Nogo-A is a negative regulator of CNS angiogenesis
- 26 April 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Vol. 110 (21), E1943-E1952
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1216203110
Abstract
Nogo-A is an important axonal growth inhibitor in the adult and developing CNS. In vitro, Nogo-A has been shown to inhibit migration and cell spreading of neuronal and nonneuronal cell types. Here, we studied in vivo and in vitro effects of Nogo-A on vascular endothelial cells during angiogenesis of the early postnatal brain and retina in which Nogo-A is expressed by many types of neurons. Genetic ablation or virus-mediated knock down of Nogo-A or neutralization of Nogo-A with an antibody caused a marked increase in the blood vessel density in vivo. In culture, Nogo-A inhibited spreading, migration, and sprouting of primary brain microvascular endothelial cells (MVECs) in a dose-dependent manner and induced the retraction of MVEC lamellipodia and filopodia. Mechanistically, we show that only the Nogo-A–specific Delta 20 domain exerts inhibitory effects on MVECs, but the Nogo-66 fragment, an inhibitory domain common to Nogo-A, -B, and -C, does not. Furthermore, the action of Nogo-A Delta 20 on MVECs required the intracellular activation of the Ras homolog gene family, member A (Rho-A)-associated, coiled-coil containing protein kinase (ROCK)-Myosin II pathway. The inhibitory effects of early postnatal brain membranes or cultured neurons on MVECs were relieved significantly by anti–Nogo-A antibodies. These findings identify Nogo-A as an important negative regulator of developmental angiogenesis in the CNS. They may have important implications in CNS pathologies involving angiogenesis such as stroke, brain tumors, and retinopathies.This publication has 75 references indexed in Scilit:
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