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Fig. 7 | Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Fig. 7

From: Upregulating CXCR7 accelerates endothelial progenitor cell-mediated endothelial repair by activating Akt/Keap-1/Nrf2 signaling in diabetes mellitus

Fig. 7

The protective effect of the SDF-1/CXCR7 axis on diabetic EPCs. Diabetes decreased the expression of CXCR7 in diabetic EPCs and impaired the adhesion and repair capacities of EPCs in vitro and in vivo. However, elevating CXCR7 expression enhanced the functional activity of EPCs by activating the Akt-associated Keap-1/Nrf2 axis, counteracting the oxidative stress damage induced by ROS in DM

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Stem Cell Research & Therapy

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