Pluripotent stem cell differentiation into vascular cells: A novel technology with promises for vascular re(generation)

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-49

  Kane, Nicole M ^a   Xiao, Qingzhong ^b   Baker, Andrew H ^a   Luo, Zhenling ^c   Xu, Qingbo ^c   Emanueli, Costanza ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cells; Endothelial cells; Epigenetics; Induced pluripotent stem cells; MicroRNAs; Vascular smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

ATAXIN 1; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; CD34 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; LENTIVIRUS VECTOR; LIN28 PROTEIN; MICRORNA; NOTCH RECEPTOR; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SH2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; RETROVIRUS VECTOR; SMOOTHELIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ACETYLATION; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SELECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIABETIC MICROANGIOPATHY; EMBRYOID BODY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; GENE MUTATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXIA; MACROPHAGE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; SRC HOMOLOGY DOMAIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 78650512220     PISSN: 01637258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2010.10.004     Document Type: Review

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