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Published in: Journal of Hematology & Oncology 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Review

Endothelial progenitor cells in ischemic stroke: an exploration from hypothesis to therapy

Authors: Ya-Feng Li, Li-Na Ren, Geng Guo, Lee Anne Cannella, Valeria Chernaya, Sonia Samuel, Su-Xuan Liu, Hong Wang, Xiao-Feng Yang

Published in: Journal of Hematology & Oncology | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

As the population ages and lifestyles change in concordance, the number of patients suffering from ischemic stroke and its associated disabilities is increasing. Studies on determining the relationship between endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and ischemic stroke have become a new hot spot and have reported that EPCs may protect the brain against ischemic injury, promote neurovascular repair, and improve long-term neurobehavioral outcomes. More importantly, they introduce a new perspective for prognosis assessment and therapy of ischemic stroke. However, EPCs’ origin, function, influence factors, injury repair mechanisms, and cell-based therapy strategies remain controversial. Particularly, research conducted to date has less clinical studies than pre-clinical experiments on animals. In this review, we summarized and analyzed the current understanding of basic characteristics, influence factors, functions, therapeutic strategies, and disadvantages of EPCs as well as the regulation of inflammatory factors involved in the function and survival of EPCs after ischemic stroke. Identifying potential therapeutic effects of EPCs in ischemic stroke will be a challenging but an incredibly important breakthrough in neurology, which may bring promise for patients with ischemic stroke.
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Metadata
Title
Endothelial progenitor cells in ischemic stroke: an exploration from hypothesis to therapy
Authors
Ya-Feng Li
Li-Na Ren
Geng Guo
Lee Anne Cannella
Valeria Chernaya
Sonia Samuel
Su-Xuan Liu
Hong Wang
Xiao-Feng Yang
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Hematology & Oncology / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1756-8722
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13045-015-0130-8

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