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Vascular Wall Progenitor Cells

Vascular Wall Progenitor Cells

Vascular stem or progenitor cells (VSCs) include endothelial progenitor cells, smooth muscle progenitor cellspericytes, and mesenchymal stem cells. VSCs can produce functional and mature vascular cells required to build blood vessels. VSCs therefore play critical roles in vascular repair and regeneration, particularly after vascular injury and atherosclerosis due to hyperlipidemia and diabetes mellitus.