Apoptotic clearance by stem cells: molecular mechanisms for recognition and phagocytosis of dead cells

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Hemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Heidelberg University, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
• ² Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital, Metabolic Vascular Diseases Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Dysfunction, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, PR China.
• ³ Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education & Medical Electrophysiological Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, PR China.
• ⁴ German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Heidelberg/ Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
• ⁵ Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Hemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Heidelberg University, 68167, Mannheim, Germany. xiaobo.zhou@medma.uni-heidelberg.de.
• ⁶ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital, Metabolic Vascular Diseases Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Dysfunction, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, PR China. xiaobo.zhou@medma.uni-heidelberg.de.
• ⁷ Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education & Medical Electrophysiological Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, PR China. xiaobo.zhou@medma.uni-heidelberg.de.
• ⁸ German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Heidelberg/ Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany. xiaobo.zhou@medma.uni-heidelberg.de.