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| العنوان: |
The Functional Implications of Endothelial Gap Junctions and Cellular Mechanics in Vascular Angiogenesis. |
| المؤلفون: |
Okamoto, Takayuki, Usuda, Haruki, Tanaka, Tetsuya, Wada, Koichiro, Shimaoka, Motomu |
| المصدر: |
Cancers; Feb2019, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p237, 1p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
VASCULAR diseases, CELL physiology, NEOVASCULARIZATION, CONNEXINS, PATHOLOGIC neovascularization |
| مستخلص: |
Angiogenesis—the sprouting and growth of new blood vessels from the existing vasculature—is an important contributor to tumor development, since it facilitates the supply of oxygen and nutrients to cancer cells. Endothelial cells are critically affected during the angiogenic process as their proliferation, motility, and morphology are modulated by pro-angiogenic and environmental factors associated with tumor tissues and cancer cells. Recent in vivo and in vitro studies have revealed that the gap junctions of endothelial cells also participate in the promotion of angiogenesis. Pro-angiogenic factors modulate gap junction function and connexin expression in endothelial cells, whereas endothelial connexins are involved in angiogenic tube formation and in the cell migration of endothelial cells. Several mechanisms, including gap junction function-dependent or -independent pathways, have been proposed. In particular, connexins might have the potential to regulate cell mechanics such as cell morphology, cell migration, and cellular stiffness that are dynamically changed during the angiogenic processes. Here, we review the implication for endothelial gap junctions and cellular mechanics in vascular angiogenesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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