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Loss of endothelial Tie1 receptor impairs lymphatic vessel development-brief report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19910638     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Studies of Tie1 gene-targeted embryos have demonstrated loss of blood vessel integrity, but the relevance of Tie1 in lymphatic vasculature development is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that the swelling observed in Tie1 mutant embryos is associated with lymphatic vascular defects. METHODS AND RESULTS: We could extend the survival of the Tie1-deficient embryos in the ICR background, which allowed us to study their lymphatic vessel development. At embryonic day (E) 14.5, the Tie1(-/-) embryos had edema and hemorrhages and began to die. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that they have abnormal lymph sacs. Tie1(-/-) mutants were swollen already at E12.5 without signs of hemorrhage. Their lymph sacs were abnormally patterned, suggesting that lymphatic malformations precede the blood vascular defects. We generated mice with a conditional Cre/loxP Tie1(neo) locus and found that the homozygous Tie1(neo/neo) hypomorphic embryos survived until E15.5 with lymphatic malformations resembling those seen in the Tie1(-/-) mutants. CONCLUSIONS: Our data show that loss of Tie1 results in lymphatic vascular abnormalities that precede the blood vessel phenotype. These findings indicate that Tie1 is involved in lymphangiogenesis and suggest differential requirements for Tie1 signaling in the two vascular compartments.
Authors:
Gabriela D'Amico; Emilia Anne Korhonen; Marika Waltari; Pipsa Saharinen; Pirjo Laakkonen; Kari Alitalo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-11-12
Journal Detail:
Title:  Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1524-4636     ISO Abbreviation:  Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol.     Publication Date:  2010 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-21     Completed Date:  2010-02-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9505803     Medline TA:  Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  207-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Molecular/Cancer Biology Laboratory, Biomedicum Helsinki, Department of Pathology, Haartman Institute and Helsinki University Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Edema / enzymology,  physiopathology
Embryo Loss
Endothelial Cells / enzymology*,  pathology
Gestational Age
Hemorrhage / enzymology,  physiopathology
Homozygote
Immunohistochemistry
Lymphangiogenesis* / genetics
Lymphatic Vessels / embryology,  enzymology*,  physiopathology
Mice
Mice, Inbred ICR
Mice, Knockout
Phenotype
Receptor, TIE-1 / deficiency,  genetics,  metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 2.7.10.1/Receptor, TIE-1

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