METHOD FOR THE DIFFERENTIATION OF STEM CELLS INTO VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELLS AND INDUCTION OF ANGIOGENESIS USING THE SAME

摘要

A method for differentiating stem cells into vascular cells, including adhering the stem cells to a culture plate with a surface having a hydrophobic property or on which a growth factor is immobilized, and culturing the cells. The cultured stem cells later detach from the culture plate as their density increases to form a three-dimensional cell cluster and differentiate into vascular cells. The cell cluster can be used as a cell therapy agent for angiogenesis.