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Investigating human vascular tube morphogenesis and maturation using endothelial cell-pericyte co-cultures and a doxycycline-inducible genetic system in 3D extracellular matrices. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1189:171-89. [PMID: 25245694 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1164-6_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Considerable progress has occurred toward our understanding of the molecular basis for vascular morphogenesis, maturation, and stabilization. A major reason for this progress has been the development of novel in vitro systems to investigate these processes in 3D extracellular matrices. In this chapter, we present models of human endothelial cell (EC) tube formation and EC-pericyte tube co-assembly using serum-free defined conditions in 3D collagen matrices. We utilize both human venous and arterial ECs and show that both cell types readily form tubes and induce pericyte recruitment and both ECs and pericytes work together to remodel the extracellular matrix environment by assembling the vascular basement membrane, a key step in capillary tube network maturation and stabilization. Importantly, we have shown that these events occur under serum-free defined conditions using the hematopoietic stem cell cytokines, SCF, IL-3, and SDF-1α and also including FGF-2. In contrast, the combination of VEGF and FGF-2 fails to support vascular tube morphogenesis or pericyte-induced tube maturation under the same serum-free defined conditions. Furthermore, we present novel assays whereby we have developed both human ECs and pericytes to induce specific genes using a doxycycline-regulated lentiviral system. In this manner, we can upregulate the expression of wild-type or mutant gene products at any stage of vascular morphogenesis or maturation in 3D matrices. These in vitro experimental approaches will continue to identify key molecular requirements and signaling pathways that control fundamental events in tissue vascularization under normal or pathologic conditions. Furthermore, these models will provide new insights into the development of novel disease therapeutic approaches where vascularization is an important pathogenic component and create new ways to assemble capillary tube networks with associated pericytes for tissue engineering applications.
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Translational control of PML contributes to TNFα-induced apoptosis of MCF7 breast cancer cells and decreased angiogenesis in HUVECs. Cell Death Differ 2015; 23:469-83. [PMID: 26383972 PMCID: PMC5072441 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2015.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Revised: 06/06/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The tumor suppressor protein promyelocytic leukemia (PML) is a key regulator of inflammatory responses and tumorigenesis and functions through the assembly of subnuclear structures known as PML nuclear bodies (NBs). The inflammation-related cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) is known to induce PML protein accumulation and PML NB formation that mediate TNFα-induced cell death in cancer cells and inhibition of migration and capillary tube formation in endothelial cells (ECs). In this study, we uncover a novel mechanism of PML gene regulation in which the p38 MAPK and its downstream kinase MAP kinase-activated protein kinase 1 (MNK1) mediate TNFα-induced PML protein accumulation and PML NB formation. The mechanism includes the presence of an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) found within the well-conserved 100 nucleotides upstream of the PML initiation codon. The activity of the PML IRES is induced by TNFα in a manner that involves MNK1 activation. It is proposed that the p38–MNK1–PML network regulates TNFα-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells and TNFα-mediated inhibition of migration and capillary tube formation in ECs.
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Na W, Lee JY, Kim WS, Yune TY, Ju BG. 17β-Estradiol Ameliorates Tight Junction Disruption via Repression of MMP Transcription. Mol Endocrinol 2015; 29:1347-61. [PMID: 26168035 DOI: 10.1210/me.2015-1124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) or blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) formed by capillary endothelial cells provides a physical wall between the central nervous system (CNS) and circulating blood with highly selective permeability. BBB/BSCB disruption by activation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) has been shown to result in further neurological damage after CNS injury. Recently it has been discovered that estrogen attenuates BBB/BSCB disruption in in vitro and in vivo models. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the estrogen-mediated attenuation of BBB/BSCB disruption has not been elucidated fully. In the present study, we found that 17β-estradiol (E2) suppresses nuclear factor-κB-dependent MMP-1b, MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-9, MMP-10, and MMP-13 gene activation in microvessel endothelial bEnd.3 cells subjected to oxygen and glucose deprivation/reperfusion injury. E2 induced the recruitment of ERα and nuclear receptor corepressor to the nuclear factor-κB binding site on the MMPs' gene promoters. Consistently, ER antagonist ICI 182.780 showed opposite effects of E2. We further found that E2 attenuates tight junction disruption through the decreased degradation of tight junction proteins in bEnd.3 cells subjected to oxygen and glucose deprivation-reperfusion injury. In addition, E2 suppressed the up-regulation of MMP expression, leading to a decreased BSCB disruption in the injured spinal cord. In conclusion, we discovered the molecular mechanism underlying the protective role of estrogenin BBB/BSCB disruption using an in vitro and in vivo model. Our study suggests that estrogens may provide a potential therapeutic intervention for preserving BBB/BSCB integrity after CNS injury.
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- Wonho Na
- Department of Life Science (W.N., W.-S.K., B.-G.J.), Sogang University, Seoul 121-742, Korea; and Age-Related and Brain Diseases Research Center (J.Y.L., T.Y.Y.) and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (T.Y.Y.), School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea
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- Department of Life Science (W.N., W.-S.K., B.-G.J.), Sogang University, Seoul 121-742, Korea; and Age-Related and Brain Diseases Research Center (J.Y.L., T.Y.Y.) and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (T.Y.Y.), School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea
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- Department of Life Science (W.N., W.-S.K., B.-G.J.), Sogang University, Seoul 121-742, Korea; and Age-Related and Brain Diseases Research Center (J.Y.L., T.Y.Y.) and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (T.Y.Y.), School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea
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- Department of Life Science (W.N., W.-S.K., B.-G.J.), Sogang University, Seoul 121-742, Korea; and Age-Related and Brain Diseases Research Center (J.Y.L., T.Y.Y.) and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (T.Y.Y.), School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea
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- Department of Life Science (W.N., W.-S.K., B.-G.J.), Sogang University, Seoul 121-742, Korea; and Age-Related and Brain Diseases Research Center (J.Y.L., T.Y.Y.) and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (T.Y.Y.), School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea
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Three-dimensional endothelial cell morphogenesis under controlled ion release from copper-doped phosphate glass. J Control Release 2015; 200:222-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Revised: 12/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Gaffney J, Solomonov I, Zehorai E, Sagi I. Multilevel regulation of matrix metalloproteinases in tissue homeostasis indicates their molecular specificity in vivo. Matrix Biol 2015; 44-46:191-9. [PMID: 25622911 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2015.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Revised: 01/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play a crucial role in irreversible remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in normal homeostasis and pathological states. Accumulating data from various studies strongly suggest that MMPs are tightly regulated, starting from the level of gene expression all the way to zymogen activation and endogenous inhibition, with each level controlled by multiple factors. Recent in vivo findings indicate that cell-ECM and cell-cell interactions, as well as ECM bio-active products, contribute an additional layer of regulation at all levels, indicating that individual MMP expression and activity in vivo are highly coordinated and tissue specific processes.
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- Jean Gaffney
- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Natural Sciences, Baruch College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
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Wittenauer J, Mäckle S, Sußmann D, Schweiggert-Weisz U, Carle R. Inhibitory effects of polyphenols from grape pomace extract on collagenase and elastase activity. Fitoterapia 2015; 101:179-87. [PMID: 25598188 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2015.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 01/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Breakdown and disorganization of extracellular matrix proteins like collagen, fibronectin and elastin are main characteristics of skin aging due to the enhanced activation of proteolytic enzymes such as collagenases and elastases. Inhibition of their enzymatic activities by natural plant compounds might be a promising approach to prevent extrinsic skin aging. Especially polyphenols are supposed to interact with those enzymes due to their molecular nature. In our investigation, extracts of pomace from Riesling grapes were analyzed for their inhibitory properties on collagenase as well as elastase. Crude grape pomace extract showed a dose-dependent inhibitory activity against both enzymes with IC50-values of 20.3μg/ml and 14.7μg/ml for collagenase and elastase activity, respectively. The extracts were fractionated into four fractions containing phenolic compounds differing in chemical structure and polarity. Except for the stilbene containing fraction, all other fractions showed inhibitory effects on both enzyme activities. The most pronounced impact was found for the hydrophilic low molecular weight polyphenols containing the free phenolic acids. In particular, gallic acid showed considerable inhibition values. EGCG was used as a positive control and showed a dose-dependent inhibition of collagenase activity (IC50=0.9mM).
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- Judith Wittenauer
- Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, Department of Process Development for Plant Raw Materials, Giggenhauser Str. 35, D-85354 Freising, Germany; Hohenheim University, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Chair Plant Foodstuff Technology, Garbenstraße 25, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany.
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, Department of Process Development for Plant Raw Materials, Giggenhauser Str. 35, D-85354 Freising, Germany; Hohenheim University, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Chair Plant Foodstuff Technology, Garbenstraße 25, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, Department of Process Development for Plant Raw Materials, Giggenhauser Str. 35, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, Department of Process Development for Plant Raw Materials, Giggenhauser Str. 35, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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- Hohenheim University, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Chair Plant Foodstuff Technology, Garbenstraße 25, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany; King Abdulaziz University, Biological Science Department, Faculty of Science, P.O. Box 80257, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Gomez-Rodriguez V, Orbe J, Martinez-Aguilar E, Rodriguez JA, Fernandez-Alonso L, Serneels J, Bobadilla M, Perez-Ruiz A, Collantes M, Mazzone M, Paramo JA, Roncal C. Functional MMP-10 is required for efficient tissue repair after experimental hind limb ischemia. FASEB J 2014; 29:960-72. [PMID: 25414484 DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-259689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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We studied the role of matrix metalloproteinase-10 (MMP-10) during skeletal muscle repair after ischemia using a model of femoral artery excision in wild-type (WT) and MMP-10 deficient (Mmp10(-/-)) mice. Functional changes were analyzed by small animal positron emission tomography and tissue morphology by immunohistochemistry. Gene expression and protein analysis were used to study the molecular mechanisms governed by MMP-10 in hypoxia. Early after ischemia, MMP-10 deficiency resulted in delayed tissue reperfusion (10%, P < 0.01) and in increased necrosis (2-fold, P < 0.01), neutrophil (4-fold, P < 0.01), and macrophage (1.5-fold, P < 0.01) infiltration. These differences at early time points resulted in delayed myotube regeneration in Mmp10(-/-) soleus at later stages (regenerating myofibers: 30 ± 9% WT vs. 68 ± 10% Mmp10(-/-), P < 0.01). The injection of MMP-10 into Mmp10(-/-) mice rescued the observed phenotype. A molecular analysis revealed higher levels of Cxcl1 mRNA (10-fold, P < 0.05) and protein (30%) in the ischemic Mmp10(-/-) muscle resulting from a lack of transcriptional inhibition by MMP-10. This was further confirmed using siRNA against MMP-10 in vivo. Our results demonstrate an important role of MMP-10 for proper muscle repair after ischemia, and suggest that chemokine regulation such as Cxcl1 by MMP-10 is involved in muscle regeneration.
