Making Blood Vessels Younger
December 23, 2014 | Terry Sharrer
Aging wears on blood vessels, as over time, endothelial cells lining blood vessels lose their ability to reproduce and repair. In animal experiments, researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have shown they can use induced pluripotent stem cells to transform into endothelial colony-forming cells and then inject these cells into areas representing vascular diseases. Apparently, the technique made the blood vessels appear younger. Key details about the tissue culture techniques appear in the published paper, “Differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells to cells similar to cord-blood endothelial colony–forming cells” of the October 12, 2014 issue of Nature Biotechnology. MORE WITH VIDEO
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