低氧大鼠肺动脉内皮细胞VEGF变化与PKC活性关系的探讨

目的：探讨低氧培养大鼠肺动脉血管内皮细胞ＶＥＧＦ的表达变化与ＰＫＣ活性的关系。方法：培养大鼠肺动脉血管内皮细胞,观察低氧（１％Ｏ２）培养不同时间大鼠肺动脉血管内皮细胞浆、膜ＰＫＣ活性和培养液中ＶＥＧＦ水平变化;加入ＰＫＣ抑制剂（ｓｔａｕｒｏｓｐｏｒｉｎｅ）后,测定低氧、常氧培养不同时间二者的变化。结果：低氧时膜ＰＫＣ活性和培养液中ＶＥＧＦ水平明显升高（Ｐ＜０．０１）。而加入ＰＫＣ抑制剂后,常氧和低     

低氧对CRF,AVP和NE刺激体外培养腺垂体细胞生成cAMP的影响

本文探讨了ＣＲＦ,ＡＶＰ及ＮＥ对体外培养大鼠腺垂体细胞生成ｃＡＭＰ的作用。ＣＲＦ刺激体外培养大鼠腺垂体细胞内ｃＡＭＰ的生成,且浓度与效应正相关。ＡＶＰ未引起细胞内ｃＡＭＰ差异性变化（Ｐ＞０．５）。ＮＥ使培养腺垂体细胞内ｃＡＭＰ水平降低。低氧使ＣＲＦ刺激ｃＡＭＰ生成的作用降低。而ＡＶＰ及ＮＥ可能是通过其它胞内信息通路。     

降钙素基因相关肽对血管内膜损伤后内皮细胞功能恢复的影响

在球囊剥脱大鼠主动脉内膜造成的内皮损伤模型上,用ＣＧＲＰ（１０μｇ／ｋｇ／ｄ）治疗后观察血管内皮合成释放ｖＷＦ含量及ｔ－ＰＡ活性的变化。结果表明ＣＧＲＰ能明显降低ｖＷＦ含量和增加ｔ－ＰＡ活性。提示ＣＧＲＰ能减轻内皮损伤反应,在促内皮细胞增殖的同时对内皮某些功能恢复亦有一定的作用     

青心酮对妊娠高血压综合征胎盘血管内皮和平滑肌细胞内一氧化氮合酶的影响

本文对正常孕妇、妊娠高血压综合征（ＰＩＨ）患者和经青心酮（ＤＨＡＰ）治疗的ＰＩＨ患者等共２４例,应用组织化学分析方法观察胎盘血管内皮细胞（ＶＥＣ）和平滑肌细胞（ＶＳＭＣ）内一氧化氮合酶（ＮＯＳ）活性的变化。结果表明：正常孕妇胎盘ＶＥＣ和ＶＳＭＣ内ＮＯＳ活性较高;ＰＩＨ胎盘ＶＥＣ和ＶＳＭＣ内ＮＯＳ活性明显减弱,并伴有组织和细胞的形态学损伤;经ＤＨＡＰ治疗后的ＰＩＨ胎盘ＶＥＣ和ＶＳＭＣ细胞ＮＯＳ活性较未经ＤＨＡＰ治疗者明显增加,其组织和细胞损伤也减轻。本研究结果提示胎盘内ＶＥＣ和ＶＳＭＣ细胞的ＮＯＳ减少可能与ＰＩＨ的发生和／或发展有关,青心酮治疗ＰＩＨ的作用可能与ＤＨＡＰ促进胎盘ＶＥＣ和ＶＳＭＣ内一氧化氮（ＮＯ）合成有关。     

人主动脉硫酸乙酰肝素蛋白聚糖对培养的人血管壁细胞生长的作用

通过培养的人主动脉平滑肌细胞（ｈＡＳＭＣ）及脐静脉内皮细胞（ｈＵＶＥＣ）,应用＾３Ｈ－ＴｄＲ参入、Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ ｂｌｏｔ分析、逆转录多聚酶链反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）、放射免疫分析（ＲＩＡ）、和紫外比色法等技术观察了人主动脉中硫酸乙酰肝素蛋白聚糖（ＨＳＰＧ）对ｈＡＳＭＣ和ｈＵＶＥＣ ＤＮＡ合成的作用及对血小板源生长因子（ＰＧＤＦ）、ＰＧＤＦ受体、转化生长因子β（ＴＧＦ－β）、内皮素－１（ＥＴ－１）或     

降钙素基因相关肽对血管内膜损伤后内皮细胞功能恢复的 …

在球囊剥脱大鼠主动脉内膜造成的内皮损伤模型上,用ＣＧＲＰ治疗后观察血管内皮合成释放ｖＷＦ含量及ｔ－ＰＡ活性的变化。结果表明ＣＧＲＰ能明显降低ｖＷＦ含量ｔ－ＰＡ活性。提示ＣＧＲＰ能三轻内皮损伤反应,在促内皮细胞增殖的同时对内皮某些功能恢复亦有一定的作用。     

