2024
Complementary and Inducible creERT2 Mouse Models for Functional Evaluation of Endothelial Cell Subtypes in the Bone Marrow
Poulos M, Ramalingam P, Winiarski A, Gutkin M, Katsnelson L, Carter C, Pibouin-Fragner L, Eichmann A, Thomas J, Miquerol L, Butler J. Complementary and Inducible creERT2 Mouse Models for Functional Evaluation of Endothelial Cell Subtypes in the Bone Marrow. Stem Cell Reviews And Reports 2024, 20: 1135-1149. PMID: 38438768, PMCID: PMC11087254, DOI: 10.1007/s12015-024-10703-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBone marrowEndothelial cellsMouse modelAdult bone marrowArteriole endothelial cellsAdult BMOff-target activityHematopoietic dysfunctionAdult marrowHematopoietic homeostasisEndothelial cell subtypesVascular subtypeCre-expressing lineEndothelial subtypesEndothelial-specificMouse linesHSC activationCell subtypesEC subtypesParacrine signalingPerivascular cellsModulate HSC activationMarrowSubtypesAdult endothelium
2023
Connexin 43-mediated neurovascular interactions regulate neurogenesis in the adult brain subventricular zone
Genet N, Genet G, Chavkin N, Paila U, Fang J, Vasavada H, Goldberg J, Acharya B, Bhatt N, Baker K, McDonnell S, Huba M, Sankaranarayanan D, Ma G, Eichmann A, Thomas J, Ffrench-Constant C, Hirschi K. Connexin 43-mediated neurovascular interactions regulate neurogenesis in the adult brain subventricular zone. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 112371. PMID: 37043357, PMCID: PMC10564973, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubventricular zoneEndothelial cellsNSC proliferationNSC quiescenceAdult brain subventricular zoneBlood-brain barrierBrain subventricular zoneStem cell therapyNeural stem cell nicheNeurovascular interactionsNeuroblast generationAdult brainSingle-cell RNA sequencingNeurodegenerative disordersChannel-independent mannerCell therapySVZ-NSCsConnexin 43Expression of genesERK activationNSC regulationNSC behaviorRNA sequencingCx43Proliferation
2019
Minimally Invasive Delivery of Microbeads with Encapsulated, Viable and Quiescent Neural Stem Cells to the Adult Subventricular Zone
Matta R, Lee S, Genet N, Hirschi KK, Thomas JL, Gonzalez AL. Minimally Invasive Delivery of Microbeads with Encapsulated, Viable and Quiescent Neural Stem Cells to the Adult Subventricular Zone. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 17798. PMID: 31780709, PMCID: PMC6882840, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54167-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell EncapsulationCell LineCell ProliferationCell SurvivalEndothelial CellsLateral VentriclesMaleMatrix MetalloproteinasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrospheresNeural Stem CellsNeuronsPolyethylene GlycolsRecovery of FunctionStem Cell NicheStem Cell TransplantationConceptsEndothelial cellsSubventricular zoneNSC quiescenceNon-injury modelQuiescent neural stem cellsAdult subventricular zoneNeuronal stem cellsStem cellsNeural stem cellsFunctional recoveryNeurological injuryInflammatory responseNeural stem cell maintenanceNSC deliveryNeural tissue repairNeurological diseasesMouse brainCell therapyNSC viabilityBrainTissue repairInjuryCo-encapsulated cellsSurvivalDelivery
2018
Orchestrating cortical brain development
Thomas JL. Orchestrating cortical brain development. Science 2018, 361: 754-755. PMID: 30139860, DOI: 10.1126/science.aau7155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemBrain developmentEndothelial cellsCentral nervous system morphologyCortical brain developmentNeuronal cell componentsProper brain developmentNervous system morphologyOwn vascular networkGlial cellsNervous systemBlood vesselsNeural tissueVasculatureVascular networkCellsCell componentsNeurons
2017
