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Mesangial cells stimulate differentiation of endothelial cells to form capillary-like networks in a three-dimensional culture system

Tokuyuki Kitahara, Keiju Hiromura, Hidekazu Ikeuchi, Shinichi Yamashita, Satoshi Kobayashi, T. Kuroiwa, Yoriaki Kaneko, Kazue Ueki, Y. Nojima

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation · 2004 · 29 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

Our data indicate that MCs help ECs differentiate toward vascularization, in which the direct cell-cell contact between ECs and MCs plays an important role. VEGF is a mediator in this process.

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