title: Endothelial differentiation of embryonic stem cells.
abstract: Vascular progenitor cells derived from stem cells could potentially lead to a variety of clinically relevant applications, including cell-based therapies and tissue engineering. Here, we describe methods for isolating purified proliferating populations of vascular endothelial cells from mouse embryonic stem cells (mESC) using Flk-1 positive sorted cells, VEGF supplementation, and a rigorous manual selection technique required for endothelial cell purification and expansion. Using this in vitro derivation procedure, it is possible to obtain millions of cells at various stages of differentiation, with the potential for up to 25 population doublings.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Quantitative and Systems Biology, University of California at Merced, California, USA.
authors.forename: Alicia A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Blancas
authors.forename: Nicholas E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Lauer
authors.forename: Kara E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: McCloskey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D015925:Cryopreservation; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D013045:Species Specificity; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000494:pharmacology; D040301:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D040301:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2