Modulation of Endothelial Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type 2 Activity by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 3 in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Hwangbo C, Lee HW, Kang H, Ju H, Wiley DS, Papangeli I, Han J, Kim JD, Dunworth WP, Hu X, Lee S, El-Hely O, Sofer A, Pak B, Peterson L, Comhair S, Hwang EM, Park JY, Thomas J, Bautch VL, Erzurum SC, Chun HJ, Jin SW. Modulation of Endothelial Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type 2 Activity by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 3 in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Circulation 2017, 135: 2288-2298. PMID: 28356442, PMCID: PMC5523010, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.025390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBMP receptor type 2Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3Growth factor receptor 3Zebrafish embryosPulmonary arterial endothelial cellsArterial endothelial cellsVEGFR3 expressionBone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalingPulmonary arterial hypertensionMorphogenetic protein signalingEndothelial cellsFamilial pulmonary arterial hypertensionBMPR2 functionsPrimary lung endothelial cellsImpaired BMPBMP signalingBMP stimulationProtein signalingReceptor 3Endothelial-specific deletionEctopic angiogenesisKey regulatorHuman endothelial cellsArterial hypertensionLung endothelial cells
2015
Targeting NCK-Mediated Endothelial Cell Front-Rear Polarity Inhibits Neovascularization
Dubrac A, Genet G, Ola R, Zhang F, Pibouin-Fragner L, Han J, Zhang J, Thomas JL, Chedotal A, Schwartz MA, Eichmann A. Targeting NCK-Mediated Endothelial Cell Front-Rear Polarity Inhibits Neovascularization. Circulation 2015, 133: 409-421. PMID: 26659946, PMCID: PMC4729599, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.017537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFront-rear polaritySprouting angiogenesisSignal integration mechanismImportant drug targetsNck adaptorsCytoskeletal dynamicsEndothelial cell migrationEmbryonic developmentAngiogenesis defectsPAK2 activationVessel sproutsNumber of diseasesBlood vessel growthDrug targetsCell migrationPostnatal retinaAngiogenic growthNckNck1AdaptorVessel growthKey processesEndothelial cellsPathological ocular neovascularizationInhibits neovascularizationVascular Platform to Define Hematopoietic Stem Cell Factors and Enhance Regenerative Hematopoiesis
Poulos MG, Crowley MJP, Gutkin MC, Ramalingam P, Schachterle W, Thomas JL, Elemento O, Butler JM. Vascular Platform to Define Hematopoietic Stem Cell Factors and Enhance Regenerative Hematopoiesis. Stem Cell Reports 2015, 5: 881-894. PMID: 26441307, PMCID: PMC4649106, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2015.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBM endothelial cellsHematopoietic stem cellsBone marrowDevelopment of therapiesAdult bone marrowCytokine profileMyeloablative regimensMyeloablative irradiationStem cell factorRegenerative hematopoiesisPerivascular cellsCellular therapyEndothelial cellsDisease statesCytokine supplementationVascular platformCell factorVascular nicheTherapyPrevious reportsStem cellsVascular remodeling is governed by a VEGFR3-dependent fluid shear stress set point
Baeyens N, Nicoli S, Coon BG, Ross TD, Van den Dries K, Han J, Lauridsen HM, Mejean CO, Eichmann A, Thomas JL, Humphrey JD, Schwartz MA. Vascular remodeling is governed by a VEGFR3-dependent fluid shear stress set point. ELife 2015, 4: e04645. PMID: 25643397, PMCID: PMC4337723, DOI: 10.7554/elife.04645.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Molecular Parallels between Neural and Vascular Development
Eichmann A, Thomas JL. Molecular Parallels between Neural and Vascular Development. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Medicine 2012, 3: a006551. PMID: 23024177, PMCID: PMC3530036, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a006551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemAdult neurogenic nichesMolecular parallelsNeural stem cellsCardiac outputMolecular mechanismsBlood vesselsNeurovascular interactionsVascular developmentHuman diseasesStem cellsCNS blood vesselsHuman central nervous systemBlood-brain barrierVascular endothelial growth factorNeurogenic nicheCell populationsEndothelial growth factorGrowth factorEndothelial cellsBlood glucoseNervous systemImportant roleCellsUnique population
