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Minuth WW, Denk L. Bridging the gap between traditional cell cultures and bioreactors applied in regenerative medicine: practical experiences with the MINUSHEET perfusion culture system. Cytotechnology 2016; 68:179-96. [PMID: 25894791 PMCID: PMC4754254 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-015-9873-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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To meet specific requirements of developing tissues urgently needed in tissue engineering, biomaterial research and drug toxicity testing, a versatile perfusion culture system was developed. First an individual biomaterial is selected and then mounted in a MINUSHEET(®) tissue carrier. After sterilization the assembly is transferred by fine forceps to a 24 well culture plate for seeding cells or mounting tissue on it. To support spatial (3D) development a carrier can be placed in various types of perfusion culture containers. In the basic version a constant flow of culture medium provides contained tissue with always fresh nutrition and respiratory gas. For example, epithelia can be transferred to a gradient container, where they are exposed to different fluids at the luminal and basal side. To observe development of tissue under the microscope, in a different type of container a transparent lid and base are integrated. Finally, stem/progenitor cells are incubated in a container filled by an artificial interstitium to support spatial development. In the past years the described system was applied in numerous own and external investigations. To present an actual overview of resulting experimental data, the present paper was written.
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- Will W Minuth
- Molecular and Cellular Anatomy, University of Regensburg, University Street 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Molecular and Cellular Anatomy, University of Regensburg, University Street 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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Hauser PV, Nishikawa M, Kimura H, Fujii T, Yanagawa N. Controlled tubulogenesis from dispersed ureteric bud-derived cells using a micropatterned gel. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2014; 10:762-71. [DOI: 10.1002/term.1871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Revised: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Peter V. Hauser
- Renal Regeneration Laboratory; VAGLAHS at Sepulveda; North Hills CA USA
- David Geffen School of Medicine; University of California at Los Angeles; CA USA
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- Renal Regeneration Laboratory; VAGLAHS at Sepulveda; North Hills CA USA
- David Geffen School of Medicine; University of California at Los Angeles; CA USA
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- Institute of Industrial Science; University of Tokyo; Japan
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- Institute of Industrial Science; University of Tokyo; Japan
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- Renal Regeneration Laboratory; VAGLAHS at Sepulveda; North Hills CA USA
- David Geffen School of Medicine; University of California at Los Angeles; CA USA
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Minuth WW, Denk L. Supportive development of functional tissues for biomedical research using the MINUSHEET® perfusion system. Clin Transl Med 2012; 1:22. [PMID: 23369669 PMCID: PMC3560978 DOI: 10.1186/2001-1326-1-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Functional tissues generated under in vitro conditions are urgently needed in biomedical research. However, the engineering of tissues is rather difficult, since their development is influenced by numerous parameters. In consequence, a versatile culture system was developed to respond the unmet needs. Optimal adhesion for cells in this system is reached by the selection of individual biomaterials. To protect cells during handling and culture, the biomaterial is mounted onto a MINUSHEET® tissue carrier. While adherence of cells takes place in the static environment of a 24 well culture plate, generation of tissues is accomplished in one of several available perfusion culture containers. In the basic version a continuous flow of always fresh culture medium is provided to the developing tissue. In a gradient perfusion culture container epithelia are exposed to different fluids at the luminal and basal sides. Another special container with a transparent lid and base enables microscopic visualization of ongoing tissue development. A further container exhibits a flexible silicone lid to apply force onto the developing tissue thereby mimicking mechanical load that is required for developing connective and muscular tissue. Finally, stem/progenitor cells are kept at the interface of an artificial polyester interstitium within a perfusion culture container offering for example an optimal environment for the spatial development of renal tubules. The system presented here was evaluated by various research groups. As a result a variety of publications including most interesting applications were published. In the present paper these data were reviewed and analyzed. All of the results point out that the cell biological profile of engineered tissues can be strongly improved, when the introduced perfusion culture technique is applied in combination with specific biomaterials supporting primary adhesion of cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Will W Minuth
