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BLOOD
卷 109, 期 5, 页码 1962-1970出版社
AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-10-038893
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- NCI NIH HHS [R01 CA095262, R37 CA050286, CA95262, R01 CA050286, CA50286, CA45726, R01 CA045726] Funding Source: Medline
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL78912, P01 HL057900, F32 HL069701, R01 HL078912, 1F32HL69701, HL57900] Funding Source: Medline
In the developing myocardium, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)dependent neovascularization occurs by division of existing vessels, a process that persists for several weeks following birth. During this remodeling phase, mRNA expression of beta 3 integrin in the heart decreases significantly as vessel maturation progresses. However, in male mice lacking beta 3, coronary capillaries fail to mature and continue to exhibit irregular endothelial thickness, endothelial protrusions into the lumen, and expanded cytoplasmic vacuoles. Surprisingly, this phenotype was not seen in female beta 3-null mice. Enhanced VEGF signaling contributes to the beta 3-null phenotype, because these vessels can be normalized by inhibitors of VEGF or Flk-1. Moreover, intravenous injection of VEGF induces a similar angiogenic phenotype in hearts of adult wild-type mice. These findings show a clear vascular phenotype in the hearts of mice lacking beta 3 and suggest this integrin plays a critical role in coronary vascular development and the vascular response to VEGF.
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