Abstract:
:Developing tissue engineering approaches to generate functional vascular networks is important for improving treatments of peripheral and cardiovascular disease. Endothelial colony forming cells (ECFCs) are an endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) population defined by high proliferative potential and an ability to vascularize collagen-based matrices in vivo. Little is known regarding how physical properties of the local cell microenvironment guide vessel formation following EPC transplantation. In vitro evidence suggests that collagen matrix stiffness may modulate EPC vessel formation. The present study determined the ability of 3D collagen matrix physical properties, varied by changing collagen concentration, to influence ECFC vasculogenesis in vivo. Human umbilical cord blood ECFCs were cultured within matrices for 18 h in vitro and then fixed for in vitro analysis or implanted subcutaneously into the flank of immunodeficient mice for 14 days. We report that increasing collagen concentration significantly decreased ECFC derived vessels per area (density), but significantly increased vessel sizes (total cross sectional area). These results demonstrate that the physical properties of collagen matrices influence ECFC vasculogenesis in vivo and that by modulating these properties, one can guide vascularization.
journal_name
Microvasc Resjournal_title
Microvascular researchauthors
Critser PJ,Kreger ST,Voytik-Harbin SL,Yoder MCdoi
10.1016/j.mvr.2010.03.001subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-07-01 00:00:00pages
23-30issue
1eissn
0026-2862issn
1095-9319pii
S0026-2862(10)00046-4journal_volume
80pub_type
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