Evidence for early kidney vasculature development by vasculogenesis and angiogenesis based on advanced in vivo chimeric model and depletion of CD31+/CD146+ intrinsic endothelial progenitors
Susanna Kaisto, Samar Ahmad, Sabrina Halmbacher, Virpi Glumoff, Laura Dönges, Irina B. Raykhel, Ilya Skovorodkin, Seppo Juhani Vainio
The paper develops a chimeric model to study kidney vasculature development, showing that CD31+/CD146+ endothelial progenitors are essential for early kidney vasculature formation.
bioRxiv · Sep 17, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology