Role of growth factors and endothelial cells in therapeutic angiogenesis and tissue engineering.
To achieve the goals of engineering large complex tissues, and possibly internal organs, vascularization of the regenerating tissue is essential. To maintain the initial volume after implantation of regenerated tissue, improved vascularization is considered to be important. Recent advances in understanding the process of blood vessel growth has offered significant tools for the neovascularization of bioengineered tissues and therapeutic angiogenesis. Several angiogenic growth factors including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) were used for vascularization of ischemic tissues. Other approaches such as prevascularization of the scaffold, prior to cell seeding, and incorporation of endothelial cells in the bioengineered tissue showed encouraging results. In this article, we will review recent advances in angiogenic growth factors, and discuss the role of these growth factors and endothelial cells in therapeutic angiogenesis and tissue engineering.
Nomi
Masashi
M
Department of Urology, Kobe Children's Hospital, and Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
Miyake
Hideaki
H
Sugita
Yoshifumi
Y
Fujisawa
Masato
M
Soker
Shay
S
D043924:Angiogenesis Modulating Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000502:physiology* / Q000637:transplantation*; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000502:physiology*; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D023421:Models, Animal; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000502:physiology; D040262:Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor / Q000502:physiology; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D015291:Transforming Growth Factors / Q000502:physiology; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000502:physiology
D043924:Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; D006133:Growth Substances; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor; D015291:Transforming Growth Factors; D040262:Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor