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Jannaway M, Scallan JP. Lymphatic Vascular Permeability Determined from Direct Measurements of Solute Flux. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2711:21-37. [PMID: 37776446 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3429-5_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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The permeability of the lymphatic vasculature is tightly regulated to prevent the excessive leakage of lymph into the tissues, which has profound consequences for edema, immune responses, and lipid absorption. Dysregulated lymphatic permeability is associated with several diseases, including life-threatening chylothorax and pleural effusion that occur in patients with congenital lymphedema and lymphatic malformations. Due to a growing interest in uncovering new mechanisms regulating lymphatic vascular permeability, we recently pioneered methods to quantify this aspect of lymphatic function. Here, we detail our ex vivo method to determine the permeability of mouse collecting lymphatic vessels from direct measurements of solute flux. This method is modified from a similar ex vivo assay that we described for studying the contractile function of murine collecting lymphatic vessels. Since this method also uses the mouse as a model, it enables powerful genetic tools to be combined with this physiological assay to investigate signaling pathways regulating lymphatic vascular permeability.
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- Melanie Jannaway
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
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Gao F, Sun H, Li X, He P. Leveraging avidin-biotin interaction to quantify permeability property of microvessels-on-a-chip networks. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2022; 322:H71-H86. [PMID: 34767485 PMCID: PMC8698539 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00478.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Microvessels-on-a-chip have enabled in vitro studies to closely simulate in vivo microvessel environment. However, assessing microvessel permeability, a functional measure of microvascular exchange, has not been attainable in nonpermeable microfluidic platforms. This study developed a new approach that enables permeability coefficients (Ps) to be quantified in microvessels developed in nonpermeable chip platforms by integrating avidin-biotin technology. Microvessels were developed on biotinylated fibronectin-coated microfluidic channels. Solute transport was assessed by perfusing microvessels with fluorescence-labeled avidin. Avidin molecules that crossed endothelium were captured by substrate biotin and recorded with real-time confocal images. The Ps was derived from the rate of avidin-biotin accumulation at the substrate relative to solute concentration difference across microvessel wall. Avidin tracers with different physiochemical properties were used to characterize the barrier properties of the microvessel wall. The measured baseline Ps and inflammatory mediator-induced increases in Ps and endothelial cell (EC) [Ca2+]i resembled those observed in intact microvessels. Importantly, the spatial accumulation of avidin-biotin at substrate defines the transport pathways. Glycocalyx layer is well formed on endothelium and its degradation increased transcellular transport without affecting EC junctions. This study demonstrated that in vitro microvessels developed in this simply designed microfluidics structurally possess in vivo-like glycocalyx layer and EC junctions and functionally recapitulate basal barrier properties and stimuli-induced responses observed in intact microvessels. This new approach overcomes the limitations of nonpermeable microfluidics and provides an easily executed highly reproducible in vitro microvessel model with in vivo microvessel functionality, suitable for a wide range of applications in blood and vascular research and drug development.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Our study developed a novel method that allows permeability coefficient to be measured in microvessels developed in nonpermeable microfluidic platforms using avidin-biotin technology. It overcomes the major limitation of nonpermeable microfluidic system and provides a simply designed easily executed and highly reproducible in vitro microvessel model with permeability accessibility. This model with in vivo-like endothelial junctions, glycocalyx, and permeability properties advances microfluidics in microvascular research, suitable for a wide range of biomedical and clinical applications.
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Hou P, Zheng F, Corpstein CD, Xing L, Li T. Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation of Subcutaneous Injection and Absorption of Biotherapeutics: Sensitivity Analysis. Pharm Res 2021; 38:1011-1030. [PMID: 34080101 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-021-03062-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE A multiphysics simulation model was recently developed to capture major physical and mechanical processes of local drug transport and absorption kinetics of subcutaneously injected monoclonal antibody (mAb) solutions. To further explore the impact of individual drug attributes and tissue characteristics on the tissue biomechanical response and drug mass transport upon injection, sensitivity analysis was conducted and reported. METHOD Various configurations of injection conditions, drug-associated attributes, and tissue properties were simulated with the developed multiphysics model. Simulation results were examined with regard to tissue deformation, porosity change, and spatiotemporal distributions of pressure, interstitial fluid flow, and drug concentration in the tissue. RESULTS Injection conditions and tissue properties were found influential on the mechanical response of tissue and interstitial fluid velocity to various extents, leading to distinct drug concentration profiles. Intrinsic tissue porosity, lymphatic vessel density, and drug permeability through the lymphatic membrane were particularly essential in determining the local absorption rate of an mAb injection. CONCLUSION The sensitivity analysis study may shed light on the product development of an mAb formulation, as well as on the future development of the simulation method.
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- Peng Hou
- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, 525 Stadium Mall Dr. RHPH Building, Indiana, 47907, West Lafayette, USA
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, 525 Stadium Mall Dr. RHPH Building, Indiana, 47907, West Lafayette, USA
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, 525 Stadium Mall Dr. RHPH Building, Indiana, 47907, West Lafayette, USA
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- Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK
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- Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, 525 Stadium Mall Dr. RHPH Building, Indiana, 47907, West Lafayette, USA.
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Kajihara R, Amari K, Arai N, Nagashio S, Hayashi M, Watanabe-Asaka T, Kaidoh M, Yokoyama Y, Maejima D, Kawai Y, Ohhashi T. Water intake releases serotonin from enterochromaffin cells in rat jejunal villi. Pflugers Arch 2021; 473:921-936. [PMID: 33913004 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-021-02569-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The present study aims to investigate the roles of water intake in serotonin production and release in rat jejunum. We evaluated the changes in concentrations of serotonin in the portal vein and mesenteric lymph vessel induced by the intragastric administration of distilled water. The density of granules in enterochromaffin cells and the immunoreactivity of serotonin in the jejunal villi were investigated before and after water intake. The effects of intravenous administration of serotonin and/or ketanserin on mesenteric lymph flow and concentrations of albumin and IL-22 in the lymph were also addressed. Water intake increased serotonin concentration in the portal vein, but not in the mesenteric lymph vessel. The flux of serotonin through the portal vein was significantly larger than that through the mesenteric lymph vessel. Water intake decreased the density of granules in the enterochromaffin cells and increased the immunoreactivity of serotonin in the jejunal villi. The intravenous administration of serotonin increased significantly mesenteric lymph flow and the concentrations of albumin and IL-22; both were significantly reduced by the intravenous pretreatment with ketanserin. We showed that serotonin released from enterochromaffin cells by water intake was mainly transported through the portal vein. Additionally, serotonin in blood was found to increase mesenteric lymph formation with permeant albumin in the jejunal villi via the activation of 5-HT2 receptor.
