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Vasculogenic properties of adventitial Sca-1+CD45+ progenitor cells in mice: a potential source of vasa vasorum in atherosclerosis.


ABSTRACT: The cellular origins of vasa vasorum are ill-defined and may involve circulating or local progenitor cells. We previously discovered that murine aortic adventitia contains Sca-1+CD45+ progenitors that produce macrophages. Here we investigated whether they are also vasculogenic. In aortas of C57BL/6 mice, Sca-1+CD45+ cells were localised to adventitia and lacked surface expression of endothelial markers (<1% for CD31, CD144, TIE-2). In contrast, they did show expression of CD31, CD144, TIE-2 and VEGFR2 in atherosclerotic ApoE-/- aortas. Although Sca-1+CD45+ cells from C57BL/6 aorta did not express CD31, they formed CD31+ colonies in endothelial differentiation media and produced interconnecting vascular-like cords in Matrigel that contained both endothelial cells and a small population of macrophages, which were located at branch points. Transfer of aortic Sca-1+CD45+ cells generated endothelial cells and neovessels de novo in a hindlimb model of ischaemia and resulted in a 50% increase in perfusion compared to cell-free control. Similarly, their injection into the carotid adventitia of ApoE-/- mice produced donor-derived adventitial and peri-adventitial microvessels after atherogenic diet, suggestive of newly formed vasa vasorum. These findings show that beyond its content of macrophage progenitors, adventitial Sca-1+CD45+ cells are also vasculogenic and may be a source of vasa vasorum during atherogenesis.

SUBMITTER: Toledo-Flores D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6513996 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The cellular origins of vasa vasorum are ill-defined and may involve circulating or local progenitor cells. We previously discovered that murine aortic adventitia contains Sca-1<sup>+</sup>CD45<sup>+</sup> progenitors that produce macrophages. Here we investigated whether they are also vasculogenic. In aortas of C57BL/6 mice, Sca-1<sup>+</sup>CD45<sup>+</sup> cells were localised to adventitia and lacked surface expression of endothelial markers (<1% for CD31, CD144, TIE-2). In contrast, they di  ...[more]

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