Creation of long-lasting blood vessels
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- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 428 (6979) , 138-139
- https://doi.org/10.1038/428138a
Abstract
The construction of stable blood vessels is a fundamental challenge for tissue engineering in regenerative medicine. Although certain genes can be introduced into vascular cells to enhance their survival and proliferation, these manipulations may be oncogenic. We show here that a network of long-lasting blood vessels can be formed in mice by co-implantation of vascular endothelial cells and mesenchymal precursor cells, by-passing the need for risky genetic manipulations. These networks are stable and functional for one year in vivo.Keywords
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