In:
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, SAGE Publications, Vol. 41, No. 10 ( 2021-10), p. 2583-2592
Kurzfassung:
Plasminogen is involved in the process of angiogenesis; however, the underlying mechanism is unclear. Here, we investigated the potential contribution of plasmin/plasminogen in mediating angiogenesis and thereby contributing to functional recovery post-stroke. Wild-type plasminogen naive (Plg +/+ ) mice and plasminogen knockout (Plg −/− ) mice were subjected to unilateral permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo). Blood vessels were labeled with FITC-dextran. Functional outcomes, and cerebral vessel density were compared between Plg +/+ and Plg −/− mice at different time points after stroke. We found that Plg −/− mice exhibited significantly reduced functional recovery, associated with significantly decreased vessel density in the peri-infarct area in the ipsilesional cortex compared with Plg +/+ mice. In vitro, cerebral endothelial cells harvested from Plg −/− mice exhibited significantly reduced angiogenesis assessed using tube formation assay, and migration, as evaluated using Scratch assays, compared to endothelial cells harvested from Plg +/+ mice. In addition, using Western blots, expression of thrombospondin (TSP)-1 and TSP-2 were increased after MCAo in the Plg −/− group compared to Plg +/+ mice, especially in the ipsilesional side of brain. Taken together, our data suggest that plasmin/plasminogen down-regulates the expression level of TSP-1 and TSP-2, and thereby promotes angiogenesis in the peri-ischemic brain tissue, which contributes to functional recovery after ischemic stroke.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0271-678X
,
1559-7016
DOI:
10.1177/0271678X211007958
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
SAGE Publications
Publikationsdatum:
2021
ZDB Id:
2039456-1
