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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Soluble Endoglin Stimulates Inflammatory and Angiogenic Responses in Microglia That Are Associated with Endothelial Dysfunction.

Eun S Park, Sehee Kim, Derek C Yao, Jude P J Savarraj, Huimahn Alex Choi, Peng Roc Chen, Eunhee Kim

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eun S ParkVivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Sehee KimVivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Derek C YaoVivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Jude P J SavarrajVivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Huimahn Alex ChoiVivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Peng Roc ChenVivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Eunhee KimVivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increased soluble endoglin (sENG) has been observed in human brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVMs). In addition, the overexpression of sENG in concurrence with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A has been shown to induce dysplastic vessel formation in mouse brains. However, the underlying mechanism of sENG-induced vascular malformations is not clear. The evidence suggests the role of sENG as a pro-inflammatory modulator, and increased microglial accumulation and inflammation have been observed in bAVMs. Therefore, we hypothesized that microglia mediate sENG-induced inflammation and endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction in bAVMs. In this study, we confirmed that the presence of sENG along with VEGF-A overexpression induced dysplastic vessel formation. Remarkably, we observed increased microglial activation around dysplastic vessels with the expression of NLRP3, an inflammasome marker. We found that sENG increased the gene expression of VEGF-A, pro-inflammatory cytokines/inflammasome mediators (TNF-α, IL-6, NLRP3, ASC, Caspase-1, and IL-1β), and proteolytic enzyme (MMP-9) in BV2 microglia. The conditioned media from sENG-treated BV2 (BV2-sENG-CM) significantly increased levels of angiogenic factors (Notch-1 and TGFβ) and pERK1/2 in ECs but it decreased the level of IL-17RD, an anti-angiogenic mediator. Finally, the BV2-sENG-CM significantly increased EC migration and tube formation. Together, our study demonstrates that sENG provokes microglia to express angiogenic/inflammatory molecules which may be involved in EC dysfunction. Our study corroborates the contribution of microglia to the pathology of sENG-associated vascular malformations.

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AnimalsEndoglinEndothelium, VascularInflammationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrogliaNeovascularization, PathologicVascular DiseasesVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AEndoglinEng protein, mouseVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Avascular endothelial growth factor A, mouseangiogenesisbrain arteriovenous malformation (bAVM)endothelial cells (ECs)inflammationmicrogliasoluble endoglin (sENG)

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PMID35163148
PMCPMC8835690
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