PMID- 26880943 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20160216 LR - 20210105 IS - 1687-966X (Print) IS - 1687-9678 (Electronic) VI - 2016 DP - 2016 TI - The New Role of CD163 in the Differentiation of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells into Vascular Endothelial-Like Cells. PG - 2539781 LID - 10.1155/2016/2539781 [doi] LID - 2539781 AB - Bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) can differentiate into vascular endothelial cells (VECs). It is regarded as an important solution to cure many diseases, such as ischemic diseases and diabetes. However, the mechanisms underlying BMSC differentiation into VECs are not well understood. Recent reports showed that CD163 expression was associated with angiogenesis. In this study, overexpression of CD163 in BMSCs elevated the protein level of the endothelial-associated markers CD31, Flk-1, eNOS, and VE-cadherin, significantly increased the proportion of Alexa Fluor 488-acetylated-LDL-positive VECs, and promoted angiogenesis on Matrigel. Furthermore, we demonstrated that CD163 acted downstream homeobox containing 1 (Hmbox1) and upstream fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2). These data suggested that CD163 was involved in Hmbox1/CD163/FGF-2 signal pathway in BMSC differentiation into vascular endothelial-like cells. We found a new signal pathway and a novel target for further investigating the gene control of BMSC differentiation into a VEC lineage. FAU - Lu, Wei AU - Lu W AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China. FAU - Su, Le AU - Su L AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China. FAU - Yu, Zhezheng AU - Yu Z AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China. FAU - Zhang, Shangli AU - Zhang S AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China. FAU - Miao, Junying AU - Miao J AD - Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China; The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Jinan 250012, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160106 PL - United States TA - Stem Cells Int JT - Stem cells international JID - 101535822 PMC - PMC4736601 EDAT- 2016/02/18 06:00 MHDA- 2016/02/18 06:01 PMCR- 2016/01/06 CRDT- 2016/02/17 06:00 PHST- 2015/08/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/10/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/11/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/02/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/02/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/02/18 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/01/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2016/2539781 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Stem Cells Int. 2016;2016:2539781. doi: 10.1155/2016/2539781. Epub 2016 Jan 6.