期刊
EMBO JOURNAL
卷 31, 期 4, 页码 842-855出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.465
关键词
angiogenesis; endothelium; side population; somatic stem cell
资金
- Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture of Japan
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [23122511, 23701054, 22112005, 22112001, 20390270] Funding Source: KAKEN
Vasculogenesis, the in-situ assembly of angioblast or endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), may persist into adult life, contributing to new blood vessel formation. However, EPCs are scattered throughout newly developed blood vessels and cannot be solely responsible for vascularization. Here, we identify an endothelial progenitor/stem-like population located at the inner surface of preexisting blood vessels using the Hoechst method in which stem cell populations are identified as side populations. This population is dormant in the steady state but possesses colony-forming ability, produces large numbers of endothelial cells (ECs) and when transplanted into ischaemic lesions, restores blood flow completely and reconstitutes de-novo long-term surviving blood vessels. Moreover, although surface markers of this population are very similar to conventional ECs, and they reside in the capillary endothelium sub-population, the gene expression profile is completely different. Our results suggest that this heterogeneity of stem-like ECs will lead to the identification of new targets for vascular regeneration therapy. The EMBO Journal (2012) 31, 842-855. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2011.465; Published online 16 December 2011
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