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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2003-9-30
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pubmed:abstractText |
This study sought to examine the effect of matrix-bound fibroblasts on angiogenesis and endothelial cell motility. Promotion of angiogenesis by matrix-bound fibroblasts was assessed using rat aortic ring and endothelial tube formation assays. Enhancement of human endothelial cell motility by matrix-bound fibroblasts was assessed using cytodex-2 bead and colloidal gold phagokinetic motility assays. Antibody to hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) but not vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGf) decreased fibroblast-enhanced motility of endothelial cells. The promotion of tube formation by matrix-bound fibroblasts was neutralised with antibodies to HGF/SF and VEGf, both known promoters of angiogenesis. HGF/SF presence was detected by ELISA; whilst the presence of VEGf was detected by Western blotting. These data show that matrix-embedded fibroblasts regulate the motility of vascular endothelial cells and enhance angiogenesis, an effect partly attributed to production of angiogenesis-promoting cytokines HGF/SF and/or VEGf.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:status |
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0969-6970
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
3
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
69-76
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pubmed:year |
1999
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Regulation of angiogenesis and endothelial cell motility by matrix-bound fibroblasts.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Wound Healing Research Unit, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK. martinta1@cf.ac.uk
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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