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Inhibition of angiogenesis by platelets in systemic sclerosis patients

Overview of attention for article published in Arthritis Research & Therapy, November 2015
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Title
Inhibition of angiogenesis by platelets in systemic sclerosis patients
Published in
Arthritis Research & Therapy, November 2015
DOI 10.1186/s13075-015-0848-2
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Daniela Hirigoyen, Paula I. Burgos, Veronica Mezzano, Josefina Duran, Magaly Barrientos, Claudia G. Saez, Olga Panes, Diego Mezzano, Mirentxu Iruretagoyena

Abstract

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by microvascular damage, inflammation, and fibrosis. It has become increasingly evident that platelets, beyond regulating hemostasis, are important in inflammation and innate immunity. Platelets may be an important source of proinflammatory and profibrotic cytokines in the vascular microenvironment. In this study, we sought to assess the contribution of platelet-derived factors in patients with SSc to the angiogenesis of human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (DMVECs) in a tubule formation assay and to characterize the secretion of profibrotic and proinflammatory cytokines in these platelets. We analyzed platelets obtained from 30 patients with SSc and 12 healthy control subjects. Angiogenesis was evaluated in vitro with a DMVEC tubule formation assay on Matrigel and platelet-derived angiogenic factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), 165b isoform (VEGF165b), and cytokine secretion was evaluated. Platelet serotonin content was also determined. When DMVECs were incubated with SSc platelet releasates, tubule formation was significantly inhibited (p < 0.01, t test), and higher expression of endothelin-1 in these cells was observed compared with control subjects (p < 0.05, Mann-Whitney U test). In SSc platelet releasates, VEGF165b was significantly higher (p < 0.05, t test), and the VEGF165b/VEGF ratio was increased compared with that of control subjects. Higher secretion of transforming growth factor β (p < 0.01, t test) and CD40L (p < 0.01, t test) was observed compared with control subjects. Also, intraplatelet serotonin levels were lower in platelets obtained from patients with diffuse SSc compared with patients with limited SSc and control subjects (p < 0.05, t test). Our findings suggest that antiangiogenic factors such as VEGF165b, together with proinflammatory and profibrotic factors secreted by platelets, can contribute to the progression of peripheral microvascular damage, defective vascular repair, and fibrosis in patients with SSc.

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Unknown 38 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 7 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 16%
Other 3 8%
Student > Bachelor 2 5%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 3%
Other 5 13%
Unknown 14 37%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 11 29%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 21%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 3%
Neuroscience 1 3%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 14 37%
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