Statins, HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors, Improve Neovascularization by Increasing the Expression Density of CXCR4 in Endothelial Progenitor Cells

• Kuang-Hsing Chiang,

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Wan-Li Cheng,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chun-Ming Shih,

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Yi-Wen Lin,

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Institute of Oral Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Nai-Wen Tsao,

  Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Yung-Ta Kao,

  Affiliation Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chih-Ting Lin,

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Shinn-Chih Wu,

  Affiliation Department of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chun-Yao Huang ,

  * E-mail: g870905@tmu.edu.tw (FYL); cyhuang@tmu.edu.tw (CYH)

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Feng-Yen Lin

  * E-mail: g870905@tmu.edu.tw (FYL); cyhuang@tmu.edu.tw (CYH)

  Affiliations Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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