-, Krger-Genge A, Blocki A, Franke RP, Jung F (2019) Vascular endothelial cell biology: an update. Cancer 2, 727739, https://doi.org/10.1038/nrc905 (2002). PubMed Quantitative analysis of different angiogenic parameters derived from AA on EFTA are summarized in Fig. WebEndothelial Cell Tube Formation Assay. NHDF from juvenile foreskin were cultured in complete FGM supplemented with 5g/mL insulin and 1ng/mL hFGF2 (human FGF2). Kelley M, Fierstein S, Purkey L, DeCicco-Skinner K. Methods Mol Biol. Tx6b. Cancers (Basel). P.A. 9 The area within the circles was filled and the resulting binary mask skeletonized (Fig. Each result in the presence of VEGF-A or Sunitinib was compared to the corresponding Ctrl experiment. Epub 2021 Feb 11. xref Angiogenesis Analyzer for ImageJ A comparative morphometric analysis of Endothelial Tube Formation Assay and Fibrin Bead Assay, $${ima}1({lfc})={ima}/{{Gauss}}_{{\sigma }}({ima}1)$$, $${Ima}1\,({enh})={{variance}}_{{r}}[{\log }({ima}1({lfc}))]$$, $${spMask}={fillHole}\{{Open}\{{fillHole}[{Close}({IsoData}({ima}\,1({enh})))]\}\}$$, $${inMask}={Open}\{{fillHole}[{MinimumThreshold}[{{Maximum}}_{{r}}({ima}1({lfc})-{spMask})]]\}$$, $$Ima2(lfc)=FFTb{p}_{(v1;v2)}[ima2/(Gaus{s}_{{\boldsymbol{\sigma }}}(ima2))]$$, $$ima2(enh)\,=[varianc{e}_{{\bf{r}}}(Ima2(lfc))\mbox{--}modal(varianc{e}_{{\bf{r}}}(Ima2(lfc)))]$$, $$ima2(mask)=dilate\{close[MeanThreshold(ima2(enh))]\}$$, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67289-8. 77, 49054920, https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-3190 (2017). Use of a Thin Layer Assay for Assessing the Angiogenic Potential of Endothelial Cells In Vitro. Image enlargement of HUVEC that have been cultured for 24h in Matrigel in inhibitory (sunitinib, 5nM), (A) or stimulatory (VEGF-A, 25ng/ml) conditions (B). This method has the advantage of being easy to implement. Nakatsu, M. N. et al. Moreover, the use of tightly packed cells on carrier microbeads represents characteristic features of an in vivo environment in this assay. 7D). Careers. 1): Sphere analysis in ideal conditions does not present particular difficulties. Most in vitro angiogenesis models were designed based on the so-called sprouting angiogenesis differentiation process, whereby pseudo-capillary formation mimics several steps of the de novo angiogenesis. Several readouts can be imaged and analyzed Alonso-Diez , Cceres S, Pea L, Crespo B, Illera JC. WebEndothelial Cell Tube Formation Assay Protocol. VEGF is described as an endothelial cell-specific Consensus guidelines for the use and interpretation of angiogenesis assays. Regen. Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate the slides or the slide controller buttons at the end to navigate through each slide. Lengths of the red arrows correspond to loss of size in the initial Segment of which only two green branches remain. Clipboard, Search History, and several other advanced features are temporarily unavailable. These authors contributed equally: Georges Uzan and Patricia Albanese. G.C. QD 2 fluorescence enables following vessel formation in situ, overlapping with phalloidin staining. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate. Palmosi T, Tolomeo AM, Cirillo C, Sandrin D, Sciro M, Negrisolo S, Todesco M, Caicci F, Santoro M, Dal Lago E, Marchesan M, Modesti M, Bagno A, Romanato F, Grumati P, Fabozzo A, Gerosa G. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. Elements limited by two extremities were classified as isolated elements. Lane JAE, Faulkner A, Finding EJT, Lynam EG, Wheeler-Jones CPD. The number of branch sites/nodes, loops/meshes, or number or length of tubes formed can be easily quantified as a measure of in vitro angiogenesis. The endothelial cells form capillary like structures in response to angiogenic signals found in conditioned media. Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. Before Epub 2009 Apr 28. Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative. * p < 0.05 compared with the control group; # p < 0.05 compared with the VEGF-treated group. The tube formation occurs quickly with endothelial cells beginning to align themselves within 1 hr and lumen-containing tubules beginning to appear within 2 MMS increased as TMA, segment disruptions and mesh fusion leading to an increase in residual meshes (Fig. Med. On FBA, the small size of beads and their associated endothelial cellular extensions, allow the encompassment of this limitation. Dulce Papy-Garcia (Paris Est Crteil University, France) and Michel Moenner (Bordeaux University, France) for critical reading and help to enrich the manuscript. labels refer to the different steps described in the Results section. Tube formation is sustained for 18-24 h, after which time apoptosis occurs and tube networks disintegrate. Tree structure analysis: Segments, Branches and Anchorage Junctions detection (Fig. J Vis Exp. ETFA: HUVEC cells were purchased from ABCell-Bio (Evry, France), culture medium endothelial growth medium 2-microvascular (EGM2-MV) was from Lonza (Basel, Switzerland), Matrigel from BD (Le Pont de Claix, France) and VEGF-A was from Miltenyi (Paris, France). 