When endothelial cells go rogue

作者:Chen Pei Yu; Simons Michael
来源:EMBO Molecular Medicine, 2016, 8(1): 1-2.
DOI:10.15252/emmm.201505943

摘要

Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is a poorly understood phenomenon that leads to endothelial cells acquiring a variety of different mesenchymal fates. This results in a number of pathological consequences of considerable clinical significance in diseases ranging from cavernous malformations in the brain to tissue fibrosis, atherosclerosis, and cancer. Importantly, while there appears to be a number of different triggers activating EndMT, the final common pathway driving the transition appears to be the same.

  • 出版日期2016-1