Vascular endothelial growth factor-D improves lung vascular integrity during acute lung injury
Yongdae Yoon, Lokesh Sharma, Wenwen Tang, Shannon Kirk, Micha Sam Brickman Raredon, Farida Ahangari, Johad Khoury, Hong Qian, Yunbo Ke, Mohan E. Tulapurkar, Ruya Liu, Yi Luan, Qianying Yuan, Lujia Chen, Konstantin G. Birukov, , Yifan Yuan
This study identifies VEGF-D as a key factor in maintaining lung vascular integrity during acute lung injury using single-cell RNA sequencing and functional assays.
Circulation Research · Mar 13, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology