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ReviewCell communication and signaling : CCS2025

Broadening horizons: molecular mechanisms and disease implications of endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition.

Cheng Qian, Guanglu Dong, Chunmei Yang, Weiwei Zheng, Chongjin Zhong, Qiuhong Shen, Yin Lu, Yang Zhao

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In one paragraph

Review in Cell communication and signaling : CCS, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Cheng Qian *School of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Guanglu Dong *School of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Chunmei YangSchool of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Weiwei ZhengSchool of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Chongjin ZhongSchool of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Qiuhong ShenSchool of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. sqh@njucm.edu.cn.
Yin LuJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, Jiangsu Joint International Research Laboratory of Chinese Medicine and Regenerative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. luyingreen@njucm.edu.cn.
Yang ZhaoSchool of Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. y.zhao@njucm.edu.cn.

Funding

Excellent Youth Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20240146National Natural Science Foundation of China 82101844National Natural Science Foundation of China 82274233Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province KYCX23_2062
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is defined as an important process of cellular differentiation by which endothelial cells (ECs) are prone to lose their characteristics and transform into mesenchymal cells. During EndMT, reduced expression of endothelial adhesion molecules disrupts intercellular adhesion, triggering cytoskeletal reorganization and mesenchymal transition. Numerous studies have proved that EndMT is a multifaceted biological event driven primarily by cytokines such as TGF-β, TNF-α, and IL-1β, alongside signaling pathways like WNT, Smad, MEK-ERK, and Notch. Nevertheless, the exact roles of EndMT in complicated diseases have not been comprehensively reviewed. In this review, we summarize the predominant molecular regulatory mechanisms and signaling pathways that contribute to the development of EndMT, as well as highlight the contributions of a series of imperative non-coding RNAs in curbing the initiation of EndMT. Furthermore, we discuss the significant impact of EndMT on worsening vasculature-related diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, pulmonary vascular diseases, diabetes-associated fibrotic conditions, and cerebral cavernous malformation, providing the implications that targeting EndMT holds promise as a therapeutic strategy to mitigate disease progression.

Indexed as

Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionAnimalsEndothelial CellsHumansSignal TransductionEndothelial cellsEndothelial-mesenchymal transitionMesenchymal phenotypeNon-coding RNATGF-β signaling pathway

Identifiers

PMID39789529
PMCPMC11720945

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