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. 2016 Oct;186(10):2519–2531. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2016.07.004

Table 2.

Phenotypes of Lineage-Traced Lung Pericytes, Resident Fibroblasts, and Precursors in Rodent Models

Lineage Locations
Phenotypic markers
Negative markers References
Perivascular Interstitial Subepithelial PDGFR-β PDGFR-α NG2 α-SMA Col1
Embryonic
 Tbx4enh + + + CD31, cytokeratin 8, 35
+ CD31, cytokeratin
Healthy adult
 Gli1 + + + + CD31, CD45 20
 Tbx4enh + + ± ± CD31, T1α 8
 PDGFR-α + + + + ± CD31 9
+ + + CD31
 FoxD1 (negative) + + + + CD31, CD34, CD45, EpCAM, aquaporin V
 FoxD1 + + + + + CD31, CD34, CD45, EpCAM, aquaporin V 10
+ + + CD31, CD34, CD45, EpCAM, aquaporin V
 FoxJ1 + + 9
 NG2 + + + CD31
 ABCG2 + + + CD31, CD45, CD133, CD144, CD146 17, 36
Bleomycin-injured adult
 Gli1 Fibrotic foci + + + CD31, CD45 20
 FoxD1+ + + 10
 FoxJ1 + 9
 NG2 + + CD31
 ABCG2 + + CD31, CD45, CD133, CD144, CD146 17, 36

Col, collagen; NG, neural/glial antigen; PDGFR, platelet-derived growth factor receptor; α-SMA, α-smooth muscle actin; +, present; –, absent.