Comparison between Culture Conditions Improving Growth and Differentiation of Blood and Bone Marrow Cells Committed to the Endothelial Cell Lineage.docVIP

ComparisonbetweenCultureConditionsImprovingGrowth andDifferentiationofBloodandBoneMarrowCells CommittedtotheEndothelialCellLineage ClaudioMuscari,ChiaraGamberini,IlariaBasile,FrancescaBonafé, SimondValgimigli,OmbrettaCapitani,CarloGuarnieri, andClaudioMarcelloCaldarera Abstract The aim of this study was to compare different cell sources and culture conditions to obtain en- dothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) with predictable antigen pattern, proliferation potential and in vitro vasculogenesis. Pig mononuclear cells were isolated from blood (PBMCs) and bone marrow (BMMCs). Mesenchymal stem cell