Microscopically fine blood capillaries carry oxygen and nutrients to the muscles. The picture shows several fascicles, composed of numerous muscle fibres. (Visualisations: Science Photo Library / Mikkel Juul Jensen)
Microscopically fine blood capillaries carry oxygen and nutrients to the muscles. The picture shows several fascicles, composed of numerous muscle fibres. (Visualisations: Science Photo Library / Mikkel Juul Jensen) - ETH Zurich Professor Katrien De Bock and her team have discovered a certain type of blood vessel cell in muscles that multiplies rapidly upon exercise, thereby forming new blood vessels. Researchers can use this to find novel therapies for vascular disorders of the muscle. "In industrialised countries, the leading cause of surgeons having to amputate a foot or leg is impaired vascular supply to the muscles of diabetic patients," Katrien De Bock says. As Professor for Exercise and Health at ETH Zurich, she and her team study how to treat vascular disorders of the muscles and how new blood vessels form. It's common knowledge that exercise and sport stimulate the formation of blood vessels.
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