The role of vascular endothelial growth inhibitor in wound healing

Conway, Kevin P., Price, Patricia Elaine, Harding, Keith Gordon and Jiang, Wen Guo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3283-1111 2007. The role of vascular endothelial growth inhibitor in wound healing. International Wound Journal 4 (1) , pp. 55-64. 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2006.00295.x

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Abstract

Vascular endothelial growth inhibitor (VEGI) is an endothelial cell-specific cytokine and a potent inhibitor of endothelial cell proliferation and angiogenesis. The role of VEGI in angiogenesis related to tissue repair has previously not been investigated. Biopsies from different wound types were analysed by immunohistochemistry and quantitative polymerase chain reaction for the presence of VEGI protein and transcript, respectively. Human vascular endothelial cell line was transfected with VEGI expression plasmid and tested for their in vitro angiogenesis properties. Immunohistochemical staining for VEGI showed reduced expression in the dermal layer of the acute wounds compared with the chronic wound or normal skin. The ability of VEGI to prevent angiogenesis by in vitro assays showed that VEGI acts as a suppressor to the proliferation and microtubule formation of endothelial cells, and the addition of Hepatocyte Growth Factor had little effect on the ability of cell lines expressing the VEGI gene to increase microtubule formation. The aberrant expression of VEGI in different wound types appears to be linked to the outcome of the healing in these wounds. The altered expression of VEGI in chronic wounds constitutes an important target of future therapies.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine Healthcare Sciences
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Vascular endothelial growth inhibitor; Wound healing
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN:	1742-4801
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2022 09:05
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/30631

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