Article
Surface markers of heterogeneous peripheral blood-derived smooth muscle progenitor cells.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Aug 2012
Wang Chao-Hung, Lee Yun-Shien, Lin Shing-Jong, Mei Hsiu-Fu, Lin Sheng-Yuan, Liu Min-Hui, Chen Jim-Ray, Cherng Wen-Jin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Smooth muscle progenitor cells (SMPCs) were intriguingly shown to act as a double-edged sword in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. To fully clarify the roles of SMPCs in atherosclerosis, a distinct panel of SMPC surface markers is mandatory to be developed. METHODS AND RESULTS: Microarray gene expression analyses were used to discover potential surface markers of SMPCs. In vitro and in vivo...
Topics
- Adult
- Atherosclerosis
- Biomarkers
- Blotting, Western
- Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
- Cells, Cultured
- Endothelial Cells
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
