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From the Burn and Shock Trauma Institute,*
and the
Departments of Microbiology and Immunology,
Pathology,
and
Surgery,
Loyola University Medical Center,
Maywood, Illinois
Angiogenesis, the formation of new capillaries from existing vasculature, plays an essential role in tissue repair. The rapid onset and predominance of proangiogenic factors optimizes healing in damaged tissues. One factor that directly mediates wound vessel angiogenesis is vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Although much is known about the biology of VEGF and its cognate receptors, VEGFR1 and VEGFR2, the role of a recently identified co-receptor for VEGF, neuropilin-1, is not well understood. Using a murine model of dermal wound repair, we found that neuropilin-1 was abundantly expressed on new vasculature in healing wounds. Moreover, mice treated with anti-neuropilin-1 antibodies exhibited a significant decrease in vascular density within these wounds (67% decrease, P = 0.0132). In in vitro assays, VEGF induced formation of endothelial cord-like structures on collagen gel and endothelial cell migration toward VEGF was inhibited by antibodies directed against neuropilin-1. These results provide both in vitro and in vivo evidence for a critical role of neuropilin-1 in wound angiogenesis.
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