Instruction of circulating endothelial progenitors in vitro towards specialized blood-brain barrier and arterial phenotypes.

OBJECTIVE: The vascular system is adapted to specific functions in different tissues and organs. Vascular endothelial cells are important elements of this adaptation, leading to the concept of 'specialized endothelial cells'. The phenotype of these cells is highly dependent on their specif...

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Main Authors: Julie Boyer-Di Ponio, Fida El-Ayoubi, Fabienne Glacial, Kayathiri Ganeshamoorthy, Catherine Driancourt, Maeva Godet, Nicolas Perrière, Oriane Guillevic, Pierre Olivier Couraud, Georges Uzan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3879296?pdf=render