Origin Precursor cell population Surface characteristics In vitrocell culture References Bone marrow Post-natal hemangioblast CD14+ Early outgrowth EPCs [8,42] Myelo/monocytic progenitors CD34+/VECFR-2+/CD133+ Late outgrowth EPCs [8,33,35] Mobilizedperipheral blood Post-natal hemangioblast CD14+ Early outgrowth EPCs [32,34,41] Myelo/monocytic progenitors CD34+/VECFR-2+/CD133+ Late outgrowth EPCs [32,34] Adipose tissue Adipose-derived stem cells CD34+/CD146+ Early outgrowth EPCs [36-38] CD34+/CD31+/CD133+ Late outgrowth EPCs [44-46] Umbilical cord blood HSCs/MSCs/EPCs CD34+/CD133+ Late outgrowth EPCs [34,43] CD14+/CD133- Early outgrowth EPCs [34,43] Blood vessel wall EPCs/HSCs CD34+/CD31- Early outgrowth EPCs [39,40]

Table 1: Endothelial Progenitor Cell (EPCs) populations, their sources for isolation, surface characteristic and cell populations obtained by in vitro cultivation.