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KMID : 0811720160200050533
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Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology
2016 Volume.20 No. 5 p.533 ~ p.538
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Regulation of retinal angiogenesis by endothelial nitric oxide synthase signaling pathway
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Ha Jung-Min
Jin Seo-Yeon
Lee Hye-Sun
Shin Hwa-Kyoung
Lee Dong-Hyung
Song Sang-Heon
Kim Chi-Dae
Bae Sun-Sik
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Abstract
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Angiogenesis plays an essential role in embryo development, tissue repair, inflammatory diseases, and tumor growth. In the present study, we showed that endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) regulates retinal angiogenesis. Mice that lack eNOS showed growth retardation, and retinal vessel development was significantly delayed. In addition, the number of tip cells and filopodia length were significantly reduced in mice lacking eNOS. Retinal endothelial cell proliferation was significantly blocked in mice lacking eNOS, and EMG-2-induced endothelial cell sprouting was significantly reduced in aortic vessels isolated from eNOS-deficient mice. Finally, pericyte recruitment to endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cell coverage to blood vessels were attenuated in mice lacking eNOS. Taken together, we suggest that the endothelial cell function and blood vessel maturation areregulated by eNOS during retinal angiogenesis.
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KEYWORD
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Angiogenesis, eNOS, Proliferation, Retina, Signal transduction
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