Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy.
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy.
Exp Cell Res. 2021 Jan 1;398(1):112398. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112398. Epub 2020 Nov 30.
The term vascular niche indicate the physical and biochemical microenvironment around blood vessel where endothelial cells, pericytes, and smooth muscle cells organize themselves to form blood vessels and release molecules involved in the recruitment of hematopoietic stem cells, endothelial progenitor cells and mesenchymal stem cells. The vascular niche creates a permissive environment that enables different cell types to realize their developmental or regenerative programs. In this context, the proximity between the endothelium and the new-forming cellular components of organs suggests an essential role of endothelial cells in the organs maturation. Dynamic interactions between specific organ endothelial cells and different cellular conponents are crucial for different organ morphogenesis and function. Conversely, organs provide cues shaping vascular network structure.
血管生态位是指血管周围的物理和生化微环境,其中内皮细胞、周细胞和平滑肌细胞组织自身形成血管,并释放招募造血干细胞、内皮祖细胞和间充质干细胞的分子。血管生态位创造了一个允许不同细胞类型实现其发育或再生程序的许可环境。在这种情况下,内皮细胞与器官中新形成的细胞成分之间的接近程度表明内皮细胞在器官成熟中起着重要作用。特定器官内皮细胞与不同细胞成分之间的动态相互作用对于不同器官的形态发生和功能至关重要。相反,器官提供了塑造血管网络结构的线索。