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Functional endothelial cells derived from rhesus monkey embryonic stem cells
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Kaufman, Dan Lewis, Rachel L. Hanson, Eric T. Auerbach, Robert Plendl, Johanna Thomson, James A. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | We have used rhesus monkey embryonic stem (ES) cells to study endothelial cell development. Rhesus ES cells (R366.4 cell line) exposed to medium containing vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), insulin-like growth factor (IGF), and epidermal growth factor (EGF) assumed a relatively uniform endothelial cell morphology and could be propagated and expanded with a consistent phenotype and normal karyotype. When placed in Matrigel, these rhesus ES cell–derived endothelial cells (RESDECs) formed capillary-like structures characteristic of endothelial cells. Immunohistochemical and flow cytometric analysis of RESDECs showed that they take up acetylated low-density lipoprotein (LDL), express CD146, von Willebrand factor, and the integrin αvβ3, and bind the lectin ulex europaeus agglutinin-1. These cells also express the VEGF receptor Flk-1 and secrete VEGF. When introduced in a Matrigel plug implanted subcutaneously in mice, RESDECs formed intact vessels and recruited new endothelial cell growth. In vivo function was demonstrated by coinjection of RESDECs with murine tumor cells subcutaneously into immunocompromised adult mice. RESDECs injected alone did not form measurable tumors. Tumor cells grew more rapidly and had increased vascularization when coinjected with the RESDECs. Immunohistochemical staining demonstrated that the RESDECs participated in forming the tumor neovasculature. RESDECs provide a novel means to examine the mechanisms of endothelial cell development, and may open up new therapeutic strategies. |
| Related Links | http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/103/4/1325.full.pdf |
| Ending Page | 1332 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Starting Page | 1325 |
| DOI | 10.1182/blood-2003-03-0799 |
| Journal | Blood |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 103 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society of Hematology |
| Publisher Date | 2004-02-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Developmental Biology Lipoprotein Stem Cells Fibroblast Growth Factor Mice Endothelial Cell Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Insulin Rhesus Monkey Acetylated Journal: Blood (Vol- 78, Issue- 4) |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |