Retinoic acid controls blood vessel formation by modulating endothelial and mural cell interaction via suppression of Tie2 signaling in vascular progenitor cells
Suzuki Y, Komi Y, Ashino H, Yamashita J, Inoue J, Yoshiki A, Eichmann A, Amanuma H, Kojima S. Retinoic acid controls blood vessel formation by modulating endothelial and mural cell interaction via suppression of Tie2 signaling in vascular progenitor cells. Blood 2004, 104: 166-169. PMID: 15026310, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2003-09-3293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular progenitor cellsAll-trans retinoic acidChicken chorioallantoic membraneEndothelial cellsTie2 signalingProgenitor cellsBlood vessel formationMural cellsEpithelial layerExpression of angiopoietin-2Vessel formationRetinoic acidImpaired vascular remodelingImpaired branchingAngiopoietin-2Ang-1Vascular remodelingRo41-5253Cell interactionsMural cell interactions