Cell Autonomous and Non-cell Autonomous Regulation of SMC Progenitors in Pulmonary Hypertension
Sheikh AQ, Saddouk FZ, Ntokou A, Mazurek R, Greif DM. Cell Autonomous and Non-cell Autonomous Regulation of SMC Progenitors in Pulmonary Hypertension. Cell Reports 2018, 23: 1152-1165. PMID: 29694892, PMCID: PMC5959296, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary hypertensionMyeloid cellsPlatelet-derived growth factor receptor βGrowth factor receptor βKruppel-like factor 4Muscle cell markersAttractive therapeutic targetHypoxia-inducible factor-1Vascular muscularizationDistal migrationNormal lungSmall arteriolesMuscle expansionHypertensionTherapeutic targetNon-cell autonomous pathwaysReceptor βCell expressionCell inductionCell markersSMC progenitorsEndothelial cellsFactor 1Factor 4Muscularization