M.D. Kaohsiung Medical College
Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle (Bioengineering)
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Joint Professor, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and Kaohsiung Medical University
Affiliate Professor, University of Washington, Seattle (Bioengineering)
Founder and President, Taiwan Circulation Research Society (TCRS)
Committee Member, Healthy Taiwan Promotion Committee, Presidential Office of Taiwan
Growing evidence shows that injection of hyaluronan (HA) benefits ischemic injury in animals. On the other hand, cell therapy is an emerging approach to treat occlusive arterial diseases, although the low retention rate of cells after direct injection remains a major concern. Here, we tested whether injection of HA along with endothelial cells promotes the retention and growth of transplanted cells, thus improving therapeutic