In a study of mice, researchers identified a mechanism that causes post-infection neurological problems
Tag: Endothelial Cells
Advances in the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into vascular cells
Blood vessels constitute a closed pipe system distributed throughout the body, transporting blood from the heart to other organs and delivering metabolic waste products back to the lungs and kidneys. Changes in blood vessels are related to
3D Ice Printing can Create Artificial Blood Vessels in Engineered Tissue
Over 100,000 individuals in the United States are currently in need of organ transplants. The demand for organs, such as hearts, kidneys, and livers, far exceeds the available supply and people sometimes wait years to receive a donated organ.
RESEARCH ALERT: Stopping Multiple Myeloma
Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have discovered a protein expressed on multiple myeloma cancer cells that drives disease growth and development. The new study found that blocking part of the protein’s unique signaling pathway stops myeloma growth in culture and in laboratory mice.
Could Magnetic Cell Delivery Transform the Future of Cornea Transplant Surgery?
An investigational treatment shows promise as a non-surgical option for corneal edema.
With $13M, UIC scientists will study lung inflammation mechanisms
The research team consists of six investigators who will lead three separate project grants and three separate cores, in the hopes of finding new avenues for research and treatments to help patients who suffer from conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, pulmonary fibrosis and acute respiratory distress disorder, a common and serious complication of COVID-19.
A dynamic duo of cells identified in lung blood vessels
Scientists have identified two subtypes of lung blood vessel cells. One subtype expresses more genes involved in inflammation and the regulation of the immune response; the other expresses more genes involved in cell regeneration and proliferation. The findings could lead to better treatments for lung infections.
Researchers reverse emphysema in mice by injecting blood vessel wall cells
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian in New York have discovered that injecting mice with pulmonary endothelial cells—the cells that line the walls of blood vessels in the lung—can reverse the symptoms of emphysema. The study, which will be published July 21 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM), may lead to new treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an inflammatory lung disease associated with smoking that is thought to be the third leading cause of death worldwide.
Researchers Announce ‘Breakthrough’ in Treating Alzheimer’s Disease
Rockville, Md. (February 25, 2021)—Researchers from the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine describe promising new results of an Alzheimer’s disease treatment study as a “breakthrough.” The study, conducted in mice, shows that a blood flow deficit in the…
Covid-19 Blood Clotting Cause Identified in Study
New findings led by Yale Cancer Center researchers and experts across several medical specialties at Yale identify a leading mechanism behind the pathophysiology of Covid-19 and pinpoint a biological marker for the mechanism that may aid in treating these patients.
UIC researchers find unique organ-specific signature profiles for blood vessel cells
Researchers have discovered that endothelial cells have unique genetic signatures based on their location in the body.