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- Violeta Gomez-Rodriguez
- *Laboratory of Atherothrombosis, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Cell Therapy Area, Division of Cancer, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Vascular Surgery, Complejo Hopitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and Small Animal Imaging Research Unit, CIMA and Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- *Laboratory of Atherothrombosis, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Cell Therapy Area, Division of Cancer, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Vascular Surgery, Complejo Hopitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and Small Animal Imaging Research Unit, CIMA and Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- *Laboratory of Atherothrombosis, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Cell Therapy Area, Division of Cancer, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Vascular Surgery, Complejo Hopitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and Small Animal Imaging Research Unit, CIMA and Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- *Laboratory of Atherothrombosis, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Cell Therapy Area, Division of Cancer, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Vascular Surgery, Complejo Hopitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and Small Animal Imaging Research Unit, CIMA and Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- *Laboratory of Atherothrombosis, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Cell Therapy Area, Division of Cancer, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Vascular Surgery, Complejo Hopitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and Small Animal Imaging Research Unit, CIMA and Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- *Laboratory of Atherothrombosis, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Cell Therapy Area, Division of Cancer, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Vascular Surgery, Complejo Hopitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and Small Animal Imaging Research Unit, CIMA and Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- *Laboratory of Atherothrombosis, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Cell Therapy Area, Division of Cancer, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Vascular Surgery, Complejo Hopitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and Small Animal Imaging Research Unit, CIMA and Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- *Laboratory of Atherothrombosis, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Cell Therapy Area, Division of Cancer, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Vascular Surgery, Complejo Hopitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and Small Animal Imaging Research Unit, CIMA and Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- *Laboratory of Atherothrombosis, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Cell Therapy Area, Division of Cancer, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Vascular Surgery, Complejo Hopitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and Small Animal Imaging Research Unit, CIMA and Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- *Laboratory of Atherothrombosis, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Cell Therapy Area, Division of Cancer, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Vascular Surgery, Complejo Hopitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and Small Animal Imaging Research Unit, CIMA and Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- *Laboratory of Atherothrombosis, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Cell Therapy Area, Division of Cancer, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Vascular Surgery, Complejo Hopitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and Small Animal Imaging Research Unit, CIMA and Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- *Laboratory of Atherothrombosis, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, and Cell Therapy Area, Division of Cancer, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Vascular Surgery, Complejo Hopitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Angiogenesis, Vesalius Research Center, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and Small Animal Imaging Research Unit, CIMA and Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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Röhrborn D, Eckel J, Sell H. Shedding of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 is mediated by metalloproteases and up-regulated by hypoxia in human adipocytes and smooth muscle cells. FEBS Lett 2014; 588:3870-7. [PMID: 25217834 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Revised: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 is an important drug target for diabetes and a novel adipokine. However, it is unknown how soluble DPP4 (sDPP4) is cleaved from the cell membrane and released into the circulation. We show here that MMP1, MMP2 and MMP14 are involved in DPP4 shedding from human vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) and MMP9 from adipocytes. Hypoxia increased DPP4 shedding from SMC which is associated with increased mRNA expression of MMP1. Our data suggest that constitutive as well as hypoxia-induced DPP4 shedding occurs due to a complex interplay between different MMPs in cell type-specific manner.
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- Diana Röhrborn
- Paul-Langerhans-Group for Integrative Physiology, German Diabetes Center, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Paul-Langerhans-Group for Integrative Physiology, German Diabetes Center, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD e.V.), Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Paul-Langerhans-Group for Integrative Physiology, German Diabetes Center, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Wang J, Sjöberg S, Tang TT, Oörni K, Wu W, Liu C, Secco B, Tia V, Sukhova GK, Fernandes C, Lesner A, Kovanen PT, Libby P, Cheng X, Shi GP. Cathepsin G activity lowers plasma LDL and reduces atherosclerosis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2014; 1842:2174-83. [PMID: 25092171 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2014.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Revised: 07/08/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cathepsin G (CatG), a serine protease present in mast cells and neutrophils, can produce angiotensin-II (Ang-II) and degrade elastin. Here we demonstrate increased CatG expression in smooth muscle cells (SMCs), endothelial cells (ECs), macrophages, and T cells from human atherosclerotic lesions. In low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-deficient (Ldlr(-/-)) mice, the absence of CatG reduces arterial wall elastin degradation and attenuates early atherosclerosis when mice consume a Western diet for 3months. When mice consume this diet for 6months, however, CatG deficiency exacerbates atherosclerosis in aortic arch without affecting lesion inflammatory cell content or extracellular matrix accumulation, but raises plasma total cholesterol and LDL levels without affecting high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or triglyceride levels. Patients with atherosclerosis also have significantly reduced plasma CatG levels that correlate inversely with total cholesterol (r=-0.535, P<0.0001) and LDL cholesterol (r=-0.559, P<0.0001), but not with HDL cholesterol (P=0.901) or triglycerides (P=0.186). Such inverse correlations with total cholesterol (r=-0.504, P<0.0001) and LDL cholesterol (r=-0.502, P<0.0001) remain significant after adjusting for lipid lowering treatments among this patient population. Human CatG degrades purified human LDL, but not HDL. This study suggests that CatG promotes early atherogenesis through its elastinolytic activity, but suppresses late progression of atherosclerosis by degrading LDL without affecting HDL or triglycerides.
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- Jing Wang
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Wihuri Research Institute, Biomedicum Helsinki 1, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland
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- Wihuri Research Institute, Biomedicum Helsinki 1, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Wang J, Sukhova GK, Liu J, Ozaki K, Lesner A, Libby P, Kovanen PT, Shi GP. Cathepsin G deficiency reduces periaortic calcium chloride injury-induced abdominal aortic aneurysms in mice. J Vasc Surg 2014; 62:1615-24. [PMID: 25037606 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 06/10/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Cathepsin G (CatG) is a serine protease that mediates angiotensin I to angiotensin II (Ang-II) conversion and is highly expressed in human abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). However, it remains untested whether this protease participates in the pathogenesis of AAA. METHODS AND RESULTS Immunofluorescent double staining demonstrated the expression of CatG in smooth muscle cells (SMCs), macrophages, and endothelial cells in human AAA lesions (n = 12) but not in AAA-free aortas (n = 10). Whereas inflammatory cytokines induced CatG expression, high glucose concentration increased CatG activity in producing Ang-II and angiotensin-converting enzyme in SMCs, which could be fully blocked by a CatG-selective inhibitor or its small interfering RNA. To test whether CatG contributes to AAA development, we generated CatG and low-density lipoprotein receptor double deficient (Ldlr(-/-)Ctsg(-/-)) mice and their littermate controls (Ldlr(-/-)Ctsg(+/+)). Absence of CatG did not affect Ang-II infusion-induced AAAs. In contrast, in Ang-II-independent AAAs induced by periaortic CaCl2 injury (n = 12 per group), CatG deficiency significantly reduced aortic diameter increase (58.33% ± 6.83% vs 31.67% ± 5.75%; P = .007), aortic lesion area (0.35 ± 0.04 mm(2) vs 0.21 ± 0.02 mm(2); P = .005), and aortic wall elastin fragmentation grade (2.75 ± 0.18 vs 1.58 ± 0.17; P = .002) along with reduced lesion collagen content grade (2.80 ± 0.17 vs 2.12 ± 0.17; P = .009) without affecting indices of lesion inflammation, angiogenesis, cell proliferation, or apoptosis. In vitro elastin degradation assays demonstrated that CaCl2-induced AAA lesions from Ldlr(-/-)Ctsg(-/-) mice contained much lower elastinolytic activity than in those from littermate control mice. Gelatin gel zymogram assay suggested that absence of CatG in CaCl2-induced AAA lesions also reduced the activity of elastinolytic matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9. CONCLUSIONS CatG may contribute to CaCl2-induced experimental AAAs directly through its elastinolytic activity and indirectly by regulating lesion matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 activities. Increased expression of CatG in vascular and inflammatory cells of human AAAs and its increased activity in producing Ang-II and angiotensin-converting enzyme by SMCs suggest an additional mechanism by which CatG contributes to AAA lesion progression.
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Wihuri Research Institute, Biomedicum Helsinki 1, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
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Mleynek TM, Chan AC, Redd M, Gibson CC, Davis CT, Shi DS, Chen T, Carter KL, Ling J, Blanco R, Gerhardt H, Whitehead K, Li DY. Lack of CCM1 induces hypersprouting and impairs response to flow. Hum Mol Genet 2014; 23:6223-34. [PMID: 24990152 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) is a disease of vascular malformations known to be caused by mutations in one of three genes: CCM1, CCM2 or CCM3. Despite several studies, the mechanism of CCM lesion onset remains unclear. Using a Ccm1 knockout mouse model, we studied the morphogenesis of early lesion formation in the retina in order to provide insight into potential mechanisms. We demonstrate that lesions develop in a stereotypic location and pattern, preceded by endothelial hypersprouting as confirmed in a zebrafish model of disease. The vascular defects seen with loss of Ccm1 suggest a defect in endothelial flow response. Taken together, these results suggest new mechanisms of early CCM disease pathogenesis and provide a framework for further study.
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- Tara M Mleynek
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Department of Oncological Sciences
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Department of Oncological Sciences
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Department of Human Genetics
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Small Animal Ultrasound Core, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Small Animal Ultrasound Core, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112, USA
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- Vascular Biology Laboratory, London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, London WC2A 3LY, UK
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- Vascular Patterning Laboratory, VIB3-Vesalius Research Center and CMVB, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven Campus Gasthuisberg O&N4, Herestraat 49 box 912, Leuven B-3000, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Small Animal Ultrasound Core, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112, USA, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Salt Lake City 84132, USA and
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Department of Oncological Sciences, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Salt Lake City 84132, USA and The Key Laboratory for Human Disease Gene Study of Sichuan Province, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 610072, China
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Rao RR, Ceccarelli J, Vigen ML, Gudur M, Singh R, Deng CX, Putnam AJ, Stegemann JP. Effects of hydroxyapatite on endothelial network formation in collagen/fibrin composite hydrogels in vitro and in vivo. Acta Biomater 2014; 10:3091-7. [PMID: 24657675 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2014.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2013] [Revised: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Co-culture of endothelial cells (EC) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) results in robust vascular network formation in constrained 3-D collagen/fibrin (COL/FIB) composite hydrogels. However, the ability to form endothelial networks is lost when such gels are allowed to compact via cell-mediated remodeling. In this study, we created co-cultures of human EC and human MSC in both constrained and unconstrained COL/FIB matrices and systematically added nanoparticulate hydroxyapatite (HA, 0-20 mg ml(-1)), a bone-like mineral that has been shown to have pro-vasculogenic effects. Constructs cultured for 7 days were assayed for gel compaction, vascular network formation, and mechanical properties. In vitro, robust endothelial network formation was observed in constrained COL/FIB constructs without HA, but this response was significantly inhibited by addition of 5, 10, or 20 mg ml(-1) HA. In unconstrained matrices, network formation was abolished in pure COL/FIB constructs but was rescued by 1.25 or 2.5 mg ml(-1) HA, while higher levels again inhibited vasculogenesis. HA inhibited gel compaction in a dose-dependent manner, which was not correlated to endothelial network formation. HA affected initial stiffness of the gels, but gel remodeling abrogated this effect. Subcutaneous implantation of COL/FIB with 0, 2.5 or 2 0mg ml(-1) HA in the mouse resulted in increased perfusion at the implant site, with no significant differences between materials. Histology at day 7 showed both host and human CD31-stained vasculature infiltrating the implants. These findings are relevant to the design of materials and scaffolds for orthopedic tissue engineering, where both vasculogenesis and formation of a mineral phase are required for regeneration.
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Effects of secreted factors in culture medium of annulus fibrosus cells on microvascular endothelial cells: elucidating the possible pathomechanisms of matrix degradation and nerve in-growth in disc degeneration. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2014; 22:344-54. [PMID: 24361793 PMCID: PMC3952937 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2013] [Revised: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To test whether the interaction between annulus fibrosus cells (AFCs) and endothelial cells (ECs) disrupts matrix homeostasis and stimulates production of innervation mediators. METHODS Human microvascular ECs were cultured in the conditioned media of AF cell culture derived from degenerated human surgical specimen. Matrix-metalloproteinases (MMPs) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) of ECs of this culture were analyzed by qRT-PCR, Western, and immunofluorescence. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), Interleukin-8 (IL-8), and nerve growth factor (NGF) in the media of this cell culture were assayed by ELISA. To determine the effects of ECs on AFCs, qRT-PCR was performed to determine mRNA levels of collagen I, II and aggrecan in AFCs cultured in EC conditioned media. RESULTS Compared to ECs cultured in naïve media, ECs exposed to AFC conditioned media expressed higher mRNA and protein levels of key biomarkers of invasive EC phenotype, MMP-2 (2×), MMP-13 (4×), and PDGF-B (1.5-2×), and NGF (24.9 ± 15.2 pg/mL vs 0 in naïve media). Treatment of AF cells with EC culture conditioned media decreased collagen type II expression two fold. Considerable quantities of pro-angiogenic factors IL-8 (396.7 ± 302.0 pg/mL) and VEGF (756.2 ± 375.9 pg/mL) were also detected in the conditioned media of untreated AF cell culture. DISCUSSION AFCs from degenerated discs secreted factors which stimulated EC production of factors known to induce matrix degradation, angiogenesis, and innervation. IL-8 and VEGF maybe the secreted factors from AFCs which mediate a pro-angiogenic stimulus often implicated in the development of disc degeneration.
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Xu CY, Zhu HM, Wu JH, Wen H, Liu CJ. Increased permeability of blood-brain barrier is mediated by serine protease during Cryptococcus meningitis. J Int Med Res 2014; 42:85-92. [PMID: 24398759 DOI: 10.1177/0300060513504365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine the role of serine protease in the disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) during Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis. METHODS Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry were used to determine the production of serine protease by different strains of C. neoformans. BBB permeability in immunosuppressed rats inoculated with C. neoformans or C. neoformans plus aprotinin was examined via Evans blue staining. In vitro BBB permeability (transwell passage of horseradish peroxidase) was determined in human brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) cultured with serine protease or serine protease plus aprotinin. Electron microscopy of rat brain tissue was used to visualise C. neoformans infection. RESULTS Serine protease mRNA and protein were detected in all C. neoformans serotypes. C. neoformans infection increased BBB permeability in vivo, but this effect was ameliorated by aprotinin. Treatment of BMECs with serine protease increased permeability in vitro. This effect was reversed by aprotinin. CONCLUSION Serine protease secreted by C. neoformans leads to BBB disruption during Cryptococcus meningitis. Serine protease may be a novel treatment target for Cryptococcus meningitis.
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- Chi-Yu Xu
- Department of Dermatology, Jinan Military General Hospital, Jinan, China
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Smith AO, Bowers SLK, Stratman AN, Davis GE. Hematopoietic stem cell cytokines and fibroblast growth factor-2 stimulate human endothelial cell-pericyte tube co-assembly in 3D fibrin matrices under serum-free defined conditions. PLoS One 2013; 8:e85147. [PMID: 24391990 PMCID: PMC3877341 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 11/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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We describe a novel 3D fibrin matrix model using recombinant hematopoietic stem cell cytokines under serum-free defined conditions which promotes the assembly of human endothelial cell (EC) tubes with co-associated pericytes. Individual ECs and pericytes are randomly mixed together and EC tubes form that is accompanied by pericyte recruitment to the EC tube abluminal surface over a 3-5 day period. These morphogenic processes are stimulated by a combination of the hematopoietic stem cell cytokines, stem cell factor, interleukin-3, stromal derived factor-1α, and Flt-3 ligand which are added in conjunction with fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-2 into the fibrin matrix. In contrast, this tube morphogenic response does not occur under serum-free defined conditions when VEGF and FGF-2 are added together in the fibrin matrices. We recently demonstrated that VEGF and FGF-2 are able to prime EC tube morphogenic responses (i.e. added overnight prior to the morphogenic assay) to hematopoietic stem cell cytokines in collagen matrices and, interestingly, they also prime EC tube morphogenesis in 3D fibrin matrices. EC-pericyte interactions in 3D fibrin matrices leads to marked vascular basement membrane assembly as demonstrated using immunofluorescence and transmission electron microscopy. Furthermore, we show that hematopoietic stem cell cytokines and pericytes stimulate EC sprouting in fibrin matrices in a manner dependent on the α5β1 integrin. This novel co-culture system, under serum-free defined conditions, allows for a molecular analysis of EC tube assembly, pericyte recruitment and maturation events in a critical ECM environment (i.e. fibrin matrices) that regulates angiogenic events in postnatal life.
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- Annie O. Smith
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, Dalton Cardiovascular Sciences Center and University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, Dalton Cardiovascular Sciences Center and University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, Dalton Cardiovascular Sciences Center and University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, Dalton Cardiovascular Sciences Center and University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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Ingram KG, Curtis CD, Silasi-Mansat R, Lupu F, Griffin CT. The NuRD chromatin-remodeling enzyme CHD4 promotes embryonic vascular integrity by transcriptionally regulating extracellular matrix proteolysis. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1004031. [PMID: 24348274 PMCID: PMC3861115 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) supports vascular integrity during embryonic development. Proteolytic degradation of ECM components is required for angiogenesis, but excessive ECM proteolysis causes blood vessel fragility and hemorrhage. Little is understood about how ECM proteolysis is transcriptionally regulated during embryonic vascular development. We now show that the NuRD ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling complex promotes vascular integrity by preventing excessive ECM proteolysis in vivo. Mice lacking endothelial CHD4--a catalytic subunit of NuRD complexes--died at midgestation from vascular rupture. ECM components surrounding rupture-prone vessels in Chd4 mutants were significantly downregulated prior to embryonic lethality. Using qPCR arrays, we found two critical mediators of ECM stability misregulated in mutant endothelial cells: the urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR or Plaur) was upregulated, and thrombospondin-1 (Thbs1) was downregulated. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed that CHD4-containing NuRD complexes directly bound the promoters of these genes in endothelial cells. uPAR and THBS1 respectively promote and inhibit activation of the potent ECM protease plasmin, and we detected increased plasmin activity around rupture-prone vessels in Chd4 mutants. We rescued ECM components and vascular rupture in Chd4 mutants by genetically reducing urokinase (uPA or Plau), which cooperates with uPAR to activate plasmin. Our findings provide a novel mechanism by which a chromatin-remodeling enzyme regulates ECM stability to maintain vascular integrity during embryonic development.
