1174-SMC-Derived Progenitors Drive Vascular Remodeling
This article identifies a specific population of smooth muscle-derived transient progenitor cells (STPCs) that emerge following vascular injury to drive pathological remodeling. Marked by the expression of CD34, these cells originate from mature smooth muscle cells through a process of temporary dedifferentiation, gaining high proliferative capacity and the ability to differentiate into multiple lineages. Researchers utilized dual-recombinase lineage tracing to prove that STPCs are the primary source of neointimal hyperplasia, which is a central feature of cardiovascular diseases like…
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