TY - JOUR
T1 - A novel regulator of angiogenesis in endothelial cells
T2 - 5-hydroxytriptamine 4 receptor
AU - Profirovic, Jasmina
AU - Strekalova, Elena
AU - Urao, Norifumi
AU - Krbanjevic, Aleksandar
AU - Andreeva, Alexandra V.
AU - Varadarajan, Sudhahar
AU - Fukai, Tohru
AU - Hen, René
AU - Ushio-Fukai, Masuko
AU - Voyno-Yasenetskaya, Tatyana A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This study was supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants R01GM056159, P01HL060678 and R01GM065160 (to T.V.-Y.), R01 HL077524, American Heart Association (AHA) Grant-In-Aid 0555308B and AHA National Innovative Research Grant 0970336 N (to M.U.-F.), and NIH T32HL072742 (to J.P.).
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - The 5-hydroxytryptamine type 4 receptor (5-HT4R) regulates many physiological processes, including learning and memory, cognition, and gastrointestinal motility. Little is known about its role in angiogenesis. Using mouse hindlimb ischemia model of angiogenesis, we observed a significant reduction of limb blood flow recovery 14 days after ischemia and a decrease in density of CD31-positive vessels in adductor muscles in 5-HT4R -/- mice compared to wild type littermates. Our in vitro data indicated that 5-HT4R endogenously expressed in endothelial cells (ECs) may promote angiogenesis. Inhibition of the receptor with 5-HT 4R antagonist RS 39604 reduced EC capillary tube formation in the reconstituted basement membrane. Using Boyden chamber migration assay and wound healing "scratch" assay, we demonstrated that RS 39604 treatment significantly suppressed EC migration. Transendothelial resistance measurement and immunofluorescence analysis showed that a 5-HT4R agonist RS 67333 led to an increase in endothelial permeability, actin stress fiber and interendothelial gap formation. Importantly, we provided the evidence that 5-HT4R-regulated EC migration may be mediated by Gα13 and RhoA. Our results suggest a prominent role of 5-HT4R in promoting angiogenesis and identify 5-HT4R as a potential therapeutic target for modulating angiogenesis under pathological conditions.
AB - The 5-hydroxytryptamine type 4 receptor (5-HT4R) regulates many physiological processes, including learning and memory, cognition, and gastrointestinal motility. Little is known about its role in angiogenesis. Using mouse hindlimb ischemia model of angiogenesis, we observed a significant reduction of limb blood flow recovery 14 days after ischemia and a decrease in density of CD31-positive vessels in adductor muscles in 5-HT4R -/- mice compared to wild type littermates. Our in vitro data indicated that 5-HT4R endogenously expressed in endothelial cells (ECs) may promote angiogenesis. Inhibition of the receptor with 5-HT 4R antagonist RS 39604 reduced EC capillary tube formation in the reconstituted basement membrane. Using Boyden chamber migration assay and wound healing "scratch" assay, we demonstrated that RS 39604 treatment significantly suppressed EC migration. Transendothelial resistance measurement and immunofluorescence analysis showed that a 5-HT4R agonist RS 67333 led to an increase in endothelial permeability, actin stress fiber and interendothelial gap formation. Importantly, we provided the evidence that 5-HT4R-regulated EC migration may be mediated by Gα13 and RhoA. Our results suggest a prominent role of 5-HT4R in promoting angiogenesis and identify 5-HT4R as a potential therapeutic target for modulating angiogenesis under pathological conditions.
KW - 5-hydroxytriptamine 4 receptor
KW - Angiogenesis
KW - Endothelial cell migration
KW - Hindlimb ischemia model
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U2 - 10.1007/s10456-012-9296-7
DO - 10.1007/s10456-012-9296-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 22903372
AN - SCOPUS:84871620065
SN - 0969-6970
VL - 16
SP - 15
EP - 28
JO - Angiogenesis
JF - Angiogenesis
IS - 1
ER -
