4.6 Article

Angiogenesis and Functional Vessel Formation Induced by Interstitial Flow and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Using a Microfluidic Chip

期刊

MICROMACHINES
卷 13, 期 2, 页码 -

出版社

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/mi13020225

关键词

angiogenesis; interstitial flow; VEGF; microfluidic

资金

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [82073001]
  2. Dalian Science and Technology Innovation Project [2020JJ26SN053]
  3. Scientific Research Foundation for the Introduction of Talent in Shanghai Stomatological Hospital [SSDC-2021-RC01]

向作者/读者索取更多资源

Angiogenesis was assessed using a microfluidic chip, showing VEGF as a key determinant for vascular sprouting initiation. Different isoforms of VEGF displayed varying effects on sprout length and number, vessel perfusion, and connectivity, with VEGF(165) demonstrating the highest capacity to induce vascular sprouting and functional vessel formation.
Angiogenesis occurs during both physiological and pathological processes. In this study, a microfluidic chip for the development of angiogenesis was utilized to assess angiogenic sprouting and functional vessel formation. We also found that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was a determinant of the initiation of vascular sprouts, while the direction of these sprouts was greatly influenced by interstitial flow. Isoforms of VEGF such as VEGF(121), VEGF(165), and VEGF(189) displayed different angiogenic properties on the chip as assessed by sprout length and number, vessel perfusion, and connectivity. VEGF(165) had the highest capacity to induce vascular sprouting among the three isoforms assessed and furthermore, also induced functional vessel formation. This chip could be used to analyze the effect of different angiogenic factors and drugs, as well as to explore the mechanism of angiogenesis induced by such factors.

作者

我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。

评论

主要评分

4.6
评分不足

次要评分

新颖性
-
重要性
-
科学严谨性
-
评价这篇论文

推荐

暂无数据
暂无数据