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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2008
Kishore K. Wary, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Yidan Zhao, Chicago, IL (US);
Asrar B. Malik, Hinsdale, IL (US);
You-yang Zhao, Grayslake, IL (US);
Kishore K. Wary, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Yidan Zhao, Chicago, IL (US);
Asrar B. Malik, Hinsdale, IL (US);
You-Yang Zhao, Grayslake, IL (US);
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a method for preparing a substantially pure population of endothelial progenitor cells wherein said cells express Flk-1, CD34, αβintegrin fibronectin, and vWF and exhibit an adherent phenotype and methods for using the same to decrease the severity of lung injury, prevent pulmonary edema, restore endothelial barrier function, induce productive wound healing and angiogenesis, and increase survival rate in acute lung injury (ALI).