Isolation and Large Scale Expansion of Adult Human Endothelial Colony Forming Progenitor Cells

Endothelial colony forming progenitor cells (ECFCs) are a promising tool to study vascular homeostasis and repair.^1,2 This paper introduces a novel animal-serum free method for isolation and expansion of ECFC from heparinised adult human peripheral blood with pooled human platelet lysate (pHPL) diminishing the risk of anti-bovine immunisation.