Background— Primary and secondary prevention trials suggest that statins possess favorable
effects independent of cholesterol reduction. We investigated whether statin therapy may …

Background— We investigated whether catheter-based, intramyocardial transplantation of
autologous endothelial progenitor cells can enhance neovascularization in myocardial …

Background— Multilineage developmental capacity of the CD34 + cells, especially into
cardiomyocytes and smooth muscle cells (SMCs), is still controversial. In the present study we …

Background— The function of bone marrow–derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in
repair of ischemic tissue has been the subject of intense scrutiny, and the capacity of these …

Failures in fracture healing are mainly caused by a lack of vascularization. Adult human
circulating CD34 + cells, an endothelial/hematopoietic progenitor-enriched cell population, have …

A method was developed to calculate functionalimages of re gional cerebral blood flow (rCBF)
from a single scan using SPECT followingintravenous 1@ IN-isopropyt-p-iodoamphet …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to clarify the risk of rupture of unruptured
intracranial aneurysms among large groups of patients with various underlying diseases or …

Immotile cilia at the ventral node of mouse embryos are required for sensing leftward fluid
flow that breaks left-right symmetry of the body. However, the flow-sensing mechanism has …

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) have been reported to prevent the
recurrence of cardiovascular events. The mechanism of this decrease, however, can not be …

Object. The goal of this study was to examine the growth of unruptured intracranial aneurysms
with the focus on the risk factors and incidence of these lesions. Methods. One hundred …