0000033674 00000 n Briefly, 3.0 10 5 HUVECs were seeded into each well of a 6-well plate containing 10 g/ml exosomes and 5% FBS and incubated for 72 h. After 50 l of Matrigel (Corning, NY, USA, Cat. 4B). Scientific Reports (Sci Rep) This quick, quantitative, reliable, and easy assay has been used for more than 40 years. Methods: A new compound, ginsenglactone A (1), was isolated from ginseng roots, together with seven known compounds (2-8). WebHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) Tube Formation Assay Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) Tube Formation Assay Angiogenesis is essential for tumorigenesis and metastasis. (D) difference between B and C, highlighting sphere interiors (4). The Angiogenesis Analyzer has also been used to analyze branching in alternative meshed or branched biological scaffolds unrelated to angiogenesis, as reported for the characterization of diatom silicate structures in phytoplankton research25, or for in vitro neuritic branching analysis in cultured neurons26. 8600 Rockville Pike Systems, Man. 0000031111 00000 n The authors declare no competing interests. HUVEC cells on Matrigel. Article In summary, this assay is a useful method for screening potential angiogenic/anti-angiogenic factors as well as identifying critical mechanisms and signaling pathways underlying angiogenic-related pathologies. 6, VEGF-A 25). Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, Atvbaha119313021, https://doi.org/10.1161/atvbaha.119.313021 (2019). It can also be used as alternative applications in the analysis of neural network or of any other biological or physical systems in which the accurate measurement of branching or meshing morphology complexity is of interest. Scale bar WebA tube formation assay is performed by first seeding single cells, and then observing and imaging the tube formation over time. (*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001; ****p<0.0001). Before procollagen C endopeptidase enhancer 1, secreted protein acidic and cysteine-rich (SPARC), transforming growth factor--induced protein Ig-H3 (IgH3) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7 (IGFBP7))12. (B) enhancement of high gradients and background removal (6-7). Rev. 7C,D). The BBB is composed mainly of endothelial cells (ECs), astrocytes, and pericytes, and other critical components, including microglia, neurons and the basement membrane. eCollection 2023. 2009;12(3):267-74. doi: 10.1007/s10456-009-9146-4. 7C). G.U. However, both assays can be run in a relatively high throughput manner, allowing vascular studies at a genetic, molecular, or pharmacological level. ETFA scale bar, left: 100m. Plate endothelial cells in an appropriate culture vessel using the recommended PromoCell growth medium. Bookshelf Would you like email updates of new search results? All cells were cultured in 5% CO2 at 37C and media were replaced every 2 days. Junctions were formed by the group of dots associated to a bifurcation (Fig. Although three-dimensionally distributed, the extensions of micro-capillaries preferentially developed in the horizontal plane. YULINK regulates vascular formation in zebrafish and HUVECs, Alginate/gelatin/boron-doped hydroxyapatite-coated Ti implants: in vitro and in vivo evaluation of osseointegration, Preclinical study of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell sheets for the recovery of ischemic heart tissue, The effects of inhibition and siRNA knockdown of collagen-binding integrins on human umbilical vein endothelial cell migration and tube formation. 7). 83, 18731885 (2003). % J. Acta 1853, 22512260 (2015). The formation of capillary-like tubes in vitro on basement membrane matrix mimics many steps of the angiogenesis process in vivo and is used widely as a screening test for angiogenic or antiangiogenic factors. HHS Vulnerability Disclosure, Help FBA: HUVEC were cultured in EBM-2 with 1% penicillin/streptomycin supplemented with 2% Supplement Mix, thus constituting the EGM-2 as previously described14. 