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- Ryo Kajihara
- Department of Innovation of Medical and Health Sciences Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
- Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Innovation of Medical and Health Sciences Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
- Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Innovation of Medical and Health Sciences Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
- Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Innovation of Medical and Health Sciences Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
- Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Innovation of Medical and Health Sciences Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
- Division of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Innovation of Medical and Health Sciences Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
- Division of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Innovation of Medical and Health Sciences Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Innovation of Medical and Health Sciences Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Innovation of Medical and Health Sciences Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Innovation of Medical and Health Sciences Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
- Division of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Innovation of Medical and Health Sciences Research, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan.
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Maier-Begandt D, Comstra HS, Molina SA, Krüger N, Ruddiman CA, Chen YL, Chen X, Biwer LA, Johnstone SR, Lohman AW, Good ME, DeLalio LJ, Hong K, Bacon HM, Yan Z, Sonkusare SK, Koval M, Isakson BE. A venous-specific purinergic signaling cascade initiated by Pannexin 1 regulates TNFα-induced increases in endothelial permeability. Sci Signal 2021; 14:14/672/eaba2940. [PMID: 33653920 PMCID: PMC8011850 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aba2940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The endothelial cell barrier regulates the passage of fluid between the bloodstream and underlying tissues, and barrier function impairment exacerbates the severity of inflammatory insults. To understand how inflammation alters vessel permeability, we studied the effects of the proinflammatory cytokine TNFα on transendothelial permeability and electrophysiology in ex vivo murine veins and arteries. We found that TNFα specifically decreased the barrier function of venous endothelium without affecting that of arterial endothelium. On the basis of RNA expression profiling and protein analysis, we found that claudin-11 (CLDN11) was the predominant claudin in venous endothelial cells and that there was little, if any, CLDN11 in arterial endothelial cells. Consistent with a difference in claudin composition, TNFα increased the permselectivity of Cl- over Na+ in venous but not arterial endothelium. The vein-specific effects of TNFα also required the activation of Pannexin 1 (Panx1) channels and the CD39-mediated hydrolysis of ATP to adenosine, which subsequently stimulated A2A adenosine receptors. Moreover, the increase in vein permeability required the activation of the Ca2+ channel TRPV4 downstream of Panx1 activation. Panx1-deficient mice resisted the pathologic effects of sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture on life span and lung vascular permeability. These data provide a targetable pathway with the potential to promote vein barrier function and prevent the deleterious effects of vascular leak in response to inflammation.
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- Daniela Maier-Begandt
- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.,Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, and Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biomedical Center, LMU Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.,Institute of Animal Developmental and Molecular Biology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.,Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion Center for Heart and Reparative Medicine Research, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA.,Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Department of Physical Education, College of Education, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, South Korea
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.,Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. .,Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA. .,Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Li X, Xia J, Nicolescu CT, Massidda MW, Ryan TJ, Tien J. Engineering of microscale vascularized fat that responds to perfusion with lipoactive hormones. Biofabrication 2018; 11:014101. [PMID: 30284537 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/aae5fe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Current methods to treat large soft-tissue defects mainly rely on autologous transfer of adipocutaneous flaps, a method that is often limited by donor site availability. Engineered vascularized adipose tissues can potentially be a viable and readily accessible substitute to autologous flaps. In this study, we engineered a small-scale adipose tissue with pre-patterned vasculature that enables immediate perfusion. Vessels formed after one day of perfusion and displayed barrier function after three days of perfusion. Under constant perfusion, adipose tissues remained viable and responded to lipoactive hormones insulin and epinephrine with lipid accumulation and loss, respectively. Adipocyte growth correlated inversely with distance away from the feeding vessel, as predicted by a Krogh-type model.
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- Xuanyue Li
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, United States of America
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Qiu Y, Ahn B, Sakurai Y, Hansen CE, Tran R, Mimche PN, Mannino RG, Ciciliano JC, Lamb TJ, Joiner CH, Ofori-Acquah SF, Lam WA. Microvasculature-on-a-chip for the long-term study of endothelial barrier dysfunction and microvascular obstruction in disease. Nat Biomed Eng 2018; 2:453-463. [PMID: 30533277 PMCID: PMC6286070 DOI: 10.1038/s41551-018-0224-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Alterations in the mechanical properties of erythrocytes occurring in inflammatory and hematologic disorders such as sickle cell disease (SCD) and malaria often lead to increased endothelial permeability, haemolysis, and microvascular obstruction. However, the associations among these pathological phenomena remain unknown. Here, we report a perfusable, endothelialized microvasculature-on-a-chip featuring an interpenetrating-polymer-network hydrogel that recapitulates the stiffness of blood-vessel intima, basement membrane self-deposition and self-healing endothelial barrier function for longer than 1 month. The microsystem enables the real-time visualization, with high spatiotemporal resolution, of microvascular obstruction and endothelial permeability under physiological flow conditions. We found how extracellular heme, a hemolytic byproduct, induces delayed but reversible endothelial permeability in a dose-dependent manner, and demonstrate that endothelial interactions with SCD or malaria-infected erythrocytes cause reversible microchannel occlusion and increased in situ endothelial permeability. The microvasculature-on-a-chip enables mechanistic insight into the endothelial barrier dysfunction associated with SCD, malaria and other inflammatory and haematological diseases.
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- Yongzhi Qiu
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.,George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Center for Translational and International Hematology, Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. .,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. .,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. .,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Desideri S, Onions KL, Qiu Y, Ramnath RD, Butler MJ, Neal CR, King MLR, Salmon AE, Saleem MA, Welsh GI, Michel CC, Satchell SC, Salmon AHJ, Foster RR. A novel assay provides sensitive measurement of physiologically relevant changes in albumin permeability in isolated human and rodent glomeruli. Kidney Int 2018; 93:1086-1097. [PMID: 29433915 PMCID: PMC5912930 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Increased urinary albumin excretion is a key feature of glomerular disease but has limitations as a measure of glomerular permeability. Here we describe a novel assay to measure the apparent albumin permeability of single capillaries in glomeruli, isolated from perfused kidneys cleared of red blood cells. The rate of decline of the albumin concentration within the capillary lumen was quantified using confocal microscopy and used to calculate apparent permeability. The assay was extensively validated and provided robust, reproducible estimates of glomerular albumin permeability. These values were comparable with previous in vivo data, showing this assay could be applied to human as well as rodent glomeruli. To confirm this, we showed that targeted endothelial glycocalyx disruption resulted in increased glomerular albumin permeability in mice. Furthermore, incubation with plasma from patients with post-transplant recurrence of nephrotic syndrome increased albumin permeability in rat glomeruli compared to remission plasma. Finally, in glomeruli isolated from rats with early diabetes there was a significant increase in albumin permeability and loss of endothelial glycocalyx, both of which were ameliorated by angiopoietin-1. Thus, a glomerular permeability assay, producing physiologically relevant values with sufficient sensitivity to measure changes in glomerular permeability and independent of tubular function, was developed and validated. This assay significantly advances the ability to study biology and disease in rodent and human glomeruli.
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- Sara Desideri
- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Renal, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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Pauty J, Usuba R, Takahashi H, Suehiro J, Fujisawa K, Yano K, Nishizawa T, Matsunaga YT. A Vascular Permeability Assay Using an In Vitro Human Microvessel Model Mimicking the Inflammatory Condition. Nanotheranostics 2017; 1:103-113. [PMID: 29071180 PMCID: PMC5646721 DOI: 10.7150/ntno.18303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 12/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The vascular barrier is an important function of the endothelium and its dysfunction is involved in several diseases. The barrier function of the endothelial cell monolayer is governed by cell-cell, cell-extracellular matrix (cell-ECM) contacts, and inflammatory factors such as thrombin, histamine or vascular endothelial growth factor. Several in vivo and in vitro assays that measure the vascular permeability induced by these factors have been developed. However, they suffer limitations such as being challenging for assessing details of biological processes at a cellular level or lacking the architecture of a vessel, that raise the need for new methods. In vitro 3D model-based assays have thus been developed but assays for investigating compounds that protects the barrier function are lacking. Here we describe the development of an in vitro three-dimensional (3D) vascular endothelium model in which we can manipulate the endothelial barrier function and permeability to molecules, which have a molecular weight similar to human serum albumin, allowing to assess the protective effect of compounds. A microvessel was prepared by culturing human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) within a collagen gel on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) chip. Using fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated dextran (70 kDa, FITC-dextran) and confocal fluorescence microscopy, we showed that the microvessel presented an effective barrier function. We were then able to induce the loss of this barrier function by treatment with the inflammatory factor thrombin. The loss of barrier function was quantified by the extravasation of FITC-dextran into collagen matrix. Furthermore, we were able to analyze the protective effect on the endothelial barrier function of the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) analog, 8-pCPT-2'-O-Me-cAMP (also called 007). In an attempt to understand the effects of thrombin and 007 in our model, we analyzed the adherens junctions and cytoskeleton through immunostaining of the vascular endothelial cadherin and actin, respectively. Our assay method could be used to screen for compounds modulating the barrier function of endothelial cells, as well as investigating mechanistic aspects of barrier dysfunction.
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- Joris Pauty
- Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems (CIBiS), Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan.,LIMMS/CNRS-IIS (UMI 2820), Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems (CIBiS), Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems (CIBiS), Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2, Shinkawa, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
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- Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems (CIBiS), Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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- End-Organ Disease Laboratories, R&D Division, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-2-58, Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 140-8710, Japan
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- End-Organ Disease Laboratories, R&D Division, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-2-58, Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 140-8710, Japan
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- Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems (CIBiS), Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan.,LIMMS/CNRS-IIS (UMI 2820), Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan
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Bogorad MI, Searson PC. Real-time imaging and quantitative analysis of doxorubicin transport in a perfusable microvessel platform. Integr Biol (Camb) 2016; 8:976-84. [PMID: 27523481 PMCID: PMC5035133 DOI: 10.1039/c6ib00082g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Here we report on real-time imaging and quantitative analysis of solute transport in perfusable cylindrical microvessels formed from Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells embedded in a collagen matrix. Fluorescence microscopy was used to image the kinetics of doxorubicin transport following injection. To assess the role of efflux pumps on transport, experiments were performed in microvessels formed from MDCK.2, MDCKII-w/t, and MDCKII-MDR1 cells. MDCKII-w/t and MDCKII-MDR1 showed significant doxorubicin accumulation in the cells, characteristic of the pharmacokinetics of doxorubicin. We present a model for doxorubicin transport that takes into account transport across the cell layer. These results demonstrate how real-time imaging of cell microvessels can be used to analyze the mechanisms of transport and distribution following systemic delivery.
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- Max I Bogorad
- Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Breslin JW, Daines DA, Doggett TM, Kurtz KH, Souza-Smith FM, Zhang XE, Wu MH, Yuan SY. Rnd3 as a Novel Target to Ameliorate Microvascular Leakage. J Am Heart Assoc 2016; 5:e003336. [PMID: 27048969 PMCID: PMC4859298 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.003336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background Microvascular leakage of plasma proteins is a hallmark of inflammation that leads to tissue dysfunction. There are no current therapeutic strategies to reduce microvascular permeability. The purpose of this study was to identify the role of Rnd3, an atypical Rho family GTPase, in the control of endothelial barrier integrity. The potential therapeutic benefit of Rnd3 protein delivery to ameliorate microvascular leakage was also investigated. Methods and Results Using immunofluorescence microscopy, Rnd3 was observed primarily in cytoplasmic areas around the nuclei of human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Permeability to fluorescein isothiocyanate–albumin and transendothelial electrical resistance of human umbilical vein endothelial cell monolayers served as indices of barrier function, and RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42 activities were determined using G‐LISA assays. Overexpression of Rnd3 significantly reduced the magnitude of thrombin‐induced barrier dysfunction, and abolished thrombin‐induced Rac1 inactivation. Depleting Rnd3 expression with siRNA significantly extended the time course of thrombin‐induced barrier dysfunction and Rac1 inactivation. Time‐lapse microscopy of human umbilical vein endothelial cells expressing GFP‐actin showed that co‐expression of mCherry‐Rnd3 attenuated thrombin‐induced reductions in local lamellipodia that accompany endothelial barrier dysfunction. Lastly, a novel Rnd3 protein delivery method reduced microvascular leakage in a rat model of hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation, assessed by both intravital microscopic observation of extravasation of fluorescein isothiocyanate–albumin from the mesenteric microcirculation, and direct determination of solute permeability in intact isolated venules. Conclusions The data suggest that Rnd3 can shift the balance of RhoA and Rac1 signaling in endothelial cells. In addition, our findings suggest the therapeutic, anti‐inflammatory potential of delivering Rnd3 to promote endothelial barrier recovery during inflammatory challenge.
