The Potential of Endothelial Cells in Tissue Engineering

For many years, mature human endothelial cells derived from human vasculature were the main tool used to research the biology of human endothelial cells. The early 1970s saw the successful isolation of ECs from human umbilical veins, which was of utmost significance and gave researchers around the world unheard-of access to human EC cultures. Consequently, endothelial cells quickly established themselves as a crucial tool in vascular biology research, dominating the area to this day.