0000029010 00000 n (A) Extremities, red dots surrounded in yellow (inset 1) as explained in the Methods section (10). PubMed Central 90, 195221, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2613.2008.00633.x (2009). Epub 2004 Nov 16. Stem Cell Res. Thanks to a short, but sufficient depth of field, microscopy observation in phase contrast was found convenient enough to get a good sampling of field deepness containing pseudo-capillary developments (not shown). Common parameters are Number of Junction (JN), Total Length (TL) and Total Segment Length (TSL). Ascorbic acid, hydrocortisone and heparin were from Sigma Aldrich, penicillin and streptomycin from Invitrogen, Cytodex 3 microcarriers beads from GE Healthcare Europe GmbH (Freiburg, Germany). Thank you for visiting nature.com. Carpentier, G. Sort Selections in Overlays. William J. Polacheck, Matthew L. Kutys, Christopher S. Chen, Naoki Honkura, Mark Richards, Lena Claesson-Welsh, Bryan L. Benson, Lucy Li, Richard M. Ransohoff, Akanksha Bhargava, Benjamin Monteagudo, Arvind P. Pathak, Barak Zohar, Yaron Blinder, Shulamit Levenberg, Rodrigo Hernndez Vera, Paul OCallaghan, Johan Kreuger, Bart Weijts, Iftach Shaked, David Traver, Philip Dusart, Linn Fagerberg, Lynn M. Butler, Ann L. B. Seynhaeve, Douwe Oostinga, Timo L. M. ten Hagen, Scientific Reports Article This makes the use of MMS value inappropriate in the presence of a low concentration of inhibitor. J Periodontol. Immunocytochemical staining (A + B) and in-vitro-angiogenesis assay (C + D). Dry Cytodex 3 microcarrier beads were hydrated in PBS for at least 3h at RT and autoclaved for 15min at 115C. Cossutta, M. et al. 0000003377 00000 n Part. WebThe formation of tube-like structures by human vascular endothelial cells (HUVECEA926 line) or VEC was assessed employing a solid gel of basement membrane proteins and growth factors (In Vitro Angiogenesis Using the same principle, the Junctions that intercepted Circles corresponding to sphere limits were defined as Anchorage Junctions (zoom inset 4 Fig. Websteps; to achieve new bloodvessel formation, endothelial cells must first escape from theirstable location by breaking through the basement membrane. Error bars correspond to the number of analysed images (n=15 for ETFA, and n=32 for FBA)SEM providing from one experiment performed with each method used. Afterwards, researchers can analyze different aspects. Katahira Y, Murakami F, Inoue S, Miyakawa S, Sakamoto E, Furusaka Y, Watanabe A, Sekine A, Kuroda M, Hasegawa H, Mizoguchi I, Yoshimoto T. Front Immunol. See this image and copyright information in PMC. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. One-way ANOVA was used for multiple comparisons in experiments with one independent variable. %%Invocation: gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dPDFSETTINGS=/printer -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -dColorConversionStrategy=/LeaveColorUnchanged -dDownsampleMonoImages=false -dDownsampleGrayImages=false -dDownsampleColorImages=false -dAutoFilterColorImages=false Chevalier, F. et al. Microvasc. J. Neurooncol 92, 121128, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-008-9742-y (2009). 2005 Apr;41(4):699-707. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.01.015. An official website of the United States government. (A) (i) Higher expression of pERK in HUVECs in response to a cell-free 0000001136 00000 n While other software offers some solutions for analysis of images acquired by fluorescence complex confocal imaging35, here we focused on the analysis of images issued from phase contrast high-throughput microscopy. A pixel corresponded to a Node when it had at least 3 neighbors (Fig. (A to D) Represent four pixels (in red) each linked to three neighborning pixels (green). J. Microvasc. Common methods for studying angiogenesis in vitro include the tube formation assay, the migration assay, and the study of the endothelial genome. The Angiogenesis Analyzer is free and open source, easy to customize and compatible with several OS platforms (Linux, MacOS and Windows) thanks to a Java execution environment. WebEndothelial Cell Tube Formation is an in vitro assay system composed of a BD Falcon 96-well black plate with clear bottom uniformly coated with BD Matrigel Matrix. Network formation in the ETFA was carried out by seeding HUVEC (105 cells/well) on Matrigel (250l/well) into a 24-well plate for 24h at 37C with 5% CO2. 