Platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor mediates angiogenesis and antiapoptosis in rat aortic endothelial cells. 2009

Thiagarajan Hemalatha, and Mitali Tiwari, and Chidambaram Balachandran, and Bhakthavatsalam Murali Manohar, and Rengarajulu Puvanakrishnan
Department of Biotechnology, Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai, India.

This study explores the angiogenic and antiapoptotic activities of platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor (PDECGF) in rat aortic endothelial cells. The effects of PDECGF on rat aortic endothelial cell (RAEC) proliferation, migration, chemotaxis, and tubule formation were investigated in vitro at various concentrations viz., 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 ng x mL(-1) on endothelial cells. Endothelial cells were induced with hypoxic stress and the antiapoptotic effects of PDECGF were analysed by cell survival assay, fluorescence microscopy, cell viability assay, and flow cytometry. The results demonstrated the angiogenic potential of PDECGF on endothelial cells in a dose-dependent manner. PDECGF at 16 and 32 ng x mL(-1) increased cell proliferation (>80%), induced cell migration (>4 fold), stimulated chemotaxis (>2 fold), and increased tubule formation (>3 fold) compared with the control. Studies on hypoxic stress revealed the antiapoptotic nature of PDECGF on endothelial cells. PDECGF treatment enhanced cell survival by 14%, as well as cell viability by 13%, and decreased the percentage of apoptotic cells by 13% as demonstrated by fluorescence-activated cell sorter studies (FACS). In conclusion, this study demonstrated the angiogenic and antiapoptotic potentials of PDECGF on RAEC.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002465 Cell Movement The movement of cells from one location to another. Distinguish from CYTOKINESIS which is the process of dividing the CYTOPLASM of a cell. Cell Migration,Locomotion, Cell,Migration, Cell,Motility, Cell,Movement, Cell,Cell Locomotion,Cell Motility,Cell Movements,Movements, Cell
D002470 Cell Survival The span of viability of a cell characterized by the capacity to perform certain functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, some form of responsiveness, and adaptability. Cell Viability,Cell Viabilities,Survival, Cell,Viabilities, Cell,Viability, Cell
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001011 Aorta The main trunk of the systemic arteries. Aortas
D013939 Thymidine Phosphorylase An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of 2-deoxy-D-ribose from THYMIDINE to orthophosphate, thereby liberating thymidine. PD-ECGF,Platelet-Derived Endothelial Cell Growth Factor,Gliostatin,Platelet Derived Endothelial Cell Growth Factor
D017208 Rats, Wistar A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain. Wistar Rat,Rat, Wistar,Wistar Rats
D017209 Apoptosis A regulated cell death mechanism characterized by distinctive morphologic changes in the nucleus and cytoplasm, including the endonucleolytic cleavage of genomic DNA, at regularly spaced, internucleosomal sites, i.e., DNA FRAGMENTATION. It is genetically programmed and serves as a balance to mitosis in regulating the size of animal tissues and in mediating pathologic processes associated with tumor growth. Apoptosis, Extrinsic Pathway,Apoptosis, Intrinsic Pathway,Caspase-Dependent Apoptosis,Classic Apoptosis,Classical Apoptosis,Programmed Cell Death,Programmed Cell Death, Type I,Apoptoses, Extrinsic Pathway,Apoptoses, Intrinsic Pathway,Apoptosis, Caspase-Dependent,Apoptosis, Classic,Apoptosis, Classical,Caspase Dependent Apoptosis,Cell Death, Programmed,Classic Apoptoses,Extrinsic Pathway Apoptoses,Extrinsic Pathway Apoptosis,Intrinsic Pathway Apoptoses,Intrinsic Pathway Apoptosis
D042783 Endothelial Cells Highly specialized EPITHELIAL CELLS that line the HEART; BLOOD VESSELS; and lymph vessels, forming the ENDOTHELIUM. They are polygonal in shape and joined together by TIGHT JUNCTIONS. The tight junctions allow for variable permeability to specific macromolecules that are transported across the endothelial layer. Capillary Endothelial Cells,Lymphatic Endothelial Cells,Vascular Endothelial Cells,Capillary Endothelial Cell,Cell, Capillary Endothelial,Cell, Endothelial,Cell, Lymphatic Endothelial,Cell, Vascular Endothelial,Cells, Capillary Endothelial,Cells, Endothelial,Cells, Lymphatic Endothelial,Cells, Vascular Endothelial,Endothelial Cell,Endothelial Cell, Capillary,Endothelial Cell, Lymphatic,Endothelial Cell, Vascular,Endothelial Cells, Capillary,Endothelial Cells, Lymphatic,Endothelial Cells, Vascular,Lymphatic Endothelial Cell,Vascular Endothelial Cell

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