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A previously unknown dermal blood vessel phenotype in skin inflammation.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Dec 2007
Gröger Marion, Niederleithner Heide, Kerjaschki Dontscho, Petzelbauer Peter
Abstract excerpt
Podoplanin and lymphatic vascular endothelial hyaluronan receptor-1 (LYVE-1) are considered as lineage markers for lymphatic vessel (LV) endothelial cells (LECs). We have recently shown that IL-3 induces de novo expression of these genes in cultured blood vessel (BV) endothelial cells (BEC). To ask, if this is trans-differentiation or activation, we analyzed inflamed skin samples and cytokine-stimulated...
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