Although pulmonary fibrosis can occur in the absence of a clear‐cut inciting agent, and
without a clinically clear initial acute inflammatory phase, it is more commonly associated …

Multicellular organisms are composed of diverse cell types that must coordinate their
behaviors through communication. Cell–cell communication (CCC) is essential for growth …

Enabling angiogenesis is critical for the success of tissue repair therapies and the fate of
tissue-engineered constructs. Although many biochemical signaling molecules have been …

While endothelial cell (EC) function is influenced by mitochondrial metabolism, the role of
mitochondrial dynamics in angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from existing …

Tumor-or cancer-associated fibroblasts (TAFs or CAFs) from different tumors exhibit distinct
angiogenic and tumorigenic properties. Unlike normal skin fibroblasts or TAFs from TIB6 …

The epicardium makes essential cellular and paracrine contributions to the growth of the
fetal myocardium and the formation of the coronary vasculature. However, whether the …

The success of therapeutic vascularization and tissue engineering will rely on our ability to
create vascular networks using human cells that can be obtained readily, can be expanded …

Tumor tropism of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) has been
exploited for the delivery of therapeutic genes for anticancer therapy. However, the exact …

The PDGF system, comprising four isoforms (PDGF-A,-B,-C, and-D) and two receptor chains
(PDGFR-α and-β), plays important roles in wound healing, atherosclerosis, fibrosis, and …

Endothelial cells can protect cardiomyocytes from injury, but the mechanism of this
protection is incompletely described. Here we demonstrate that protection of cardiomyocytes …