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Article: Ginkgo biloba extract stimulates endothelial progenitor cells.
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- Hematology Week
- Article date:
- April 19, 2004
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2004 APR 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ginkgo biloba extract stimulates endothelial progenitor cells.
According to recent research from the People's Republic of China, "the aim of this study is to investigate whether Ginkgo biloba extract can augment endothelial progenitor cells numbers, and promote the cells' proliferative, migratory, adhesive, and in vitro vasculogenesis capacity."
"Total mononuclear cells were isolated from peripheral blood by Ficoll density gradient centrifugation, and then the cells were plated on fibronectin-coated culture dishes. After 7 days culture, attached cells were stimulated with Ginkgo biloba extract (to make a series ...