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- Jerome W Breslin
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Department of Surgery, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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Breslin JW, Zhang XE, Worthylake RA, Souza-Smith FM. Involvement of local lamellipodia in endothelial barrier function. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117970. [PMID: 25658915 PMCID: PMC4320108 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Recently we observed that endothelial cells cultured in tightly confluent monolayers display frequent local lamellipodia, and that thrombin, an agent that increases endothelial permeability, reduces lamellipodia protrusions. This led us to test the hypothesis that local lamellipodia contribute to endothelial barrier function. Movements of subcellular structures containing GFP-actin or VE-cadherin-GFP expressed in endothelial cells were recorded using time-lapse microscopy. Transendothelial electrical resistance (TER) served as an index of endothelial barrier function. Changes in both lamellipodia dynamics and TER were assessed during baseline and after cells were treated with either the barrier-disrupting agent thrombin, or the barrier-stabilizing agent sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P). The myosin II inhibitor blebbistatin was used to selectively block lamellipodia formation, and was used to test their role in the barrier function of endothelial cell monolayers and isolated, perfused rat mesenteric venules. Myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation was assessed by immunofluorescence microscopy. Rac1 and RhoA activation were evaluated using G-LISA assays. The role of Rac1 was tested with the specific inhibitor NSC23766 or by expressing wild-type or dominant negative GFP-Rac1. The results show that thrombin rapidly decreased both TER and the lamellipodia protrusion frequency. S1P rapidly increased TER in association with increased protrusion frequency. Blebbistatin nearly abolished local lamellipodia protrusions while cortical actin fibers and stress fibers remained intact. Blebbistatin also significantly decreased TER of cultured endothelial cells and increased permeability of isolated rat mesenteric venules. Both thrombin and S1P increased MLC phosphorylation and activation of RhoA. However, thrombin and S1P had differential impacts on Rac1, correlating with the changes in TER and lamellipodia protrusion frequency. Overexpression of Rac1 elevated, while NSC23766 and dominant negative Rac1 reduced barrier function and lamellipodia activity. Combined, these data suggest that local lamellipodia, driven by myosin II and Rac1, are important for dynamic changes in endothelial barrier integrity.
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- Jerome W. Breslin
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Wong AD, Searson PC. Live-cell imaging of invasion and intravasation in an artificial microvessel platform. Cancer Res 2014; 74:4937-45. [PMID: 24970480 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-14-1042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Methods to visualize metastasis exist, but additional tools to better define the biologic and physical processes underlying invasion and intravasation are still needed. One difficulty in studying metastasis stems from the complexity of the interface between the tumor microenvironment and the vascular system. Here, we report the development of an investigational platform that positions tumor cells next to an artificial vessel embedded in an extracellular matrix. On this platform, we used live-cell fluorescence microscopy to analyze the complex interplay between metastatic cancer cells and a functional artificial microvessel that was lined with endothelial cells. The platform recapitulated known interactions, and its use demonstrated the capabilities for a systematic study of novel physical and biologic parameters involved in invasion and intravasation. In summary, our work offers an important new tool to advance knowledge about metastasis and candidate antimetastatic therapies.
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- Andrew D Wong
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Durán WN, Beuve AV, Sánchez FA. Nitric oxide, S-nitrosation, and endothelial permeability. IUBMB Life 2013; 65:819-26. [PMID: 24078390 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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S-Nitrosation is rapidly emerging as a regulatory mechanism in vascular biology, with particular importance in the onset of hyperpermeability induced by pro-inflammatory agents. This review focuses on the role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)-derived nitric oxide (NO) in regulating S-Nitrosation of adherens junction proteins. We discuss evidence for translocation of eNOS, via caveolae, to the cytosol and analyze the significance of eNOS location for S-Nitrosation and onset of endothelial hyperpermeability to macromolecules.
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- Walter N Durán
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, New Jersey Medical School; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 07101-1709, U.S.A
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Nees S, Juchem G, Eberhorn N, Thallmair M, Förch S, Knott M, Senftl A, Fischlein T, Reichart B, Weiss DR. Wall structures of myocardial precapillary arterioles and postcapillary venules reexamined and reconstructed in vitro for studies on barrier functions. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011; 302:H51-68. [PMID: 21984546 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00358.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The barrier functions of myocardial precapillary arteriolar and postcapillary venular walls (PCA or PCV, respectively) are of considerable scientific and clinical interest (regulation of blood flow and recruitment of immune defense). Using enzyme histochemistry combined with confocal microscopy, we reexamined the cell architecture of human PCA and PVC and reconstructed appropriate in vitro models for studies of their barrier functions. Contrary to current opinion, the PCA endothelial tube is encompassed not by smooth muscle cells but rather by a concentric layer of pericytes cocooned in a thick, microparticle-containing extracellular matrix (ECM) that contributes substantially to the tightness of the arteriolar wall. This core tube extends upstream into the larger arterioles, there additionally enwrapped by smooth muscle. PCV consist of an inner layer of large, contractile endothelial cells encompassed by a fragile, wide-meshed pericyte network with a weakly developed ECM. Pure pericyte and endothelial cell preparations were isolated from PCA and PCV and grown in sandwich cultures. These in vitro models of the PCA and PCV walls exhibited typical histological and functional features. In both plasma-like (PLM) and serum-containing (SCM) media, the PCA model (including ECM) maintained its low hydraulic conductivity (L(P) = 3.24 ± 0.52·10(-8)cm·s(-1)·cmH(2)O(-1)) and a high selectivity index for transmural passage of albumin (SI(Alb) = 0.95 ± 0.02). In contrast, L(P) and SI(Alb) in the PCV model (almost no ECM) were 2.55 ± 0.32·10(-7)cm·s(-1)·cmH(2)O(-1) and 0.88 ± 0.03, respectively, in PLM, and 1.39 ± 0.10·10(-6)cm·s(-1)·cmH(2)O(-1) and 0.49 ± 0.04 in SCM. With the use of these models, systematic, detailed studies on the regulation of microvascular barrier properties now appear to be feasible.
