Human endothelial colony-forming cells in regenerative therapy: A systematic review of controlled preclinical animal studies.

ABSTRACT: Endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) hold significant promise as candidates for regenerative therapy of vascular injury. Existing studies remain largely preclinical and exhibit marked design heterogeneity. A systematic review of controlled preclinical trials of human ECFCs is needed to guide future study design and to accelerate clinical translation. A systematic search of Medline and EMBASE on 1 April 2019 returned 3131 unique entries of which 66 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Most studies used ECFCs derived from umbilical cord or adult peripheral blood. Studies used genetically modified immunodeficient mice (n = 52) and/or rats (n = 16). ECFC phenotypes were inconsistently characterized. While >90% of studies used CD31+ and CD45-, CD14- was demonstrated in 73% of studies, CD146+ i

SUBMITTER: Liao G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7581447 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature