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Endothelial–Mesenchymal Interactions In Vitro Reveal Molecular Mechanisms of Smooth Muscle/Pericyte Differentiation
1 Oct 2004
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Cell-cell interactions are central to vascular development. We have developed an in vitro system in which endothelial cells (EC) are co-cultured with 10T1/2 cells as smooth muscle cell (SMC)/pericyte precursors. 10T1/2 cells, in contact with EC, differentiate to SMC in a process mediated, at least in part, by a transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta)-mediated event. Co-culture with EC or TGF-beta treatment...
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