PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING ERYTHROPOIETIN FOR MOBILIZING MONONUCLEAR CELLS IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD FOR TREATING ISCHEMIC DISEASES

摘要

A method for the regeneration of a blood vessel, comprising the steps of: (a) administering erythropoietin to a subject; (b) collecting a peripheral blood mononuclear cell from the subject; and (c) administering the collected peripheral blood mononuclear cell to a desired site in the subject. When erythropoietin is administered to a subject, a peripheral blood mononuclear cell (particularly a CD34-positive one) is recruited into the peripheral blood of the subject. The method is useful for the treatment of an ischemic disease such as peripheral vascular disorder.