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- Kyle G. Ingram
- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program; Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
- Department of Cell Biology; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program; Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program; Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program; Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
- Department of Cell Biology; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
- Department of Pathology; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program; Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
- Department of Cell Biology; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Xu N, Zhang YY, Lin Y, Bao B, Zheng L, Shi GP, Liu J. Increased levels of lysosomal cysteinyl cathepsins in human varicose veins: a histology study. Thromb Haemost 2013; 111:333-44. [PMID: 24154706 DOI: 10.1160/th13-04-0309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Varicose veins are a major chronic venous disease characterised by extensive remodelling of the extracellular matrix architecture in the vascular wall. Although matrix metalloproteinases have been implicated in these pathologic events, little is known about the functional relevance of other protease family members. Here, we studied the distribution of lysosomal cysteine proteases, cathepsins B, L, K, and S, and their endogenous inhibitor, cystatin C, in long saphenous vein specimens from nine normal donors and 18 patients with varicose veins (VVs). Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated increased levels of cathepsins L, K, B, and S and reduced levels of cystatin C in VVs. This imbalance between cysteinyl cathepsins and cystatin C may favour VV remodelling. To investigate the inflammatory mechanism of their expression, we examined a detailed inflammatory cell profile in VVs, including macrophages, T lymphocytes, and mast cells. Increased numbers of CD3-positive T cells and tryptase-positive mast cells were found in VVs, and enhanced levels of cysteinyl cathepsins were detected from lesion CD3-positive T cells, chymase-positive mast cells, endothelial cells, and smooth-muscle cells. Elevated cathepsins, and their co-localisation to infiltrated inflammatory cells and to vascular cells, suggest that these proteases participate in extracellular matrix degradation in response to inflammation during VV pathogenesis.
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- Jian Liu, PhD, School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Hefei, Anhui 230009, P. R. Republic of China, Tel.: +86 551 62901349, Fax:+86 551 62901331, E-mail:
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Kosikowska P, Lesner A. Inhibitors of cathepsin G: a patent review (2005 to present). Expert Opin Ther Pat 2013; 23:1611-24. [PMID: 24079661 DOI: 10.1517/13543776.2013.835397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Cathepsin G (CatG) is a neutral proteinase originating from human neutrophils. It displays a unique dual specificity (trypsin- and chymotrypsin-like); thus, its enzymatic activity is difficult to control. CatG is involved in the pathophysiology of several serious human diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, cystic fibrosis and other conditions clinically manifested by excessive inflammatory reactions. For mentioned reasons, CatG was considered as good molecular target for the development of novel drugs. However, none of them have yet entered the market as novel therapeutic agents. AREAS COVERED This article presents an in-depth and detailed analysis of the therapeutic potential of CatG inhibitors based on a review of patent applications and academic publishing disclosed in patents and patent applications (1991 - 2012), with several exceptions for inhibitors retrieved from academic articles. EXPERT OPINION Among the discussed inhibitors of CatG, examples corresponding to derivatives of β-ketophosphonic acids, aminoalkylphosphonic esters and boswellic acids (BAs) could be regarded as the most promising. The most promising one seems to be analogues of compounds of Nature's origin (peptidic and BA derivates). Nevertheless, nothing is currently known about the clinical disposition of any of the CatG inhibitors discovered so far. This latter point suggests that there is still a lot of work to do in the design of stable, pharmacologically active compounds able to specifically regulate the in vivo activity of cathepsin G.
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- Paulina Kosikowska
- University of Gdansk, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry , Wita Stwosza 63, 80-952 Gdansk , Poland +48585235095 ; +48585235472 ;
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Rafatian N, Karunakaran D, Rayner KJ, Leenen FHH, Milne RW, Whitman SC. Cathepsin G deficiency decreases complexity of atherosclerotic lesions in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2013; 305:H1141-8. [PMID: 23934850 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00618.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cathepsin G is a serine protease with a broad range of catalytic activities, including production of angiotensin II, degradation of extracellular matrix and cell-cell junctions, modulation of chemotactic responses, and induction of apoptosis. Cathepsin G mRNA expression is increased in human coronary atheroma vs. the normal vessel. To assess whether cathepsin G modulates atherosclerosis, cathepsin G knockout (Cstg(-/-)) mice were bred with apolipoprotein E knockout (Apoe(-/-)) mice to obtain Ctsg(+/-)Apoe(-/-) and Ctsg(+/+)Apoe(-/-) mice. Heterozygous cathepsin G deficiency led to a 70% decrease in cathepsin G activity in bone marrow cells, but this reduced activity did not impair generation of angiotensin II in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM). Atherosclerotic lesions were compared in male Cstg(+/-)Apoe(-/-) and Cstg(+/+)Apoe(-/-) mice after 8 wk on a high-fat diet. Plasma cholesterol levels and cholesterol distribution within serum lipoprotein fractions did not differ between genotypes nor did the atherosclerotic lesion areas in either the aortic root or aortic arch. Cstg(+/-)Apoe(-/-) mice, however, showed a lower percentage of complex lesions within the aortic root and a smaller number of apoptotic cells compared with Cstg(+/+)Apoe(-/-) littermates. Furthermore, apoptotic Cstg(-/-) BMDM were more efficiently engulfed by phagocytic BMDM than were apoptotic Ctsg(+/+) BMDM. Thus cathepsin G activity may impair efferocytosis, which could lead to an accumulation of lesion-associated apoptotic cells and the accelerated progression of early atherosclerotic lesions to more complex lesions in Apoe(-/-) mice.
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- Hypertension Unit, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Xia W, Hammerberg C, Li Y, He T, Quan T, Voorhees JJ, Fisher GJ. Expression of catalytically active matrix metalloproteinase-1 in dermal fibroblasts induces collagen fragmentation and functional alterations that resemble aged human skin. Aging Cell 2013; 12:661-71. [PMID: 23601157 DOI: 10.1111/acel.12089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) and reduced production of type I collagen by dermal fibroblasts are prominent features of aged human skin. We have proposed that MMP-1-mediated collagen fibril fragmentation is a key driver of age-related decline of skin function. To investigate this hypothesis, we constructed, characterized, and expressed constitutively active MMP-1 mutant (MMP-1 V94G) in adult human skin in organ culture and fibroblasts in three-dimensional collagen lattice cultures. Expression of MMP-1 V94G in young skin in organ culture caused fragmentation and ultrastructural alterations of collagen fibrils similar to those observed in aged human skin in vivo. Expression of MMP-1 V94G in dermal fibroblasts cultured in three-dimensional collagen lattices caused substantial collagen fragmentation, which was markedly reduced by MMP-1 siRNA-mediated knockdown or MMP inhibitor MMI270. Importantly, fibroblasts cultured in MMP-1 V94G-fragmented collagen lattices displayed many alterations observed in fibroblasts in aged human skin, including reduced cytoplasmic area, disassembled actin cytoskeleton, impaired TGF-β pathway, and reduced collagen production. These results support the concept that MMP-1-mediated fragmentation of dermal collagen fibrils alters the morphology and function of dermal fibroblasts and provide a foundation for understanding specific mechanisms that link collagen fibril fragmentation to age-related decline of fibroblast function.
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- Wei Xia
- Department of Dermatology University of Michigan 1301 E Catherine, R6447 Med Sci I, Ann Arbor MI 48109‐5609 USA
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- Department of Dermatology University of Michigan 1301 E Catherine, R6447 Med Sci I, Ann Arbor MI 48109‐5609 USA
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- Department of Dermatology University of Michigan 1301 E Catherine, R6447 Med Sci I, Ann Arbor MI 48109‐5609 USA
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- Department of Dermatology University of Michigan 1301 E Catherine, R6447 Med Sci I, Ann Arbor MI 48109‐5609 USA
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- Department of Dermatology University of Michigan 1301 E Catherine, R6447 Med Sci I, Ann Arbor MI 48109‐5609 USA
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- Department of Dermatology University of Michigan 1301 E Catherine, R6447 Med Sci I, Ann Arbor MI 48109‐5609 USA
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- Department of Dermatology University of Michigan 1301 E Catherine, R6447 Med Sci I, Ann Arbor MI 48109‐5609 USA
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Whittington CF, Yoder MC, Voytik-Harbin SL. Collagen-polymer guidance of vessel network formation and stabilization by endothelial colony forming cells in vitro. Macromol Biosci 2013; 13:1135-49. [PMID: 23832790 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201300128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Revised: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Vessel morphogenesis is vital to regenerative medicine strategies. Here, collagen polymers, specified by intermolecular cross-link composition, are used to independently vary microstructure (fibril density, interfibril branching) and physical properties (stiffness) to guide 3D vessel network formation by endothelial colony forming cells (ECFC) in vitro. Increasing stiffness, by modulation of fibril density or interfibril branching, increases vessel diameter, length and branching. Oligomer matrices also induce vessel stabilization via type IV collagen deposition. This work shows that ECFC vessel formation depends on the interplay of collagen microstructure and physical properties and names oligomers and intermolecular cross-links as key design parameters for vascular-inductive matrices.
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- Catherine F Whittington
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Purdue University, 206 Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, USA
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Böer U, Spengler C, Jonigk D, Klingenberg M, Schrimpf C, Lützner S, Harder M, Kreipe HH, Haverich A, Wilhelmi M. Coating decellularized equine carotid arteries with CCN1 improves cellular repopulation, local biocompatibility, and immune response in sheep. Tissue Eng Part A 2013; 19:1829-42. [PMID: 23521030 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2012.0558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Decellularized equine carotid arteries (dEAC) are potential alternatives to alloplastic vascular grafts although there are certain limitations in biocompatibility and immunogenicity. Here, dEAC were coated with the matricellular protein CCN1 and evaluated in vitro for its cytotoxic and angiogenic effects and in vivo for cellular repopulation, local biocompatibility, neovascularization, and immunogenicity in a sheep model. CCN1 coating resulted in nontoxic matrices not compromising viability of L929 fibroblasts and endothelial cells (ECs) assessed by WST-8 assay. Functionality of CCN1 was maintained as it induced typical changes in fibroblast morphology and MMP3 secretion. For in vivo testing, dEAC±CCN1 (n=3 each) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) protheses serving as controls (n=6) were implanted as cervical arteriovenous shunts. After 14 weeks, grafts were harvested and evaluated immunohistologically. PTFE grafts showed a patency rate of only 33% and lacked cellular repopulation. Both groups of bioartificial grafts were completely patent and repopulated with ECs and smooth muscle cells (SMCs). However, whereas dEAC contained only patch-like aggregates of SMCs and a partial luminal lining with ECs, CCN1-coated grafts showed multiple layers of SMCs and a complete endothelialization. Likewise, CCN1 coating reduced leukocyte infiltration and fibrosis and supported neovascularization. In addition, in a three-dimensional assay, CCN1 coating increased vascular tube formation in apposition to the matrix 1.6-fold. Graft-specific serum antibodies were increased by CCN1 up to 6 weeks after implantation (0.89±0.03 vs. 1.08±0.04), but were significantly reduced after 14 weeks (0.85±0.04 vs. 0.69±0.02). Likewise, restimulated lymphocyte proliferation was significantly lower after 14 weeks (1.78±0.09 vs. 1.32±0.09-fold of unstimulated). Thus, CCN1 coating of biological scaffolds improves local biocompatibility and accelerates scaffold remodeling by enhancing cellular repopulation and immunologic tolerance, making it a promising tool for generation of bioartificial vascular prostheses.
