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Background  Pulmonary vascular abnormalities are a characteristic feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Cigarette smoking is the most important risk factor for COPD. It is believed that its constant exposure triggers endothelial cell damage and vascular remodelling. Under pathological conditions, progenitor cells (PCs) are mobilized from the bone marrow and recruited to sites of vascular injury. The aim of the study was to investigate whether in COPD the number of circulating PCs is related to the presence of bone marrow-derived cells in pulmonary arteries and the association of these phenomena to both systemic and pulmonary endothelial dysfunction.    Methods  Thirty-nine subjects, 25 with COPD, undergoing pulmonary resection because of a localized carcinoma, were included. The number of circulating PCs was assessed by flow cytometry using a triple combination of antibodies against CD45, CD133 and CD34. Infiltrating CD45 +  cells were identified by immunohistochemistry in pulmonary arteries. Endothelial function in systemic and pulmonary arteries was measured by flow-mediated dilation and adenosine diphosphate-induced vasodilation, respectively.    Results  COPD patients had reduced numbers of circulating PCs ( p  < 0.05) and increased numbers of CD45 +  cells (< 0.05) in the pulmonary arterial wall than non-COPD subjects, being both findings inversely correlated (r = − 0.35,  p  < 0.05). In pulmonary arteries, the number of CD45 +  cells correlated with the severity of vascular remodelling (r = 0.4,  p  = 0.01) and the endothelium-dependent vasodilation (r = − 0.3,  p  = 0.05). Systemic endothelial function was unrelated to the number of circulating PCs and changes in pulmonary vessels.    Conclusion  In COPD, the decrease of circulating PCs is associated with their recruitment in pulmonary arteries, which in turn is associated with endothelial dysfunction and vessel remodelling, suggesting a mechanistic link between these phenomena. Our findings are consistent with the notion of an imbalance between endothelial damage and repair capacity in the pathogenesis of pulmonary vascular abnormalities in COPD.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (10.1186/s12931-019-1024-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Progenitor cell mobilisation and recruitment in pulmonary arteries in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease