Publications by authors named "Mariana DiLuca"
Background: Stem cells present in the vessel wall may be triggered in response to injurious stimuli to undergo differentiation and contribute to vascular disease development. Our aim was to determine the effect of moderate alcohol (EtOH) exposure on the expansion and differentiation of S100 calcium-binding protein B positive (S100β ) resident vascular stem cells and their contribution to pathologic vessel remodeling in a mouse model of arteriosclerosis.
Methods And Results: Lineage tracing analysis of S100β cells was performed in male and female S100β-eGFP/Cre/ERT2-dTomato transgenic mice treated daily with or without EtOH by oral gavage (peak BAC: 15 mM or 0.