Pericytes modulate endothelial sprouting
Chang WG, Andrejecsk JW, Kluger MS, Saltzman WM, Pober JS. Pericytes modulate endothelial sprouting. Cardiovascular Research 2013, 100: 492-500. PMID: 24042014, PMCID: PMC3826704, DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvt215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBecaplerminCoculture TechniquesCulture Media, ConditionedHepatocyte Growth FactorHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansMicrovesselsNeovascularization, PhysiologicParacrine CommunicationPericytesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sisSignal TransductionSpheroids, CellularTime FactorsTransfectionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AParacrine exchanges of molecular signals between alginate-encapsulated pericytes and freely suspended endothelial cells within a 3D protein gel
Andrejecsk JW, Cui J, Chang WG, Devalliere J, Pober JS, Saltzman WM. Paracrine exchanges of molecular signals between alginate-encapsulated pericytes and freely suspended endothelial cells within a 3D protein gel. Biomaterials 2013, 34: 8899-8908. PMID: 23973174, PMCID: PMC3839675, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsParacrine signalsFunctioning of tissuesProper survivalEndothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsMolecular signalsRegulated deliveryVein endothelial cellsVessel-like structuresLiving cellsProtein gelsHepatocyte growth factorTherapeutic proteinsParacrine exchangesGrowth factorMicrovascular pericytesProteinAngiogenic proteinsCellsVascular tissue engineeringHUVEC behaviorTissue constructsPericytesLocal environment