title: Modulating Notch signaling to enhance neovascularization and reperfusion in diabetic mice.
abstract: Diabetes can diminish the responsiveness to angiogenic factors (e.g., VEGF) important for wound healing and the treatment of ischemic diseases, and this study investigated the hypothesis that this effect can be reversed by altering Notch signaling. Aortic endothelial cells (ECs) isolated from diabetic mice demonstrated reduced sprouting capability in vitro, but adding a Notch inhibitor (DAPT) led to cell-density and VEGF-dose dependent enhancement of proliferation, migration and sprouting, in both 2-D and 3-D cultures, as compared to VEGF alone. The in vivo effects of VEGF and DAPT were tested in the ischemic hind limbs of diabetic mice. Combining VEGF and DAPT delivery resulted in increased blood vessel density (∼150%) and improved tissue perfusion (∼160%), as compared to VEGF alone. To examine if DAPT would interfere with vessel maturation, DAPT was also delivered with a combination of VEGF and platelet derived growth factor (PDGF). DAPT and PDGF did not interfere with the effects of the other, and highly functional and mature networks of vessels could be formed with appropriate delivery. In summary, modulating Notch signaling enhances neovascularization and perfusion recovery in diabetic mice suffering from ischemia, suggesting this approach could have utility for human diabetics.
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Praveen R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Arany
authors.forename: Jaeyun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rivera-Feliciano
authors.forename: Yuan-Shuo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhiheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rask-Madsen
authors.forename: George L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mooney
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D004151:Dipeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000098:blood supply / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D007511:Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000187:drug effects; D051880:Receptors, Notch / Q000378:metabolism*; D015424:Reperfusion; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004151:Dipeptides; C419410:N-(N-(3,5-difluorophenacetyl)alanyl)phenylglycine tert-butyl ester; D051880:Receptors, Notch; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
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