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Maturation of Embryonic Stem Cells Into Endothelial Cells in an In Vitro Model of Vasculogenesis

Hirashima, Masanori, Kataoka, Hiroshi, Nishikawa, Satomi, Matsuyoshi, Norihisa, Nishikawa, Shin-Ichi·1999·Blood

Abstract

A primitive vascular plexus is formed through coordinated regulation of differentiation, proliferation, migration, and cell-cell adhesion of endothelial cell (EC) progenitors. In this study, a culture system was devised to investigate the behavior of purified EC progenitors in vitro. Because Flk-1+ cells derived from ES cells did not initially express other EC markers, they were sorted and used as EC progenitors. Their in vitro differentiation into ECs, via vascular endothelial-cadherin (VE-cadherin)+ platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1)+ CD34−to VE-cadherin+ PECAM-1+CD34+ stage, occurred without exogenous factors, whereas their proliferation, particularly at low cell density, required OP9 feeder cells. On OP9 feeder layer, EC progenitors gave rise to sheet-like clusters of Flk-1+ cells, with VE-cadherin concentrated at the cell-cell junction. The growth was suppressed by Flt-1-IgG1 chimeric protein and dependent on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) but not placenta growth factor (PIGF). Further addition of VEGF resulted in cell dispersion, indicating the role of VEGF in the migration of ECs as well as their proliferation. Cell-cell adhesion of ECs in this culture system was mediated by VE-cadherin. Thus, the culture system described here is useful in dissecting the cellular events of EC progenitors that occur during vasculogenesis and in investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying these processes.

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Authors
Hirashima, M., Kataoka, H., Nishikawa, S., Matsuyoshi, N., & Nishikawa, S.-I.
Venue
Blood
Published
1999-02-15
Volume
93
Issue
4
Pages
1253-1263
ISSN
  • 0006-4971 (ISSN-L)
  • 1528-0020
OpenAlex
W1606473945
Cited by
276
References
55
FWCI
5.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Hirashima, M., Kataoka, H., Nishikawa, S., Matsuyoshi, N., & Nishikawa, S.-I. (1999). Maturation of Embryonic Stem Cells Into Endothelial Cells in an In Vitro Model of Vasculogenesis. Blood. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v93.4.1253

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