Journal
CURRENT DIABETES REPORTS
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages 193-202Publisher
CURRENT MEDICINE GROUP
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-011-0182-2
Keywords
Inflammation; Diabetes; Atherosclerosis; Adhesion; Apoptosis; Vascular biology; Endothelium; Endothelial function; Endothelial cells; Vein; Cell culture; Stem cells
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- American Heart Association [0425894T]
- NIH [HL-72758]
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The vascular endothelium is the inner lining of blood vessels serving as autocrine and paracrine organ that regulates vascular wall function. Endothelial dysfunction is recognized as initial step in the atherosclerotic process and is well advanced in diabetes, even before the manifestation of end-organ damage. Strategies capable of assessing changes in vascular endothelium at the preclinical stage hold potential to refine cardiovascular risk. In vitro cell culture is useful in understanding the interaction of endothelial cells with various mediators; however, it is often criticized due to the uncertain relevance of results to humans. Although circulating endothelial cells, endothelial microparticles, and progenitor cells opened the way for ex vivo studies, a recently described method for obtaining primary endothelial cells through endovascular biopsy allows direct characterization of endothelial phenotype in humans. In this article, we appraise the use of endothelial cell-based methodologies to study vascular inflammation in diabetes and atherosclerosis.
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