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    Effectiveness of endothelial progenitor cell culture under microgravity for improved angiogenic potential

    Endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) transplantation is beneficial for ischemic diseases such as critical limb ischemia and ischemic heart disease. The scarcity of functional EPCs in adults is a limiting factor f...

    Hiroko Hagiwara, Akira Higashibata, Shiho Ogawa, Shigeyuki Kanazawa in Scientific Reports (2018)

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    Hypertrophic scar contracture is mediated by the TRPC3 mechanical force transducer via NFkB activation

    Wound healing process is a complex and highly orchestrated process that ultimately results in the formation of scar tissue. Hypertrophic scar contracture is considered to be a pathologic and exaggerated wound ...

    Hisako Ishise, Barrett Larson, Yutaka Hirata, Toshihiro Fujiwara in Scientific Reports (2015)