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Blood outgrowth endothelial cells reduce hypoxia-mediated fibroblast to myofibroblast conversion by decreasing proangiogenic cytokines.
Journal of vascular research - 1 Jan 2014
Nieves Torres Evelyn C, Yang Binxia, Brahmbhatt Akshaar, Mukhopadhyay Debabrata, Misra Sanjay
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Hypoxic conditions cause fibroblasts to differentiate into alpha smooth-muscle cell actin (α -SMA)-positive cells, i.e. myofibroblasts. This process is a hallmark of venous neointimal hyperplasia (VNH) associated with hemodialysis vascular access. The purpose of this study was to determine if blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOEC) may reduce the conversion of fibroblasts into myofibroblasts under...
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