EPCs have been shown to participate in postnatal endothelial repair and neovascularization of ischemic organs,and have been used as a new source of seeded cells in vascular tissue engineering.

• 内皮祖细胞参与了出生后缺血组织的血管发生和血管损伤后的修复。内皮祖细胞的发现为血管组织工程种子细胞增添了一个新来源。