Circulating endothelial precursor cells (EPC) in patients undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation

Abstract

We have studied the number of endothelial precursor cells in eighteen patients undergoin allogeneic haematopoietic stem celltransplantation. Endothelial precursos cells were evaluated by colonyforming assay and compared to healthy controls.

Keywords

• endothelial precursor cells
• ASCT
• CD146 antigen
• CD31 antigen