Endothelial precursor cells stimulate pericyte-like coverage of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells through platelet-derived growth factor-BB induction, which is enhanced by substance P.
Mingzi ZhangWoosung AhnSumin KimHyun Sook HongChengshi QuanYoungsook SonPublished in: Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) (2018)
BM-EPCs along with SP promote the pericyte-like coverage of BM-MSCs on endothelial tubules possibly through the induction of PDGF-BB.