Reprogramming fibroblasts to endothelial cells: converted or born again?

Circulation. 2014 Sep 30;130(14):1136-8. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.012540. Epub 2014 Sep 3.

Authors

Lianghui Zhang¹, Asrar B Malik¹, Jalees Rehman²

Affiliations

¹ From the Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine ( L.Z., J.R.), and Department of Pharmacology (L.Z., A.B.M., J.R.), University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago.
² From the Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine ( L.Z., J.R.), and Department of Pharmacology (L.Z., A.B.M., J.R.), University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago. jalees@uic.edu.

No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; cell differentiation; endothelial cells; regeneration; stem cells.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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MeSH terms

Animals
Endothelial Cells / cytology*
Fibroblasts / cytology*
Genetic Therapy / methods*
Ischemia / therapy*
Vascular Diseases / therapy*

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