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Anatomy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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Aktas RG, Kayton RJ. Ultrastructural immunolocalization of basic fibroblast growth factor in endothelial cells: morphologic evidence for unconventional secretion of a novel protein. J Mol Histol 2011; 42:417-25. [PMID: 21830143 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-011-9345-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is one of the most potent angiogenic factors. Unlike many other growth factors, bFGF lacks a classic peptide sequence for its secretion. Recent studies suggest that there is an unconventional secretory pathway for this growth factor. The aim of this study was to identify the specific location of bFGF in endothelial cells and to find morphologic evidences concerning its synthesis, storage and release from endothelial cells. The capillaries in hippocampus, adrenal gland, kidney, peripheral nerves as well as the vessels in connective tissues were analysed by using immunogold labeling techniques at electron microscope level. Results show that endogenous bFGF is mainly located in the nuclei of endothelial cells. Slight immunoreactivity is found in the cytoplasm. Immunolabeling is notably absent in pinocytotic vesicles, Golgi complexes, endoplasmic reticulum, nuclear membrane and intercellular junctions. These results provide morphologic evidence suggesting that endothelial cells might export bFGF via unique cellular pathways that are clearly distinct from classical signal peptide mediated secretion and/or release of this protein could be directly through mechanically induced disruptions of these cells. The current study support the recent hypothesis related with unconventional secretory pathway for bFGF as some other "cargo" proteins.
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- Ranan Gulhan Aktas
- Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Koc University, Rumelifeneri Yolu, Sariyer, 34450 Istanbul, Turkey.
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Minuth WW, Denk L, Glashauser A. A modular culture system for the generation of multiple specialized tissues. Biomaterials 2010; 31:2945-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.12.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2009] [Accepted: 12/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Christian P, Stewart CP. Maternal micronutrient deficiency, fetal development, and the risk of chronic disease. J Nutr 2010; 140:437-45. [PMID: 20071652 DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.116327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Early life nutritional exposures, combined with changes in lifestyle in adult life, can result in increased risk of chronic diseases. Although much of the focus on the developmental origins of disease has been on birth size and growth in postnatal life and the availability of energy and protein during these critical developmental periods, micronutrient deficiencies may also play an important role in fetal growth and development. Micronutrient status in fetal and early life may alter metabolism, vasculature, and organ growth and function, leading to increased risk of cardiometabolic disorders, adiposity, altered kidney function, and, ultimately, to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. This review elucidates pathways through which micronutrient deficiencies lead to developmental impairment and describes the research to date on the evidence that micronutrient deficiencies in utero influence the development of chronic disease risk. Animal studies, observational human studies examining maternal diet or micronutrient status, and limited data from intervention studies are reviewed. Where data are lacking, plausible mechanisms and pathways of action have been derived from the existing animal and in vitro models. This review fills a critical gap in the literature related to the seminal role of micronutrients in early life and extends the discussion on the developmental origins of health and disease beyond birth size and energy and protein deficiency.
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- Parul Christian
- Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21200, USA.
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Festag M, Sehner C, Steinberg P, Viertel B. An in vitro embryotoxicity assay based on the disturbance of the differentiation of murine embryonic stem cells into endothelial cells. I: Establishment of the differentiation protocol. Toxicol In Vitro 2007; 21:1619-30. [PMID: 17723288 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2007.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2007] [Revised: 06/22/2007] [Accepted: 06/27/2007] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to establish an experimental protocol to differentiate murine embryonic stem (ES) cells into endothelial cells in vitro. The spinner flask technique as well as the hanging drop method were used to generate so-called embryoid bodies (EBs). In order to find out the optimal differentiation environment, EBs were cultured under various experimental conditions for up to 14 days. The influence of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) alone, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) alone, bFGF and VEGF together and a cocktail consisting of bFGF, VEGF, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and erythropoietin (Epo) on the induction of differentiation of ES cells into endothelial cells was studied. Different concentrations of growth factors and times of treatment were applied. Endothelial cells were characterized by analyzing the expression of platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule (PECAM-1), the endothelial-specific vascular endothelial cadherin (VE-Cadherin), the angiopoietin receptor Tie-2, VEGF receptors 1 and 2 (Flt-1 and Flk-1, respectively) and the soluble form of Flt-1 (sFlt) at the mRNA level. PECAM-1 and VE-Cadherin were also studied at the protein level. The data clearly showed that EBs generated by the hanging drop method, followed by their transfer into suspension culture on day 3 of differentiation and their subsequent plating on day 5 is the best of the studied methods to differentiate ES cells into endothelial cells. Addition of VEGF alone or a cocktail consisting of VEGF, bFGF, IL-6 and Epo resulted in the strongest gene expression levels of the above mentioned endothelial cell markers in the differentiated ES cells.
