Article
Co‐culture of endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells affects gene expression of angiogenic factors
9 Jul 2003
Abstract excerpt
Endothelial cells (EC) are in contact with the underlying smooth muscle cells (SMC). The interactions between EC and SMC in the vessel wall are considered to be involved in the control of growth and function of blood vessels. A co-culture system of EC and SMC and a method for separation of these cells was developed in order to investigate whether the presence of physical contact between EC and SMC affected the...
