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COL8A1 regulates endothelial phenotype in inflammatory endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Nov 2025
Li Qian, Ye Lifang, Talapaneni Sriharsha, Meng Yonghong, Wang Catherine Ruiyi, Kalindjian Kyle, Phan Jonathan, Chen Yu, Demer Linda L, Tintut Yin, Hsu Jeffrey J
Abstract excerpt
Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) has been implicated in inflammatory vascular pathologies such as atherosclerosis. The nonfibrillar collagen type VIII functions as a pivotal player in atherogenesis, but its role in EndMT is not well understood. We assessed the role of the α 1 chain of collagen type VIII (COL8A1) in inflammatory EndMT. Single-cell RNA-seq analysis of murine and human endothelial cells...
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