Vascular endothelial cell development and diversity

E Trimm, K Red-Horse - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2023 - nature.com
Vascular endothelial cells form the inner layer of blood vessels where they have a key role
in the development and maintenance of the functional circulatory system and provide …

The evolving role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver health and disease

MJ McConnell, E Kostallari, SH Ibrahim, Y Iwakiri - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
LSECs are a unique population of endothelial cells within the liver and are recognized as
key regulators of liver homeostasis. LSECs also play a key role in liver disease, as …

Liver endothelial cells in NAFLD and transition to NASH and HCC

RI Velliou, AI Legaki, P Nikolakopoulou… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered as the hepatic manifestation of
metabolic syndrome, which is characterised by obesity, insulin resistance …

Single-cell analysis of the amphioxus hepatic caecum and vertebrate liver reveals genetic mechanisms of vertebrate liver evolution

B Wu, W Xu, K Wu, Y Li, M Hu, C Feng, C Zhu… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
The evolution of the vertebrate liver is a prime example of the evolution of complex organs,
yet the driving genetic factors behind it remain unknown. Here we study the evolutionary …

Fetal liver development and implications for liver disease pathogenesis

J Lotto, TL Stephan, PA Hoodless - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2023 - nature.com
The metabolic, digestive and homeostatic roles of the liver are dependent on proper
crosstalk and organization of hepatic cell lineages. These hepatic cell lineages are derived …

Mechanisms regulating heterogeneity of haemostatic gene expression in endothelial cells

AM Randi, D Jones, C Peghaire… - Journal of Thrombosis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The haemostatic system involves an array of circulating coagulation factors, which work in
concert with platelets and the vascular endothelium to promote clotting in a space and time …

Cellular heterogeneity and stem cells of vascular endothelial cells in blood vessel formation and homeostasis: Insights from single-cell RNA sequencing

T Wakabayashi, H Naito - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) that constitute the inner surface of blood vessels are
essential for new vessel formation and organ homeostasis. ECs display remarkable …

The Role of Nrf2/sMAF Signalling in Retina Ageing and Retinal Diseases

J Zhang, T Zhang, S Zeng, X Zhang, F Zhou, MC Gillies… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Age-related diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular
diseases, cancers, and age-related macular disease, have become increasingly prominent …

The tissue-specific transcriptional landscape underlines the involvement of endothelial cells in health and disease

S Parab, E Setten, E Astanina, F Bussolino… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Endothelial cells (ECs) that line vascular and lymphatic vessels are being increasingly
recognized as important to organ function in health and disease. ECs participate not only in …

Angiocrine signaling in sinusoidal health and disease

SA Cooper, E Kostallari, VH Shah - Seminars in liver disease, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) are key players in maintaining hepatic
homeostasis. They also play crucial roles during liver injury by communicating with liver cell …