title: In vitro transformation of monocytes and dendritic cells into endothelial like cells.
abstract: Our in vitro data indicate that peripheral blood monocytes or monocyte-derived immature dendritic cells under appropriate culture conditions transdifferentiate into endothelial-like cells (ELC), which are characterized by the expression of endothelial markers and the formation of tube-like structures. Dependent on the culture conditions a mixed macrophage/endothelial or an endothelial phenotype could be induced. A similar pattern of development could be seen in CD14+ monocyte-derived ELC and ELC grown from CD34+ precursor cells or from dendritic cells generated from CD34+ cells. These in vitro data suggest that monocytes are precursors of different subgroups of endothelial cells and that the formation of endothelial cells from CD34+ progenitor cells follows a similar pathway possibly via the monocyte and/or the immature dendritic cell.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology and Tumor Research, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Havemann
authors.forename: Beatriz F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Pujol
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adamkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000276:immunology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D018950:Lipopolysaccharide Receptors / Q000276:immunology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34; D018950:Lipopolysaccharide Receptors