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- Ulrike Böer
- GMP Model Laboratory for Tissue Engineering, Hannover, Germany.
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Han J, Gerstenhaber JA, Lazarovici P, Lelkes PI. Tissue Factor Activity and ECM-Related Gene Expression in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells Grown on Electrospun Biohybrid Scaffolds. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:1338-48. [DOI: 10.1021/bm400450m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Jingjia Han
- School
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Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104,
United States
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- School
of Biomedical
Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104,
United States
- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122,
United States
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- School
of Biomedical
Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104,
United States
- School of Pharmacy
Institute for Drug Research, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120,
Israel
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- School
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Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104,
United States
- Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122,
United States
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Kida Y, Ieronimakis N, Schrimpf C, Reyes M, Duffield JS. EphrinB2 reverse signaling protects against capillary rarefaction and fibrosis after kidney injury. J Am Soc Nephrol 2013; 24:559-72. [PMID: 23492730 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2012080871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Microvascular disease, a characteristic of acute and chronic kidney diseases, leads to rarefaction of peritubular capillaries (PTCs), promoting secondary ischemic injury, which may be central to disease progression. Bidirectional signaling by EphB4 receptor and ephrinB2 ligand is critical for angiogenesis during murine development, suggesting that ephrinB2 reverse signaling may have a role in renal angiogenesis induced by injury or fibrosis. Here, we found that ephrinB2 reverse signaling is activated in the kidney only after injury. In mice lacking the PDZ intracellular signaling domain of ephrinB2 (ephrinB2 ΔV), angiogenesis was impaired and kidney injury led to increased PTC rarefaction and fibrosis. EphrinB2 ΔV primary kidney pericytes migrated more than wild-type pericytes and were less able to stabilize capillary tubes in three-dimensional culture and less able to stimulate synthesis of capillary basement membrane. EphrinB2 ΔV primary kidney microvascular endothelial cells migrated and proliferated less than wild-type microvascular endothelial cells in response to vascular endothelial growth factor A and showed less internalization and activation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2. Taken together, these results suggest that PDZ domain-dependent ephrinB2 reverse signaling protects against PTC rarefaction by regulating angiogenesis and vascular stability during kidney injury. Furthermore, this signaling in kidney pericytes protects against pericyte-to-myofibroblast transition and myofibroblast activation, thereby limiting fibrogenesis.
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- Yujiro Kida
- Division of Nephrology and Center for Lung Biology, Department of Medicine, and Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, 850 Republican Street, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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Liu J, Clermont AC, Gao BB, Feener EP. Intraocular hemorrhage causes retinal vascular dysfunction via plasma kallikrein. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2013; 54:1086-94. [PMID: 23299478 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.12-10537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Retinal hemorrhages occur in a variety of sight-threatening conditions including ocular trauma, high altitude retinopathy, and chronic diseases such as diabetic and hypertensive retinopathies. The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of blood in the vitreous on retinal vascular function in rats. METHODS Intravitreal injections of autologous blood, plasma kallikrein (PK), bradykinin, and collagenase were performed in Sprague-Dawley and Long-Evans rats. Retinal vascular permeability was measured using vitreous fluorophotometry and Evans blue dye permeation. Leukostasis was measured by fluorescein isothiocyanate-coupled concanavalin A lectin and acridine orange labeling. Retinal hemorrhage was examined on retinal flatmounts. Primary cultures of bovine retinal pericytes were cultured in the presence of 25 nM PK for 24 hours. The pericyte-conditioned medium was collected and the collagen proteome was analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry. RESULTS Intravitreal injection of autologous blood induced retinal vascular permeability and retinal leukostasis, and these responses were ameliorated by PK inhibition. Intravitreal injections of exogenous PK induced retinal vascular permeability, leukostasis, and retinal hemorrhage. Proteomic analyses showed that PK increased collagen degradation in pericyte-conditioned medium and purified type IV collagen. Intravitreal injection of collagenase mimicked PK's effect on retinal hemorrhage. CONCLUSIONS Intraocular hemorrhage increases retinal vascular permeability and leukostasis, and these responses are mediated, in part, via PK. Intravitreal injections of either PK or collagenase, but not bradykinin, induce retinal hemorrhage in rats. PK exerts collagenase-like activity that may contribute to blood-retinal barrier dysfunction.
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- Jia Liu
- Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Laragione T, Brenner M, Sherry B, Gulko PS. CXCL10 and its receptor CXCR3 regulate synovial fibroblast invasion in rheumatoid arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 63:3274-83. [PMID: 21811993 DOI: 10.1002/art.30573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE CXCL10 is expressed in increased levels in highly invasive fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) from arthritic DA rats and from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study was undertaken to analyze the role of CXCL10 and its receptor CXCR3 in regulation of the invasive properties of FLS. METHODS FLS were isolated from synovial tissue of RA patients and from DA rats and arthritis-resistant DA.F344(Cia5d) rats with pristane-induced arthritis. We used an in vitro model of invasion through Matrigel, which has been shown to correlate with articular damage in RA and in rat arthritis. FLS were cultured in the presence or absence of CXCL10, anti-CXCR3 antibody, or the CXCR3 inhibitor AMG487 and then studied for invasion, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) production (MMPs 1-3), intracellular calcium influx, and cell morphology. RESULTS DA rat FLS produced higher levels of CXCL10 compared with minimally invasive FLS from DA.F344(Cia5d) rats. CXCL10 treatment increased the invasiveness of FLS from DA.F344(Cia5d) rats by 2-fold, and this increase was blocked by anti-CXCR3. Both anti-CXCR3 and AMG487 reduced invasiveness of FLS from DA rats, by as much as 77%. AMG487 significantly reduced invasiveness of RA FLS (by 58%). CXCR3 blockade reduced levels of MMP-1 by 65%, inhibited receptor signaling (64-100% reduction in intracellular calcium influx), and interfered with actin cytoskeleton reorganization and lamellipodia formation in FLS from rats and RA patients. CONCLUSION We describe and characterize a new autocrine/paracrine role of CXCL10/CXCR3 in the regulation of FLS invasion in rats with arthritis and in RA patients. These observations suggest that the CXCL10/CXCR3 axis is a potential new target for therapies aimed at reducing FLS invasion and its associated joint damage and pannus invasion and destruction in RA.
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Mulligan-Kehoe MJ. Anti-angiogenic activity of rPAI-1(23) and vasa vasorum regression. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2013; 23:114-20. [PMID: 23313168 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2012.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Revised: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The vasa vasorum are unique networks of vessels that become angiogenic in response to changes in the vessel wall. Structural studies, using various imaging modalities, show that the vasa vasorum form a plexus of microvessels during the atherosclerotic disease process. The events that stimulate vasa vasorum neovascularization remain unclear. Anti-angiogenic molecules have been shown to inhibit/regress the neovascularization; they provide significant insight into vasa vasorum function, structure, and specific requirements for growth and stability. This review discusses evidence for and against potential stimulators of vasa vasorum neovascularization. Anti-angiogenic rPAI-123, a truncated isoform of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) stimulates a novel pathway for regulating plasmin activity. This mechanism contributes significantly to vasa vasorum regression/collapse and is discussed as a model of regression.
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- Mary Jo Mulligan-Kehoe
- Department of Surgery, Vascular Section, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Borwell 530E, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
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Wallace AE, Cartwright JE, Begum R, Laing K, Thilaganathan B, Whitley GS. Trophoblast-induced changes in C-x-C motif chemokine 10 expression contribute to vascular smooth muscle cell dedifferentiation during spiral artery remodeling. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2013; 33:e93-e101. [PMID: 23288171 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.112.300354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE During pregnancy, fetal trophoblast disrupt endothelial cell and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) interactions in spiral arteries of the maternal decidua to enable increased nutritional and oxygen delivery to the fetus. Little is known regarding this transformation because of difficulties of studying human pregnancy in vivo. This study investigated how trophoblast-secreted factors affect the interactions of vascular cells and the differentiation status of VSMC during spiral arteries remodeling using 3-dimensional vascular spheroid coculture. METHODS AND RESULTS Endothelial cell and VSMC were cocultured in hanging droplets to form spheroids representing an inverted vessel lumen. Control or conditioned media from an extravillous trophoblast (EVT) cell line was incubated with vascular spheroids for 24 hours. Spheroid RNA was then analyzed by Illumina Sentrix BeadChip array. Spheroids incubated with EVT conditioned medium showed significant up/downregulation of 101 genes (>1.5-fold; P<0.05), including an upregulation of C-X-C motif chemokine 10 (IP-10). C-X-C motif chemokine 10 expression was confirmed by qualitative real-time PCR and Western blot analysis of spheroids, and immunohistochemistry of first trimester decidua and ex vivo dissected nonplacental bed spiral arteries. EVT conditioned medium reduced VSMC expression of differentiation markers, and both EVT conditioned medium and C-X-C motif chemokine 10 increased motility of VSMC indicating dedifferentiation of VSMC. CONCLUSIONS EVT-induced C-X-C motif chemokine 10 expression may contribute to spiral arteries remodeling during pregnancy by altering the motility and differentiation status of the VSMC in the vessel.
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- Alison E Wallace
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Reproductive and Cardiovascular Disease Research Group, St George's University of London, United Kingdom
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Johanson M, Zhao XR, Huynh-Ba G, Villar CC. Matrix metalloproteinases, tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases, and inflammation in cyclosporine A-induced gingival enlargement: a pilot in vitro study using a three-dimensional model of the human oral mucosa. J Periodontol 2012; 84:634-40. [PMID: 22934840 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2012.120224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND It has been suggested that cyclosporine A (CsA) induces gingival enlargement by promoting an increase in the gingival extracellular matrix (ECM). Nonetheless, the variable occurrence of CsA-induced gingival enlargement in patients receiving this medication indicates a multifactorial pathogenesis. Clinical observations suggest that local inflammation is associated with the development and severity of CsA-induced gingival enlargement. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of CsA and inflammation on the production of ECM homeostatic mediators. METHODS The effects of CsA and inflammation (as assessed using interleukin [IL]-1β) on the secretion of mediators involved in ECM homeostasis were determined using fibroblast monolayers and three-dimensional (3D) models of the human oral mucosa. Fibroblast monolayers and 3D cultures were treated with CsA alone or in combination with IL-1β for up to 72 hours, and the secretion of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, and 13 and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) 1, 2, and 4 into the culture medium was assessed using enzyme-linked immunoassay-based antibody arrays. RESULTS Fibroblast monolayers responded to CsA with no changes in the secretion of ECM mediators. Conversely, 3D cultures responded to CsA treatment with a reduction in MMP-10 secretion. IL-1β alone triggered higher secretory levels of MMPs in both fibroblast monolayers (MMP-3 and MMP-10) and 3D cultures (MMP-9 and MMP-10). Importantly, fibroblast monolayers and 3D cultures treated with a combination of IL-1β and CsA showed a decrease in the MMP-1/TIMP-1 ratio. CONCLUSIONS These data support the hypothesis that inflammation may alter the pathogenesis of CsA-induced gingival enlargement by promoting a synergistic decrease in the MMP-1/TIMP-1 ratio.
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- Matthew Johanson
- Department of Periodontics, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
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EphrinA1 is released in three forms from cancer cells by matrix metalloproteases. Mol Cell Biol 2012; 32:3253-64. [PMID: 22688511 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.06791-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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EphrinA1 is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-linked ligand for the EphA2 receptor, which is overexpressed in glioblastoma (GBM), among other cancers. Activation of the receptor by ephrinA1 leads to a suppression of oncogenic properties of GBM cells. We documented that a monomeric functional form of ephrinA1 is released from cancer cells and thus explored the mechanism of ephrinA1 release and the primary protein sequence. We demonstrate here that multiple metalloproteases (MMPs) are able to cleave ephrinA1, most notably MMP-1, -2, -9, and -13. The proteolytic cleavage that releases ephrinA1 occurs at three positions near the C terminus, producing three forms ending in valine-175, histidine-177, or serine-178. Moreover, deletion of amino acids 174 to 181 or 175 to 181 yields ephrinA1 that is still GPI linked but not released by proteolysis, underlining the necessity of amino acids 175 to 181 for release from the membrane. Furthermore, recombinant ephrinA1 ending at residue 175 retains activity toward the EphA2 receptor. These findings suggest a mechanism of release and provide evidence for the existence of several forms of monomeric ephrinA1. Moreover, ephrinA1 should be truncated at a minimum at amino acid 175 in fusions or conjugates with other molecules in order to prevent likely proteolysis within physiological and pathobiological environments.
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Hagemann C, Anacker J, Ernestus RI, Vince GH. A complete compilation of matrix metalloproteinase expression in human malignant gliomas. World J Clin Oncol 2012; 3:67-79. [PMID: 22582165 PMCID: PMC3349915 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v3.i5.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Revised: 11/12/2011] [Accepted: 04/24/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Glioblastomas are characterized by an aggressive local growth pattern, a marked degree of invasiveness and poor prognosis. Tumor invasiveness is facilitated by the increased activity of proteolytic enzymes which are involved in destruction of the extracellular matrix of the surrounding healthy brain tissue. Elevated levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) were found in glioblastoma (GBM) cell-lines, as well as in GBM biopsies as compared with low-grade astrocytoma (LGA) and normal brain samples, indicating a role in malignant progression. A careful review of the available literature revealed that both the expression and role of several of the 23 human MMP proteins is controversely discussed and for some there are no data available at all. We therefore screened a panel of 15 LGA and 15 GBM biopsy samples for those MMPs for which there is either no, very limited or even contradictory data available. Hence, this is the first complete compilation of the expression pattern of all 23 human MMPs in astrocytic tumors. This study will support a better understanding of the specific expression patterns and interaction of proteolytic enzymes in malignant human glioma and may provide additional starting points for targeted patient therapy.
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- Carsten Hagemann
- Carsten Hagemann, Ralf-Ingo Ernestus, Giles H Vince, Department of Neurosurgery, Tumorbiology Laboratory, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 11, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany
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Pericytes on the tumor vasculature: jekyll or hyde? CANCER MICROENVIRONMENT 2012; 6:1-17. [PMID: 22467426 DOI: 10.1007/s12307-012-0102-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The induction of tumor vasculature, known as the 'angiogenic switch', is a rate-limiting step in tumor progression. Normal blood vessels are composed of two distinct cell types: endothelial cells which form the channel through which blood flows, and mural cells, the pericytes and smooth muscle cells which serve to support and stabilize the endothelium. Most functional studies have focused on the responses of endothelial cells to pro-angiogenic stimuli; however, there is mounting evidence that the supporting mural cells, particularly pericytes, may play key regulatory roles in both promoting vessel growth as well as terminating vessel growth to generate a mature, quiescent vasculature. Tumor vessels are characterized by numerous structural and functional abnormalities, including altered association between endothelial cells and pericytes. These dysfunctional, unstable vessels contribute to hypoxia, interstitial fluid pressure, and enhanced susceptibility to metastatic invasion. Increasing evidence points to the pericyte as a critical regulator of endothelial activation and subsequent vessel development, stability, and function. Here we discuss both the stimulatory and inhibitory effects of pericytes on the vasculature and the possible utilization of vessel normalization as a therapeutic strategy to combat cancer.
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Cheng CY, Hsieh HL, Hsiao LD, Yang CM. PI3-K/Akt/JNK/NF-κB is essential for MMP-9 expression and outgrowth in human limbal epithelial cells on intact amniotic membrane. Stem Cell Res 2012; 9:9-23. [PMID: 22459175 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2012.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Revised: 02/29/2012] [Accepted: 02/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) plays an important role in the outgrowth of expanded human limbal epithelial cells on intact amniotic membranes (AM). The mechanisms of MMP-9 expression and cell outgrowth remain unknown. Here, we demonstrated that MMP-9 is preferentially expressed at the leading edge of limbal epithelial outgrowth. Treatment with the inhibitors of PI3-K (LY294002), Akt (SH-5), MEK1/2 (U0126), and JNK1/2 (SP600125) attenuated the outgrowth area, indicating that PI3-K/Akt, p42/p44 MAPK, and JNK1/2 are involved in the outgrowth of intact AM-expanded limbal epithelial cells. However, MMP-9 expression at both transcriptional and translational levels was attenuated by treatment with SP600125, LY294002, or SH-5, not by U0126 and SB202190, suggesting that JNK1/2 and PI3-K/Akt participate in MMP-9 expression. Moreover, NF-κB phosphorylation and nuclear translocation was especially noted at the leading edge, which was attenuated by treatment with SP600125 or LY294002. Helenalin, a selective NF-κB inhibitor, reduced both the limbal epithelial outgrowth and MMP-9 expression. Finally, the data reveal that PI3-K/Akt is an upstream component of the JNK1/2 pathway in MMP-9 expression. Thus, both MAPKs and PI3-K/Akt are required for limbal epithelial outgrowth on intact AM, only the PI3-K/Akt/JNK is essential for MMP-9 expression mediated through activation of transcriptional factor NF-κB in this model.
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- Ching-Yi Cheng
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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Schrimpf C, Xin C, Campanholle G, Gill SE, Stallcup W, Lin SL, Davis GE, Gharib SA, Humphreys BD, Duffield JS. Pericyte TIMP3 and ADAMTS1 modulate vascular stability after kidney injury. J Am Soc Nephrol 2012; 23:868-83. [PMID: 22383695 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2011080851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Kidney pericytes are progenitors of scar-forming interstitial myofibroblasts that appear after injury. The function of kidney pericytes as microvascular cells and how these cells detach from peritubular capillaries and migrate to the interstitial space, however, are poorly understood. Here, we used an unbiased approach to identify genes in kidney pericytes relevant to detachment and differentiation in response to injury in vivo, with a particular focus on genes regulating proteolytic activity and angiogenesis. Kidney pericytes rapidly activated expression of a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin motifs-1 (ADAMTS1) and downregulated its inhibitor, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3 (TIMP3) in response to injury. Similarly to brain pericytes, kidney pericytes bound to and stabilized capillary tube networks in three-dimensional gels and inhibited metalloproteolytic activity and angiogenic signaling in endothelial cells. In contrast, myofibroblasts did not have these vascular stabilizing functions despite their derivation from kidney pericytes. Pericyte-derived TIMP3 stabilized and ADAMTS1 destabilized the capillary tubular networks. Furthermore, mice deficient in Timp3 had a spontaneous microvascular phenotype in the kidney resulting from overactivated pericytes and were more susceptible to injury-stimulated microvascular rarefaction with an exuberant fibrotic response. Taken together, these data support functions for kidney pericytes in microvascular stability, highlight central roles for regulators of extracellular proteolytic activity in capillary homoeostasis, and identify ADAMTS1 as a marker of activation of kidney pericytes.
