Enhanced patency and endothelialization of small-caliber vascular grafts fabricated by coimmobilization of heparin and cell-adhesive peptides

WS Choi, YK Joung, Y Lee, JW Bae… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The clinical utility of a small-caliber vascular graft is still limited, owing to the occlusion of
graft by thrombosis and restenosis. A small-caliber vascular graft (diameter, 2.5 mm) …

Effect of TGF-β1 on the migration and recruitment of mesenchymal stem cells after vascular balloon injury: involvement of matrix metalloproteinase-14

W Zhao, C Wang, R Liu, C Wei, J Duan, K Liu, S Li… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Restenosis or occlusion after vascular procedures is ascribed to intimal hyperplasia.
Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 is involved in recruitment of mesenchymal stem cells …