Open AccessResponses of Endothelial Cells from Different Vessels to Inflammatory Cytokines and Shear Stress: Evidence for the Pliability of Endothelial Phenotype
Author(s) -
Nguyet-Thin Luu,
Mahbub Rahman,
P.C.W. Stone,
G. Ed Rainger,
Gerard B. Nash
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of vascular research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1423-0135
pISSN - 1018-1172
DOI - 10.1159/000302613
Subject(s) - phenotype , endothelium , shear stress , endothelial stem cell , microbiology and biotechnology , inflammation , cytokine , endothelial dysfunction , immunology , medicine , biology , in vitro , cardiology , genetics , materials science , gene , composite material
Local haemodynamic and stromal microenvironments may determine the phenotype of endothelial cells (EC) and regulate their inflammatory responses.