Journal
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.620128
Keywords
angiogenesis; endothelial cell; extracellular matrix; cell migration; microfluidic lab-on-a-chip,; proteolysis; cytoskeletal forces; cell proliferation
Funding
- National Institutes of Health [HL124322]
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation [1-INO-2020-916-A-N]
- University of Michigan Rackham Merit Fellowship
- National Science Foundation [DGE1256260]
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The study investigates how various signals regulating endothelial sprouting affect sprout morphology, revealing that sprout stalk cells utilize cytoskeletal forces and proteolysis to promote new vessel formation. The research suggests that sprout cells physically compact and degrade the matrix before expanding laterally, highlighting the role of dynamic interactions in generating functional neovessels.
Angiogenesis is a complex, multicellular process that involves bidirectional interactions between extracellular matrix (ECM) and collectively invading endothelial cell (EC) sprouts that extend the microvasculature during development, wound healing, and disease processes. While many aspects of angiogenesis have been well studied, the relationship between endothelial sprout morphology and subsequent neovessel function remains relatively unknown. Here, we investigated how various soluble and physical matrix cues that regulate endothelial sprouting speed and proliferation correspond to changes in sprout morphology, namely, sprout stalk diameter. We found that sprout stalk cells utilize a combination of cytoskeletal forces and proteolysis to physically compact and degrade the surrounding matrix, thus creating sufficient space in three-dimensional (3D) ECM for lateral expansion. As increasing sprout diameter precedes lumenization to generate perfusable neovessels, this work highlights how dynamic endothelial stalk cell-ECM interactions promote the generation of functional neovessels during sprouting angiogenesis to provide insight into the design of vascularized, implantable biomaterials.
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