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Blood vessel maturation and stability require recruitment of mural cells (MCs) to the nascent vessel. Loss or detachment of MCs causes vascular dysfunction in diseases. N-sulfation of heparan sulfate (HS) is required for platelet-derived growth factor B (PDGF-B) retention and platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta (PDGFR-beta) signaling during MC recruitment. To analyze the specific role of MC-derived HS in this process, we inactivated HS synthesis in MCs. MC-specific loss of HS causes embryonic lethality associated with vascular patterning defects, edema, and hemorrhages during late gestation. MC recruitment in the skin is impaired, correlating with defective PDGFR-beta and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta)-SMAD signaling. Accumulation of rounded cells positive for MC markers close to the vessels indicates defective polarization and migration of local MC progenitors. In contrast, MC recruitment and signaling in the central nervous system (CNS) are unaffected by MC HS loss. Our results suggest that HS is selectively required in a cell-autonomous manner, acting in cis with PDGFR-beta and TGF-beta receptors during induction/polarization and migration of local progenitor cells to the nascent vessel. Once MCs are in contact with the vessel, as during CNS vascularization, endothelial HS appears sufficient to facilitate PDGFR-beta activation in trans.
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Barkefors I, Thorslund S, Nikolajeff F, Kreuger J. A fluidic device to study directional angiogenesis in complex tissue and organ culture models. LAB ON A CHIP 2009; 9:529-35. [PMID: 19190788 DOI: 10.1039/b814691h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Many signals that induce angiogenesis have been identified; however, it is still not clear how these signals interact to shape the vascular system. We have developed a fluidic device for generation of molecular gradients in 3-dimensional cultures of complex tissues and organs in order to create an assay for precise induction and guidance of growing blood vessels. The device features a centrally placed culture chamber, flanked by channels attached to a perfusion system used to generate gradients. A separate network of vacuum channels permits reversible attachment of the device to a flat surface. We show that the fluidic device can be used to create growth factor gradients that induce directional angiogenesis in embryonic mouse kidneys and in clusters of differentiating stem cells. These results demonstrate that the device can be used to accurately manipulate complex morphogenetic processes with a high degree of experimental control.
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- Irmeli Barkefors
- Dept. of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Sweden, Husargatan 3, P.O. Box 582, SE-751 23, Uppsala, Sweden
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Lindahl U, Li JP. Interactions between heparan sulfate and proteins-design and functional implications. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 276:105-59. [PMID: 19584012 DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(09)76003-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycans at cell surfaces and in the extracellular matrix of most animal tissues are essential in development and homeostasis, and variously implicated in disease processes. Functions of HS polysaccharide chains depend on ionic interactions with a variety of proteins including growth factors and their receptors. Negatively charged sulfate and carboxylate groups are arranged in various types of domains, generated through strictly regulated biosynthetic reactions and with enormous potential for structural variability. The level of specificity of HS-protein interactions is assessed through binding experiments in vitro using saccharides of defined composition, signaling assays in cell culture, and targeted disruption of genes for biosynthetic enzymes followed by phenotype analysis. While some protein ligands appear to require strictly defined HS structure, others bind to variable saccharide domains without any apparent dependence on distinct saccharide sequence. These findings raise intriguing questions concerning the functional significance of regulation in HS biosynthesis.
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- Ulf Lindahl
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
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Whitelock JM, Melrose J, Iozzo RV. Diverse cell signaling events modulated by perlecan. Biochemistry 2008; 47:11174-83. [PMID: 18826258 DOI: 10.1021/bi8013938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Perlecan is a ubiquitous pericellular proteoglycan ideally placed to mediate cell signaling events controlling migration, proliferation, and differentiation. Its control of growth factor signaling usually involves interactions with the heparan sulfate chains covalently coupled to the protein core's N-terminus. However, this modular protein core also binds with relatively high affinity to a number of growth factors and surface receptors, thereby stabilizing cell-matrix links. This review will focus on perlecan-growth factor interactions and describe recent advances in our understanding of this highly conserved proteoglycan during development, cancer growth, and angiogenesis. The pro-angiogenic capacities of perlecan that involve proliferative and migratory signals in response to bound growth factors will be explored, as well as the anti-angiogenic signals resulting from interactions between the C-terminal domain known as endorepellin and integrins that control adhesion of cells to the extracellular matrix. These two somewhat diametrically opposed roles will be discussed in light of new data emerging from various fields which converge on perlecan as a key regulator of cell growth and angiogenesis.
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- John M Whitelock
- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
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Neuropilin-1 in regulation of VEGF-induced activation of p38MAPK and endothelial cell organization. Blood 2008; 112:3638-49. [PMID: 18664627 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-12-125856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A regulates vascular development and angiogenesis. VEGF isoforms differ in ability to bind coreceptors heparan sulfate (HS) and neuropilin-1 (NRP1). We used VEGF-A165 (which binds HS and NRP1), VEGF-A121 (binds neither HS nor NRP1), and parapoxvirus VEGF-E-NZ2 (binds NRP1 but not HS) to investigate the role of NRP1 in organization of endothelial cells into vascular structures. All 3 ligands induced similar level of VEGFR-2 tyrosine phosphorylation in the presence of NRP1. In contrast, sprouting angiogenesis in differentiating embryonic stem cells (embryoid bodies), formation of branching pericyte-embedded vessels in subcutaneous matrigel plugs, and sprouting of intersegmental vessels in developing zebrafish were induced by VEGF-A165 and VEGF-E-NZ2 but not by VEGF-A121. Analyses of recombinant factors with NRP1-binding gain- and loss-of-function properties supported the conclusion that NRP1 is critical for VEGF-induced sprouting and branching of endothelial cells. Signal transduction antibody arrays implicated NRP1 in VEGF-induced activation of p38MAPK. Inclusion of the p38MAPK inhibitor SB203580 in VEGF-A165-containing matrigel plugs led to attenuated angiogenesis and poor association with pericytes. Our data strongly indicate that the ability of VEGF ligands to bind NRP1 influences p38MAPK activation, and formation of functional, pericyte-associated vessels.
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Platelet-derived growth factors (PDGFs) and their receptors (PDGFRs) have served as prototypes for growth factor and receptor tyrosine kinase function for more than 25 years. Studies of PDGFs and PDGFRs in animal development have revealed roles for PDGFR-alpha signaling in gastrulation and in the development of the cranial and cardiac neural crest, gonads, lung, intestine, skin, CNS, and skeleton. Similarly, roles for PDGFR-beta signaling have been established in blood vessel formation and early hematopoiesis. PDGF signaling is implicated in a range of diseases. Autocrine activation of PDGF signaling pathways is involved in certain gliomas, sarcomas, and leukemias. Paracrine PDGF signaling is commonly observed in epithelial cancers, where it triggers stromal recruitment and may be involved in epithelial-mesenchymal transition, thereby affecting tumor growth, angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis. PDGFs drive pathological mesenchymal responses in vascular disorders such as atherosclerosis, restenosis, pulmonary hypertension, and retinal diseases, as well as in fibrotic diseases, including pulmonary fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, scleroderma, glomerulosclerosis, and cardiac fibrosis. We review basic aspects of the PDGF ligands and receptors, their developmental and pathological functions, principles of their pharmacological inhibition, and results using PDGF pathway-inhibitory or stimulatory drugs in preclinical and clinical contexts.
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Kawamura H, Li X, Harper SJ, Bates DO, Claesson-Welsh L. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A165b is a weak in vitro agonist for VEGF receptor-2 due to lack of coreceptor binding and deficient regulation of kinase activity. Cancer Res 2008; 68:4683-92. [PMID: 18559514 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-6577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A165b is a COOH-terminal splice variant of VEGF-A that has been implicated in negative regulation of angiogenesis. We compared the properties of VEGF-A165b with those of VEGF-A121, VEGF-A145, and VEGF-A165. Induction of tyrosine phosphorylation sites in VEGFR-2 differed between the VEGF ligands as determined by tryptic phosphopeptide mapping and by use of phosphosite-specific antibodies. VEGF-A165b was considerably poorer in inducing phosphorylation of the positive regulatory site Y1052 in VEGFR-2. Whereas this did not affect activation of VEGFR-2 in vitro, we show that VEGF-A165b failed to induce vasculogenesis and sprouting angiogenesis in differentiating embryonic stem cells and vascularization of s.c. Matrigel plugs. In addition, the ability of the different VEGF ligands to induce angiogenesis correlated with their abilities to bind the VEGF coreceptor neuropilin 1 (NRP1). Our data indicate that loss of VEGFR-2/NRP1 complex formation and Y1052 phosphorylation contribute to the lack of angiogenic properties of VEGF-A165b.
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- Harukiyo Kawamura
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Cébe-Suarez S, Grünewald FS, Jaussi R, Li X, Claesson-Welsh L, Spillmann D, Mercer AA, Prota AE, Ballmer-Hofer K. Orf virus VEGF-E NZ2 promotes paracellular NRP-1/VEGFR-2 coreceptor assembly via the peptide RPPR. FASEB J 2008; 22:3078-86. [PMID: 18467594 DOI: 10.1096/fj.08-107219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) interact with the receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) VEGFR-1, -2, and -3; neuropilins (NRPs); and heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycans. VEGF RTKs signal to downstream targets upon ligand-induced tyrosine phosphorylation, while NRPs and HS act as coreceptors that lack enzymatic activity yet modulate signal output by VEGF RTKs. VEGFs exist in various isoforms with distinct receptor specificity and biological activity. Here, a series of mammalian VEGF-A splice variants and orf virus VEGF-Es, as well as chimeric and mutant VEGF variants, were characterized to determine the motifs required for binding to NRP-1 in the absence (VEGF-E) or presence (VEGF-A(165)) of an HS-binding sequence. We identified the carboxyterminal peptides RPPR and DKPRR as the NRP-1 binding motifs of VEGF-E and VEGF-A, respectively. RPPR had significantly higher affinity for NRP-1 than DKPRR. VEGFs containing an RPPR motif promoted HS-independent coreceptor complex assembly between VEGFR-2 and NRP-1, independent of whether these receptors were expressed on the same or separate cells grown in cocultures. Functional studies showed that stable coreceptor assembly by VEGF correlated with its ability to promote vessel formation in an embryoid body angiogenesis assay.
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- Stéphanie Cébe-Suarez
- Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Molecular Cell Biology, 5232 Villigen-PSI Switzerland
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Barkefors I, Le Jan S, Jakobsson L, Hejll E, Carlson G, Johansson H, Jarvius J, Park JW, Li Jeon N, Kreuger J. Endothelial Cell Migration in Stable Gradients of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A and Fibroblast Growth Factor 2. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:13905-12. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m704917200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Aikawa T, Whipple CA, Lopez ME, Gunn J, Young A, Lander AD, Korc M. Glypican-1 modulates the angiogenic and metastatic potential of human and mouse cancer cells. J Clin Invest 2008; 118:89-99. [PMID: 18064304 DOI: 10.1172/jci32412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2007] [Accepted: 10/17/2007] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cells isolated from many types of human cancers express heparin-binding growth factors (HBGFs) that drive tumor growth, metastasis, and angiogenesis. The heparan sulfate proteoglycan glypican-1 (GPC1) is a coreceptor for HBGFs. Here we show that both cancer cell-derived and host-derived GPC1 are crucial for efficient growth, metastasis, and angiogenesis of human and mouse cancer cells. Thus downregulation of GPC1 in the human pancreatic cancer cell line PANC-1, using antisense approaches, resulted in prolonged doubling times and decreased anchorage-independent growth in vitro as well as attenuated tumor growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis when these cells were transplanted into athymic mice. Moreover, athymic mice that lacked GPC1 exhibited decreased tumor angiogenesis and metastasis following intrapancreatic implantation with either PANC-1 or T3M4 human pancreatic cancer cells and fewer pulmonary metastases following intravenous injection of murine B16-F10 melanoma cells. In addition, hepatic endothelial cells isolated from these mice exhibited an attenuated mitogenic response to VEGF-A. These data indicate that cancer cell- and host-derived GPC1 are crucial for full mitogenic, angiogenic, and metastatic potential of cancer cells. Thus targeting GPC1 might provide new avenues for cancer therapy and for the prevention of cancer metastasis.
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- Takuma Aikawa
- Department of Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire 03756, USA
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Endocardial Brg1 represses ADAMTS1 to maintain the microenvironment for myocardial morphogenesis. Dev Cell 2008; 14:298-311. [PMID: 18267097 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2007.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2007] [Revised: 10/19/2007] [Accepted: 11/21/2007] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Developing myocardial cells respond to signals from the endocardial layer to form a network of trabeculae that characterize the ventricles of the vertebrate heart. Abnormal myocardial trabeculation results in specific cardiomyopathies in humans and yet trabecular development is poorly understood. We show that trabeculation requires Brg1, a chromatin remodeling protein, to repress ADAMTS1 expression in the endocardium that overlies the developing trabeculae. Repression of ADAMTS1, a secreted matrix metalloproteinase, allows the establishment of an extracellular environment in the cardiac jelly that supports trabecular growth. Later during embryogenesis, ADAMTS1 expression initiates in the endocardium to degrade the cardiac jelly and prevent excessive trabeculation. Thus, the composition of cardiac jelly essential for myocardial morphogenesis is dynamically controlled by ADAMTS1 and its chromatin-based transcriptional regulation. Modification of the intervening microenvironment provides a mechanism by which chromatin regulation within one tissue layer coordinates the morphogenesis of an adjacent layer.
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Signal transduction by vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) through their cognate VEGF receptor tyrosine kinases follows the consensus scheme for receptor tyrosine kinases. Thus, binding of ligand induces receptor dimerization and activation of the tyrosine kinase through transphosphorylation between receptor molecules, leading to initiation of intracellular signal transduction pathways. Certain signal transduction pathways are shared with most, if not all, receptor tyrosine kinases, whereas some may be unique (e.g., transduced only by VEGF receptors). Indications that such unique signaling pathways may be discerned only when VEGF receptors are expressed in their proper context (i.e., in endothelial cells of microcapillary origin). In this chapter, we describe a number of methods for the study of signal transduction in endothelial cells. We describe how to isolate and examine endothelial cell lines. We also describe the embryoid body model representing vasculogenesis and angiogenesis, the procedure for subcutaneous Matrigel plugs, and, finally, how to construct gene-targeted mouse models. We emphasize the need for validation of in vitro data in more complex models, where endothelial cells reside in their proper three-dimensional context.
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- Xiujuan Li
- Uppsala University, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala, Sweden
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VEGF Signal Tranduction in Angiogenesis. Angiogenesis 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-71518-6_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Catlow KR, Deakin JA, Wei Z, Delehedde M, Fernig DG, Gherardi E, Gallagher JT, Pavão MSG, Lyon M. Interactions of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor with various glycosaminoglycans reveal an important interplay between the presence of iduronate and sulfate density. J Biol Chem 2007; 283:5235-48. [PMID: 18156180 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m706589200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) has a cofactor requirement for heparan sulfate (HS) and dermatan sulfate (DS) in the optimal activation of its signaling receptor MET. However, these two glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) have different sugar backbones and sulfation patterns, with only the presence of iduronate in common. The structural basis for GAG recognition and activation is thus very unclear. We have clarified this by testing a wide array of natural and modified GAGs for both protein binding and activation. Comparisons between Ascidia nigra (2,6-O-sulfated) and mammalian (mainly 4-O-sulfated) DS species, as well as between a panel of specifically desulfated heparins, revealed that no specific sulfate isomer, in either GAG, is vital for interaction and activity. Moreover, different GAGs of similar sulfate density had comparable properties, although affinity and potency notably increase with increasing sulfate density. The weaker interaction with CS-E, compared with DS, shows that GlcA-containing polymers can bind, if highly sulfated, but emphasizes the importance of the flexible IdoA ring. Our data indicate that the preferred binding sites in DS in vivo will be comprised of disulfated, IdoA(2S)-containing motifs. In HS, clustering of N-/2-O-/6-O-sulfation in S-domains will lead to strong reactivity, although binding can also be mediated by the transition zones where sulfates are mainly at the N- and 6-O- positions. GAG recognition of HGF/SF thus appears to be primarily driven by electrostatic interactions and exhibits an interesting interplay between requirements for iduronate and sulfate density that may reflect in part a preference for particular sugar chain conformations.
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- Krista R Catlow
- Cancer Research UK Glyco-Oncology Group, School of Cancer and Imaging Sciences, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, University of Manchester, Manchester M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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Pan Y, Carbe C, Powers A, Zhang EE, Esko JD, Grobe K, Feng GS, Zhang X. Bud specific N-sulfation of heparan sulfate regulates Shp2-dependent FGF signaling during lacrimal gland induction. Development 2007; 135:301-10. [PMID: 18077586 DOI: 10.1242/dev.014829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Preferential outgrowth of the bud cells forms the basis of branching morphogenesis. Here, we show that lacrimal gland development requires specific modification of heparan sulfates by Ndst genes at the tip of the lacrimal gland bud. Systemic and conditional knockout experiments demonstrate the tissue specific requirement of Ndst1 and Ndst2 in the lacrimal gland epithelial, but not mesenchymal, cells, and the functional importance of Ndst1 in Fgf10-Fgfr2b, but not of Fgf1-Fgfr2b, complex formation. Consistent with this, Fgf10-induced ectopic lacrimal gland budding in explant cultures is dependent upon Ndst gene dose, and epithelial deletion of Fgfr2 abolishes lacrimal gland budding, its specific modification of heparan sulfate and its phosphorylation of Shp2 (Ptpn11 - Mouse Genome Informatics). Finally, we show that genetic ablation of Ndst1, Fgfr2 or Shp2 disrupts ERK signaling in lacrimal gland budding. Given the evolutionarily conserved roles of these genes, the localized activation of the Ndst-Fgfr-Shp2 genetic cascade is probably a general regulatory mechanism of FGF signaling in branching morphogenesis.
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- Yi Pan
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Jakobsson L, Domogatskaya A, Tryggvason K, Edgar D, Claesson-Welsh L. Laminin deposition is dispensable for vasculogenesis but regulates blood vessel diameter independent of flow. FASEB J 2007; 22:1530-9. [PMID: 18073332 DOI: 10.1096/fj.07-9617com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Basement membranes (BMs) consisting of laminins, collagens, and heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) are vital for proper endothelial cell function, but many aspects of their role in vascular development remain unknown. Here, we demonstrate that vascular structures within differentiating embryoid bodies are wrapped in a BM composed of alpha4- and alpha5-chain laminins, fibronectin, collagen IV, and HSPGs. In sprouting angiogenesis, laminins were produced by stalk cells, as well as the leading tip cell, and deposited along the sprout length, including tip cell filopodia. In embryonic stem cells deficient in laminins, due to lamc1 (laminin gamma1) deletion, vascular development and organization were largely unaffected. However, the frequency of vessels with wide lumens was increased 4-fold. Laminin-deficient vessels were moreover characterized by increased fibronectin levels and enhanced endothelial cell proliferation. We conclude that laminins are dispensable for vascular development but that they regulate lumen formation in the absence of flow and vascular tone.
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- Lars Jakobsson
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Dag Hammarskjöldsv 20, SE-75185, Uppsala, Sweden
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Morgan MR, Humphries MJ, Bass MD. Synergistic control of cell adhesion by integrins and syndecans. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2007; 8:957-69. [PMID: 17971838 PMCID: PMC3329926 DOI: 10.1038/nrm2289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 428] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The ability of cells to adhere to each other and to their surrounding extracellular matrices is essential for a multicellular existence. Adhesion provides physical support for cells, regulates cell positioning and enables microenvironmental sensing. The integrins and the syndecans are two adhesion receptor families that mediate adhesion, but their relative and functional contributions to cell-extracellular matrix interactions remain obscure. Recent advances have highlighted connections between the signalling networks that are controlled by these families of receptors. Here we survey the evidence that synergistic signalling is involved in controlling adhesive function and the regulation of cell behaviour in response to the external environment.
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- Mark R. Morgan
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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Patel VN, Knox SM, Likar KM, Lathrop CA, Hossain R, Eftekhari S, Whitelock JM, Elkin M, Vlodavsky I, Hoffman MP. Heparanase cleavage of perlecan heparan sulfate modulates FGF10 activity during ex vivo submandibular gland branching morphogenesis. Development 2007; 134:4177-86. [PMID: 17959718 DOI: 10.1242/dev.011171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Heparan sulfate proteoglycans are essential for biological processes regulated by fibroblast growth factors (FGFs). Heparan sulfate (HS) regulates the activity of FGFs by acting as a coreceptor at the cell surface, enhancing FGF-FGFR affinity, and being a storage reservoir for FGFs in the extracellular matrix (ECM). Here we demonstrate a critical role for heparanase during mouse submandibular gland (SMG) branching morphogenesis. Heparanase, an endoglycosidase, colocalized with perlecan in the basement membrane and in epithelial clefts of SMGs. Inhibition of heparanase activity in organ culture decreased branching morphogenesis, and this inhibition was rescued specifically by FGF10 and not by other FGFs. By contrast, exogenous heparanase increased SMG branching and MAPK signaling and, surprisingly, when isolated epithelia were cultured in a three-dimensional ECM with FGF10, it increased the number of lateral branches and end buds. In a solid-phase binding assay, an FGF10-FGFR2b complex was released from the ECM by heparanase. In addition, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis showed that FGF10 and the FGF10-FGFR2b complex bound to purified perlecan HS and could be released by heparanase. We used the FGF10-FGFR2b complex as a probe for HS in SMGs, and it colocalized with perlecan in the basement membrane and partly colocalized with syndecan 1 in the epithelium, and binding was reduced by treatment with heparanase. In summary, our results show heparanase releases FGF10 from perlecan HS in the basement membrane, increasing MAPK signaling, epithelial clefting, and lateral branch formation, which results in increased branching morphogenesis.
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- Vaishali N Patel
- Matrix and Morphogenesis Unit, Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, 30 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Aase K, Ernkvist M, Ebarasi L, Jakobsson L, Majumdar A, Yi C, Birot O, Ming Y, Kvanta A, Edholm D, Aspenström P, Kissil J, Claesson-Welsh L, Shimono A, Holmgren L. Angiomotin regulates endothelial cell migration during embryonic angiogenesis. Genes Dev 2007; 21:2055-68. [PMID: 17699752 PMCID: PMC1948860 DOI: 10.1101/gad.432007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The development of the embryonic vascular system into a highly ordered network requires precise control over the migration and branching of endothelial cells (ECs). We have previously identified angiomotin (Amot) as a receptor for the angiogenesis inhibitor angiostatin. Furthermore, DNA vaccination targeting Amot inhibits angiogenesis and tumor growth. However, little is known regarding the role of Amot in physiological angiogenesis. We therefore investigated the role of Amot in embryonic neovascularization during zebrafish and mouse embryogenesis. Here we report that knockdown of Amot in zebrafish reduced the number of filopodia of endothelial tip cells and severely impaired the migration of intersegmental vessels. We further show that 75% of Amot knockout mice die between embryonic day 11 (E11) and E11.5 and exhibit severe vascular insufficiency in the intersomitic region as well as dilated vessels in the brain. Furthermore, using ECs differentiated from embryonic stem (ES) cells, we demonstrate that Amot-deficient cells have intact response to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in regard to differentiation and proliferation. However, the chemotactic response to VEGF was abolished in Amot-deficient cells. We provide evidence that Amot is important for endothelial polarization during migration and that Amot controls Rac1 activity in endothelial and epithelial cells. Our data demonstrate a critical role for Amot during vascular patterning and endothelial polarization.
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- Karin Aase
- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Cancer Center Karolinska, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Cancer Center Karolinska, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Matrix Biology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 20, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Matrix Biology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Cancer Center Karolinska, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Ophthalmology and Vision, Karolinska Institutet, St Erik’s Hospital, SE-11284 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Section of Ophthalmology and Vision, Karolinska Institutet, St Erik’s Hospital, SE-11284 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 20, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Biomedical Centre, SE-75124 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 20, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Vertebrate Body Plan, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN Kobe, Chuou-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Cancer Center Karolinska, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
- Corresponding author.E-MAIL ; FAX 46-8-339031
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Transgenic or tumor-induced expression of heparanase upregulates sulfation of heparan sulfate. Nat Chem Biol 2007; 3:773-8. [PMID: 17952066 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2007.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2007] [Accepted: 08/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) interact with numerous proteins of importance in animal development and homeostasis. Heparanase, which is expressed in normal tissues and upregulated in angiogenesis, cancer and inflammation, selectively cleaves beta-glucuronidic linkages in HS chains. In a previous study, we transgenically overexpressed heparanase in mice to assess the overall effects of heparanase on HS metabolism. Metabolic labeling confirmed extensive fragmentation of HS in vivo. In the current study we found that in liver showing excessive heparanase overexpression, HSPG turnover is accelerated along with upregulation of HS N- and O-sulfation, thus yielding heparin-like chains without the domain structure typical of HS. Heparanase overexpression in other mouse organs and in human tumors correlated with increased 6-O-sulfation of HS, whereas the domain structure was conserved. The heavily sulfated HS fragments strongly promoted formation of ternary complexes with fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF1) or FGF2 and FGF receptor 1. Heparanase thus contributes to regulation of HS biosynthesis in a way that may promote growth factor action in tumor angiogenesis and metastasis.
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Dai J, Rabie ABM. VEGF: an essential mediator of both angiogenesis and endochondral ossification. J Dent Res 2007; 86:937-50. [PMID: 17890669 DOI: 10.1177/154405910708601006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 262] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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During bone growth, development, and remodeling, angiogenesis as well as osteogenesis are closely associated processes, sharing some essential mediators. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was initially recognized as the best-characterized endothelial-specific growth factor, which increased vascular permeability and angiogenesis, and it is now apparent that this cytokine regulates multiple biological functions in the endochondral ossification of mandibular condylar growth, as well as long bone formation. The complexity of VEGF biology is paralleled by the emerging complexity of interactions between VEGF ligands and their receptors. This narrative review summarizes the family of VEGF-related molecules, including 7 mammalian members, namely, VEGF, placenta growth factor (PLGF), and VEGF-B, -C, -D, -E, and -F. The biological functions of VEGF are mediated by at least 3 corresponding receptors: VEGFR-1/Flt-1, VEGFR-2/Flk-1, VEGFR-3/Flt-4 and 2 co-receptors of neuropilin (NRP) and heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs). Current findings on endochondral ossification are also discussed, with emphasis on VEGF-A action in osteoblasts, chondroblasts, and chondroclasts/osteoclasts and regulatory mechanisms involving oxygen tension, and some growth factors and hormones. Furthermore, the therapeutic implications of recombinant VEGF-A protein therapy and VEGF-A gene therapy are evaluated. Abbreviations used: VEGF, Vascular endothelial growth factor; PLGF, placenta growth factor; NRP, neuropilin; HSPGs, heparan sulfate proteoglycans; FGF, fibroblast growth factor; TGF, transforming growth factor; HGF, hepatocyte growth factor; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; ECM, extracellular matrix; RTKs, receptor tyrosine kinases; ERK, extracellular signal kinases; HIF, hypoxia-inducible factor.
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- J Dai
- The Biomedical and Tissue Engineering Group, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Magnusson PU, Looman C, Ahgren A, Wu Y, Claesson-Welsh L, Heuchel RL. Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-β Constitutive Activity Promotes Angiogenesis In Vivo and In Vitro. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2007; 27:2142-9. [PMID: 17656670 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000282198.60701.94] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Knockout studies have demonstrated crucial roles for the platelet-derived growth factor-B and its cognate receptor, platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta (PDGFR-beta), in blood vessel maturation, that is, the coverage of newly formed vessels with mural cells/pericytes. This study describes the consequences of a constitutively activating mutation of the PDGFR-beta (Pdgfrb(D849V)) introduced into embryonic stem cells with respect to vasculogenesis/angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. METHODS AND RESULTS Embryonic stem cells were induced to either form teratomas in vivo or embryoid bodies, an in vitro model for mouse embryogenesis. Western blotting studies on embryoid bodies showed that expression of a single allele of the mutant Pdgfrb led to increased levels of PDGFR-beta tyrosine phosphorylation and augmented downstream signal transduction. This was accompanied by enhanced vascular development, followed by exaggerated angiogenic sprouting with abundant pericyte coating as shown by immunohistochemistry/immunofluorescence. Pdgfrb(D849V/+) embryoid bodies were characterized by increased expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A and VEGF receptor-2; neutralizing antibodies against VEGF-A/VEGF receptor-2 blocked vasculogenesis and angiogenesis in mutant embryoid bodies. Moreover, Pdgfrb(D849V/+) embryonic stem cell-derived teratomas in nude mice were more densely vascularized than wild-type teratomas. CONCLUSIONS Increased PDGFR-beta kinase activity is associated with elevated expression of VEGF-A and VEGF receptor-2, acting directly on endothelial cells and resulting in increased vessel formation.
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- Peetra U Magnusson
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Lange C, Ehlken C, Martin G, Konzok K, Moscoso Del Prado J, Hansen LL, Agostini HT. Intravitreal injection of the heparin analog 5-amino-2-naphthalenesulfonate reduces retinal neovascularization in mice. Exp Eye Res 2007; 85:323-7. [PMID: 17662276 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2007.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2006] [Revised: 05/29/2007] [Accepted: 05/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The effect of the heparin analog 5-amino-2-naphthalenesulfonate (5-amino-2-NMS) on retinal neovascularization was investigated in the mouse model for oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR). From postnatal day 7 (P7) until P12, mice were kept in a 75% oxygen environment. On P12, they received an intravitreal injection of 10mM 5-amino-2-NMS in one eye and PBS as control substance in the fellow eye. The animals were intracardially perfused with fluorescein-dextran solution on P17. Retinal whole mounts were prepared and ischemic retinopathy was evaluated in 30 animals using a standardized retinopathy score. A single intravitreal injection of 5-amino-2-NMS reduces significantly angioproliferative changes (blood vessel tufts, extra-retinal neovascularization, and blood vessel tortuosity) compared to the contralateral control eye (p=0.025). The median retinopathy score (maximal 13) for the 5-amino-2-NMS treated eyes was 6 versus 8 for the control eyes. 5-Amino-2-NMS binds to the heparin-binding site of FGF1 and FGF2 and thus may be a promising substance for the local treatment of retinal neovascularization.
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- Clemens Lange
- Augenklinik, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Killianstrasse 5, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- The Developmental Biology Center, Department of Genetics, University of Minnesota, 6-160 Jackson Hall, 321 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Li X, Edholm D, Lanner F, Breier G, Farnebo F, Dimberg A, Claesson-Welsh L. Lentiviral rescue of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 expression in flk1-/- embryonic stem cells shows early priming of endothelial precursors. Stem Cells 2007; 25:2987-95. [PMID: 17702981 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2007-0397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family and its receptors are important for vascular development and maintenance of blood vessels, as well as for angiogenesis, the formation of new vessels. Loss of VEGF receptor-2 (VEGFR-2; designated Flk-1 in mouse) results in arrest of vascular and hematopoietic development in vivo. We used lentiviral transduction to reconstitute VEGFR-2 expression in flk1-/- embryonic stem (ES) cells. VEGF-induced vasculogenesis and sprouting angiogenesis were rescued in transduced ES cultures differentiating in vitro as EBs. Although the transgene was expressed in the pluripotent stem cells and lacked linage restriction during differentiation, the extent of endothelial recruitment was similar to that in wild-type EBs. Reconstitution of VEGFR-2 in flk1-/- ES cells allowed only precommitted precursors to differentiate into functional endothelial cells able to organize into vascular structures. Chimeric EB cultures composed of wild-type ES cells mixed with flk1-/- ES cells or reconstituted VEGFR-2-expressing ES cells were created. In the chimeric cultures, flk1-/- endothelial precursors were excluded from wild-type vessel structures, whereas reconstituted VEGFR-2-expressing precursors became integrated together with wild-type endothelial cells to form chimeric vessels. We conclude that maturation of endothelial precursors, as well as organization into vascular structures, requires expression of VEGFR-2. Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest is found at the end of this article.
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- Xiujuan Li
- Rudbeck Laboratory, Department Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Dag Hammarskjöldsv. 20, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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Blood vessels and lymphatic vessels form extensive networks that are essential for the transport of fluids, gases, macromolecules and cells within the large and complex bodies of vertebrates. Both of these vascular structures are lined with endothelial cells that integrate functionally into different organs, acquire tissue-specific specialization and retain plasticity; thereby, they permit growth during tissue repair or in disease settings. The angiogenic growth of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels coordinates several biological processes such as cell proliferation, guided migration, differentiation and cell-cell communication.
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- Ralf H Adams
- Vascular Development Laboratory, Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, London WC2A 3PX, UK.
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Jakobsson L, Kreuger J, Claesson-Welsh L. Building blood vessels--stem cell models in vascular biology. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 177:751-5. [PMID: 17535968 PMCID: PMC2064276 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200701146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Spheroids of differentiating embryonic stem cells, denoted embryoid bodies, constitute a high-quality model for vascular development, particularly well suited for loss-of-function analysis of genes required for early embryogenesis. This review examines vasculogenesis and angiogenesis in murine embryoid bodies and discusses the promise of stem cell–based models for the study of human vascular development.
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- Lars Jakobsson
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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Yang Y, MacLeod V, Dai Y, Khotskaya-Sample Y, Shriver Z, Venkataraman G, Sasisekharan R, Naggi A, Torri G, Casu B, Vlodavsky I, Suva LJ, Epstein J, Yaccoby S, Shaughnessy JD, Barlogie B, Sanderson RD. The syndecan-1 heparan sulfate proteoglycan is a viable target for myeloma therapy. Blood 2007; 110:2041-8. [PMID: 17536013 PMCID: PMC1976367 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-04-082495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The heparan sulfate proteoglycan syndecan-1 is expressed by myeloma cells and shed into the myeloma microenvironment. High levels of shed syndecan-1 in myeloma patient sera correlate with poor prognosis and studies in animal models indicate that shed syndecan-1 is a potent stimulator of myeloma tumor growth and metastasis. Overexpression of extracellular endosulfatases, enzymes which remove 6-O sulfate groups from heparan sulfate chains, diminishes myeloma tumor growth in vivo. Together, these findings identify syndecan-1 as a potential target for myeloma therapy. Here, 3 different strategies were tested in animal models of myeloma with the following results: (1) treatment with bacterial heparinase III, an enzyme that degrades heparan sulfate chains, dramatically inhibited the growth of primary tumors in the human severe combined immunodeficient (SCID-hu) model of myeloma; (2) treatment with an inhibitor of human heparanase, an enzyme that synergizes with syndecan-1 in promoting myeloma progression, blocked the growth of myeloma in vivo; and (3) knockdown of syndecan-1 expression by RNAi diminished and delayed myeloma tumor development in vivo. These results confirm the importance of syndecan-1 in myeloma pathobiology and provide strong evidence that disruption of the normal function or amount of syndecan-1 or its heparan sulfate chains is a valid therapeutic approach for this cancer.
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- Yang Yang
- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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Tammela T, He Y, Lyytikkä J, Jeltsch M, Markkanen J, Pajusola K, Ylä-Herttuala S, Alitalo K. Distinct Architecture of Lymphatic Vessels Induced by Chimeric Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-C/Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Heparin-Binding Domain Fusion Proteins. Circ Res 2007; 100:1468-75. [PMID: 17478733 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000269043.51272.6d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C and VEGF-D are composed of the receptor-binding VEGF homology domain and a carboxy-terminal silk homology domain that requires proteolytic cleavage for growth factor activation. Here, we explored whether the C-terminal heparin-binding domain of the VEGF
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isoform also containing neuropilin-binding sequences could substitute for the silk homology domain of VEGF-C. Such VEGF-C/VEGF–heparin-binding domain chimeras were produced and shown to activate VEGF-C receptors, and, when expressed in tissues via adenovirus or adeno-associated virus vectors, stimulated lymphangiogenesis in vivo. However, both chimeras induced a distinctly different pattern of lymphatic vessels when compared with VEGF-C. Whereas VEGF-C–induced vessels were initially a dense network of small diameter vessels, the lymphatic vessels induced by the chimeric growth factors tended to form directly along tissue borders, along basement membranes that are rich in heparan sulfate. For example, in skeletal muscle, the chimeras induced formation of lumenized lymphatic vessels more efficiently than wild-type VEGF-C. We conclude that the matrix-binding domain of VEGF can target VEGF-C activity to heparin-rich basement membrane structures. These properties may prove useful for tissue engineering and attempts to regenerate lymphatic vessels in lymphedema patients.
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- Tuomas Tammela
- Molecular/Cancer Biology Laboratory and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Biomedicum Helsinki, the Haartman Institute and Helsinki University Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Heparan sulphate proteoglycans reside on the plasma membrane of all animal cells studied so far and are a major component of extracellular matrices. Studies of model organisms and human diseases have demonstrated their importance in development and normal physiology. A recurrent theme is the electrostatic interaction of the heparan sulphate chains with protein ligands, which affects metabolism, transport, information transfer, support and regulation in all organ systems. The importance of these interactions is exemplified by phenotypic studies of mice and humans bearing mutations in the core proteins or the biosynthetic enzymes responsible for assembling the heparan sulphate chains.
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- Joseph R Bishop
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.
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Götte M, Kersting C, Radke I, Kiesel L, Wülfing P. An expression signature of syndecan-1 (CD138), E-cadherin and c-met is associated with factors of angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in ductal breast carcinoma in situ. Breast Cancer Res 2007; 9:R8. [PMID: 17244359 PMCID: PMC1851383 DOI: 10.1186/bcr1641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2006] [Revised: 11/27/2006] [Accepted: 01/23/2007] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Heparan sulphate proteoglycan syndecan-1 modulates cell proliferation, adhesion, migration and angiogenesis. It is a coreceptor for the hepatocyte growth factor receptor c-met, and its coexpression with E-cadherin is synchronously regulated during epithelial-mesenchymal transition. In breast cancer, changes in the expression of syndecan-1, E-cadherin and c-met correlate with poor prognosis. In this study we evaluated whether coexpression of these functionally linked prognostic markers constitutes an expression signature in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast that may promote cell proliferation and (lymph)angiogenesis. METHODS Expression of syndecan-1, E-cadherin and c-met was detected immunohistochemically using a tissue microarray in tumour specimens from 200 DCIS patients. Results were correlated with the expression patterns of angiogenic and lymphangiogenic markers. Coexpression of the three prognostic markers was evaluated in human breast cancer cells by confocal immunofluorescence microscopy and RT-PCR. RESULTS Coexpression and membrane colocalization of the three markers was confirmed in MCF-7 cells. E-cadherin expression decreased, and c-met expression increased progressively in more aggressive cell lines. Tissue microarray analysis revealed strong positive staining of tumour cells for syndecan-1 in 72%, E-cadherin in 67.8% and c-met in 48.6% of DCIS. E-cadherin expression was significantly associated with c-met and syndecan-1. Expression of c-met and syndecan-1 was significantly more frequent in the subgroup of patients with pure DCIS than in those with DCIS and a coexisting invasive carcinoma. Levels of c-met and syndecan-1 expression were associated with HER2 expression. Expression of c-met significantly correlated with expression of endothelin A and B receptors, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A and fibroblast growth factor receptor-1, whereas E-cadherin expression correlated significantly with endothelin A receptor, VEGF-A and VEGF-C staining. CONCLUSION Syndecan-1, E-cadherin and c-met constitute a marker signature associated with angiogenic and lymphangiogenic factors in DCIS. This coexpression may reflect a state of parallel activation of different signal transduction pathways, promoting tumour cell proliferation and angiogenesis. Our findings have implications for future therapeutic approaches in terms of a multiple target approach, which may be useful early in breast cancer progression.
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- Martin Götte
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Münster University Hospital, Domagkstrasse 11, Münster, D-48149, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Münster University Hospital, Domagkstrasse, Münster, D-48149, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Münster University Hospital, Domagkstrasse 11, Münster, D-48149, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Münster University Hospital, Domagkstrasse 11, Münster, D-48149, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Münster University Hospital, Domagkstrasse 11, Münster, D-48149, Germany
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Fuster MM, Wang L, Castagnola J, Sikora L, Reddi K, Lee PHA, Radek KA, Schuksz M, Bishop JR, Gallo RL, Sriramarao P, Esko JD. Genetic alteration of endothelial heparan sulfate selectively inhibits tumor angiogenesis. J Cell Biol 2007; 177:539-49. [PMID: 17470635 PMCID: PMC2064806 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200610086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2006] [Accepted: 03/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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To examine the role of endothelial heparan sulfate during angiogenesis, we generated mice bearing an endothelial-targeted deletion in the biosynthetic enzyme N-acetylglucosamine N-deacetylase/N-sulfotransferase 1 (Ndst1). Physiological angiogenesis during cutaneous wound repair was unaffected, as was growth and reproductive capacity of the mice. In contrast, pathological angiogenesis in experimental tumors was altered, resulting in smaller tumors and reduced microvascular density and branching. To simulate the angiogenic environment of the tumor, endothelial cells were isolated and propagated in vitro with proangiogenic growth factors. Binding of FGF-2 and VEGF(164) to cells and to purified heparan sulfate was dramatically reduced. Mutant endothelial cells also exhibited altered sprouting responses to FGF-2 and VEGF(164), reduced Erk phosphorylation, and an increase in apoptosis in branching assays. Corresponding changes in growth factor binding to tumor endothelium and apoptosis were also observed in vivo. These findings demonstrate a cell-autonomous effect of heparan sulfate on endothelial cell growth in the context of tumor angiogenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Apoptosis/genetics
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Endothelium, Vascular/enzymology
- Endothelium, Vascular/pathology
- Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/pharmacology
- Heparitin Sulfate/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- Neoplasm Proteins/deficiency
- Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism
- Neoplasms, Experimental/enzymology
- Neoplasms, Experimental/genetics
- Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/enzymology
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/genetics
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/pathology
- Organ Specificity/genetics
- Phosphorylation/drug effects
- Sulfotransferases/deficiency
- Sulfotransferases/metabolism
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/pharmacology
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- Mark M Fuster
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Abramsson A, Kurup S, Busse M, Yamada S, Lindblom P, Schallmeiner E, Stenzel D, Sauvaget D, Ledin J, Ringvall M, Landegren U, Kjellén L, Bondjers G, Li JP, Lindahl U, Spillmann D, Betsholtz C, Gerhardt H. Defective N-sulfation of heparan sulfate proteoglycans limits PDGF-BB binding and pericyte recruitment in vascular development. Genes Dev 2007; 21:316-31. [PMID: 17289920 PMCID: PMC1785125 DOI: 10.1101/gad.398207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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During vascular development, endothelial platelet-derived growth factor B (PDGF-B) is critical for pericyte recruitment. Deletion of the conserved C-terminal heparin-binding motif impairs PDGF-BB retention and pericyte recruitment in vivo, suggesting a potential role for heparan sulfate (HS) in PDGF-BB function during vascular development. We studied the participation of HS chains in pericyte recruitment using two mouse models with altered HS biosynthesis. Reduction of N-sulfation due to deficiency in N-deacetylase/N-sulfotransferase-1 attenuated PDGF-BB binding in vitro, and led to pericyte detachment and delayed pericyte migration in vivo. Reduced N-sulfation also impaired PDGF-BB signaling and directed cell migration, but not proliferation. In contrast, HS from glucuronyl C5-epimerase mutants, which is extensively N- and 6-O-sulfated, but lacks 2-O-sulfated L-iduronic acid residues, retained PDGF-BB in vitro, and pericyte recruitment in vivo was only transiently delayed. These observations were supported by in vitro characterization of the structural features in HS important for PDGF-BB binding. We conclude that pericyte recruitment requires HS with sufficiently extended and appropriately spaced N-sulfated domains to retain PDGF-BB and activate PDGF receptor beta (PDGFRbeta) signaling, whereas the detailed sequence of monosaccharide and sulfate residues does not appear to be important for this interaction.
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- Alexandra Abramsson
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division of Matrix Biology, Karolinska Institute, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Uppsala, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Vascular Biology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, Lincoln’s Inn Fields Laboratories, London WC 2A 3PX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Uppsala, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Vascular Biology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, Lincoln’s Inn Fields Laboratories, London WC 2A 3PX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Vascular Biology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, Lincoln’s Inn Fields Laboratories, London WC 2A 3PX, United Kingdom
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- Vascular Biology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, Lincoln’s Inn Fields Laboratories, London WC 2A 3PX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Uppsala, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Uppsala, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Uppsala, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular Research, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Uppsala, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Uppsala, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Uppsala, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division of Matrix Biology, Karolinska Institute, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Vascular Biology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, Lincoln’s Inn Fields Laboratories, London WC 2A 3PX, United Kingdom
- Corresponding author.E-MAIL ; FAX 44-207-269-3417
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Arai Y, Fujita M, Marui A, Hirose K, Sakaguchi H, Ikeda T, Tabata Y, Komeda M. Combined Treatment With Sustained-Release Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor and Heparin Enhances Neovascularization in Hypercholesterolemic Mouse Hindlimb Ischemia. Circ J 2007; 71:412-7. [PMID: 17322644 DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Whether the combined treatment with sustained-release basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and heparin enhances neovascularization in hypercholesterolemic mouse hindlimb ischemia was investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS Wild-type C57BL/6 and low density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice were assigned to 1 of the following 4 experimental groups and treated for 2 weeks after femoral artery extraction: group N, no treatment; group H, daily subcutaneous injection of heparin calcium; group F, single intramuscular injection of the sustained-release bFGF microspheres; and group FH, combined treatment with sustained-release bFGF and heparin. Among the wild-type mice at 4 weeks after femoral artery extraction, the laser Doppler perfusion image index (LDPII) in groups H, F, and FH was significantly higher than that in group N. The vascular density in group FH was the highest among the 4 groups. The maturation index in the 3 treated groups was significantly higher than that in group N. Among the hypercholesterolemic mice, the LDPII in group FH was significantly higher than that in the other 3 groups. The vascular density and maturation index in group FH were the highest among the 4 groups. CONCLUSIONS Combined treatment with sustained-release bFGF and heparin enhanced neovascularization in the hypercholesterolemic hindlimb ischemia model.
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- Yoshio Arai
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Salnikov AV, Heldin NE, Stuhr LB, Wiig H, Gerber H, Reed RK, Rubin K. Inhibition of carcinoma cell-derived VEGF reduces inflammatory characteristics in xenograft carcinoma. Int J Cancer 2006; 119:2795-802. [PMID: 17019708 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The stroma of carcinomas shares several characteristics with inflamed tissues including a distorted vasculature, active angiogenesis and macrophage infiltration. In addition, the tumor interstitial fluid pressure (P(IF)) of the stroma is pathologically elevated. We show here that bevacizumab [rhuMab vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), Avastin], a monoclonal antibody to VEGF, at a dose of 5 mg/kg modulated inflammation in KAT-4 xenograft human anaplastic thyroid carcinoma tissue. At this dose, bevacizumab reduced the density of macrophages, MHC class II antigen expression by macrophages and IL-1beta mRNA expression. Furthermore, bevacizumab lowered tumor extracellular fluid volume, plasma protein leakage from tumor vessels, the number of CD31-positive structures and tumor P(IF). The tumor plasma volume and the number of alpha-smooth muscle actin-positive vessels, however, remained unchanged. Our data suggest that carcinoma cell-derived VEGF either directly or indirectly participates in maintaining an inflammatory microenvironment in experimental KAT-4 carcinoma. Furthermore, our data indicate that the reduction of inflammation resulting in reduced vascular permeability and decrease in the tumor extracellular fluid volume by bevacizumab contributes to reduced tumor P(IF).
