PMID- 20172951 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110726 LR - 20211020 IS - 1522-1504 (Electronic) IS - 1040-0605 (Print) IS - 1040-0605 (Linking) VI - 298 IP - 5 DP - 2010 May TI - Chorioamnionitis stimulates angiogenesis in saccular stage fetal lungs via CC chemokines. PG - L637-45 LID - 10.1152/ajplung.00414.2009 [doi] AB - The fetal lung vasculature forms in tandem with developing airways. Whereas saccular airway morphogenesis is arrested in bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the potential vascular phenotype in BPD at this stage of development is less well-understood. As inflammation increases the risk of BPD and induces arrest of saccular airway morphogenesis, we tested the effects of Escherichia coli LPS on fetal mouse lung vascular development. Injecting LPS into the amniotic fluid of Tie2-lacZ endothelial reporter mice at embryonic day 15 stimulated angiogenesis in the saccular stage fetal lung mesenchyme. LPS also increased the number of endothelial cells in saccular stage fetal mouse lung explants. Inflammation appeared to directly promote vascular development, as LPS stimulated pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell angiogenesis, cell migration, and proliferation in vitro. Whereas LPS did not increase expression of VEGF, angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1), Tie2, fetal liver kinase-1 (Flk-1), fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (Flt-1), PDGFA, PDGFB, heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF), or connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), LPS did stimulate the production of the angiogenic CC chemokines macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-1alpha) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). Both MIP-1alpha and MCP-1 increased angiogenesis in fetal mouse lung explants. In addition, inhibitory antibodies against MIP-1alpha and MCP-1 blocked the effects of LPS on fetal lung vascular development, suggesting these chemokines are downstream mediators of LPS-induced angiogenesis. We speculate that an inflammation-mediated surge in angiogenesis could lead to formation of aberrant alveolar capillaries in the lungs of patients developing BPD. FAU - Miller, J Davin AU - Miller JD AD - Departments of Pediatrics, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. FAU - Benjamin, John T AU - Benjamin JT FAU - Kelly, David R AU - Kelly DR FAU - Frank, David B AU - Frank DB FAU - Prince, Lawrence S AU - Prince LS LA - eng GR - R01 HL086324/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL097195/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - HL-086324/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - HL-097195/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20100219 PL - United States TA - Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol JT - American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology JID - 100901229 RN - 0 (Ccl2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Ccl3 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL3) RN - 0 (Chemokines, CC) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia/embryology/etiology/immunology MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Chemokine CCL2/antagonists & inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Chemokine CCL3/antagonists & inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Chemokines, CC/*metabolism MH - Chorioamnionitis/*immunology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Endothelial Cells/drug effects/physiology MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Immunity, Innate MH - Infant MH - Infant, Newborn MH - Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology MH - Lung/abnormalities/*blood supply/*embryology/immunology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - *Neovascularization, Physiologic/drug effects/immunology MH - Pregnancy PMC - PMC2867403 EDAT- 2010/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2011/07/27 06:00 PMCR- 2011/05/01 CRDT- 2010/02/23 06:00 PHST- 2010/02/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/07/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 00414.2009 [pii] AID - L-00414-2009 [pii] AID - 10.1152/ajplung.00414.2009 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2010 May;298(5):L637-45. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00414.2009. Epub 2010 Feb 19.