垂体腺苷酸环化酶激活肽对血管壁细胞成分的作用及其机制的实验研究

以培养的猪主动脉内皮细胞（ＥＣ）和肺动脉平滑肌细胞（ＳＭＣ）为主要实验对象, 垂体腺苷酸环化酶激活肽（ＰＡＣＡＰ）对正常及高脂环境下培养的ＥＣ、ＳＭＣ形态和功能的影响,并对其作用机制进行了初步探讨。结果显示：ＰＡＣＡＰ可部分对抗高脂因素造砀ＥＣ、ＳＭＣ形态的损伤;能提高ＥＣ抗动脉粥样硬化（ＡＳ）物质的产生;抑制ＳＭＣ的增殖;并具有抗脂质氧化作用。本研究表明,ＰＡＣＡＰ对ＥＣ、ＳＭＣ具有一定程度的细     

垂体腺苷酸环化酶激活肽对血管壁细胞成分的作用及其机制的实验研究——PACAP与动脉粥样硬化关系的探讨

以培养的猪主动脉内皮细胞（ＥＣ）和肺动脉平滑肌细胞（ＳＭＣ）为主要实验对象,研究了垂体腺苷酸环化酶激活肽（ＰＡＣＡＰ）对正常及高脂环境下培养的ＥＣ、ＳＭＣ形态和功能的影响,并对其作用机制进行了初步探讨。结果显示：ＰＡＣＡＰ可部分对抗高脂因素造成的ＥＣ、ＳＭＣ形态的损伤;能提高ＥＣ抗动脉粥样硬化（ＡＳ）物质的产生;抑制ＳＭＣ的增殖;并具有抗脂质过氧化作用。本研究表明,ＰＡＣＡＰ对ＥＣ、ＳＭＣ具有一定程度的细胞保护作用,因此提示ＰＡＣＡＰ可能具有一定的抗ＡＳ作用。     

人脐静脉内皮细胞的生物学特性及细胞内信号转导机制

本实验对人脐静脉内皮细胞（ＨＵＶＥＣ）合成与释放篾这活性多肽（ＶＰｓ）及其作用机制进行了研究。结果表明：（１）无神经支配的人脐血管内皮细胞（ＶＥＣ）所含ＶＰｓ较有神经支配的肠系膜血管ＶＥＣ多;（２）这些ＶＰＳ是ＶＥＣ自身合成且能释放到胞外;（３）血管活性肠肽（ＶＩＰ）和Ｐ物质（ＳＰ）使ＨＵＶＥＣ膜上Ｃａ＾２＋通道开放概率明显增加,生长抑制（ＳＯＭ）使其明显降低,但它们均使胞浆内「Ｃａ＾２＋」和ＣＡ     

低氧时肺动脉内皮细胞单层通透性变化

目的和方法：研究肺动态内皮细胞（ＰＡＥＣ）在低氧性肺水肿（ＨＰＥ）发生中的作用机制。采用ＯＰＡＥＣ体外培养的方法，观察了ＰＡＥＣ生长状态和特征性蛋白因子ⅧＲ：Ａｇ的变化，并利用ＰＡＥＣ融合单层通透性模型研究了低氧对ＰＡＣＥ融合单层的通透性的影响。结果：ＰＡＥＣ生长数量无明显变化，但细胞的生长质量，ⅧＲ：Ａｇ阳性细胞数明显下降，ＰＡＣＥ通透性明显增加，ＣａＭ阻断剂ＴＦＰ只能部分抑制０这种通透性增加。     

冷习服大鼠血管内皮细胞适应性改变与抗冻能力的研究

本文观测了冷习服大鼠及其冻伤后血管内皮细胞（ＶＥＣ）的某些功能的变化。结果表明,与未习服组比,冷习服鼠循环血中ＶＥＣ计数显著增加,血中６－ｋｅｔｏ－ＰＧＦ１α和ＴＸＢ２含量明显升高,而Ｔ／Ｐ比值接近,血清血管紧张素Ⅰ转换酶（ＡＣＥ）活性减低。冻伤后未习服组这些指标除ＡＣＥ显著降低外,其余均急剧升高;而冷习服组仅见短暂轻微的改变或改变不明显,且其冻足组织活存面积亦显著增加。表明冷习服后,ＶＥＣ发生了代谢更新率加快、功能增强的适应性改变,有利于提高机体对寒冷损伤的应激和修复能力     

Differential response of arterial and venous endothelial cells to extracellular matrix is modulated by oxygen

Binding of endothelial cell (EC) integrins to extracellular-matrix (ECM) components is one of the key events to trigger intracellular signaling that will ultimately result in proper vascular development. Even within one tissue, the endothelial phenotype differs between arteries and veins. Here, we tested the hypothesis that anchorage-dependent processes, such as proliferation, viability, survival and actin organization of venous (VEC) and arterial EC (AEC) differently depend on ECM proteins. Moreover, because of different oxygen tension in AEC and VEC, we tested oxygen as a co-modulator of ECM effects. Primary human placental VEC and AEC were grown in collagens I and IV, fibronectin, laminin, gelatin and uncoated plates and exposed to 12 and 21% oxygen. Our main findings revealed that VEC are more sensitive than AEC to changes in the ECM composition. Proliferation and survival of VEC, in contrast to AEC, were profoundly increased by the presence of collagen I and fibronectin when compared with gelatin or uncoated plates. These effects were reversed by inhibition of focal adhesion kinase (Fak) and modulated by oxygen. VEC were more susceptible to the oxygen-dependent ECM effects than AEC. However, no differential ECM effect on actin organization was observed between the two cell types. These data provide first evidence that AEC and VEC from the same vascular loop respond differently to ECM and oxygen in a Fak-dependent manner.     

慢性缺氧的猪肺动脉内皮细胞在急性缺氧时PDGF-B链mRNA的表达

采用原位杂交技术结合图象分析检测常氧(PO2±21.3kPa)及慢性缺氧(P025.3±0.7kPa)培养的猪肺动脉内皮细胞PDGF-BmRNA的表达及其对急性缺氧刺激的反应.结果常氧及慢性缺氧培养的肺动脉内皮细胞(PAEC)在急性缺氧后PDGF-BmRNA表达均增加(P＜0.05),以第4、6代慢性缺氧组升高的幅度更大.结果表明慢性缺氧可增强PAEC在急性缺氧时PDGF-BmRNA的表达,可能促进肺血管改建和肺动脉高压的发展.     

Differential role of Rho GTPases in endothelial barrier regulation dependent on endothelial cell origin

From studies using macrovascular endothelium, it was concluded that Rho A activation generally leads to endothelial barrier breakdown. Here, we characterized the role of Rho GTPases in endothelial barrier regulation in four different cell lines, both microvascular and macrovascular. Rho A activation by cytotoxic necrotizing factor y (CNFy) induced stress fiber formation in all cell lines. This was paralleled by gap formation and barrier breakdown in microvascular mesenteric endothelial cells (MesEnd), human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HDMEC) as well as in macrovascular pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAEC) but not in microvascular myocardial endothelial cells (MyEnd). In MyEnd cells, activation of Rac 1 and Cdc42 by CNF-1 strengthened barrier properties whereas in MesEnd, HDMEC and PAEC all three GTPases were activated which increased permeability in PAEC but not in MesEnd and HDMEC. In PAEC, CNF-1-induced decrease of barrier properties was blocked by the Rho kinase inhibitor Y27632 indicating that co-activation of Rho A dominated the barrier response. Inactivation of Rac 1 by toxin B or by lethal toxin (LT) compromised barrier properties in all cell lines. Taken together, Rac 1 requirement for endothelial barrier maintenance but not the destabilizing role of Rho A seems to be ubiquitous. Y. Baumer and S. Burger contributed equally.     

Differential recognition of MHC class I molecules of xeno-/allo-endothelial cells by human NK cells

Using human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and porcine aortic endothelial cells (PAEC) as target cells, human peripheral blood NK cells (PBNK) and NK92 cells as effector cells, the differential cytotoxicities of NK cells to allo- and xeno-endothelial cells were studied. The influence of MHC class I molecules on the cytotoxicity of human NK cells was assayed using acid treatment, and blockades of MHC class I antigens, CD94 and KIR (NKB1). The results indicated that the killing of PAEC by the two kinds of NK cells is higher than that of HUVEC. After acid- treatment, the cytotoxicity of the two kinds of NK cells to PAEC and HUVEC is significantly enhanced, but the magnitude of the enhancement is different. The enhancement of NK killing to acid treated HUVEC is much greater than that to PAEC. Blockade of CD94 mAb did not alter the NK cytotoxicity, while blockade of NKB1 mAb enhanced the cytotoxicity of PBNK to HUVEC and PAEC by 95% and 29% respectively. The results above suggested that the differential recognition of MHC I molecules of xeno-endothelial cells by human NK cells could be the major reason for higher NK cytotoxicity to PAEC. KIR might be the primary molecule that transduced inhibitory signals when endothelial cells were injured by NK cells.     

