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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
Volume 197, Issue 12, Pages 1755-1765Publisher
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20021659
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intravital fluorescence videomicroscopy; neovascularization; cell trafficking; PSGL-1; selectins
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Tissue neovascularization involves recruitment of circulating endothelial progenitor cells that originate in the bone marrow. Here, we show that a class of embryonic endothelial progenitor cells (Tie-2(+), c-Kit(+), Sca-1(+), and Flk-1(-)/low), which were isolated at E7.5 of mouse development at the onset of vasculogenesis, retain their ability to contribute to tumor angiogenesis in the adult. Using intravital fluorescence videomicroscopy, we further defined the multistep process of embryonic endothelial progenitor cell (eEPC) homing and incorporation. Circulating eEPCs are specifically arrested in hot spots within the tumor microvasculature, extravasate into the interstitium, form multicellular clusters, and incorporate into functional vascular networks. Expression analysis and in vivo blocking experiments provide evidence that the initial cell arrest of eEPC homing is mediated by E- and P-selectin and P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1. This paper provides the first in vivo insights into the mechanisms of endothelial progenitor cell recruitment and, thus, indicates novel ways to interfere with pathological neovascularization.
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