0000000016 00000 n 8B), such phenomena is not sufficient to be significant in the TSL measurements in the VEGF-A response (Fig. Five pictures per well (center of the well and four cardinal points) were taken at time 24h using a camera Nikon D5300 associated to an inverted microscope Nikon Eclipse TS100 using a 4 objective (NA 0.13) in phase contrast mode without fixation. Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. Protective effects of conditioned media of immortalized stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth on pressure ulcer formation. and transmitted securely. Accessibility 0000005296 00000 n Issa, M. E., Berndt, S., Carpentier, G., Pezzuto, J. M. & Cuendet, M. Bruceantin inhibits multiple myeloma cancer stem cell proliferation. ETFA (left column images) and FBA, (right column images). Sci. A pixel was qualified as an Extremity when it had only one neighbor (Fig. Harmine inhibits tumour specific neo-vessel formation by regulating VEGF, MMP, TIMP and pro-inflammatory mediators both in vivo and in vitro. Touching Junctions, or too close Junctions (spaced less than 20 pixels apart) were fused into single Junctions to remove segments composed of less than two aligned cells (zoom inset 3, Fig. Clipboard, Search History, and several other advanced features are temporarily unavailable. He adapted overlays (vectorial objects) functions and optimized skeletonize operation for the Angiogenesis Analyzer. If material is not included in the articles Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The site is secure. It is, thus, of great utility in diseases like cancer where inhibition of angiogenesis is one of the key research areas to combat the disease. Berndt, S., Issa, M. E., Carpentier, G. & Cuendet, M. A Bivalent Role of Genistein in Sprouting Angiogenesis. Yan D, Cui D, Zhu Y, Chan CKW, Choi CHJ, Liu T, Lee NPY, Law S, Tsao SW, Ma S, Cheung ALM. Images from cellular organization were acquired from ETFA and FBA through phase contrast microscopy (Fig. Endothelial cell capillary-like formation on basement membrane has wide use as an assay Because endothelial cell tube formation on basement membrane 0000022782 00000 n The .gov means its official. Image analysis for the FBA and ETFA were performed using a program developed for the ImageJ software19. 4B). The cell membrane is a biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment. National Library of Medicine Shin, W. S., Na, H. W. & Lee, S. T. Biphasic effect of PTK7 on KDR activity in endothelial cells and angiogenesis. and transmitted securely. 2022 Dec 12;10:1042434. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1042434. (C) Skeleton of the binary segmentation (9). stream PubMed %PDF-1.4 Disclaimer. Article (F) final skeleton after clearing of the sphere interior (9). v2 has the same value than . Anis M, Gonzales J, Halstrom R, Baig N, Humpal C, Demeritte R, Epshtein Y, Jacobson JR, Fraidenburg DR. Int J Mol Sci. The extended Angiogenesis Analyzer is written in the macro language of ImageJ, free image analysis software from the National Institutes of Health19. Detection of Junctions and Extremities in skeletonized trees obtained through different steps. This assay involves endothelial cell adhesion, migration, protease activity and tubule formation. Ferguson, F. M. & Gray, N. S. Kinase inhibitors: the road ahead. In vitro angiogenesis by human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) induced by three-dimensional co-culture with glioblastoma cells. Discov. Epub 2010 Sep 19. Although the qualitative features of both ETFA and FBA have been well described, better quantification methods are needed. After being seeded on extracellular matrix solution ( C) they formed a fine network of tubules within 18 h ( D ). Carmeliet, P. Angiogenesis in health and disease. 67 42 In the case of FBA, several VEGF-A doses showed significant differences (p<0.01 or lower), considering all parameters (Fig. WebDirect injection of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell exosomes (ADSC-Exos) is the most common method of exosome administration; however, their rapid clearance and short half-life in vivo hinder their clinical application [ 21 ], especially as diabetic wound healing requires a long time and repeated injections. HUVEC in culture wells present a wide range of aspects after one day of culture, as observed by phase contrast microscopy, from short and isolated segments to a highly developed meshing, depending on the treatment conditions (Fig. Tree structure analysis started with Junctions and Extremities detection. 