Differential recognition of MHC class I molecules of xeno-/allo-endothelial cells by human NK cells

Using human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and porcine aortic endothelial cells (PAEC) as target cells, human peripheral blood NK cells (PBNK) and NK92 cells as effector cells, the differential cytotoxicities of NK cells to allo- and xeno-endothelial cells were studied. The influence of MHC class I molecules on the cytotoxicity of human NK cells was assayed using acid treatment, and blockades of MHC class I antigens, CD94 and KIR (NKB1). The results indicated that the killing of PAEC by the two kinds of NK cells is higher than that of HUVEC. After acid-treatment, the cytotoxicity of the two kinds of NK cells to PAEC and HUVEC is significantly enhanced, but the magnitude of the enhancement is different. The enhancement of NK killing to acid treated HUVEC is much greater than that to PAEC. Blockade of CD94 mAb did not alter the NK cytotoxicity, while blockade of NKB1 mAb enhanced the cytotoxicity of PBNK to HUVEC and PAEC by 95% and 29% respectively. The results above suggested that the different     

Polar secretion of von Willebrand factor by endothelial cells

Human umbilical vein endothelial cells cultured on a collagen lattice were used to study the polarity of von Willebrand factor (vWF) secretion. Endothelial cells cultured under these conditions allow direct measurements of substances released at both the apical and basolateral surface. The constitutive secretion of vWF was compared to the release of vWF from their storage granules after stimulation (regulated secretion). The basal, constitutive release of vWF occurs into both the apical and subendothelial direction. The rate of accumulation of vWF to the subendothelial direction is about three times higher than the amount of vWF secreted into the lumenal medium per unit of time. However, upon stimulation of confluent endothelial cell monolayers with phorbol myristate acetate, endothelial cells predominantly secrete vWF at the lumenal surface. Under these conditions, vWF does not accumulate in the collagen matrix. Thus, endothelial cells are able to organize themselves into a polarized monolayer, in such a way that vWF secreted by the regulated pathway accumulates at the lumenal site, whereas resting endothelial cells release vWF predominantly at the opposite, basolateral surface.     

Angiogenic activity of porcine granulosa cells co-cultured with endothelial cells in a microcarrier-based three-dimensional fibrin gel.

To verify the possible role played by pig granulosa cells in the ovarian angiogenic process, we have developed a reliable in vitro system which allows the evaluation of endothelial sprouting and capillary growth in three-dimensional matrices. Granulosa cells collected from porcine follicles of different size were co-cultured with porcine aortic endothelial cells (PAEC) in a microcarrier-based fibrin gel system; after 2 and 5 days of co-culture, we determined the number and length of all endothelial sprouts; moreover, these parameters were quantified only in capillary-like structures, which were defined as continuous multicellular sprouts at least 200 microm long. In granulosa cells- PAEC co-cultures we observed an increase of angiogenic activity as compared to controls (PAEC alone). Granulosa cells from follicles of different size regulate angiogenesis differently: cells from the small follicle group significantly enhanced endothelial sprouting, while those from the large follicle group favoured mainly capillary elongation. Our observations seem therefore to suggest that the development and growth of thecal vascular bed is controlled by paracrine factors of granulosa cell origin that may induce the formation of a primitive capillary plexus during the early phases of antral follicle growth, which will be remodelled in more advanced phases of follicular development.     

Pertussis toxin activates L-arginine uptake in pulmonary endothelial cells through downregulation of PKC-alpha activity

Pertussis toxin (PTX) induces activation of l-arginine transport in pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAEC). The effects of PTX on l-arginine transport appeared after 6 h of treatment and reached maximal values after treatment for 12 h. PTX-induced changes in l-arginine transport were not accompanied by changes in expression of cationic amino acid transporter (CAT)-1 protein, the main l-arginine transporter in PAEC. Unlike holotoxin, the beta-oligomer-binding subunit of PTX did not affect l-arginine transport in PAEC, suggesting that Galpha(i) ribosylation is an important step in the activation of l-arginine transport by PTX. An activator of adenylate cyclase, forskolin, and an activator of protein kinase A (PKA), Sp-cAMPS, did not affect l-arginine transport in PAEC. In addition, inhibitors of PKA or adenylate cyclase did not change the activating effect of PTX on l-arginine uptake. Long-term treatment with PTX (18 h) induced a 40% decrease in protein kinase C (PKC)-alpha but did not affect the activities of PKC-epsilon and PKC-zeta in PAEC. An activator of PKC-alpha, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, abrogated the activation of l-arginine transport in PAEC treated with PTX. Incubation of PTX-treated PAEC with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate in combination with an inhibitor of PKC-alpha (Go 6976) restored the activating effects of PTX on l-arginine uptake, suggesting PTX-induced activation of l-arginine transport is mediated through downregulation of PKC-alpha. Measurements of nitric oxide (NO) production by PAEC revealed that long-term treatment with PTX induced twofold increases in the amount of NO in PAEC. PTX also increased l-[(3)H]citrulline production from extracellular l-[(3)H]arginine without affecting endothelial NO synthase activity. These results demonstrate that PTX increased NO production through activation of l-arginine transport in PAEC.