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- Bevacizumab
- Blood Vessels/drug effects
- Blood Vessels/metabolism
- Blood Vessels/pathology
- Cell Count
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chemokines/genetics
- Cytokines/genetics
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Extracellular Fluid/drug effects
- Extracellular Fluid/metabolism
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Humans
- Inflammation/metabolism
- Inflammation/pathology
- Inflammation/prevention & control
- Macrophages/drug effects
- Macrophages/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, SCID
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/genetics
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/pathology
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/prevention & control
- Plasma Volume/drug effects
- Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Thyroid Neoplasms/metabolism
- Thyroid Neoplasms/pathology
- Thyroid Neoplasms/prevention & control
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/genetics
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/immunology
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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- Alexei V Salnikov
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Alexopoulou AN, Multhaupt HAB, Couchman JR. Syndecans in wound healing, inflammation and vascular biology. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2006; 39:505-28. [PMID: 17097330 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2006.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2006] [Revised: 10/20/2006] [Accepted: 10/23/2006] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Syndecans are heparan sulphate proteoglycans consisting of a type I transmembrane core protein modified by heparan sulphate and sometimes chondroitin sulphate chains. They are major proteoglycans of many organs including the vasculature, along with glypicans and matrix proteoglycans. Heparan sulphate chains have potential to interact with a wide array of ligands, including many growth factors, cytokines, chemokines and extracellular matrix molecules relevant to growth regulation in vascular repair, hypoxia, angiogenesis and immune cell function. This is consistent with the phenotypes of syndecan knock-out mice, which while viable and fertile, show deficits in tissue repair. Furthermore, there are potentially important changes in syndecan distribution and function described in a variety of human vascular diseases. The purpose of this review is to describe syndecan structure and function, consider the role of syndecan core proteins in transmembrane signalling and also their roles as co-receptors with other major classes of cell surface molecules. Current debates include potential redundancy between syndecan family members, the significance of multiple heparan sulphate interactions, regulation of the cytoskeleton and cell behaviour and the switch between promoter and inhibitor of important cell functions, resulting from protease-mediated shedding of syndecan ectodomains.
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- Annika N Alexopoulou
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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Kreuger J, Spillmann D, Li JP, Lindahl U. Interactions between heparan sulfate and proteins: the concept of specificity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 174:323-7. [PMID: 16880267 PMCID: PMC2064228 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200604035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 378] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Proteoglycan (PG) coreceptors carry heparan sulfate (HS) chains that mediate interactions with growth factors, morphogens, and receptors. Thus, PGs modulate fundamental processes such as cell survival, division, adhesion, migration, and differentiation. This review summarizes recent biochemical and genetic information that sheds new light on the nature of HS–protein binding. Unexpectedly, many interactions appear to depend more on the overall organization of HS domains than on their fine structure.
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- Johan Kreuger
- Rudbeck Laboratory, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Biomedical Center, Uppsala University, SE-75185 Uppsala, Sweden
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Kirkpatrick CA, Knox SM, Staatz WD, Fox B, Lercher DM, Selleck SB. The function of a Drosophila glypican does not depend entirely on heparan sulfate modification. Dev Biol 2006; 300:570-82. [PMID: 17055473 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2006] [Revised: 09/06/2006] [Accepted: 09/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Division abnormally delayed (Dally) is one of two glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-linked heparan sulfate proteoglycans in Drosophila. Numerous studies have shown that it influences Decapentaplegic (Dpp) and Wingless signaling. It has been generally assumed that Dally affects signaling by directly interacting with these growth factors, primarily through its heparan sulfate (HS) chains. To understand the functional contributions of HS chains and protein core we have (1) assessed the growth factor binding properties of purified Dally using surface plasmon resonance, (2) generated a form of Dally that is not HS modified and evaluated its signaling capacity in vivo. Purified Dally binds directly to FGF2, FGF10, and the functional Dpp homolog BMP4. FGF binding is abolished by preincubation with HS, but BMP4 association is partially HS-resistant, suggesting the Dally protein core contributes to binding. Cell binding and co-immunoprecipitation studies suggest that non-HS-modified Dally retains some ability to bind Dpp or BMP4. Expression of HS-deficient Dally in vivo showed it does not promote signaling as well as wild-type Dally, yet it can rescue several dally mutant phenotypes. These data reveal that heparan sulfate modification of Dally is not required for all in vivo activities and that significant functional capacity resides in the protein core.
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- Catherine A Kirkpatrick
- The Developmental Biology Center, Department of Pediatrics, 6-160 Jackson Hall, 321 Church Street SE, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Rodgers LS, Lalani S, Hardy KM, Xiang X, Broka D, Antin PB, Camenisch TD. Depolymerized Hyaluronan Induces Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, a Negative Regulator of Developmental Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transformation. Circ Res 2006; 99:583-9. [PMID: 16931798 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000242561.95978.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cardiac malformations constitute the most common birth defects, of which heart septal and valve defects are the most frequent forms diagnosed in infancy. These cardiac structures arise from the endocardial cushions through dynamic interactions between cells and the extracellular matrix (cardiac jelly). Targeted deletion of the hyaluronan synthase-2 (
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) gene in mice results in an absence of hyaluronan (HA), cardiac jelly, and endocardial cushions, a loss of vascular integrity, and death at embryonic day 9.5. Despite the requirements for Has2 and its product, HA, in the developing heart, little is known about the normal processing and removal of HA during development. Cell culture studies show that HA obtains new bioactivity after depolymerization into small oligosaccharides. We previously showed reduction in Has2 expression and diminished presence of HA at later stages of heart development as tissue remodeling formed the leaflets of the cardiac valves. Here we show that small oligosaccharide forms of HA (o-HA) act antagonistically to developmental epithelial-to-mesenchymal transformation (EMT), which is required to generate the progenitor cells that populate the endocardial cushions. We further show that o-HA induces vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which acts as a negative regulator of EMT. This is the first report illustrating a functional link between oligosaccharide HA and VEGF. Collectively, our data indicate that following endocardial cell EMT, native HA is likely processed to o-HA, which stimulates VEGF activity to attenuate cardiac developmental EMT.
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- Laurel S Rodgers
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA
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Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) influence the signaling of many growth factors, and recent work shows that they can promote VEGF signaling in trans from the surface of an adjacent cell. This mode of signaling also alters the activation state and internalization of VEGF receptors.
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- Scott B Selleck
- Department of Pediatrics, The Development Biology Center, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 55455, USA
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Olsson AK, Dimberg A, Kreuger J, Claesson-Welsh L. VEGF receptor signalling - in control of vascular function. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2006; 7:359-71. [PMID: 16633338 DOI: 10.1038/nrm1911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2309] [Impact Index Per Article: 128.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Vascular endothelial growth-factor receptors (VEGFRs) regulate the cardiovascular system. VEGFR1 is required for the recruitment of haematopoietic precursors and migration of monocytes and macrophages, whereas VEGFR2 and VEGFR3 are essential for the functions of vascular endothelial and lymphendothelial cells, respectively. Recent insights have shed light onto VEGFR signal transduction and the interplay between different VEGFRs and VEGF co-receptors in development, adult physiology and disease.
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- Anna-Karin Olsson
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Dag Hammarskjöldv. 20, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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