The role of growth factors in vascular cell development and differentiation.
The control of vascular growth and differentiation is a complex system of activity and interaction between positive and negative modulators of these processes. A number of important stimulators and inhibitors of both smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells have now been purified and biochemically characterized. Imbalances in the activity of these factors can result in serious pathologies. In this chapter, we briefly discuss the biology of blood vessel development and growth, review the current literature which describes these stimulators and inhibitors, and discuss current therapeutic strategies designed around these growth modulators.
Moses
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Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Klagsbrun
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Shing
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D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology*; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
D006133:Growth Substances