title: [Vascular endothelial progenitor cells and cytokines related to hematopoietic regulation--review].
abstract: Endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) is a subtype of progenitor cells that can circulate, proliferate and have the ability to differentiate into mature endothelial cells. Exploration of EPC have significance to understand the vascular forming process of adults physiologically and pathologically. Cytokines, especially haematopoiesis-related cytokines, cellular stimulating factors in the body also influence EPC. In this review, the advances of research on the relationship between EPC and some cytokines related with haematopoiesis (G-CSF, EPO, HAPO and IL-18) and the potential signal transduction pathway were summarised.
authors.affiliation: The Postgroduate School of The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Pei-Hao
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: You-Zhang
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ping-Di
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology*; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000502:physiology; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000502:physiology; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000502:physiology; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D020382:Interleukin-18 / Q000502:physiology; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000502:physiology; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D000099158:Proteoglycan 4
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D004921:Erythropoietin; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D020382:Interleukin-18; D011509:Proteoglycans; C419197:PRG4 protein, human; D000099158:Proteoglycan 4