expanding the cells in vitro prior to implantation are also disclosed.
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