BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In humans, activin receptor-like kinase 1 (Alk1) deficiency causes arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in multiple organs, including the brain. Focal Alk1 pan-cellular deletion plus vascular endothelial growth factor stimulation induces brain AVMs in the adult mouse. We hypothesized that deletion of Alk1 in endothelial cell (EC) alone plus focal vascular endothelial growth factor stimulation is sufficient to induce brain AVM in the adult mouse. METHODS: Focal angiogenesis was induced in the brain of 8-week-old Pdgfb-iCreER;Alk1(2f/2f) mice by injection of adeno-associated viral vectors expressing vascular endothelial growth factor. Two weeks later, EC-Alk1 deletion was induced by tamoxifen treatment. Vascular morphology was analyzed, and EC proliferation and dysplasia index (number of vessels with diameter>15 μm per 200 vessels) were quantified 10 days after tamoxifen administration. RESULTS: Tangles of enlarged vessels resembling AVMs were present in the brain angiogenic region of tamoxifen-treated Pdgfb-iCreER;Alk1(2f/2f) mice. Induced brain AVMs were marked by increased dysplasia index (P<0.001) and EC proliferation clustered within the dysplastic vessels. AVMs were also detected around the ear tag-wound and in other organs. CONCLUSIONS: Deletion of Alk1 in EC in adult mice leads to an increased local EC proliferation during brain angiogenesis and de novo brain AVM.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In humans, activin receptor-like kinase 1(Alk1) deficiency causes arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in multiple organs, including the brain. Focal Alk1 pan-cellular deletion plus vascular endothelial growth factor stimulation induces brain AVMs in the adult mouse. We hypothesized that deletion of Alk1 in endothelial cell (EC) alone plus focal vascular endothelial growth factor stimulation is sufficient to induce brain AVM in the adult mouse. METHODS: Focal angiogenesis was induced in the brain of 8-week-old Pdgfb-iCreER;Alk1(2f/2f) mice by injection of adeno-associated viral vectors expressing vascular endothelial growth factor. Two weeks later, EC-Alk1 deletion was induced by tamoxifen treatment. Vascular morphology was analyzed, and EC proliferation and dysplasia index (number of vessels with diameter>15 μm per 200 vessels) were quantified 10 days after tamoxifen administration. RESULTS: Tangles of enlarged vessels resembling AVMs were present in the brain angiogenic region of tamoxifen-treated Pdgfb-iCreER;Alk1(2f/2f) mice. Induced brain AVMs were marked by increased dysplasia index (P<0.001) and EC proliferation clustered within the dysplastic vessels. AVMs were also detected around the ear tag-wound and in other organs. CONCLUSIONS: Deletion of Alk1 in EC in adult mice leads to an increased local EC proliferation during brain angiogenesis and de novo brain AVM.
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