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- Matthias Festag
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Birkendorfer Str. 65, 88397 Biberach an der Riss, Germany.
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Pina AL, Kubitza M, Brawanski A, Tombran-Tink J, Kloth S. Expression of pigment-epithelium-derived factor during kidney development and aging. Cell Tissue Res 2007; 329:329-38. [PMID: 17497179 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-007-0420-8] [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: 08/30/2006] [Accepted: 03/29/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Inhibitors and stimulators of endothelial cell growth are essential for the coordination of blood vessel formation during organ growth and development. In the adult kidney, one of the major inhibitors of angiogenesis is pigment-epithelium-derived factor (PEDF). We have analyzed the expression and distribution of PEDF during various stages of renal development and aging with particular emphasis on the formation of functional glomeruli. We show that PEDF gene expression and protein levels in the kidney significantly increase with age. We have detected PEDF in the mesenchyme and endothelial cells at all developmental stages studied, in all regions of the nephrogenic zone in which the formation of new blood vessels is associated with the development of nephrons and collecting ducts, and in mature podocytes in the adult kidney. Our results are the first to suggest that PEDF is important in early renal postnatal development, that it could be relevant to the maturation of glomerular function and the filtration barrier formed by these cells, and that it may serve as an anti-angiogenic modulator during kidney development.
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- Ana Luisa Pina
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Clinic of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany.
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Li Z, Jerebtsova M, Liu XH, Tang P, Ray PE. Novel cystogenic role of basic fibroblast growth factor in developing rodent kidneys. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2006; 291:F289-96. [PMID: 16597610 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00382.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a heparin-binding growth factor that is accumulated in human dysplastic and cystic renal diseases. Previous studies have shown that bFGF can modulate the growth of developing renal tubules; however, its role in the pathogenesis of renal cyst formation is not clearly understood. Here, we tested the hypothesis that overexpression of bFGF in developing rodent kidneys induces cyst formation in vivo. We used two different adenoviral-mediated gene-transferring approaches to overexpress bFGF in developing rodent kidneys. Initially, metanephric kidney (MK) explants harvested from embryonic day 15 Sprague-Dawley rats were infected with adenoviral vectors (rAd) encoding human bFGF or LacZ genes and transplanted under the renal capsule of adult female rats. Subsequently, to determine whether bFGF could induce renal cysts in developing kidneys with an intact renal collecting system, we injected rAd-bFGF or LacZ vectors in the retroorbital plexus of newborn mice. Basic FGF induced a more efficient integration of the MK explants into the host kidneys and increased the vascularization and proliferation of developing tubules, leading to tubular dilatation and rapid formation of renal cysts. In addition, we successfully expressed human bFGF in the kidney of newborn mice in vivo and induced tubular dilatation and renal cysts. In contrast, mice injected with rAd-lacZ did not develop tubular dilatation or renal cysts. To the best of our knowledge, these experiments show for the first time that overexpression of bFGF in developing rodent kidneys can induce the formation of renal cysts in vivo.
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MESH Headings
- Adenoviridae/genetics
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn/physiology
- Cell Proliferation
- Female
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/genetics
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/physiology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/physiology
- Gene Transfer Techniques
- Genetic Vectors/genetics
- Humans
- Kidney/chemistry
- Kidney/cytology
- Kidney/growth & development
- Kidney/physiology
- Kidney Diseases, Cystic/etiology
- Kidney Diseases, Cystic/physiopathology
- Kidney Tubules, Collecting/chemistry
- Kidney Tubules, Collecting/cytology
- Kidney Tubules, Collecting/growth & development
- Kidney Tubules, Collecting/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Organ Culture Techniques
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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- Zhuangwu Li
- Center for Genetic Medicine, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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Gravdal K, Halvorsen OJ, Haukaas SA, Akslen LA. Expression of bFGF/FGFR-1 and vascular proliferation related to clinicopathologic features and tumor progress in localized prostate cancer. Virchows Arch 2005; 448:68-74. [PMID: 16220297 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-005-0075-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2005] [Accepted: 08/20/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Microvessel density (MVD) has been associated with progression of prostate cancer. Although basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a known endothelial mitogen, the prognostic role of bFGF and its receptor FGFR-1 in prostate cancer has been controversial. The aim of our study was to examine the tissue distribution and prognostic significance of bFGF, FGFR-1, and microvascular proliferation. Sections from 104 radical prostatectomy specimens were examined by factor VIII/Ki-67 staining for proliferating capillary index (PCI) and MVD, and tissue microarray sections were immunostained for bFGF and FGFR-1. Increased PCI (median 0.49%) was related to strong stromal expression of bFGF (P=0.003) but was without prognostic impact. Strong bFGF staining was associated with well-differentiated tumors, no capsular penetration, low serum-prostate-specific antigen (s-PSA), low tumor cell proliferation, and increased time to biochemical failure (P=0.007), and was of independent prognostic importance in multivariate survival analysis. bFGF expression in vessels was associated with low MVD (P=0.0003). In contrast, strong tumor cell FGFR-1 expression was related to high preoperative s-PSA. Thus, increased stromal and vessel bFGF was associated with less aggressive tumors. Our findings indicate a complex relationship between bFGF/FGFR-1 expression and prognosis of prostate cancer. Vascular proliferation revealed no prognostic impact in this study.
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- Karsten Gravdal
- Section for Pathology, The Gade Institute, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway.
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Pitera JE, Woolf AS, Gale NW, Yancopoulos GD, Yuan HT. Dysmorphogenesis of kidney cortical peritubular capillaries in angiopoietin-2-deficient mice. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2005; 165:1895-906. [PMID: 15579434 PMCID: PMC1618709 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63242-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) modulates Tie-2 receptor activation. In mouse kidney maturation, Ang-2 is expressed in arteries, with lower levels in tubules, whereas Tie-2 is expressed by endothelia. We hypothesized that Ang-2 deficiency disrupts kidney vessel patterning. The normal renal cortical peritubular space contains fenestrated capillaries, which have few pericytes; they receive water and solutes which proximal tubules reclaim from the glomerular filtrate. In wild-type neonates, alpha smooth muscle actin (alpha SMA), platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFR beta), and desmin-expressing cells were not prominent in this compartment. In Ang-2 null mutants, alpha SMA, desmin, and PDGFR beta prominently immunolocalized in cortical peritubular locations. Some alpha SMA-positive cells were closely associated with CD31- and Tie-2-positive peritubular capillary endothelia, and some of the alpha SMA-positive cells expressed PDGFR beta, desmin, and neural/glial cell 2 (NG2), consistent with a pericyte-like identity. Immunoblotting suggested an increase of total and tyrosine-phosphorylated Tie-2 proteins in null mutant versus wild-type kidneys, and electron microscopy confirmed disorganized capillaries and adjacent cells in cortical peritubular spaces in mutant neonate kidneys. Hence, Ang-2 deficiency causes dysmorphogenesis of cortical peritubular capillaries, with adjacent cells expressing pericyte-like markers; we speculate the latter effect is caused by disturbed paracrine signaling between endothelial and surrounding mesenchymal precursor cells.
