|
|
Article: Hair follicles may soon help 'grow' new blood vessels.
- Article from:
- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
- Article date:
- March 30, 2008
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2008 Asia Pulse Pty Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Hair follicles may soon help 'grow' new blood vessels
New York, Mar 30 (PTI) -- Imagine physicians growing new blood vessels or skin tissue from the hair on their patients' heads. Well, it may soon be a reality.
A team of researchers at the University of Buffalo has carried out a study showing that stem cells isolated from sheep hair follicles contain the smooth muscle cells that grow new vasculature.
"We have demonstrated that engineered blood vessels prepared with smooth muscle progenitor cells from hair follicles are capable of dilating and constricting, critical properties that make them ideal for engineering cardiovascular tissue ...