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- Stephan Nees
- Department of Physiology, University of Munich, Germany.
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Effect of sphingosine 1-phosphate on morphological and functional responses in endothelia and venules after scalding injury. Burns 2009; 35:1171-9. [PMID: 19520517 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2009] [Revised: 02/09/2009] [Accepted: 02/16/2009] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The uncontrolled increase of vascular permeability is the major obstacle in treatment of severe burns. Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) has emerged as an important modulator of EC barrier function. This study was designed to explore the effect of S1P on morphological alteration in cultured endothelial cells (ECs) after burned plasma stimulation, and second to investigate the hyper-permeability response in intact vessels after scalding injury. METHODS The distribution of VE-cadherin and F-actin was observed by double staining in primary cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) with immunofluorescence and fluorescent probes; respectively. Permeability changes were measured by a fluorescence ratio technique in isolated venules from rat skin. Burned plasma was obtained from a third-degree scald covering 30% of the total body surface area. RESULTS The intervention with burned plasma on injured rats cultured HUVECs caused a significant disruption of intercellular adherens junction labeled by VE-cadherin staining, accompanied by the formation of F-actin stress fibers in the cells. S1P prevented or reversed these burned plasma-induced morphological alterations in cultured endothelial cells. The inhibition of S1P synthesis with N,N-dimethylsphingosine (DMS) mimicked the burned plasma-evoked redistribution of VE-cadherin and reorganization of F-actin. Venules isolated from burned rats demonstrated similar endothelial cytoskeleton changes with cultured cells under the influence of S1P or DMS. Both pre- and post-burn application of S1P attenuated increased permeability in isolated and perfused skin venules after burned plasma stimulation. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that S1P plays a role in maintaining basal vascular barrier function and could be protective in burn injury by enhancing the endothelial barrier function.
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Ono N, Mizuno R, Ohhashi T. Effective permeability of hydrophilic substances through walls of lymph vessels: roles of endothelial barrier. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005; 289:H1676-82. [PMID: 15964919 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01084.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The wall effective permeability of hydrophilic substances labeled with fluorescent dyes was evaluated in an isolated cannulated rat single lymph vessel through a videomicroscope system. Sodium fluorescein (NaFl; 332 mol wt) and FITC-dextrans (4,400, 12,000, and 71,200 mol wt) were administered into the intraluminal space of the lymph vessels and then excited by a Xenon lamp. Changes in the fluorescence intensity of the dyes were continuously measured by a silicon-intensified target camera through appropriate filters. The net flux of each dye in the wall of the lymph vessels was calculated by the relationship between the fluorescence intensity and the concentration of the dyes. NaFl and FITC-dextran 4,400 in the intraluminal space of isolated rat lymph vessels significantly penetrated the wall of the lymph vessels. FITC-dextran 12,000 in the intraluminal space of isolated rat lymph vessels slightly passed through the lymphatic wall, whereas FITC-dextran 71,200 did not penetrate the wall. Intraluminal pressures ranging from 4 to 8 cmH2O did not significantly affect the net flux of dyes used in the present study. After administration of 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate into the lymph vessels, the net flux of FITC-dextran 4,400 and 12,000 but not 71,200 was augmented significantly. These results suggest that small molecular hydrophilic substances (≤4,400) are permeable from the intraluminal to extraluminal space of isolated lymph vessels and that the endothelial cell surface structure may play a barrier role in the effective permeability of large molecular hydrophilic substances (4,400 to 12,000) through the wall of the lymph vessels.
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- Nobuyuki Ono
- Department of Physiology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, 390-8621 Japan
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Focal adhesions composed of integrins provide an important structural basis for anchoring the endothelial lining to its surrounding matrices in the vascular wall. Complex molecular reactions occur at the endothelial cell-matrix contact sites in response to physical and chemical stress present in the circulatory system. Recent experimental evidence points to the importance of focal adhesions in the regulation of microvascular barrier function. On one hand, the adhesive interaction between integrins and their extracellular ligands is essential to the maintenance of endothelial barrier properties, and interruption of integrin-matrix binding leads to leaky microvessels. On the other hand, focal adhesion assembly and activation serve as important signalling events in modulating endothelial permeability under stimulatory conditions in the presence of angiogenic factors, inflammatory mediators, or physical forces. The focal responses show distinctive patterns with different temporal characteristics, whereas focal adhesion kinase (FAK) plays a central role in initiating and integrating various signalling pathways that ultimately affect the barrier function. The molecular basis of focal adhesion-dependent microvascular permeability is currently under investigation, and advances in the technologies of computerized quantitative microscopy and intact microvessel imaging should aid the establishment of a functional significance for focal adhesions in the physiological regulation of microvascular permeability.
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- Mack H Wu
- Department of Surgery, University of California at Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
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Wang J, Whitt SP, Rubin LJ, Huxley VH. Differential coronary microvascular exchange responses to adenosine: roles of receptor and microvessel subtypes. Microcirculation 2005; 12:313-26. [PMID: 16020078 PMCID: PMC3347489 DOI: 10.1080/10739680590934736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the role of adenosine receptors in the regulation of coronary microvascular permeability to porcine serum albumin (P(s)(PSA)). METHODS Solute flux was measured in single perfused arterioles and venules isolated from pig hearts using fluorescent dye-labeled probes by microspectro-fluorometry. Messenger RNA, protein, and cellular distribution of adenosine receptors in arterioles and venules were analyzed by RT-PCR, immunoblot, and immunofluorescence. RESULTS Control venule P(s)(PSA) (10.7 +/- 4.8 x 10(- 7) cm x s(- 1)) was greater than that of arterioles (6.4+/- 2.8 x 10(-7) cm . s(-1); p < .05). Arteriolar P(s)(PSA) decreased (p < .05) with adenosine suffusion over the range from 10(- 8) to 10(-5) M, while venular P(s)(PSA) did not change. The nonselective A(1) and A(2) receptor antagonist, 8-(p-sulfophenyl) theophylline, blocked the adenosine-induced decrease in arteriolar P(s)(PSA). Messenger RNA for adenosine A(1), A(2A), A(2B), and A(3) receptors was expressed in arterioles and venules. Protein for A(1), A(2A), and A(2B), but not A(3), was detected in both microvessel types and was further demonstrated on vascular endothelial cells. CONCLUSION Arteriolar P(s)(PSA) decreases with adenosine suffusion but not venular P(s)(PSA). Adenosine A(1), A(2A), and A(2B) receptors are expressed in both arterioles and venules. Selective receptor-linked cellular signaling mechanisms underlying the regulation of permeability remain to be determined.
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MESH Headings
- Adenosine/pharmacology
- Animals
- Arterioles/chemistry
- Capillary Permeability
- Coronary Circulation/physiology
- Fluorescent Dyes
- In Vitro Techniques
- Microcirculation
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Perfusion
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- Receptor, Adenosine A1/analysis
- Receptor, Adenosine A1/genetics
- Receptor, Adenosine A1/physiology
- Receptor, Adenosine A2A/analysis
- Receptor, Adenosine A2A/genetics
- Receptor, Adenosine A2A/physiology
- Receptor, Adenosine A2B/analysis
- Receptor, Adenosine A2B/genetics
- Receptor, Adenosine A2B/physiology
- Receptor, Adenosine A3/analysis
- Receptor, Adenosine A3/genetics
- Receptor, Adenosine A3/physiology
- Receptors, Purinergic P1/analysis
- Receptors, Purinergic P1/genetics
- Receptors, Purinergic P1/physiology
- Serum Albumin/metabolism
- Swine
- Venules/chemistry
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- Jianjie Wang
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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Breslin JW, Sun H, Xu W, Rodarte C, Moy AB, Wu MH, Yuan SY. Involvement of ROCK-mediated endothelial tension development in neutrophil-stimulated microvascular leakage. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005; 290:H741-50. [PMID: 16172166 PMCID: PMC2802275 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00238.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Neutrophil-induced coronary microvascular barrier dysfunction is an important pathophysiological event in heart disease. Currently, the precise cellular and molecular mechanisms of neutrophil-induced microvascular leakage are not clear. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that rho kinase (ROCK) increases coronary venular permeability in association with elevated endothelial tension. We assessed permeability to albumin (P(a)) in isolated porcine coronary venules and in coronary venular endothelial cell (CVEC) monolayers. Endothelial barrier function was also evaluated by measuring transendothelial electrical resistance (TER) of CVEC monolayers. In parallel, we measured isometric tension of CVECs grown on collagen gels. Transference of constitutively active (ca)-ROCK protein into isolated coronary venules or CVEC monolayers caused a significant increase in P(a) and decreased TER in CVECs. The ROCK inhibitor Y-27632 blocked the ca-ROCK-induced changes. C5a-activated neutrophils (10(6)/ml) also significantly elevated venular P(a), which was dose-dependently inhibited by Y-27632 and a structurally distinct ROCK inhibitor, H-1152. In CVEC monolayers, activated neutrophils increased permeability with a concomitant elevation in isometric tension, both of which were inhibited by Y-27632 or H-1152. Treatment with ca-ROCK also significantly increased CVEC monolayer permeability and isometric tension, coupled with actin polymerization and elevated phosphorylation of myosin regulatory light chain on Thr18/Ser19. The data suggest that during neutrophil activation, ROCK promotes microvascular leakage in association with actin-myosin-mediated tension development in endothelial cells.
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- Jerome W Breslin
- UCDMC Dept. of Surgery, Div. of Research, 2805 50th St., Rm. 2411, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
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Huxley VH, Wang J, Whitt SP. Sexual dimorphism in the permeability response of coronary microvessels to adenosine. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2004; 288:H2006-13. [PMID: 15563527 PMCID: PMC3332336 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01007.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gender influences volume regulation via several mechanisms; whether these include microvascular exchange, especially in the heart, is not known. In response to adenosine (Ado), permeability (P(s)) to protein of coronary arterioles of female pigs decreases acutely. Whether Ado induces similar P(s) changes in arterioles from males or whether equivalent responses occur in coronary venules of either sex has not been determined. Hypotheses that 1) basal P(s) properties and 2) P(s) responses to vasoactive stimuli are sex independent were evaluated from measures of P(s) to two hydrophilic proteins, alpha-lactalbumin and porcine serum albumin (PSA), in arterioles and venules isolated from hearts of adult male and female pigs. Consistent with hypothesis 1, basal P(s) values of both microvessel types were independent of sex. Contrary to hypothesis 2, P(s) responses to Ado varied with sex, protein, and vessel type. Confirming earlier studies, Ado induced a approximately 20% decrease in P(s) to both proteins in coronary arterioles from females. In arterioles from males, Ado did not change P(s) for alpha-lactalbumin (P(s)(alpha-lactalb), 3 +/- 13%), whereas P(s) for PSA (P(s)(PSA)) decreased by 27 +/- 8% (P < 0.005). In venules from females, Ado elevated P(s)(PSA) by 44 +/- 20% (P < 0.05), whereas in those from males, Ado reduced P(s)(PSA) by 24 +/- 5% (P < 0.05). The variety of outcomes is consistent with transvascular protein and protein-carried solute flux being regulated by multiple sex-dependent mechanisms in the heart and provides evidence of differences in exchange homeostasis of males and females in health and, likely, disease.
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- Virginia H Huxley
- Dept. of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
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Wu MH, Yuan SY, Granger HJ. The protein kinase MEK1/2 mediate vascular endothelial growth factor- and histamine-induced hyperpermeability in porcine coronary venules. J Physiol 2004; 563:95-104. [PMID: 15539400 PMCID: PMC1665553 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.076075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) have been implicated in the signal transduction of the endothelial response to growth factors and inflammatory stimuli. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that the p42/44 MAPK pathway plays a common role in mediating the microvascular hyperpermeability response to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and histamine. The apparent permeability coefficient of albumin was measured in isolated and perfused coronary venules. Application of VEGF induced a rapid increase in venular permeability, and the effect was blocked by PD98059 and UO126, selective inhibitors of the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase MEK1/2, in a dose-dependent pattern. The same MEK1/2 inhibitors dose-dependently attenuated the increase in venular permeability caused by histamine. In addition, the increases in venular permeability caused by agents that are known to activate the nitric oxide pathway, including the calcium ionophore ionomycin, the nitric oxide donor S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine, and the protein kinase G activator 8-bromo-cGMP, were significantly attenuated in venules pretreated with the MEK1/2 inhibitors. Furthermore, transfection of venules with active MEK1 increased baseline permeability. In contrast, transfection of active ERK1, a downstream target of MEK1/2, did not significantly alter the basal permeability of venules. Moreover, inhibition of ERK1/2 with a specific inhibiting peptide did not prevent the hyperpermeability response to VEGF or histamine. The results suggest that activation of MEK1/2 may play a central role in the signal transduction of microvascular hyperpermeability in response to growth factors and inflammatory mediators.
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- Mack H Wu
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medical Physiology, College of Medicine, Texas A & M University System Health Science Center, 702 Southwest HK Dodgen Loop, Temple, TX 76504, USA.
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Guo M, Wu MH, Granger HJ, Yuan SY. Transference of recombinant VE-cadherin cytoplasmic domain alters endothelial junctional integrity and porcine microvascular permeability. J Physiol 2004; 554:78-88. [PMID: 14678493 PMCID: PMC1664736 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.051086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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VE-cadherin constitutes endothelial adherens junctions through a homophilic binding of its extracellular domain and by the anchoring of its intracellular domain to actin cytoskeleton via catenins. The aim of this study was to determine the functional importance of VE-cadherin-cytoskeleton association in the maintenance of endothelial junctional integrity. A recombinant VE-cadherin cytoplasmic domain (rVE-cad CPD) was expressed in E. coli and purified through Ni-NTA spin columns. Immunoprecipitation assays showed that rVE-cad CPD was able to bind beta-catenin in vitro and to compete with endogenous VE-cadherin for binding of beta-catenin in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. A significant increase in the transendothelial flux of albumin was observed in the endothelial cell monolayers transfected with rVE-cad CPD. Importantly, transfection of rVE-cad CPD into intact isolated coronary venules markedly elevated the albumin permeability of the venular endothelium. In addition, immunofluorescence microscopic analysis revealed a conformational change of VE-cadherin from a uniform, continuous distribution along the cell membrane under control conditions to a diffuse, stitch-like pattern after rVE-cad CPD transfection. The effects were likely due to an attenuated anchorage of endogenous VE-cadherin to the cytoskeleton, as evidenced by a decreased partitioning of VE-cadherin in the detergent-insoluble cytoskeletal pool. The results suggest that the intracellular association of VE-cadherin with beta-catenin-linked cytoskeleton is essential to the maintenance of endothelial junctional integrity and microvascular permeability.
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- Mingzhang Guo
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Surgery, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 702 Southwest H. K. Dodgen Loop, Temple, TX 76504, USA
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Wu MH, Guo M, Yuan SY, Granger HJ. Focal adhesion kinase mediates porcine venular hyperpermeability elicited by vascular endothelial growth factor. J Physiol 2003; 552:691-9. [PMID: 12949227 PMCID: PMC2343443 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.048405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is known to mediate endothelial cell adhesion and migration in response to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The aim of this study was to explore a potential role for FAK in VEGF regulation of microvascular endothelial barrier function. The apparent permeability coefficient of albumin (Pa) was measured in intact isolated porcine coronary venules. Treating the vessels with VEGF induced a time- and concentration-dependent increase in Pa. Inhibition of FAK through direct delivery of FAK-related non-kinase (FRNK) into venular endothelium did not alter basal barrier function but significantly attenuated VEGF-elicited hyperpermeability. Furthermore, cultured human umbilical vein endothelial monolayers displayed a similar hyperpermeability response to VEGF which was greatly attenuated by FRNK. Western blot analysis showed that VEGF promoted FAK phosphorylation in a time course correlating with that of venular hyperpermeability. The phosphorylation response was blocked by FRNK treatment. In addition, VEGF stimulation caused a significant morphological change of FAK from a punctate pattern to an elongated, dash-like staining that aligned with the longitudinal axis of the cells. Taken together, the results suggest that FAK contributes to VEGF-elicited vascular hyperpermeability. Phosphorylation of FAK may play an important role in the signal transduction of vascular barrier response to VEGF.
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- Mack H Wu
- Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Medical Physiology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 702 Southwest HK Dodgen Loop, Temple, TX 76504, USA.
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Tinsley JH, Ustinova EE, Xu W, Yuan SY. Src-dependent, neutrophil-mediated vascular hyperpermeability and beta-catenin modification. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2002; 283:C1745-51. [PMID: 12388068 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00230.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The hyperpermeability response of microvessels in inflammation involves complex signaling reactions and structural modifications in the endothelium. Our goal was to determine the role of Src-family kinases (Src) in neutrophil-mediated venular hyperpermeability and possible interactions between Src and endothelial barrier components. We found that inhibition of Src abolished the increases in albumin permeability caused by C5a-activated neutrophils in intact, perfused coronary venules, as well as in cultured endothelial monolayers. Activated neutrophils increased Src phosphorylation at Tyr416, which is located in the catalytic domain, and decreased phosphorylation at Tyr527 near the carboxyl terminus, events consistent with reports that phosphorylating and transforming activities of Src are upregulated by Tyr416 phosphorylation and negatively regulated by Tyr527 phosphorylation. Furthermore, neutrophil stimulation resulted in association of Src with the endothelial junction protein beta-catenin and beta-catenin tyrosine phosphorylation. These phenomena were abolished by blockage of Src activity. Taken together, our studies link for the first time neutrophil-induced hyperpermeability to a pathway involving Src kinase activation, Src/beta-catenin association, and beta-catenin tyrosine phosphorylation in the microvascular endothelium.
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- John H Tinsley
- Department of Surgery, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Temple, Texas 76504, USA.
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Neal CR, Bates DO. Measurement of hydraulic conductivity of single perfused Rana mesenteric microvessels between periods of controlled shear stress. J Physiol 2002; 543:947-57. [PMID: 12231650 PMCID: PMC2290550 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.026369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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A new method for the determination of hydraulic conductivity in individually perfused microvessels in vivo is described. A vessel is cannulated at both ends with glass micropipettes and the fluid filtration rate across the vessel wall measured from the velocities of red cells when the pressure in the micropipettes is balanced. Hydraulic conductivity measured using this double-cannulation method (2.6 (+/- 0.9) x 10(-7) cm s(-1) cmH(2)O(-1)) was not significantly different from that measured using a previously described technique in the same vessel (2.4 (+/- 0.9) x 10(-7) cm s(-1) cmH(2)O(-1) using the Landis-Michel method). Shear stress on the vessel wall was controlled by changing the difference between the inflow and outflow pressures during periods of perfusion. The volume flow through the vessel, calculated from red cell velocity either in the vessel or in the pipette, was linearly proportional to this pressure difference. Higher flow rates could only be calculated from red cell velocities in the micropipette. There was no relationship between the imposed shear stress and intervening measurements of hydraulic conductivity (r = 0.029). This novel technique has advantages over the Landis-Michel method, which include the control of outflow resistance, the measurement of shear stress under conditions of controlled pressure, the elimination of compression damage to the vessel (since vessel occlusion is not necessary) and assessment of hydraulic conductivity over the same length of vessel throughout the experiment. The measurement of solute concentrations by indwelling micropipette electrodes and the collection of perfusate for analysis are other possibilities.
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- C R Neal
- Microvascular Research Laboratories, Department of Physiology, Preclinical Veterinary School, Southwell Street, University of Bristol, Bristol BS2 8EJ, UK
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Wu MH, Ustinova E, Granger HJ. Integrin binding to fibronectin and vitronectin maintains the barrier function of isolated porcine coronary venules. J Physiol 2001; 532:785-91. [PMID: 11313446 PMCID: PMC2278579 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.0785e.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Integrin-mediated endothelial cell-extracellular matrix adhesion plays a critical role in maintaining the structural integrity of microvascular walls. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of specific integrin extracellular domain binding to matrix fibronectin and vitronectin on the barrier function of intact microvascular endothelium. The apparent permeability coefficient of albumin was measured in isolated and perfused porcine coronary venules using a fluorescence ratioing technique with the aid of fluorescence microscopy. Inhibition of integrin binding to either fibronectin with GRGDdSP peptide or vitronectin with GPenGRGDSPCA peptide dose-dependently increased venular permeability by 2- to 3-fold. The effects were sustained for more than 60 min and were reversible upon clearance of the peptides. In contrast, the inactive control peptide GRADSP did not significantly affect venular permeability. Pretreatment of the venules with purified human fibronectin and vitronectin, respectively, prevented the hyperpermeability response to GRGDdSP and GPenGRGDSPCA. GRGDSP, a peptide that inhibits integrin binding to both fibronectin and vitronectin, produced an even higher permeability (4.5-fold) in venules than GRGDdSP or GPenGRGDSPCA alone, and the effect was blunted in vessels preincubated with both fibronectin and vitronectin. The results indicate the importance of integrin-matrix interaction in the physiological regulation of microvascular permeability. It is likely that both fibronectin and vitronectin binding to integrins contribute to the maintenance of endothelial barrier function in venules.
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- M H Wu
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Temple, TX 76504, USA.
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Huxley VH, Williams DA. Role of a glycocalyx on coronary arteriole permeability to proteins: evidence from enzyme treatments. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000; 278:H1177-85. [PMID: 10749712 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.278.4.h1177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Whereas the glycocalyx of endothelial cells has been shown to influence solute flux from capillary microvessels, little is known about its contribution to the movement of macromolecules across the walls of other microvessels. We evaluated the hypothesis that a glycocalyx contributes resistance to protein flux measured in coronary arterioles. Apparent solute permeability (P(s)) to two proteins of different size and similar charge, alpha-lactalbumin (alpha-lactalb) and porcine serum albumin (PSA), was determined in arterioles isolated from the hearts of 43 female Yucatan miniature swine. P(s) was assessed in arterioles with an "intact" glycocalyx under control conditions and again after suffusion with adenosine (Ado, 10(-5) M, n = 42 arterioles, N = 29 pigs). In a second set of experiments (n = 21 arterioles, N = 21 pigs) arteriolar P(s) was determined before and after perfusion with enzyme (pronase or heparinase), which was used to digest the glycocalyx. P(s) was assessed a third time on those microvessels after exposure to Ado. Consistent with the hypothesis, P(s) for PSA (P(PSA)(s)) and P(s) for alpha-lactalb (P(alpha-lactalb)(s)) increased from basal levels following enzyme treatment. Subsequent suffusion with Ado, a significant metabolite known to alter coronary vascular smooth muscle tone and permeability, resulted in a significant reduction of basal P(alpha-lactalb)(s) in both untreated and enzyme-treated arterioles. Furthermore, in untreated arterioles, P(PSA)(s) was unchanged by Ado suffusion, whereas Ado induced a pronounced reduction in P(PSA)(s) of enzyme-treated vessels. These data demonstrate that in intact coronary arterioles an enzyme-sensitive layer, most likely at the endothelial cell surface, contributes significantly to net barrier resistance to solute flux.
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- V H Huxley
- Department of Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA.
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This article summarizes a 2-day workshop on the coronary microcirculation held in Bethesda, Md, in September 1994 and sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. The workshop explored a variety of topics pertaining to coronary microvascular physiology and pathophysiology. The latest methodologies that are being used to investigate the coronary microvasculature, including endoscopic microscopy of the intramural coronary microvasculature and micro-x-ray computerized tomography, were discussed. The most recent advances in the regulation of the coronary microcirculation-for example, myogenic and flow-dependent responses, KATP channels, and regional heterogeneity-were reported. The workshop touched on the relation of the microcirculation to clinically important conditions and offered recommendations for future research in this important area. Comparisons are made to recent advances in the peripheral circulation and current gaps in our knowledge concerning the coronary microcirculation. In recent years, research on the coronary microcirculation has made substantial advances, in part as a result of investigations in the peripheral microcirculation but also because of the application of unique methodologies. This research is providing new ways to investigate abnormalities of myocardial perfusion, an area of inquiry that until recently has been limited to examination of coronary pressure-flow relationships.
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- W M Chilian
- Vascular Research Program, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Rockledge Center, Bethesda, MD 20892-7956, USA
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