How to differentiate between Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and myofibroblasts in in vitro culture systems ? which marker is specific for VSMC ?
Myofibroblasts originated from stellate cells usually express GFAP which is not expressed in VSMCs.
And as far as I know metavinculin and smoothelin are not expressed in myofibroblasts (but they are markers of VSMC).
Thank you very much Ali Burak Özkaya
What about alpha-Actin?
aSMA is expressed in both Myofibroblasts and VSMCs. We use it as a marker for stellate cell activation.
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