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- Claudia Schrimpf
- Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Stratman AN, Davis GE. Endothelial cell-pericyte interactions stimulate basement membrane matrix assembly: influence on vascular tube remodeling, maturation, and stabilization. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2012; 18:68-80. [PMID: 22166617 PMCID: PMC3919655 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927611012402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Extracellular matrix synthesis and deposition surrounding the developing vasculature are critical for vessel remodeling and maturation events. Although the basement membrane is an integral structure underlying endothelial cells (ECs), few studies, until recently, have been performed to understand its formation in this context. In this review article, we highlight new data demonstrating a corequirement for ECs and pericytes to properly deposit and assemble vascular basement membranes during morphogenic events. In EC only cultures or under conditions whereby pericyte recruitment is blocked, there is a lack of basement membrane assembly, decreased vessel stability (with increased susceptibility to pro-regressive stimuli), and increased EC tube widths (a marker of dysfunctional EC-pericyte interactions). ECs and pericytes both contribute basement membrane components and, furthermore, both cells induce the expression of particular components as well as integrins that recognize them. The EC-derived factors--platelet derived growth factor-BB and heparin binding-epidermal growth factor--are both critical for pericyte recruitment to EC tubes and concomitant vascular basement membrane formation in vitro and in vivo. Thus, heterotypic EC-pericyte interactions play a fundamental role in vascular basement membrane matrix deposition, a critical tube maturation event that is altered in key disease states such as diabetes and cancer.
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- Amber N. Stratman
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri- Columbia, 65212
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri- Columbia, 65212
- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri- Columbia, 65212
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Reel B, Sala-Newby GB, Huang WC, Newby AC. Diverse patterns of cyclooxygenase-independent metalloproteinase gene regulation in human monocytes. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 163:1679-90. [PMID: 21371008 PMCID: PMC3166655 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01298.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) production from monocyte/macrophages is implicated in matrix remodelling and modulation of inflammation. However, knowledge of the patterns and mechanisms of gene regulation of MMPs and their endogenous tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) is fragmentary. MMP up-regulation may be a target for cyclooxygenase (COX) and prostaglandin (PG) receptor inhibition, but the extent and mechanisms of COX-independent MMP up-regulation are unclear. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We studied MMP mRNA expression and selected protein levels in human peripheral blood monocytes before and after adhesion, upon stimulation with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), PGE(2) or forskolin and after culturing with monocyte colony-stimulating factor on plastic or human fibronectin for up to 7 days. KEY RESULTS Monocyte adherence for 2 h transiently up-regulated COX-2, MMP-1, MMP-7 and MMP-10 mRNAs, and persistently up-regulated MMP-2, MMP-9, MMP-14 and MMP-19 mRNAs. LPS, PGE(2) or forskolin selectively increased MMP-1, MMP-9, MMP-10, MMP-12 and MMP-14 mRNAs. LPS increased PGE(2) production through COX but up-regulated MMP levels independently of COX. Differential dependence on inhibition of p42/44 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases, c-jun N-terminal kinase and inhibitor of κB kinase2 paralleled the diverse patterns of MMP stimulation by LPS. Differentiation on plastic increased mRNA levels of MMP-7, MMP-9, MMP-12 and MMP-14 and TIMP-2 and TIMP-3 independently of COX; fibronectin accelerated MMP but not TIMP up-regulation. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Adhesion, LPS stimulation and maturation of human monocytes lead to selective, COX-independent MMP and TIMP gene regulation, which is a potential target for selective inhibition by signalling kinase inhibitors.
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- Buket Reel
- Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Matrix metalloproteinase-3 is activated by HtrA2/Omi in dopaminergic cells: relevance to Parkinson's disease. Neurochem Int 2012; 60:249-56. [PMID: 22265821 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2011] [Revised: 12/19/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra are particularly vulnerable, and their degeneration leads to Parkinson's disease. We have previously reported that matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) activity is involved in dopaminergic neurodegeneration by multiple mechanisms and that this requires activation of MMP-3 from proMMP-3 by an intracellular serine protease. HtrA2/Omi is a mitochondrial serine protease that has been shown in non-dopaminergic cells to translocate into the cytosol where it triggers apoptosis. In the present study we sought to determine whether HtrA2/Omi might cause activation of MMP-3 in dopaminergic neuronal cells using CATH.a cell line. Mitochondrial stress induced by rotenone led to MMP-3 activation and HtrA2/Omi translocation into the cytosol. The MMP-3 activation involved HtrA2/Omi, because both pharmacological inhibition and siRNA-induced knockdown of HtrA2/Omi attenuated the activation induced by rotenone or MPP+. Overexpression of mature HtrA2/Omi, but not mutant HtrA2/Omi, resulted in MMP-3 activity increase and cell death. Addition of recombinant and catalytically active HtrA2/Omi to lysate of untreated cells led to activation of the endogenous MMP-3, and incubation of the HtrA2/Omi with recombinant proMMP-3 caused cleavage of proMMP-3 to a 48kD protein, corresponding to the active form, which was accompanied by an increase in MMP-3 activity. Taken together, the data indicate that HtrA2/Omi, which normally exists in the mitochondria, can cause MMP-3 activation in the cytosol under a cell stress condition, which can ultimately lead to demise of dopaminergic neuronal cells.
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Wood LB, Ge R, Kamm RD, Asada HH. Nascent vessel elongation rate is inversely related to diameter in in vitro angiogenesis. Integr Biol (Camb) 2012; 4:1081-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ib20054f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Sacharidou A, Stratman AN, Davis GE. Molecular mechanisms controlling vascular lumen formation in three-dimensional extracellular matrices. Cells Tissues Organs 2011; 195:122-43. [PMID: 21997121 DOI: 10.1159/000331410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Considerable progress has been made toward a molecular understanding of how cells form lumen and tube structures in three-dimensional (3D) extracellular matrices (ECM). This progress has occurred through work performed with endothelial and epithelial cell models using both in vitro and in vivo approaches. Despite the apparent similarities between endothelial and epithelial cell lumen and tube formation mechanisms, there are clear distinctions that directly relate to their functional differences. This review will focus on endothelial cell (EC) lumen formation mechanisms which control blood vessel formation during development and postnatal life. Of great interest is that an EC lumen signaling complex has been identified which controls human EC lumen and tube formation in 3D matrices and which coordinates integrin-ECM contacts, cell surface proteolysis, cytoskeletal rearrangements, and cell polarity. This complex consists of the collagen-binding integrin α2β1, the collagen-degrading membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP), junction adhesion molecule (Jam)C, JamB, polarity proteins Par3 and Par6b, and the Rho GTPase Cdc42-GTP. These interacting proteins are necessary to stimulate 3D matrix-specific signaling events (including activation of protein kinase cascades that regulate the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons) to control the formation of EC lumens and tube networks. Also, EC lumen formation is directly coupled to the generation of vascular guidance tunnels, enzymatically generated ECM conduits that facilitate EC tube remodeling and maturation. Mural cells such as pericytes are recruited along EC tubes within these tunnel spaces to control ECM remodeling events resulting in vascular basement membrane matrix assembly, a key step in tube maturation and stabilization.
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- Anastasia Sacharidou
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, Columbia, Mo. 65212, USA
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Lemaître V, Dabo AJ, D'Armiento J. Cigarette smoke components induce matrix metalloproteinase-1 in aortic endothelial cells through inhibition of mTOR signaling. Toxicol Sci 2011; 123:542-9. [PMID: 21742783 PMCID: PMC3179676 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2011] [Accepted: 06/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Smoking is a major risk factor for heart disease, but the molecular effects of cigarette smoke on vascular cells are poorly understood. In this study, we demonstrate that matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), a collagenase expressed in atherosclerosis and aneurysms but not in the normal vessel wall, is induced in the aortic endothelium of rabbits exposed to cigarette smoke. In vitro cigarette smoke extract (CSE) and one of its components, acrolein, inhibit the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)/p70S6K pathway in human endothelial cells, and chemical inhibition of this pathway by rapamycin resulted in elevated MMP-1. Moreover, the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases-3 (TIMP-3), a major regulator of angiogenesis, is significantly downregulated in aortic endothelial cells treated with CSE, acrolein, or rapamycin. These data indicate that inhibition of mTOR by cigarette smoke components is a key event in the modulation of endothelial MMP-1 and TIMP-3 expression. Our study suggests that circulating smoke components, including acrolein, contribute to vascular diseases through enhanced MMP-1 and decreased TIMP-3 secretion in the endothelium, potentially leading to impaired angiogenesis, matrix disruption, and vessel injury.
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032
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Schmidt RL, Rinaldo FM, Hesse SE, Hamada M, Ortiz Z, Beleford DT, Page-McCaw A, Platt JL, Tang AH. Cleavage of PGRP-LC receptor in the Drosophila IMD pathway in response to live bacterial infection in S2 cells. SELF NONSELF 2011; 2:125-141. [PMID: 22496930 DOI: 10.4161/self.17882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2011] [Accepted: 08/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Drosophila responds to Gram-negative bacterial infection by activating the immune deficiency (IMD) pathway, leading to production of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). As a receptor for the IMD pathway, peptidoglycan-recognition protein (PGRP), PGRP-LC is known to recognize and bind monomeric peptidoglycan (DAP-type PGN) through its PGRP ectodomain and in turn activate the IMD pathway. The questions remain how PGRP-LC is activated in response to pathogen infection to initiate the IMD signal transduction in Drosophila. Here we present evidence to show that proteases such as elastase and Mmp2 can also activate the IMD pathway but not the TOLL pathway. The elastase-dependent IMD activation requires the receptor PGRP-LC. Importantly, we find that live Salmonella/E. coli infection modulates PGRP-LC expression/receptor integrity and activates the IMD pathway while dead Salmonella/E. coli or protease-deficient E. coli do neither. Our results suggest an interesting possibility that Gram-negative pathogen infection may be partially monitored through the structural integrity of the receptor PGRP-LC via an infection-induced enzyme-based cleavage-mediated activation mechanism.
