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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

Scavenger endothelial cells alleviate tissue damage by engulfing toxic molecules derived from hemolysis.

Yimei Dai, Yunyun Jiang, Canran Cao, Yongtai Xu, Siting Lai, Wenchao Zhu, Meng Gao, Feifei Li, Sicong He, Jin Xu

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yimei Dai *Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4611-4022
Yunyun Jiang *Innovation Centre of Ministry of Education for Development and Diseases, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Canran CaoInnovation Centre of Ministry of Education for Development and Diseases, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Yongtai XuInnovation Centre of Ministry of Education for Development and Diseases, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Siting LaiInnovation Centre of Ministry of Education for Development and Diseases, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Wenchao ZhuNational Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Meng GaoNational Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Feifei LiInnovation Centre of Ministry of Education for Development and Diseases, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Sicong HeDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Jin XuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6840-1359

Funding

GDSTC | Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province 2024B1515040019MOST | National Key Research and Development Program of China (NKPs) 2023YFA1800100MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 32170827MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 32200674MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 32370886Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou 2023A04J1473
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Abstract

Hemolysis induces tissue damage by releasing cellular contents into the plasma. It is widely accepted that hemolysis-derived toxic molecules are cleared by macrophages or metabolized in hepatocytes. In zebrafish, we found that scavenger endothelial cells (SECs), a specialized endothelium with remarkable endocytosis capability, engulf both macromolecular hemoglobin (Hb) and small molecular unconjugated bilirubin (UCB), two primary toxic byproducts of hemolysis. These engulfment processes are mediated by the scavenger receptor Stab2. To demonstrate the protective function of SECs during hemolysis, we employed a zebrafish model of erythropoietic porphyria, characterized by excessive protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) accumulation due to

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Endothelial CellsHemolysisAnimalsBilirubinEndocytosisHemoglobinsMiceProtoporphyrinsZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsBilirubinHemoglobinsprotoporphyrin IXProtoporphyrinsZebrafish Proteinserythropoietic porphyriahemolysisscavenger endothelial cellsStab2zebrafish

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PMCPMC11848282

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