Atorvastatin Treatment of Rats with Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Improves Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Migration and Survival via the SDF-1α/CXCR-4 Axis

Anping Cai; Ruofeng Qiu; Liwen Li; Dongdan Zheng; Yugang Dong; Danqing Yu; Yuli Huang; Shaoqi Rao; Yingling Zhou; Weiyi Mai

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079100

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Atorvastatin Treatment of Rats with Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Improves Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Migration and Survival via the SDF-1α/CXCR-4 Axis

Anping Cai ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Anping Cai, Ruofeng Qiu

Affiliations Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Ruofeng Qiu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Anping Cai, Ruofeng Qiu

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Liwen Li,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Dongdan Zheng,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Yugang Dong,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Danqing Yu,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Yuli Huang,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Shaoqi Rao,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Yingling Zhou ,

* E-mail: drcacocolacai@gmail.com (YZ); wymai@hotmail.com (WM)

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Weiyi Mai

* E-mail: drcacocolacai@gmail.com (YZ); wymai@hotmail.com (WM)

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Atorvastatin Treatment of Rats with Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Improves Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Migration and Survival via the SDF-1α/CXCR-4 Axis

Anping Cai,
Ruofeng Qiu,
Liwen Li,
Dongdan Zheng,
Yugang Dong,
Danqing Yu,
Yuli Huang,
Shaoqi Rao,
Yingling Zhou,
Weiyi Mai

Published: December 2, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079100

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