Veins in the lungs, or pulmonary veins, play a critical role not only in lung functioning but also in maintaining sufficient ...

Their new paper shows that venous endothelial cells can help fix damaged blood vessels in the lungs. The researchers found ...

Researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury.

Veins in the lungs, or pulmonary veins, play a critical role not only in lung functioning but also in maintaining sufficient oxygen in tissue ...

In atherosclerosis, the vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) contributes to vessel ... Atherosclerosis involves multiple processes including endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, vascular ...

Then, postdoctoral fellow Gan Zhao led a study that found knocking out a certain vein-specifying transcription factor exacerbated lung injury and reduced proliferation of endothelial cells.