2011
Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 directly regulates murine neurogenesis
Calvo CF, Fontaine RH, Soueid J, Tammela T, Makinen T, Alfaro-Cervello C, Bonnaud F, Miguez A, Benhaim L, Xu Y, Barallobre MJ, Moutkine I, Lyytikkä J, Tatlisumak T, Pytowski B, Zalc B, Richardson W, Kessaris N, Garcia-Verdugo JM, Alitalo K, Eichmann A, Thomas JL. Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 directly regulates murine neurogenesis. Genes & Development 2011, 25: 831-844. PMID: 21498572, PMCID: PMC3078708, DOI: 10.1101/gad.615311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayImmunohistochemistryLymphangiogenesisMiceMice, Mutant StrainsMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNeovascularization, PhysiologicNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3ConceptsNeural stem cellsSubventricular zoneVEGF receptorsNeural cellsVEGFR-3Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) familyEndothelial growth factor familyVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3VEGFR-3 expressionMultipotent neural stem cellsCapillary endothelial cellsGrowth factor receptor 3Overexpression of VEGFGrowth factor familyAdult neurogenesisSVZ neurogenesisReporter miceReceptor 3NeurogenesisNeurodegenerative diseasesConditional deletionEndothelial cellsGrowth factorLigand VEGFInducible deletionRobo4 Maintains Vessel Integrity and Inhibits Angiogenesis by Interacting with UNC5B
Koch AW, Mathivet T, Larrivée B, Tong RK, Kowalski J, Pibouin-Fragner L, Bouvrée K, Stawicki S, Nicholes K, Rathore N, Scales SJ, Luis E, del Toro R, Freitas C, Bréant C, Michaud A, Corvol P, Thomas JL, Wu Y, Peale F, Watts RJ, Tessier-Lavigne M, Bagri A, Eichmann A. Robo4 Maintains Vessel Integrity and Inhibits Angiogenesis by Interacting with UNC5B. Developmental Cell 2011, 20: 33-46. PMID: 21238923, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2010.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, BlockingBlood VesselsCapillary PermeabilityEnzyme ActivationHumansLigandsMiceModels, BiologicalNeovascularization, PathologicNerve Tissue ProteinsNetrin ReceptorsProtein BindingReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, ImmunologicRetinal VesselsSignal TransductionSrc-Family KinasesSus scrofaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsProtein-protein interaction screenVascular endothelial growth factorFunction-blocking monoclonal antibodiesInteraction screenNovel functionGuidance receptorsExtracellular domainNetrin receptorsReceptor familyVessel integrityReceptor interactionInhibits angiogenesisRobo4Unexpected interactionsGrowth factorEndothelial cellsUNC5BVascular integrityEndothelial growth factorAngiogenesisIncreases angiogenesisReceptorsMonoclonal antibodiesIntegrityProtein
2004
The netrin receptor UNC5B mediates guidance events controlling morphogenesis of the vascular system
Lu X, le Noble F, Yuan L, Jiang Q, de Lafarge B, Sugiyama D, Bréant C, Claes F, De Smet F, Thomas JL, Autiero M, Carmeliet P, Tessier-Lavigne M, Eichmann A. The netrin receptor UNC5B mediates guidance events controlling morphogenesis of the vascular system. Nature 2004, 432: 179-186. PMID: 15510105, DOI: 10.1038/nature03080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNetrin receptor UNC5BEndothelial tip cell filopodiaTip cell filopodiaReceptor UNC5BEndothelial tip cellsVascular systemNetrin-1aTip cellsEndothelial cellsProper wiringAxon guidanceCell filopodiaNetrin receptorsGuidance eventsFilopodial retractionMorphogenesisUNC5BVessel branchingAberrant extensionAnatomical similaritiesNetrin-1CellsZebrafishGenesGuidance function