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ReviewArteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology2026

Endothelial Continuum and Capillary Specialization in Pulmonary Vascular Development.

Amanda Ceas, Anastasia Jimenez, Yun Liu, Mariana De Niz, Lisandra Vila Ellis

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Review in Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Amanda CeasDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology (A.C., Y.L., M.D.N., L.V.E.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.ORCID 0009-0006-6447-9374
Anastasia JimenezWeinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (A.J.).
Yun LiuDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology (A.C., Y.L., M.D.N., L.V.E.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.ORCID 0009-0003-0726-7381
Mariana De NizDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology (A.C., Y.L., M.D.N., L.V.E.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.ORCID 0000-0001-6987-6789
Lisandra Vila EllisDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology (A.C., Y.L., M.D.N., L.V.E.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.ORCID 0000-0002-2000-5592

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LEONIDAS C. PLATANIAS · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
Mechanism of pulmonary endothelial cell heterogeneity and its role in diseaseR00HL155845 · NHLBI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI VILA ELLIS, LISANDRA · 2023 to 2024
$498k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553NHLBI NIH HHS R00 HL155845
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary vascular development requires coordinated growth, remodeling, and specialization of the endothelial network to support airway branching and alveolar formation. Recent advances in single-cell and spatial transcriptomics have revealed that endothelial cells are organized along a transcriptional arteriovenous spectrum while simultaneously adopting region-specific identities within the capillary bed. In particular, the emergence of distinct alveolar capillary populations, including capillary endothelial cell type 1 and capillary endothelial cell type 2 cells, highlights previously unappreciated heterogeneity. Parallel studies further demonstrate that macrovascular and microvascular identities are influenced by positional context, vessel caliber, and flow-associated transcriptional programs. Together, these insights redefine how endothelial specialization is established during lung development. Here, we review current understanding of pulmonary vascular morphogenesis, endothelial fate specification, and capillary diversification and discuss how emerging imaging platforms may help connect molecular identity with spatial organization and dynamic cellular behavior.

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CapillariesEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularLungNeovascularization, PhysiologicAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineageGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansMorphogenesisPulmonary ArterySpatial Transcriptomicscapillariesendothelial cellsendotheliummorphogenesissingle-cell gene expression analysis

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PMID42389786
PMCPMC13336269

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