Notch pathway modulation on bone marrow-derived vascular precursor cells regulates their angiogenic and wound healing potential.
Bone marrow (BM) derived vascular precursor cells (BM-PC, endothelial progenitors) are involved in normal and malignant angiogenesis, in ischemia and in wound healing. However, the mechanisms by which BM-PC stimulate the pre-existing endothelial cells at sites of vascular remodelling/recovery, and t...
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| author | Francisco Caiado Carla Real Tânia Carvalho Sérgio Dias |
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| description | Bone marrow (BM) derived vascular precursor cells (BM-PC, endothelial progenitors) are involved in normal and malignant angiogenesis, in ischemia and in wound healing. However, the mechanisms by which BM-PC stimulate the pre-existing endothelial cells at sites of vascular remodelling/recovery, and their contribution towards the formation of new blood vessels are still undisclosed. In the present report, we exploited the possibility that members of the Notch signalling pathway, expressed by BM-PC during endothelial differentiation, might regulate their pro-angiogenic or pro-wound healing properties. We demonstrate that Notch pathway modulates the adhesion of BM-PC to extracellular matrix (ECM) in vitro via regulation of integrin alpha3beta1; and that Notch pathway inhibition on BM-PC impairs their capacity to stimulate endothelial cell tube formation on matrigel and to promote endothelial monolayer recovery following wounding in vitro. Moreover, we show that activation of Notch pathway on BM-PC improved wound healing in vivo through angiogenesis induction. Conversely, inoculation of BM-PC pre-treated with a gamma secretase inhibitor (GSI) into wounded mice failed to induce angiogenesis at the wound site and did not promote wound healing, presumably due to a lower frequency of BM-PC at the wound area. Our data suggests that Notch pathway regulates BM-PC adhesion to ECM at sites of vascular repair and that it also regulates the capacity of BM-PC to stimulate angiogenesis and to promote wound healing. Drug targeting of the Notch pathway on BM-PC may thus represent a novel strategy to modulate neo-angiogenesis and vessel repair. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87960082a21742ff83879ada7022d8482022-12-21T20:28:29ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032008-01-01311e375210.1371/journal.pone.0003752Notch pathway modulation on bone marrow-derived vascular precursor cells regulates their angiogenic and wound healing potential.Francisco CaiadoCarla RealTânia CarvalhoSérgio DiasBone marrow (BM) derived vascular precursor cells (BM-PC, endothelial progenitors) are involved in normal and malignant angiogenesis, in ischemia and in wound healing. However, the mechanisms by which BM-PC stimulate the pre-existing endothelial cells at sites of vascular remodelling/recovery, and their contribution towards the formation of new blood vessels are still undisclosed. In the present report, we exploited the possibility that members of the Notch signalling pathway, expressed by BM-PC during endothelial differentiation, might regulate their pro-angiogenic or pro-wound healing properties. We demonstrate that Notch pathway modulates the adhesion of BM-PC to extracellular matrix (ECM) in vitro via regulation of integrin alpha3beta1; and that Notch pathway inhibition on BM-PC impairs their capacity to stimulate endothelial cell tube formation on matrigel and to promote endothelial monolayer recovery following wounding in vitro. Moreover, we show that activation of Notch pathway on BM-PC improved wound healing in vivo through angiogenesis induction. Conversely, inoculation of BM-PC pre-treated with a gamma secretase inhibitor (GSI) into wounded mice failed to induce angiogenesis at the wound site and did not promote wound healing, presumably due to a lower frequency of BM-PC at the wound area. Our data suggests that Notch pathway regulates BM-PC adhesion to ECM at sites of vascular repair and that it also regulates the capacity of BM-PC to stimulate angiogenesis and to promote wound healing. Drug targeting of the Notch pathway on BM-PC may thus represent a novel strategy to modulate neo-angiogenesis and vessel repair.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2582964?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Francisco Caiado Carla Real Tânia Carvalho Sérgio Dias Notch pathway modulation on bone marrow-derived vascular precursor cells regulates their angiogenic and wound healing potential. PLoS ONE |
| title | Notch pathway modulation on bone marrow-derived vascular precursor cells regulates their angiogenic and wound healing potential. |
| title_full | Notch pathway modulation on bone marrow-derived vascular precursor cells regulates their angiogenic and wound healing potential. |
| title_fullStr | Notch pathway modulation on bone marrow-derived vascular precursor cells regulates their angiogenic and wound healing potential. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Notch pathway modulation on bone marrow-derived vascular precursor cells regulates their angiogenic and wound healing potential. |
| title_short | Notch pathway modulation on bone marrow-derived vascular precursor cells regulates their angiogenic and wound healing potential. |
| title_sort | notch pathway modulation on bone marrow derived vascular precursor cells regulates their angiogenic and wound healing potential |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2582964?pdf=render |
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