Table 2 Various phenotypic markers and their staining frequencies in VDOP, NTM and SC cell lines.

From: Isolation and characterization of novel primary cells from the human distal outflow pathway

Marker

Marker type

% Positive cells lines

VDOP (n = 8)

NTM (n = 3)

SC (n = 3)

Lectin

Endothelial

100

100

100

von Willebrand factor (vWF)

Microvessel

100

100

100

α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA)

Myofibroblasts

100

100

100

CD31 (Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule, PECAM1)

Microvessel

12.5

0

67

CD34

Stem cell

0

0

67

Neuron-glial antigen 2 (NG-2)

Neuronal glial cell-2

12.5

67

100

Vascular endothelial growth factor-2 (VEGFR2)

Endothelial

25

33

100