Neural crest cells are a population of stem cells that invade the embryo in early development. They play a big role in what ...

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A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that damage to small blood vessels in the hereditary disease CADASIL may disrupt ...

Cartilage is the body’s most stubborn tissue. Once it wears away, it’s usually gone for good. This biological dead-end is the engine behind osteoarthritis, a grueling condition that stiffens joints, ...

Background: Phenotypic switching of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) greatly contributes to vascular remodeling in various vascular diseases. The underlying molecular mechanisms, however, remain ...

Given the success of the first editions of the Research Topics Endothelial Dysfunction in Endocrine Disorders and Vascular Dysfunction and Endocrine Disorders, we are pleased to announce a compiled ...

The gut undergoes peristaltic movements regulated by intricate cellular interactions. How these interactions emerge in the developing gut remains poorly explored due to a lack of model system. We here ...

1 Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China 2 Department of Cardiology, Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Affiliated Hangzhou First ...

Ischemic cardiovascular disease remains one of the major causes of death and disability globally due to insufficient blood supply to vital organs and tissues. This vascular insufficiency poses a ...

This fundamental research conducted a molecular comparison between smooth muscle cells and adjacent fibroblast cells within lung blood vessels affected by pulmonary arterial hypertension. The study ...