0000005524 00000 n 6 Sunit 25) up to developed trees composed of several segments and branches (Fig. IEEE Trans. Here, it is proposed to compare ETFA and FBA models by using a customized version of the previously proposed Angiogenesis Analyzer18, a simple and precise tool built in the ImageJ environment19 and formerly used to quantify the ETFA experiment images. eCollection 2022. Crtl, medium only (black bars); increasing concentrations of VEGF-A (5, 10, 25 and 50ng/ml) and sunitinib (5 and 25nM) (white bars). %%+ -dAutoFilterGrayImages=false -dColorImageFilter=/FlateEncode -dGrayImageFilter=/FlateEncode -dCompressFonts=false -dColorImageResolution=150 -dGrayImageResolution=150 -dMonoImageResolution=150 -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=? official website and that any information you provide is encrypted In the FBA model, each microbead consists in a little local experiment in terms of EC loading and spatial HUVEC tube growing, and can be considered as an assay by itself. 6,8A). These stromal cells provide a perfect mix of various angiogenic growth factors: hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-), angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1), as well as matrix molecules, matrix-modifying proteins and matricellular proteins (e.g. A critical analysis of current in vitro and in vivo angiogenesis assays. This test uses a culture of EC at the surface of 200 m-sized Cytodex-3 microspheres embedded in a 3D fibrin matrix, in the presence of normal human dermal fibroblast (NHDF) as feeder cells. Avoid creating bubbles. This shows the superiority of using segment and junction detection instead of the basic total length of capillaries. 2022. Finally, using similar approaches, it may be possible to upgrade our present version of Angiogenesis Analyzer in order to analyze in vivo microvascular structures to better characterize tumor angiogenesis. Epub 2010 Mar 11. 55, 532537 (1993). where ima2 is the original image (Fig. Would you like email updates of new search results? The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the A series of image manipulations were necessary to enable sphere detection using simple threshold methods as follows: 1 Light field correction (lfc) was performed using an artificial flat field obtained by applying a Gaussian convolution with a sigma value () corresponding to the average sphere diameter. Arming embolic beads with anti-VEGF antibodies and controlling their release using LbL technology. 0000023248 00000 n 0000004120 00000 n 7, panel A to E. Compared to control condition, the mean size of HUVEC meshes (MMS) slightly increased when VEGF-A concentrations went from 5 to 10ng/ml, and then decreased with higher concentrations (25 and 50ng/ml) (Fig. 2022 Dec 17;2022:6875053. doi: 10.1155/2022/6875053. The Angiogenesis Analyzer program was conceived to extract characteristic points and elements of endothelial cells network. Media was changed every 2 days. Autom. Cell Mol. By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. Sphere detection (Fig. J. Nat. As previously observed in time-lapse recording of EC in similar culture conditions (video at this link: http://image.bio.methods.free.fr/ImageJ/?Human-Endothelial-Progenitor-Cells-in-vitro-tube-forming-analysis-using-Lens), the network establishment started (36h of culture) by the formation of a multitude of small and unstable meshes. 7F,G,H), as expected. Javaheri, N. et al. PLoS One 12, e0181350, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181350 (2017). 2C). The FBA assay gave consistent results with the sunitinib inhibitor, with significant inhibitions (p<0.0001) for the higher dose of 25nM using the three following measures: AJN/S, TL/S and AJN/S+JN/S (Fig. R01 NS076694/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States, R37 NS037074/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States, P01 NS055104/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States, K08 NS057339/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States, R01 NS093415/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States. The PubMed wordmark and PubMed logo are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Model. Comparatively, the network was highly altered with 25nM sunitinib (MMS Sunit 25/Ctrl = 0.06 (p<0.0001)) (Fig. To ensure successful results and limit variability, proper selection of basement membrane extracts and endothelial cells is necessary, and conditions must be optimized. 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