Human lung microvascular endothelial cells (HLMVECs) are cells derived from the pulmonary endothelium. HLMVECs are used as a laboratory model system for the study of the function and pathology of the pulmonary endothelium to research conditions such as ARDS[1] HLMVECs are used due to their simple techniques for isolating them from adult lungs[2] and their ability to easily proliferate in a laboratory setting. When fully confluent they exhibit a cobblestone phenotype just as they do when lining vessel walls.[3]
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