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- Rebecca L Schmidt
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Rochester, MN USA
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Mollmark J, Ravi S, Sun B, Shipman S, Buitendijk M, Simons M, Mulligan-Kehoe MJ. Antiangiogenic activity of rPAI-1(23) promotes vasa vasorum regression in hypercholesterolemic mice through a plasmin-dependent mechanism. Circ Res 2011; 108:1419-28. [PMID: 21546607 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.111.246249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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RATIONALE The antiangiogenic activity of rPAI-1(23), a truncated plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) protein, induces vasa vasorum collapse and significantly reduces plaque area and plaque cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient/apolipoprotein B48-deficient mice. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to examine rPAI-1(23)-stimulated mechanisms that cause vasa vasorum collapse. METHODS AND RESULTS The rPAI-1(23) protein opposed PAI-1 antiproteolytic function by stimulating a 1.6-fold increase in plasmin activity compared with the saline-treated counterpart. The increased proteolytic activity corresponded to increased activity of matrix metalloproteinase-3 and degradation of fibrin(ogen), nidogen, and perlecan in the adventitia of descending aortas. PAI-1 activity was reduced by 48% in response to rPAI-1(23); however, PAI-1 protein expression levels were similar in the rPAI-1(23)- and saline-treated hypercholesterolemic mice. Coimmunoprecipitation assays demonstrated a novel PAI-1-plasminogen complex in protein from the descending aorta of rPAI-1(23)- and saline-treated mice, but complexed PAI-1 was 1.6-fold greater in rPAI-1(23)-treated mice. Biochemical analyses demonstrated that rPAI-1(23) and PAI-1 binding interactions with plasminogen increased plasmin activity and reduced PAI-1 antiproteolytic activity. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that rPAI-1(23) causes regression or collapse of adventitial vasa vasorum in hypercholesterolemic mice by stimulating an increase in plasmin activity. The rPAI-1(23)-enhanced plasmin activity was achieved through a novel mechanism by which rPAI-1(23) and PAI-1 bound plasminogen in a cooperative manner to increase plasmin activity and reduce PAI-1 activity.
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- Jessica Mollmark
- Department of Surgery, Vascular Section, Dartmouth Medical School, Borwell 530 E, 1 Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
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Abaci HE, Truitt R, Tan S, Gerecht S. Unforeseen decreases in dissolved oxygen levels affect tube formation kinetics in collagen gels. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2011; 301:C431-40. [PMID: 21543738 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00074.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The availability of oxygen (O(2)) is a critical parameter affecting vascular tube formation. In this study, we hypothesize that dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in collagen gels change during the three-dimensional (3D) culture of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in atmospheric conditions and that such changes affect the kinetics of tube formation through the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). We demonstrate a decrease in O(2) tension during 3D cultures of HUVECs. Noninvasive measurements of DO levels during culture under atmospheric conditions revealed a profound decrease that reached as low as 2% O(2) at the end of 24 h. After media replacement, DO levels rose rapidly and equilibrated at ∼15% O(2), creating a reoxygenated environment. To accurately estimate DO gradients in 3D collagen gels, we developed a 3D mathematical model and determined the Michaelis-Menten parameters, V(max) and K(m), of HUVECs in collagen gels. We detected an increase in ROS levels throughout the culture period. Using diphenyliodonium to inhibit ROS production resulted in the complete inhibition of tube formation. Interference RNA studies further showed that hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs)-1α and -2α are not involved in the formation of 3D tubes in collagen gels. We conclude that ROS affect the tubulogenesis process through HIFα-independent pathways, where the levels of ROS are influenced by the uncontrolled variations in DO levels. This study is the first demonstration of the critical and unexpected role of O(2) during 3D in vitro culture models of tubulogenesis in atmospheric conditions.
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- Hasan Erbil Abaci
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Chan AC, Drakos SG, Ruiz OE, Smith ACH, Gibson CC, Ling J, Passi SF, Stratman AN, Sacharidou A, Revelo MP, Grossmann AH, Diakos NA, Davis GE, Metzstein MM, Whitehead KJ, Li DY. Mutations in 2 distinct genetic pathways result in cerebral cavernous malformations in mice. J Clin Invest 2011; 121:1871-81. [PMID: 21490399 DOI: 10.1172/jci44393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2010] [Accepted: 03/02/2011] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are a common type of vascular malformation in the brain that are a major cause of hemorrhagic stroke. This condition has been independently linked to 3 separate genes: Krev1 interaction trapped (KRIT1), Cerebral cavernous malformation 2 (CCM2), and Programmed cell death 10 (PDCD10). Despite the commonality in disease pathology caused by mutations in these 3 genes, we found that the loss of Pdcd10 results in significantly different developmental, cell biological, and signaling phenotypes from those seen in the absence of Ccm2 and Krit1. PDCD10 bound to germinal center kinase III (GCKIII) family members, a subset of serine-threonine kinases, and facilitated lumen formation by endothelial cells both in vivo and in vitro. These findings suggest that CCM may be a common tissue manifestation of distinct mechanistic pathways. Nevertheless, loss of heterozygosity (LOH) for either Pdcd10 or Ccm2 resulted in CCMs in mice. The murine phenotype induced by loss of either protein reproduced all of the key clinical features observed in human patients with CCM, as determined by direct comparison with genotype-specific human surgical specimens. These results suggest that CCM may be more effectively treated by directing therapies based on the underlying genetic mutation rather than treating the condition as a single clinical entity.
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- Aubrey C Chan
- Molecular Medicine Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Steele MM, Schieler AM, Kelley PM, Tempero RM. β1 integrin regulates MMP-10 dependant tubulogenesis in human lymphatic endothelial cells. Matrix Biol 2011; 30:218-24. [PMID: 21406228 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2011.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2010] [Revised: 01/31/2011] [Accepted: 03/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lymphatic vessel growth requires extensive remodeling of the extracellular matrix, a process hypothesized to be related to the expression and function of the matrix metalloproteinases. We used a protein based screening strategy to demonstrate increased matrix matalloproteinase-10 expression in human lymphatic endothelial cells undergoing collagen I induced tubulogenesis. Knock-down experiments showed that matrix metalloproteinase-10 regulated lymphatic endothelial cell tubulogenesis. β1 integrin signaling via the ERK/MAPK pathway increased matrix metalloproteinase-10 mRNA and protein expression in human lymphatic endothelial cells. These findings demonstrate a novel mechanism by which β1 integrin regulates matrix metalloproteinase-10 expression during lymphatic vessel remodeling.
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- Maria M Steele
- Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE 68124, United States
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Swedenborg J, Mäyränpää MI, Kovanen PT. Mast cells: important players in the orchestrated pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2011; 31:734-40. [PMID: 21205988 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.213157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Mast cells (MCs) regulate inflammation and immunity. Their granular content includes heparin, histamine, and several enzymes (tryptase, chymase, carboxypeptidase, and cathepsin G). In addition, activated MCs synthesize and release eicosanoids and a large number of cytokines and chemokines. Recent findings suggest a role of MCs in abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in humans, where they are found in the media and adventitia. Experimentally induced AAA in MC-deficient animals and animals treated with MC inhibitors demonstrate that MCs are involved in the pathogenesis of AAA via several different mechanisms. MC-dependent activation of metalloproteinases and the renin-angiotensin system, contribution to smooth muscle cell apoptosis, and release of proteolytic enzymes are some key examples. Human studies indicate that MCs are the main source of cathepsin G in AAAs and contribute to activation of the renin-angiotensin system via chymase and cathepsin G. Activated MCs also contribute to neovascularization, inflammation, and atherosclerosis, all hallmarks of AAA. Thus, we may envision that MC stabilizing agents, as well as leukotriene receptor antagonists and histamine receptor blockers already in clinical use for treatment of other diseases, could also be tested for their efficacy in preventing development and growth of AAA.
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- Jesper Swedenborg
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital N1:06, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Davis GE, Stratman AN, Sacharidou A. Molecular Control of Vascular Tube Morphogenesis and Stabilization: Regulation by Extracellular Matrix, Matrix Metalloproteinases, and Endothelial Cell–Pericyte Interactions. BIOPHYSICAL REGULATION OF VASCULAR DIFFERENTIATION AND ASSEMBLY 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7835-6_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Davis GE. Angiogenesis and Proteinases: Influence on Vascular Morphogenesis, Stabilization and Regression. DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY. DISEASE MODELS 2011; 8:13-20. [PMID: 22125567 PMCID: PMC3223910 DOI: 10.1016/j.ddmod.2011.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Proteinases play a key role during angiogenesis and have been implicated in vascular morphogenesis, stabilization and regression. Major advances have identified specific proteinases and their inhibitors that separately control these processes. Relevant proteinases include cell surface or soluble metalloproteinases, serine proteinases and cathepsins that affect these events and a critical issue concerns how these proteinases are balanced by their inhibitors to affect tissue vascularization. Importantly, heterotypic communication of endothelial cells with vessel supporting cells such as pericytes controls proteinase and inhibitor expression to regulate these processes.
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- George E. Davis
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, Columbia, MO 65212
- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, Columbia, MO 65212
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Davis GE, Stratman AN, Sacharidou A, Koh W. Molecular basis for endothelial lumen formation and tubulogenesis during vasculogenesis and angiogenic sprouting. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 288:101-65. [PMID: 21482411 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-386041-5.00003-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Many studies reveal a fundamental role for extracellular matrix-mediated signaling through integrins and Rho GTPases as well as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in the molecular control of vascular tube morphogenesis in three-dimensional (3D) tissue environments. Recent work has defined an endothelial cell (EC) lumen signaling complex of proteins that controls these vascular morphogenic events. These findings reveal a signaling interdependence between Cdc42 and MT1-MMP to control the 3D matrix-specific process of EC tubulogenesis. The EC tube formation process results in the creation of a network of proteolytically generated vascular guidance tunnels in 3D matrices that are utilized to remodel EC-lined tubes through EC motility and could facilitate processes such as flow-induced remodeling and arteriovenous EC sorting and differentiation. Within vascular guidance tunnels, key dynamic interactions occur between ECs and pericytes to affect vessel remodeling, diameter, and vascular basement membrane matrix assembly, a fundamental process necessary for endothelial tube maturation and stabilization. Thus, the EC lumen and tube formation mechanism coordinates the concomitant establishment of a network of vascular tubes within tunnel spaces to allow for flow responsiveness, EC-mural cell interactions, and vascular extracellular matrix assembly to control the development of the functional microcirculation.
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- George E Davis
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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