Aird William C
Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Pharmacol Rep. 2008 Jan-Feb;60(1):139-43.
The endothelium, which forms the inner lining of blood vessels and lymphatics, participates in many physiological functions. Endothelial cell phenotypes vary in structure and function, in space and time, and in health and disease. The goal of this review is to underscore the importance of phenotypic heterogeneity as a core property of the endothelium.
内皮细胞构成血管和淋巴管的内层,参与多种生理功能。内皮细胞表型在结构和功能、空间和时间以及健康和疾病状态下各不相同。本综述的目的是强调表型异质性作为内皮细胞核心特性的重要性。