Coexistence of Eph receptor B1 and ephrin B2 in port-wine stain endothelial progenitor cells contributes to clinicopathological vasculature dilatation.
Br J Dermatol
; 177(6): 1601-1611, 2017 12.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Port-wine stain (PWS) is a vascular malformation characterized by progressive dilatation of postcapillary venules, but the molecular pathogenesis remains obscure.OBJECTIVES:
To illustrate that PWS endothelial cells (ECs) present a unique molecular phenotype that leads to pathoanatomical PWS vasculatures.METHODS:
Immunohistochemistry and transmission electron microscopy were used to characterize the ultrastructure and molecular phenotypes of PWS blood vessels. Primary culture of human dermal microvascular endothelial cells and in vitro tube formation assay were used for confirmative functional studies.RESULTS:
Multiple clinicopathological features of PWS blood vessels during the development and progression of the disease were shown. There were no normal arterioles and venules observed phenotypically and morphologically in PWS skin; arterioles and venules both showed differentiation impairments, resulting in a reduction of arteriole-like vasculatures and defects in capillary loop formation in PWS lesions. PWS ECs showed stemness properties with expression of endothelial progenitor cell markers CD133 and CD166 in non-nodular lesions. They also expressed dual venous/arterial identities, Eph receptor B1 (EphB1) and ephrin B2 (EfnB2). Co-expression of EphB1 and EfnB2 in normal human dermal microvascular ECs led to the formation of PWS-like vasculatures in vitro, for example larger-diameter and thick-walled capillaries.CONCLUSIONS:
PWS ECs are differentiation-impaired, late-stage endothelial progenitor cells with a specific phenotype of CD133+ /CD166+ /EphB1+ /EfnB2+ , which form immature venule-like pathoanatomical vasculatures. The disruption of normal EC-EC interactions by coexistence of EphB1 and EfnB2 contributes to progressive dilatation of PWS vasculatures.
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Assunto principal:
Dermatopatias Vasculares
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Mancha Vinho do Porto
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Receptor EphB1
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Receptor EphB2
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Dilatação Patológica
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Células Progenitoras Endoteliais
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Dermatol
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos