Table 3 Effect of drug treatments on EPC number and function
From: Endothelial progenitor cells: what use for the cardiologist?
Medication | Effect on EPC number and function | Reference |
|---|---|---|
Atorvastatin | Increased EPC number and migration | [20] |
Simvastatin, Mevastatin, Atorvastatin | Increased proliferation | [114] |
Simvastatin | Increased adhesion | [69] |
Atorvastatin, ezetimibe | Increased EPC number | [115] |
Valsartan | Reduced senescence | [32] |
Ramipril | Increased EPC number, proliferation, migration, adhesion, in vitro vasculogenesis capacity | [33] |
Rosiglitazone | Increase in EPC culture and migration | [116] |