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- Jolanta E Pitera
- Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
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Akimoto T, Hammerman MR. Microvessel formation from mouse aorta is stimulated in vitro by secreted VEGF and extracts from metanephroi. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2003; 284:C1625-32. [PMID: 12606311 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00436.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have demonstrated that during culture under 5% O(2,) the addition of recombinant human VEGF or FGF2 to mouse embryonic aorta explants (thoracic level to lateral vessels supplying the mesonephros and metanephros) stimulates microvessel formation. Here we show that microvessel formation is also stimulated by addition to explants of supernatants obtained from metanephroi grown in serum-free organ culture or of metanephroi extracts. Supernatants and extracts from metanephroi grown under hypoxic conditions are more stimulatory than supernatants/extracts from metanephroi grown in room air. VEGF and FGF2 can be detected by using immunohistochemistry in developing nephrons in the cultured renal anlagen. Metanephroi supernatants contain more VEGF if renal anlagen are grown under hypoxic conditions than if they are grown in room air. Metanephros supernatant-stimulated microvessel formation is completely inhibited by soluble sFlt-1 fusion protein or anti-VEGF antibodies (alphaVEGF). Extract-stimulated microvessel formation is inhibited by alphaVEGF or anti-FGF2 antibodies, or both. We conclude that metanephroi produce growth factors including VEGF and FGF that enhance microvessel formation from embryonic thoracic aorta in vitro.
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- Tetsu Akimoto
- George M. O'Brien Kidney and Urological Disease Center, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Johkura K, Liang Y, Teng R, Ogiwara N, Sasaki K. Nephrogenesis accompanied by vascularisation in the mouse embryonic metanephros transplanted into the adult kidney for the creation of additional nephrons. Nephrology (Carlton) 2002. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1797.2002.00098.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Straume O, Akslen LA. Importance of vascular phenotype by basic fibroblast growth factor, and influence of the angiogenic factors basic fibroblast growth factor/fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 and ephrin-A1/EphA2 on melanoma progression. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2002; 160:1009-19. [PMID: 11891198 PMCID: PMC1867162 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64922-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The expression of several angiogenic factors and receptors was examined in a series of vertical growth phase cutaneous melanomas using high-throughput tissue microarray technology and immunohistochemistry. The results were correlated with microvessel density, clinicopathological features, and patient survival. Expression of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) was significantly associated with increased microvessel density. Also, we found an independent prognostic importance of vascular phenotype by endothelial cell expression of bFGF; cases with positive vessels had the best prognosis and these tumors revealed a low frequency of vascular invasion (14%) when compared with bFGF-negative vessels (47%). This bFGF-negative phenotype was significantly increased in metastatic lesions. Strong tumor cell expression of FLT-4, ephrin-A1, and EphA2 was associated with increased melanoma thickness, and ephrin-A1 staining was related to decreased survival (P = 0.039). Expression of EphA2 in tumor cells was associated with increased tumor cell proliferation (Ki-67 positivity), indicating possible autocrine growth stimulation. Thus, our findings indicate the presence of phenotypic diversity among tumor-associated vessels, and subgroups defined by bFGF expression may be of clinical importance. bFGF was associated with microvessel density, whereas the ephrin-A1/EphA2 pathway might also be important for tumor cell proliferation and patient survival.
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- Oddbjørn Straume
- Department of Pathology, The Gade Institute, HaukelandUniversity Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Minuth WW, Schumacher K, Strehl R, Kloth S. Physiological and cell biological aspects of perfusion culture technique employed to generate differentiated tissues for long term biomaterial testing and tissue engineering. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE. POLYMER EDITION 2001; 11:495-522. [PMID: 10896044 DOI: 10.1163/156856200743832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Optimal results in biomaterial testing and tissue engineering under in vitro conditions can only be expected when the tissue generated resembles the original tissue as closely as possible. However, most of the presently used stagnant cell culture models do not produce the necessary degree of cellular differentiation, since important morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics disappear, while atypical features arise. To reach a high degree of cellular differentiation and to optimize the cellular environment, an advanced culture technology allowing the regulation of differentiation on different cellular levels was developed. By the use of tissue carriers, a variety of biomaterials or individually selected scaffolds could be tested for optimal tissue development. The tissue carriers are to be placed in perfusion culture containers, which are constantly supplied with fresh medium to avoid an accumulation of harmful metabolic products. The perfusion of medium creates a constant microenvironment with serum-containing or serum-free media. By this technique, tissues could be used for biomaterial or scaffold testing either in a proliferative or in a postmitotic phase, as is observed during natural development. The present paper summarizes technical developments, physiological parameters, cell biological reactions, and theoretical considerations for an optimal tissue development in the field of perfusion culture.
