PMID: 8600310Mar 1, 1996Paper

Transforming growth factor beta1 induces angiogenesis in vivo with a threshold pattern

Laboratory Investigation; a Journal of Technical Methods and Pathology
L F FajardoA C Allison

Abstract

The true role of transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFbeta) on angiogenesis is in question. Several in vitro studies have shown inhibition of proliferation and migration of endothelial cells (EC). However, some investigators have observed that TGFbeta stimulates the formation of EC tubes in vitro. Fewer in vivo studies have been performed, but these also show discrepancies: some report angiogenic induction and at least one reports inhibition. We used the disc angiogenesis system (DAS) to measure the in vivo effect of TGFbeta. Discs containing 1 ng to 2000 ng of TGFbeta were placed subcutaneously in mice, removed after a growth period of 14 days, measured by three different techniques, and compared with spontaneous growth controls and with positive controls containing prostaglandin El. Tritiated thymidine was used to determine proliferation of EC. The discs were also examined morphologically for patterns of vessel and stromal proliferation. The contribution of native TGFbeta to the spontaneous angiogenesis of wound healing was tested using a monoclonal anti-TGFbeta antibody. The combined effect of TGFbeta and fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) was studied by using suboptimal doses of both (500 ng and 10 microg, respectively). Altho...Continue Reading

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