Fluid forces control endothelial sprouting

JW Song, LL Munn - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
During angiogenesis, endothelial cells (ECs) from intact blood vessels quickly infiltrate
avascular regions via vascular sprouting. This process is fundamental to many normal and …

Fluid shear stress threshold regulates angiogenic sprouting

PA Galie, DHT Nguyen, CK Choi… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The density and architecture of capillary beds that form within a tissue depend on many
factors, including local metabolic demand and blood flow. Here, using microfluidic control of …

Matrix density mediates polarization and lumen formation of endothelial sprouts in VEGF gradients

A Shamloo, SC Heilshorn - Lab on a Chip, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Endothelial cell (EC) sprouting morphogenesis is a critical step during angiogenesis, the
formation of new blood vessels from existing conduits. Here, three-dimensional sprouting …

[HTML][HTML] Blood flow forces in shaping the vascular system: a focus on endothelial cell behavior

P Campinho, A Vilfan, J Vermot - Frontiers in physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The endothelium is the cell monolayer that lines the interior of the blood vessels separating
the vessel lumen where blood circulates, from the surrounding tissues. During embryonic …

Endothelial cell traction and ECM density influence both capillary morphogenesis and maintenance in 3-D

E Kniazeva, AJ Putnam - American Journal of Physiology …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Identifying the mechanisms regulating angiogenesis in pathological conditions such as
cancer and heart disease is crucial to develop successful therapies. The dependence of …

Perfused 3D angiogenic sprouting in a high-throughput in vitro platform

V Van Duinen, D Zhu, C Ramakers, AJ Van Zonneveld… - Angiogenesis, 2019 - Springer
Angiogenic sprouting, the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing vessels, is
orchestrated by cues from within the cellular microenvironment, such as biochemical …

Cyclic tensile strain triggers a sequence of autocrine and paracrine signaling to regulate angiogenic sprouting in human vascular cells

YC Yung, J Chae, MJ Buehler… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Mechanical signals regulate blood vessel development in vivo, and have been
demonstrated to regulate signal transduction of endothelial cell (EC) and smooth muscle cell …

Tensional forces in fibrillar extracellular matrices control directional capillary sprouting

T Korff, HG Augustin - Journal of cell science, 1999 - journals.biologists.com
During angiogenesis, anastomosing capillary sprouts align to form complex three-
dimensional networks of new blood vessels. Using an endothelial cell spheroid model that …

Vascular remodeling is governed by a VEGFR3-dependent fluid shear stress set point

N Baeyens, S Nicoli, BG Coon, TD Ross… - elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Vascular remodeling under conditions of growth or exercise, or during recovery from arterial
restriction or blockage is essential for health, but mechanisms are poorly understood. It has …

Endothelial fluid shear stress sensing in vascular health and disease

N Baeyens, C Bandyopadhyay… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Endothelial cells transduce the frictional force from blood flow (fluid shear stress) into
biochemical signals that regulate gene expression and cell behavior via specialized …