Importance of CXC Chemokine Receptor 2 in the Homing of Human Peripheral Blood Endothelial Progenitor Cells to Sites of Arterial Injury

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1997 • 8,673 citations

Progenitor cell trafficking is regulated by hypoxic gradients through HIF-1 induction of SDF-1

2004 • 2,534 citations

Endothelial Progenitor Cells

2004 • 2,347 citations

Expression of VEGFR-2 and AC133 by circulating human CD34+ cells identifies a population of functional endothelial precursors

2000 • 2,286 citations

Transplantation ofex vivoexpanded endothelial progenitor cells for therapeutic neovascularization

2000 • 1,869 citations

Origins of circulating endothelial cells and endothelial outgrowth from blood

2000 • 1,529 citations

Intravenous Transfusion of Endothelial Progenitor Cells Reduces Neointima Formation After Vascular Injury

2003 • 701 citations

A leukocyte homologue of the IL-8 receptor CXCR-2 mediates the accumulation of macrophages in atherosclerotic lesions of LDL receptor-deficient mice.

1998 • 525 citations

SDF-1 involvement in endothelial phenotype and ischemia-induced recruitment of bone marrow progenitor cells

2004 • 517 citations

Endothelial progenitor cells: characterization, pathophysiology, and possible clinical relevance

2004 • 477 citations

Apoptotic bodies from endothelial cells enhance the number and initiate the differentiation of human endothelial progenitor cells in vitro

2004 • 432 citations

Platelets secrete stromal cell–derived factor 1α and recruit bone marrow–derived progenitor cells to arterial thrombi in vivo

2006 • 415 citations

SDF-1α/CXCR4 Axis Is Instrumental in Neointimal Hyperplasia and Recruitment of Smooth Muscle Progenitor Cells

2005 • 359 citations

Role of β2-integrins for homing and neovascularization capacity of endothelial progenitor cells

2004 • 303 citations

Cathepsin L is required for endothelial progenitor cell–induced neovascularization

2005 • 277 citations

The chemokine KC, but not monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, triggers monocyte arrest on early atherosclerotic endothelium

2001 • 263 citations

CD14+CD34 ^low Cells With Stem Cell Phenotypic and Functional Features Are the Major Source of Circulating Endothelial Progenitors

2005 • 253 citations

Differential immobilization and hierarchical involvement of chemokines in monocyte arrest and transmigration on inflamed endothelium in shear flow

1999 • 202 citations

Transfer of Endothelial Progenitor and Bone Marrow Cells Influences Atherosclerotic Plaque Size and Composition in Apolipoprotein E Knockout Mice

2005 • 200 citations

Blockade of the Stromal Cell–Derived Factor-1/CXCR4 Axis Attenuates In vivo Tumor Growth by Inhibiting Angiogenesis in a Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor–Independent Manner

2005 • 185 citations

Adherent Platelets Recruit and Induce Differentiation of Murine Embryonic Endothelial Progenitor Cells to Mature Endothelial Cells In Vitro

2005 • 184 citations

A Novel Drug-Eluting Stent Coated With an Integrin-Binding Cyclic Arg-Gly-Asp Peptide Inhibits Neointimal Hyperplasia by Recruiting Endothelial Progenitor Cells

2006 • 177 citations

The tumorigenic and angiogenic effects of MGSA/GRO proteins in melanoma

2000 • 176 citations

Fibrin and Activated Platelets Cooperatively Guide Stem Cells to a Vascular Injury and Promote Differentiation Towards an Endothelial Cell Phenotype

2006 • 143 citations

Crucial Role of the CCL2/CCR2 Axis in Neointimal Hyperplasia After Arterial Injury in Hyperlipidemic Mice Involves Early Monocyte Recruitment and CCL2 Presentation on Platelets

2004 • 136 citations

GRO family chemokines are specialized for monocyte arrest from flow

2005 • 129 citations

Specific Activation of Leukocyte β2 Integrins Lymphocyte Function–associated Antigen-1 and Mac-1 by Chemokines Mediated by Distinct Pathways via the α Subunit Cytoplasmic Domains

1999 • 92 citations

Neutrophils can generate their activator neutrophil-activating peptide 2 by proteolytic cleavage of platelet-derived connective tissue-activating peptide III

1991 • 88 citations

Blockade of Keratinocyte-Derived Chemokine Inhibits Endothelial Recovery and Enhances Plaque Formation After Arterial Injury in ApoE-Deficient Mice

2004 • 85 citations

SDF-1α-Mediated Tissue Repair by Stem Cells: A Promising Tool in Cardiovascular Medicine?

2006 • 80 citations

Differential and additive effects of platelet-derived chemokines on monocyte arrest on inflamed endothelium under flow conditions

2005 • 74 citations

Combinatorial Model of Chemokine Involvement in Glomerular Monocyte Recruitment: Role of CXC Chemokine Receptor 2 in Infiltration During Nephrotoxic Nephritis

2001 • 74 citations