Human Pericardial Fluid-Derived Cells Exhibit Mesothelial-like Properties and Exert Proangiogenic Effects on Endothelial Cells.

ABSTRACT: Modern therapies aimed at stimulating heart vascularization are critical for regenerating damaged heart tissue and treating ischemic heart disease. Approaches based on developmental biology concepts, particularly those involving the use of cells to coordinate vascular network formation, are of great interest. In this context, epicardial mesothelial cells (MCs) have emerged as a key regulator of blood and lymphatic vessel development during cardiogenesis. However, therapeutic targeting of MCs remains challenging because of anatomical constraints and the difficulties related to isolation of viable cell cultures for research. In this study, we demonstrate for the first time that the pericardial fluid contains cell layers, being an easily accessible source of cardiac MCs. These cells exhibit a

SUBMITTER: Dergilev K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12691167 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature