Abstract
The origin of coronary endothelial cells (ECs) has been investigated in avian species, and the results showed that the coronary ECs originate from the proepicardial organ (PEO) and developing epicardium. Genetic approaches in mouse models showed that the major source of coronary ECs is the sinus venosus endothelium or ventricular endocardium. To clarify and reconcile the differences between avian and mouse species, we examined the source of coronary ECs in avian embryonic hearts. Using an enhanced green fluorescent protein-Tol2 system and fluorescent dye labeling, four types of quail-chick chimeras were made and quail-specific endothelial marker (QH1) immunohistochemistry was performed. The developing PEO consisted of at least two cellular populations in origin, one was sinus venosus endothelium-derived inner cells and the other was surface mesothelium-derived cells. The majority of ECs in the coronary stems, ventricular free wall, and dorsal ventricular septum originated from the sinus venosus endothelium. The ventricular endocardium contributed mainly to the septal artery and a few cells to the coronary stems. Surface mesothelial cells of the PEO differentiated mainly into a smooth muscle phenotype, but a few differentiated into ECs. In avian species, the coronary endothelium had a heterogeneous origin in a region-specific manner, and the sources of ECs were basically the same as those observed in mice.
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