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Endothelial progenitor cells give rise to pro-angiogenic smooth muscle-like progeny.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Jun 2010
Moonen Jan-Renier A J, Krenning Guido, Brinker Marja G L, Koerts Jasper A, van Luyn Marja J A, Harmsen Martin C
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AIMS: Reciprocal plasticity exists between endothelial and mesenchymal lineages. For instance, mature endothelial cells adopt a smooth muscle-like phenotype through transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFbeta1)-driven endothelial-to-mesenchymal transdifferentiation (EndMT). Peripheral blood contains circulating endothelial progenitor cells of which the endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) harbour stem...
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