Exosomes secreted by endothelial progenitor cells accelerate bone regeneration during distraction osteogenesis by stimulating angiogenesis.

Yachao JiaYu ZhuShuo QiuJia XuYi-Min Chai

Published in: Stem cell research & therapy (2019)

The present results show that EPC-Exos accelerate bone regeneration during DO by stimulating angiogenesis, suggesting their use as a novel method to shorten the treatment duration of DO.

Keyphrases

bone regeneration
endothelial cells
vascular endothelial growth factor
mesenchymal stem cells
stem cells
wound healing