Astrocyte-derived VEGF mediates survival and tube stabilization of hypoxic brain microvascular endothelial cells in vitro
Chow J, Ogunshola O, Fan S, Li Y, Ment L, Madri J. Astrocyte-derived VEGF mediates survival and tube stabilization of hypoxic brain microvascular endothelial cells in vitro. Brain Research 2001, 130: 123-132. PMID: 11557101, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-3806(01)00220-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornApoptosisAstrocytesCell CommunicationCell Culture TechniquesCell DivisionCell HypoxiaCell SurvivalCoculture TechniquesCollagenEndothelial Growth FactorsEndothelium, VascularGelsHypoxia, BrainLymphokinesMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRatsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsBrain microvascular endothelial cellsChronic sublethal hypoxiaVascular endothelial growth factorHypoxic conditionsNewborn rat astrocytesMicrovascular endothelial cellsEndothelial growth factorDose-dependent mannerEffects of hypoxiaVEGF receptor 1Mild hypoxic conditionsImportance of VEGFRBE4 cellsRat astrocytesAmount of VEGFSublethal hypoxiaReceptor 1MAPK tyrosine phosphorylationEndothelial cellsGrowth factorRobust inductionVEGFTube formationTube stabilizationExogenous VEGF