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First published online 1 February 2005
doi: 10.1242/jcs.01653
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Department of Vascular Biology and Angiogenesis Research, Tumor Biology Center, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
* Author for correspondence (e-mail: augustin{at}angiogenese.de)
Accepted 17 November 2004
The angiopoietins Ang-1 and Ang-2 have been identified as ligands of the endothelial receptor tyrosine kinase Tie-2, which controls vascular assembly and endothelial quiescence. The largely complementary phenotypes of Ang-1-deficient mice and Ang-2-overexpressing mice have led to an antagonistic model in which Ang-1 acts as Tie-2-activating agonist and Ang-2 acts as a Tie-2-inhibiting antagonist. To date, no mechanistic equivalent of the antagonistic Ang-1/Ang-2 model has been established and the mechanisms of Ang-2 function in particular remain mysterious. We have studied the effector functions of Ang-1 and Ang-2 on quiescent endothelial cells using a three-dimensional co-culture model of endothelial cells and smooth-muscle cells. Endothelial-cell monolayer integrity in this model is dependent on Tie-2 signaling, as evidenced by detaching endothelial cells following exposure to the small molecular weight Tie-2 inhibitor A-422885.66, which cannot be overcome by exogenous Ang-1. Accordingly, exogenous Ang-2 rapidly destabilizes the endothelial layer, which can be observed within 30-60 minutes and leads to prominent endothelial-cell detachment within 4 hours. Exogenous Ang-2-mediated endothelial-cell detachment can be rescued by Ang-1, soluble Tie-2 and vascular endothelial growth factor. Similar findings were obtained in an umbilical-vein explant model. Ang-2 is mainly produced by endothelial cells and therefore acts primarily in an autocrine manner. Thus, stimulated release of endogenous Ang-2 or overexpression of Ang-2 in endothelial cells perturbs co-culture spheroid integrity, which can be rescued by exogenous Ang-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor. However, autocrine Ang-2-mediated endothelial-cell detachment cannot be blocked by soluble Tie-2. Taken together, the data demonstrate for the first time the antagonistic Ang-1/Ang-2 concept in a defined cellular model and identify Ang-2 as a rapidly acting autocrine regulator of the endothelium that acts through an internal autocrine loop mechanism.
Key words: Angiopoietin, Endothelial cells, Angiogenesis
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