title: Ang-2 and PDGF-BB cooperatively stimulate human peripheral blood monocyte fibrinolysis.
abstract: Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) is a growth factor, which was identified originally as playing a critical role in vessel remodeling during angiogenesis. More recent evidence has indicated additional involvement in vascular homeostatic responses such as coagulation and inflammation, which are central to wound healing. We therefore determined whether a relationship existed between Ang-2 and monocytes, one of the initial cell types to be recruited to a wound, in the context of fibrin clot invasion. Ang-2 significantly increased monocyte invasion of fibrin in the presence of serum. In the absence of serum, it required a combination of Ang-2 and platelet-derived growth factor BB (PDGF-BB) to increase invasion by threefold. Furthermore, it was shown that the heightened invasion was dependent on serine proteases and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and that the combination of Ang-2 and PDGF-BB increased urokinase plasminogen-activator receptor expression, as well as MMP-9 and membrane type 1 MMP expression. These data give further credence to the concept of Ang-2 as a key regulator of several essential phases of wound healing.
authors: Cardiovascular Research Unit, University of Cape Town Medical School, Anzio Road, Observatory, 7925, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors: Louise
authors: L
authors: Bezuidenhout
authors: Mona
authors: M
authors: Bracher
authors: Glenda
authors: G
authors: Davison
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Zilla
authors: Neil
authors: N
authors: Davies
mesh_terms: D042702:Angiopoietin-2 / Q000502:physiology*; D000077214:Becaplermin; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D005337:Fibrin / Q000378:metabolism; D005342:Fibrinolysis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009000:Monocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000502:physiology*; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D055293:Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D042702:Angiopoietin-2; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; C524898:PLAUR protein, human; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D055293:Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator; D000077214:Becaplermin; D005337:Fibrin; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases