Craniofacial regeneration

Stimulating blood vessel formation with magnets

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Branches of biology, Biology, Angiology, Stem cells, Growth factors, Vascular endothelial growth factor, Biotechnology, Endothelium, Stromal cell, Mesenchymal stem cell, Cell therapy, Craniofacial regeneration

This was used to treat endothelial cells, stimulating blood vessel formation.

Key Points: 
  • This was used to treat endothelial cells, stimulating blood vessel formation.
  • "We developed a promising cell therapy alternative that can non-invasively stimulate blood vessel formation or regeneration through the application of an external low-intensity magnetic field."
  • These cells can change into different cell types, and also secrete a protein called VEGF-A that stimulates blood vessel formation.
  • Finally, VEGF-A extracts produced by magnet-treated mesenchymal stromal cells on gelatin increased blood vessel formation in a chick embryo, although further research is needed to confirm these results.