Li Yanjun Y Wang Ziwei Z Mao Min M Zhao Mingjing M Xiao Xiang X Sun Weiliang W Guo Jing J Liu Chengxiang C Yang Deshuang D Qiao Jiajun J Huang Li L Li Lin L
Frontiers in physiology 20190117
<b>Objective:</b> This investigation examined the effect of velvet antler (VA) on endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and the associated effects to promote angiogenesis and repair vascular endothelial injury in rats with myocardial infarction (MI). <b>Methods:</b> VA was analyzed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups: sham, MI, VA, and VA + DAPT (gamma-secretase inhibitor IX, a specific blocker of the Notch signaling pathway) ...[more]