Prostacyclin Secretion From Stably Engineered Rat Cd45(-)Vegfr2(+) Endothelial Progenitor Cells Preserves Potassium Channel Activity Of Human Smooth Muscle Cells Under Hypoxia

Background: Prostacyclin (PGI2) is a potent vasodilator and important mediator of vascular homeostasis. However, its less than 2 minute half-life makes clinical application cumbersome. Thus, we hyp...