Nocturnal hemodialysis significantly improves the ability of early-outgrowth endothelial progenitor-like cells (EPLCs) to promote the growth of new blood vessels and thus restore perfusion in a model of ischemic vascular disease, according to findings published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2011;6:1345-1353).

When EPLCs from conventional dialysis patients, nocturnal patients, and healthy controls were injected into rats, the latter two sets of cells significantly improved ischemic hindlimb perfusion and capillary density.

From the August 01, 2011 Issue of Renal and Urology News

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