background: stem cell therapy for the treatment of vascular-related diseases through functional revascularization is one of the most important research areas in tissue engineering. the aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro differentiation of umbilical cl-msc into endothelial lineage cells. methods: in this study, isolated cells were characterized for expression of msc-specific marke...

regardless of the known anti-inflammatory potential of heterocyclic antidepressants, the mechanisms concerning their modulating effects are not completely known. in our earlier work, maprotiline, a heterocyclic antidepressants, considerably inhibited infiltration of polymorphonuclear cell leucocytes into the inflamed paw. to understand the mechanism involved, we evaluated the effect of vascular...