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To determine whether the anti-angiogenic protein endostatin interferes with blood vessel formation, matrix deposition, and tissue repair during cutaneous wound healing.

October 6, 2000The FASEB Journal

The angiogenesis inhibitor endostatin impairs blood vessel maturation during wound healing

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WBWilhelm BlochGerman Sport University Cologne KHKatharina HuggelETH Zurich TSTakako SasakiOita University

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Animal study demonstrates impaired blood vessel maturation and matrix density in wounded mice, suggesting endostatin disrupts vascular stabilization without halting overall wound healing.

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To determine whether the anti-angiogenic protein endostatin interferes with blood vessel formation, matrix deposition, and tissue repair during cutaneous wound healing.
Generated full-thickness excisional skin wounds on the backs of mice receiving systemic treatment with recombinant murine endostatin.
Evaluated wound closure, re-epithelialization, granulation tissue formation, and vessel architecture using histological and ultrastructural analyses.
Measured wound expression of angiogenic regulators (VEGF, angiopoietin-1, angiopoietin-2) and extracellular matrix components (collagens I, III, and XVIII, and fibronectin).
Endostatin did not alter macroscopic wound closure, re-epithelialization, wound contraction, or total blood vessel density.
Ultrastructural examination revealed severe defects in blood vessel maturation, with narrowed or occluded vessel lumina, irregular luminal surfaces, reduced functional vessel count, and erythrocyte extravasation.
Endostatin significantly reduced wound tissue matrix density and expression of fibronectin and collagens I and III, while expression of VEGF, angiopoietin-1, angiopoietin-2, and collagen XVIII remained unchanged.

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Bloch et al. (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1f2920ec7bca7c07553b9c https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.00-0490fje

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Animal study demonstrates impaired blood vessel maturation and matrix density in wounded mice, suggesting endostatin disrupts vascular stabilization without halting overall wound healing.

The angiogenesis inhibitor endostatin impairs blood vessel maturation during wound healing

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The angiogenesis inhibitor endostatin impairs blood vessel maturation during wound healing

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