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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors (Flt-1 and KDR/Flk-1) during muscle regeneration by immunohistochemistry and real-time RT-PCR. On days 5 and 7 after the induction of injury, VEGF and Flt-1 were detected in the cytoplasm and KDR/Flk-1 in the cytoplasm and on cell membranes of the same regenerating muscle fibers. The levels of these proteins in the regenerating muscle fibers gradually decreased until day 20. In contrast, these proteins were not detected in the fibers of normal muscle. This suggests that regenerating muscle fibers express VEGF and its receptors in response to injury. In addition, we found that the VEGF mRNA transcript transiently increased after 12 h of muscle injury and then returned to the basal levels observed in normal muscles on day 1. The expression of Flt-1 and KDR/Flk-1 mRNA transcripts also peaked on day 3 and then returned to the basal levels observed in normal muscles on day 10. These findings suggest that regenerating muscle fibers are an important source of VEGF and that VEGF signaling through Flt-1 and KDR/Flk-1 may be involved in the process of muscle regeneration in vivo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0862-8408
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
633-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Cytoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Freezing, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Muscle, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Organ Size, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Regeneration, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1, pubmed-meshheading:16497103-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Sequential expression of vascular endothelial growth factor, Flt-1, and KDR/Flk-1 in regenerating mouse skeletal muscle.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemical Sciences, National Institute of Fitness and Sports, Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan. waga@nifs-k.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't