An Experimental study on the origin of circulating endothelial cells from the conversion of vascular endothelial cells
- VernacularTitle:循环内皮细胞来源的实验研究——由VEC过渡到CEC的直接证据
- Author:
Yingbo YANG
;
Zhengguo WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
endothelium;
cells;
cultured;
umbilical veins
- From:Journal of Third Military Medical University
1983;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Obsevation on the circulating endothelial cells (CEC) can be used to study the changes of the vascular endothelial cells (VEC) in vivo,which is quite valuable in its clinical application.Neverthiless.the origin of CEC remains not clarified.In this study,the origin of CEC was investigated with cultures of the endothelial cells of human umbilical vein.It was found that CEC is a kind of cells existing in circulating blood and originating from desquamated VEC under physiological conditions.The direct proof of this conversion was provided.And the conversion of VEC to CEC is a process of steady progression.
