title: Human microvascular endothelial cell-extracellular matrix interaction in cellular growth state determination.
abstract: We introduce two methods, both of which are based on cellular-extracellular matrix interaction, which will facilitate the study of human microvascular endothelial cells. One method describes the means to obtain a G1 population baseline in human microvascular endothelial cells. Because of the contribution of the extracellular matrix in endothelial cell growth, synchronization in G1 was possible only after the incorporation of angiostatic levels of heparin and hydrocortisone into the extracellular matrix. In the second method, we demonstrate that selective perturbation of human microvascular endothelial cell-extracellular matrix interactions results in the induction of a transitional growth state, between proliferative and differentiated growth states, in human microvascular endothelial cells. In the functional, microtubule formation assays, transitional growth state endothelial cells display rates that are indermediate between those obtained from differentiated and proliferative endothelial cells. Our results demonstrate the importance of the human microvascular endothelial cell-extracellular matrix interaction in the determination of cellular growth state. Our findings also imply that responsiveness of microvascular endothelial cells to their cellular-extracellular matrix environs is highest during the differentiated growth state.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus 43210-1241.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Mallery
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Lantry
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Toms
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Titterington
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Hout
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Brierley
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Stephens
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005001:Ethionine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D016193:G1 Phase; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000098:blood supply / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D005001:Ethionine