Mechanical aspects of angiogenesis

M Kretschmer, D Rüdiger, S Zahler - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
… A low concentration leads to a reduction in ligand density and cell–ECM … by endothelial
integrin receptors interacting with ECM proteins and mediating focal adhesion, again regulating

Shear-regulated extracellular microenvironments and endothelial cell surface integrin receptors intertwine in atherosclerosis

FE Mo - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… change and promote their binding with permissive ligands. Disturbed flow activates … The
interaction between ECM and endothelial integrin receptors becomes a favorable therapeutic …

Integrin-Dependent Cell–Matrix Adhesion in Endothelial Health and Disease

J Aman, C Margadant - Circulation Research, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
… vascular ECM proteins and the main binding sites for integrins, … ligands, as well as crosstalk
with other endothelial integrins, as … Importantly, pathways regulating angiogenesis may vary …

Role of integrins in modulating smooth muscle cell plasticity and vascular remodeling: from expression to therapeutic implications

M Jain, AK Chauhan - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
… The expression of different integrins on SMC, their ECM ligand, and their possible role in …
EDA (Fn-EDA) in the ECM is synthesized by vascular cells, including endothelial cells, and its …

RGD-binding integrins revisited: how recently discovered functions and novel synthetic ligands (re-) shape an ever-evolving field

BS Ludwig, H Kessler, S Kossatz, U Reuning - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
… Already in the bent conformation, integrins are capable of binding ECM ligands with low …
to be overexpressed on angiogenic endothelial cells in concert with numerous pro- and anti-…

Interplay Between Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Angiogenesis in Tumor Ecosystem

R Siddhartha, M Garg - Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 2023 - AACR
… to growth factors, and (iii) endothelial integrins. While sensing the proangiogenic directional
cues … remodeling of ECM promotes novel integrinligand interactions (loss of α1β1 integrin

Engineering a collagen matrix for cell‐instructive regenerative angiogenesis

AJ Minor, KLK Coulombe - Journal of Biomedical Materials …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
ECM can be engineered with specific signaling molecules or ligands to elicit an angiogenic
… sprouts suggesting that fibrils are pulled through integrin binding (Figure 1a) as endothelial

Extracellular matrix remodeling in vascular disease: defining its regulators and pathological influence

PK Lin, GE Davis - Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
… state include integrin and nonintegrin ECM receptors, which … membrane components
underlying the endothelial cells (ECs… toll-like receptor ligands, including lipopolysaccharide, that …

Endothelial and Macrophage Interactions in the Angiogenic Niche.

FH Shah, HW Lee - Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
… such as selectins and integrins enables endothelial cells to … In addition to their role in
angiogenesis and ECM remodeling… interact with the monocytes via P-selectin glycoprotein …

Talin-dependent integrin activation is required for endothelial proliferation and postnatal angiogenesis

FE Pulous, JC Carnevale, Z Al-Yafeai, BH Pearson… - Angiogenesis, 2021 - Springer
… Ligation of integrins to ECM ligands initiate intracellular signaling through so-called outside-…
that endothelial cell integrin activation is requisite for retinal and pathological angiogenesis. …