title: A novel molecule Me6TREN promotes angiogenesis via enhancing endothelial progenitor cell mobilization and recruitment.
abstract: Critical limb ischaemia is the most severe clinical manifestation of peripheral arterial disease. The circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play important roles in angiogenesis and ischemic tissue repair. The increase of circulating EPC numbers by using mobilization agents is critical for obtaining a better therapeutic outcome in patients with ischemic disease. Here, we firstly report a novel small molecule, Me6TREN (Me6), can efficiently mobilize EPCs into the blood circulation. Single injection of Me6 induced a long-lasting increase in circulating Flk-1(+) Sca-1(+) EPC numbers. In a mouse hind limb ischemia (HLI) model, local intramuscular transplantation of these Me6-mobilized cells accelerated the blood flow restoration in the ischemic muscles. More importantly, systemic administration of Me6 notably increased the capillary density, arteriole density and regenerative muscle weight in the ischemic tissue of HLI. Mechanistically, we found Me6 reduced stromal cell-derived factor-1α level in bone marrow by up-regulation of matrix metallopeptidase-9 expression, which allowed the dissemination of EPCs into peripheral blood. These data indicate that Me6 may represent a potentially useful therapy for ischemic disease via enhancing autologous EPC recruitment and promote angiogenesis.
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Haixu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Sihan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Xiangliang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Blood-borne Virus, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Xinlong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Lijuan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Bowen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Xue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Nan
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Yanhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: 1] Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Beijing Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Beijing 100850, China [2] South China Research Center for Stem Cell &Regenerative Medicine, AMMS, Guangzhou 510005, China.
authors.forename: Xuetao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pei
mesh_terms: D043925:Angiogenesis Inducing Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects*; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12 / Q000097:blood; D066026:Endothelial Progenitor Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D005021:Ethylamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000098:blood supply; D061307:Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D007511:Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D043925:Angiogenesis Inducing Agents; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12; D005021:Ethylamines; C587015:tris(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)amine; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9; C501830:Mmp9 protein, mouse