The ability of the endothelial cells to form capillary - like structures was assessed by placing them on the solubilized basement membrane preparation Matrigel (Becton Dickinson, San Jose, CA), according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Not exact matches
In earlier studies involving animal models and human cancer
cell lines, researchers found that breast cancer spreads when three specific
cells are in direct contact: an
endothelial cell (a type
of cell that lines the blood vessels), a perivascular macrophage (a type
of immune
cell found near blood vessels), and a tumor
cell that produces high levels
of Mena, a protein that enhances a cancer
cell's
ability to spread.
Key elements
of the immune system, they also have the
ability to turn into several
cell types after having passed the
endothelial barrier, in order to fulfil different functions depending on the tissue.
As shown in Fig. 4B, suppressive
ability of miR - 7 on both transmigration through
endothelial cells and Matrigel was significantly attenuated by ectopic expression
of KLF4, suggesting that miR - 7 suppresses invasive
ability of CSCs by blocking KLF4 expression.
Each
of the
endothelial cell lines demonstrated an
ability to orient into capillary - like structures when placed onto a Matrigel surface (Fig. 5A) ⇓.
The
ability to up - regulate
endothelial cell adhesion molecules after exposure to cytokines was unaffected by repeated subculturing
of cells, because we noted identical staining patterns for passage 30
cells (we did attempt to extend this observation to include later passage
cells).
Endothelial cells that had undergone two sessions
of FACS - based selection were evaluated for their
ability to metabolize fluorescence - labeled acetylated LDL (DiI - Ac - LDL).
The impaired
ability of human corneal
endothelial cells (HCECs) to divide, both in vivo and in culture, has been well documented in the scientific literature for a number
of years [1 - 6].
A key feature
of endothelial cells switched to their angiogenic phenotype is their
ability to invade the surrounding space.
Tube - forming
ability of purified CD31 +
endothelial cells derived from induced pluripotent stem
cells after VEGF treatment.