Endothelial Cell Monolayer Formation: Effect of Substrate and Fluid Shear Stress

Endothelium ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Kladakis ◽  
R. M. Nerem
1986 ◽  
Vol 83 (7) ◽  
pp. 2114-2117 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. F. Davies ◽  
A. Remuzzi ◽  
E. J. Gordon ◽  
C. F. Dewey ◽  
M. A. Gimbrone

ASAIO Journal ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 696-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuko Sakai Furukawa ◽  
Takashi Ushida ◽  
Hirohito Sugano ◽  
Tamotsu Tamaki ◽  
Norio Ohshima ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
M. Yu. Khanova ◽  
E. A. Velikanova ◽  
V. G. Matveeva ◽  
E. O. Krivkina ◽  
T. V. Glushkova ◽  
...  

Objective: to create a cell-populated small-diameter vascular graft (SDVG) using autologous endothelial cells and extracellular matrix proteins, and to evaluate the efficiency of endothelial cell monolayer formation during shear stress preconditioning in a SDVG.Materials and methods. PHBV/PCL tubular scaffolds of vascular grafts were made by electrospinning from a mixture of polyhydroxybutyrate-valerate (PHBV) copolymer and polycaprolactone (PCL) and modified with fibrin. To populate the graft, an endothelial cell culture was isolated from the blood of patients with coronary heart disease. Phenotyping of endothelial colony-forming cell (ECFC) culture was performed by flow cytometry and immunofluorescence microscopy. Cell proliferative and angiogenic activity were also studied. Cell-populated vascular scaffolds were cultured in a pulsatile flow setup with a final shear stress of 2.85 dyne/cm2. The effect of pulsatile flow on monolayer formation was assessed by immunofluorescence, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and whole-transcriptome RNA sequencing.Results. Under the influence of pulsatile flow, endothelial cells that were seeded into the tubular scaffold showed an increase in the expression level of endothelial profile proteins, focal adhesion and cytoskeleton. In contrast to endothelial cell culture on a vascular graft surface under static conditions, when cultured under pulsatile flow with 2.85 dyne/ cm2 shear stress, endothelial lining cells have an increased ability to adhere and are oriented along the pulsatile flow path. Whole-transcriptome RNA sequencing showed that induced shear stress increased expression levels of differentially expressed genes encoding proteins that ensure vascular development, endothelial integrity, and endothelial metabolism. A protocol for fabrication of a personalized cell-populated biodegradable SDVG under pulsatile flow conditions was developed.Conclusion. The use of autologous fibrin and ECFC culture, as well as shear stress preconditioning, allow to obtain a personalized cell-populated SDVG with continuous functional endothelial monolayer adapted to the flow.


Nature ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 437 (7057) ◽  
pp. 426-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Tzima ◽  
Mohamed Irani-Tehrani ◽  
William B. Kiosses ◽  
Elizabetta Dejana ◽  
David A. Schultz ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Hojin Kang ◽  
Kayla J. Bayless ◽  
Roland Kaunas

We have previously developed a cell culture model to study the effects of angiogenic factors, such as sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), on the invasion of endothelial cells into the underlying extracellular matrix. In addition to biochemical stimuli, vascular endothelial cells are subjected to fluid shear stress due to blood flow. The present study is aimed at determining the effects of fluid shear stress on endothelial cell invasion into collagen gels. A device was constructed to apply well-defined fluid shear stresses to confluent human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) seeded on collagen gels. Fluid shear stress induced significant increases in cell invasion with a maximal induction at ∼5 dyn/cm2. These results provide evidence that fluid shear stress is a significant stimulus for endothelial cell invasion and may play a role in regulating angiogenesis.


2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 3161-3168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul R. Asif ◽  
Michael Oellerich ◽  
Victor William Armstrong ◽  
Markus Hecker ◽  
Marco Cattaruzza

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 1927-1935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven F. Kemeny ◽  
Dannielle S. Figueroa ◽  
Allison M. Andrews ◽  
Kenneth A. Barbee ◽  
Alisa Morss Clyne

2008 ◽  
Vol 371 (4) ◽  
pp. 787-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keri B. Vartanian ◽  
Sean J. Kirkpatrick ◽  
Stephen R. Hanson ◽  
Monica T. Hinds

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