Expression of relative-protein of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α in vasculogenesis of mouse embryo

BACKGROUND: Physiological vasculogenesis in embryonic tissues share some important features with pathological neoangiogenesis in tumors. Linearly Patterned Programmed Cell Necrosis (LPPCN) and Vasculogenic Mimicry (VM) have been reported in tumors. The term VM refers to the aggressive tumor cells with CD31-negative phenotype to form Periodic Αcid Schiff (PAS)-positive network, that mimics the pattern of embryonic vasculogenic networks. LPPCN had been observed in our laboratory, and served as a spatial infrastructure for VM and endothelium-dependent vessel formation. Studies have been shown that hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) can induce tumor cells to form vessel-like tubes and express genes associated with VM. Therefore, an analogous investigation has been carried out to determine if these patterns existed in mouse embryonic vasculogenesis. RESULTS: In this essay, the results demonstrated that the number of Linearly Patterned Cell Αpoptosis (LPCA), embryo Vasculogenic Μimicry (embryo VM), endothelium-dependent vessels, and relative-protein of HIF-1α expression all showed time-dependent tendencies on E5.5-E9.5 (p < 0.05). The proteins CD133, VEGF, Twist, E-cadherin, and Vimentin showed local plexus distribution on E6.5-E7.5 (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: LPCA and embryo VM existed in embryonic vasculogenesis. The relative protein of HIF-1α regulated the mouse embryonic vasculogenesis.