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- W W Minuth
- Department of Anatomy, University of Regensburg, Germany.
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It has recently been established that the microenvironment plays a major role in many physiological and pathological events. Indeed cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix contacts are necessary for much cellular function such as differentiation, proliferation, cell death, apoptosis and angiogenesis. For growth, proliferating tumour cells need to be fed by nutrients and oxygen brought by new vessels. In this context, scientists seek a new model that allows for the investigation of both angiogenesis and the influence of the microenvironment on this phenomenon. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the relation between tumour and endothelial cells grown as spheroids, a technique that allows us to study in three-dimensions the influence of cell contact on this growth. For the purpose of clarification, this review has recategorised the different studies on spheroids into three classes: (1) spheroids grown in vitro and then reimplanted in animals to follow endothelial cell infiltration; (2) spheroids grown in vitro and then cultured on endothelial cell monolayers; (3) tumours grown in vitro such as organotypic culture. This review attempts to demonstrate that spheroid cell cultures are useful for studying the relation between tumour and endothelial cells and to analyse physiological phenomena such as wound healing, extravasation and intravasation.
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- O Oudar
- UPRES 2360, Laboratoire d'Oncologie des tumeurs solides, Faculté de Médecine de Bobigny, U.F.R. S.M.B.H., 74, Rue Marcel-Cachin, F-93017 cedex, Bobigny, France.
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Pancholi S, Earle KA. Pattern of angiogenic cytokine release from human vascular smooth muscle cells programmed by amino acid deprivation. Cytokine 2000; 12:1322-5. [PMID: 10975990 DOI: 10.1006/cyto.2000.0710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) may be programmed by nutrient deprivation. We found that after 2 and 12 h exposure to 75% reduced amino acids, the release of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF beta 1) from VSMC was significantly greater than that from cells maintained in control medium [2572.0 (546.3) vs 602.1 (241.7), P=0.001 and 16 028.0 (2192. 4) vs 13 027.3 (1233.5) pg/10(6)cells, P=0.022 respectively]. These differences were magnified after two passages of exposure for both bFGF (P=0.0001) and TGF beta 1 (P=0.0001). The stimulated release of VEGF by hypoxia and bFGF was unaffected. Amino acid deprivation of human VSMC is associated with a patterned release of angiogenic cytokines which could be relevant to the programmed changes in VSMC phenotype.
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- S Pancholi
- Centre for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk, Whittington Hospital, Clerkenwell Building, Royal Free And University College London Hospital Medical School, London N19 3UA, United Kingdom
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Kloth S, Suter-Crazzolara C. Modulation of renal blood vessel formation by glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor. Microvasc Res 2000; 59:190-4. [PMID: 10625589 DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1999.2214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- S Kloth
- Institute of Anatomy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, Regensburg, D-93053, Germany
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Merlet-Bénichou C, Vilar J, Lelièvre-Pégorier M, Gilbert T. Role of retinoids in renal development: pathophysiological implication. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 1999; 8:39-43. [PMID: 9914859 DOI: 10.1097/00041552-199901000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
Vitamin A closely modulates nephron endowment at birth. It is also required for the development of renal vasculature. Fetal vitamin A status may thus be responsible for most of the variations in nephron number found in the general population, and may play a major role in the intrauterine programming of chronic renal disease and hypertension.
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- C Merlet-Bénichou
- Unité de Recherche sur le Développement Normal et Pathologique des Fonctions Epithéliales, INSERM U319, Université Paris 7-Denis Diderot, France.
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