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. 1994 Nov;30A(11):777-82.
doi: 10.1007/BF02631301.

Glycosaminoglycans enhance phorbol ester-induced proteolytic activity and angiogenesis in vitro

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Glycosaminoglycans enhance phorbol ester-induced proteolytic activity and angiogenesis in vitro

D Y Wang et al. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 1994 Nov.

Abstract

It has been reported that endothelial cells suspended in three-dimensional type I collagen gels can be induced to undergo tube formation by 12-o-tetradecanoyl phorbol 13-acetate (TPA). In this report, we show that TPA-induced endothelial cell tube formation can be further enhanced by the addition of other matrix components in the collagen gels. In the presence of TPA, both high molecular weight hyaluronate and chondroitin sulfate elicit a dose-dependent stimulation of tube formation. The enhanced tube formation appears to be due to an increase in the number of cells undergoing morphogenesis as the average length per tube is not obviously increased. Concomitant with the increased cell morphogenesis, there is an increase in proteolytic activity secreted by the cells. Treatment of cells with cycloheximide suppresses hyaluronate- and chondroitin sulfate-enhanced cell morphogenesis and proteolytic activity suggesting that new protein synthesis, perhaps proteases, is necessary for endothelial cell morphogenesis. The possible role of the production of proteolytic activity in endothelial cell tube formation is discussed.

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