Isolation, culture, and characterization of rat lung microvascular endothelial cells. Am J Physiol 1994 Oct;267(4 Pt 1):L433-41
Date
10/01/1994Pubmed ID
7524354DOI
10.1152/ajplung.1994.267.4.L433Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0027987382 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 71 CitationsAbstract
Highly pure primary cultures of rat lung microvascular endothelial cells were obtained from peripheral lung tissue using a combination of selective culture strategies. The cells had a characteristic morphology consistent with an endothelial origin and were positive for a number of endothelial cell markers, including uptake of fluorescent acetylated lactate dehydrogenase, binding of the lectin Bandeiraea simplicifolia I, and positive immunofluorescence staining with two endothelial cell monoclonal antibodies. The cells behaved as microvascular endothelial cells using an in vitro angiogenesis assay. This isolation method provides a simple method for culturing the pulmonary microvasculature of the rat and these studies support the idea that endothelial cells from different vessels exhibit phenotypic heterogeneity. This method should prove useful for studying specialized endothelial cell function and differentiation in vitro.
Author List
Magee JC, Stone AE, Oldham KT, Guice KSAuthor
Keith Oldham MD Emeritus Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AnimalsAorta
Cell Separation
Cells, Cultured
Endothelium, Vascular
Lectins
Male
Microcirculation
Neovascularization, Pathologic
Plant Lectins
Pulmonary Circulation
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
