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von Willebrand factor regulation of blood vessel formation
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Author(s)
Randi, Anna M
Smith, Koval E
Castaman, Giancarlo
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Several important physiological processes, from permeability to inflammation to haemostasis, take place at the vessel wall and are regulated by endothelial cells (EC). Thus, proteins that have been identified as regulators of one process are increasingly found to be involved in other vascular functions. Such is the case for Von Willebrand Factor (VWF), a large glycoprotein best known for its critical role in haemostasis. In vitro and in vivo studies have shown that lack of VWF causes enhanced vascularisation, both constitutively and following ischemia. This evidence is supported by studies on blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOEC) from patients with lack of VWF synthesis (type 3 von Willebrand disease [VWD]). The molecular pathways are likely to involve VWF binding partners, such as integrin αvβ3, and components of Weibel Palade bodies (WPB), such as Angiopoietin-2 and Galectin-3, whose storage is regulated by VWF; these converge on the master regulator of angiogenesis and endothelial homeostasis, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signalling. Recent studies suggest that the roles of VWF may be tissue-specific. The ability of VWF to regulate angiogenesis has clinical implications for a subset of VWD patients with severe, intractable gastrointestinal bleeding due to vascular malformations. In this article, we review the evidence showing that VWF is involved in blood vessel formation, discuss the role of VWF high molecular weight multimers in regulating angiogenesis, and the value of studies on BOEC in developing a precision medicine approach to validate novel treatments for angiodysplasia in congenital VWD and acquired von Willebrand syndrome.
Date Issued
2018-07-12
Date Acceptance
2018-04-18
Citation
Blood, 2018, 132 (2), pp.132-140
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/60832
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2018-01-769018
ISSN
1528-0020
Publisher
American Society of Hematology
Start Page
132
End Page
140
Journal / Book Title
Blood
Volume
132
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© 2018 by The American Society of Hematology
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29866817
PII: blood-2018-01-769018
Subjects
1102 Cardiovascular Medicine And Haematology
1103 Clinical Sciences
1114 Paediatrics And Reproductive Medicine
Immunology
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2018-06-04
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