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Soluble Tie 2: Mechanisms of Regulation and Role in Modulating Angiogenesis

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2009
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Findley, Clarence Maurice
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Kontos, Christopher D.
Pizzo, Salvatore V.
McDonnell, Donald P.
Pendergast, Ann Marie
Kenan, Daniel
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Abstract

Angiogenesis, the production of new vessels from pre-existing vasculature, is a complex biological process that is dependent on a series of regulated events, including endothelial cell (EC) proliferation, migration, survival, and capillary morphogenesis (tube formation). These events are required for angiogenesis to occur properly and the steps are regulated by a variety of vascular growth factors and their receptors. Tie2, an endothelial receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK), is required for embryonic and postnatal angiogenesis. Studies have demonstrated that Tie2 is proteolytically cleaved, producing a 75 kDa soluble receptor fragment (sTie2). However, the mechanisms and function of sTie2 have not been elucidated. Here, we investigated signaling pathways and effector molecule(s) responsible for Tie2 cleavage. Additionally, we investigated the role of other growth factors and conditions on the degree of Tie2 cleavage. Finally, we examined sTie2 levels in peripheral artery disease, a human model of ischemic disease. We demonstrated that Tie2 cleavage is VEGF- and PI3K/Akt-dependent and sTie2 can bind Ang1 and Ang2 and prevent ligand-mediated Tie2 activation and downstream cellular responses. Also, ADAM15 cleaves Tie2 in a hypoxia-dependent manner and this response was also observed to be VEGF-mediated. With respect to peripheral artery disease, sTie2 levels were only significantly elevated in the most angiogenically compromised group (critical limb ischemia) of patients. These data shed light on the mechanism and function of Tie2 cleavage and suggest a role for sTie2 in mediating the angiogenic process.

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Dissertation
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Pharmacology
Subject
Biology, Molecular
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Findley, Clarence Maurice (2009). Soluble Tie 2: Mechanisms of Regulation and Role in Modulating Angiogenesis. Dissertation, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/1077.
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