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High-resolution 3D imaging uncovers organ-specific vascular control of tissue aging

Blood vessels provide supportive microenvironments for maintaining tissue functions. Age-associated vascular changes and their relation to tissue aging and pathology are poorly understood. Here, we perform 3D imaging of young and aging vascular beds. Multiple organs in mice and humans demonstrate an...

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Main Authors: Chen, Junyu (Author) , Sivan, Unnikrishnan (Author) , Tan, Sin Lih (Author) , Lippo, Luciana (Author) , Angelis, Jessica De (Author) , Labella, Rossella (Author) , Singh, Amit (Author) , Chatzis, Alexandros (Author) , Cheuk, Stanley (Author) , Medhghalchi, Mino (Author) , Gil, Jesus (Author) , Hollander, Georg (Author) , Marsden, Brian D. (Author) , Williams, Richard (Author) , Ramasamy, Saravana K. (Author) , Kusumbe, Anjali P. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 3 February 2021
In: Science advances
Year: 2021, Volume: 7, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-17
ISSN:2375-2548
DOI:10.1126/sciadv.abd7819
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd7819
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/6/eabd7819
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Author Notes:Junyu Chen, Unnikrishnan Sivan, Sin Lih Tan, Luciana Lippo, Jessica De Angelis, Rossella Labella, Amit Singh, Alexandros Chatzis, Stanley Cheuk, Mino Medhghalchi, Jesus Gil, Georg Hollander, Brian D. Marsden, Richard Williams, Saravana K. Ramasamy, Anjali P. Kusumbe
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Summary:Blood vessels provide supportive microenvironments for maintaining tissue functions. Age-associated vascular changes and their relation to tissue aging and pathology are poorly understood. Here, we perform 3D imaging of young and aging vascular beds. Multiple organs in mice and humans demonstrate an age-dependent decline in vessel density and pericyte numbers, while highly remodeling tissues such as skin preserve the vasculature. Vascular attrition precedes the appearance of cellular hallmarks of aging such as senescence. Endothelial VEGFR2 loss-of-function mice demonstrate that vascular perturbations are sufficient to stimulate cellular changes coupled with aging. Age-associated tissue-specific molecular changes in the endothelium drive vascular loss and dictate pericyte to fibroblast differentiation. Lineage tracing of perivascular cells with inducible PDGFRβ and NG2 Cre mouse lines demonstrated that increased pericyte to fibroblast differentiation distinguishes injury-induced organ fibrosis and zymosan-induced arthritis. To spur further discoveries, we provide a freely available resource with 3D vascular and tissue maps. - 3D tissue imaging reveals maladaptations of blood vessels in organ aging, fibrosis, and arthritis. - 3D tissue imaging reveals maladaptations of blood vessels in organ aging, fibrosis, and arthritis.
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ISSN:2375-2548
DOI:10.1126/sciadv.abd7819

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