Mimicking angiogenesis in vitro: Three-dimensional co-culture of vascular endothelial cells and perivascular cells in collagen type I gels

Auler, Markus, Pitzler, Lena, Pöschl, Ernst, Zhou, Zhigang and Brachvogel, Bent (2017) Mimicking angiogenesis in vitro: Three-dimensional co-culture of vascular endothelial cells and perivascular cells in collagen type I gels. BIO-Protocol, 7 (8).

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Abstract

Angiogenesis defines the process of formation of new vascular structures form existing blood vessels, involved during development, repair processes like wound healing but also linked to pathological changes. During angiogenic processes, endothelial cells build a vascular network and recruit perivascular cells to form mature, stable vessels. Endothelial cells and perivascular cells secrete and assemble a vascular basement membrane and interact via close cell-cell contacts. To mimic these processes in vitro we have developed a versatile three-dimensional culture system where perivascular cells (PVC) are co-cultured with human umbilical cord vascular endothelial cells (HUVEC) in a collagen type I gel. This co-culture system can be used to determine biochemical and cellular processes during neoangiogenic events with a wide range of analyses options.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	endothelial cells,perivascular cells,pericytes,angiogenesis,collagen gel
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Cells and Tissues
Related URLs:	http://www.bio-protocol.org/e2247
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	17 Jan 2018 11:30
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2024 17:38
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/65963
DOI:	10.21769/BioProtoc.2247

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