title: Enhancing treatment for cardiovascular disease: exercise and circulating angiogenic cells.
abstract: The discovery of circulating angiogenic cells (CAC) with cardiovascular regenerative potential has transformed our understanding of the health and maintenance of cardiovascular tissues. We will describe the influence of acute exercise and exercise training on CAC characteristics and evidence for mechanisms that may be important in the optimization of CAC potential.
authors.affiliation: The University of Massachusetts, Department of Kinesiology, Amherst, MA 01003, USA. switkows@kin.umass.edu
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Witkowski
authors.forename: Nathan T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hagberg
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D013917:Thrombin / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D009569:Nitric Oxide; D013917:Thrombin