Shear stress-induced angiogenesis in mouse muscle is independent of the vasodilator mechanism and quickly reversible

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Aim: Is modulation of skeletal muscle capillary supply by altering blood flow due to a presumptive shear stress response per se, or dependent on the vasodilator mechanism?. Methods: The response to four different vasodilators, and cotreatment with blockers of NO and prostaglandin synthesis, was compared. Femoral artery blood flow was correlated with capillary-to-fibre ratio (C:F) and protein levels of putative angiogenic compounds. Results: All vasodilators induced a similar increase in blood flow after 14 days, with a similar effect on C:F (1.62 ± 0.05, 1.60 ± 0.01, 1.57 ± 0.06, 1.57 ± 0.07, respectively, all P < 0.05 vs. control 1.20 ± 0.01). Concomitant inhibitors revealed differential effects on blood flow and angiogenesis, demonstrating that a similar response may have different signalling origins. The time course of this response with the most commonly used vasodilator, prazosin, showed that blood flow increased from 0.40 mL min−1 to 0.61 mL min−1 by 28 days (P < 0.05), dropped within 1 week after the cessation of treatment (0.54 mL min−1; P < 0.05) and returned to control levels by 6 weeks. In parallel with FBF, capillary rarefaction began within 1 week (P < 0.05), giving C:F values similar to control by 2 weeks. Of the dominant signalling pathways, prazosin decreased muscle VEGF, but increased its cognate receptor Flk-1 (both P < 0.01); levels of eNOS varied with blood flow (P < 0.05), and Ang-1 initially increased, while its receptor Tie-2 was unchanged, with only modest changes in the antiangiogenic factor TSP-1. Conclusion: Hyperaemia-induced angiogenesis, likely in response to elevated shear stress, is independent of the vasodilator involved, with a rapid induction and quick regression following the stimulus withdrawal.

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Egginton, S., Hussain, A., Hall-Jones, J., Chaudhry, B., Syeda, F., & Glen, K. E. (2016). Shear stress-induced angiogenesis in mouse muscle is independent of the vasodilator mechanism and quickly reversible. Acta Physiologica, 218(3), 153–166. https://doi.org/10.1111/apha.12728

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