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Molecular Analysis of Endothelial-mesenchymal Transition Induced by Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling
Published on: August 3, 2018
The endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) and tissue regeneration
1State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No.14, 3rd section, People's South Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. wangjunv@scu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Recent studies have brought endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) as a special perspective of epithelial- mesenchymal transition (EMT) into eyes. Traditionally, EndMT is considered as a source for fibroblasts and myofibroblasts, and it is extensively investigated in physiologic cardiac development as well as in pathologic tumor and fibrosis. Recently, new studies have found that EndMT-transformed cells had 'stemness', which means they could differentiate into chondroblasts, osteoblasts, and adipoblasts in differential culture, respectively. This gives EndMT a bright application future in tissue engineering and regeneration, especially for the formation of cartilage and bone.
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