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Platelet-derived growth factors in the developing avian heart and maturating coronary vasculature.

Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists (2005-06-24)
Nynke M S Van Den Akker, Heleen Lie-Venema, Saskia Maas, Ismail Eralp, Marco C DeRuiter, Robert E Poelmann, Adriana C Gittenberger-De Groot
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Platelet-derived growth factors (PDGFs) are important in embryonic development. To elucidate their role in avian heart and coronary development, we investigated protein expression patterns of PDGF-A, PDGF-B, and the receptors PDGFR-alpha and PDGFR-beta using immunohistochemistry on sections of pro-epicardial quail-chicken chimeras of Hamburger and Hamilton (HH) 28-HH35. PDGF-A and PDGFR-alpha were expressed in the atrial septum, sinus venosus, and throughout the myocardium, with PDGFR-alpha retreating to the trabeculae at later stages. Additionally, PDGF-A and PDGFR-alpha were present in outflow tract cushion mesenchyme and myocardium, respectively. Small cardiac nerves and (sub)epicardial cells expressed PDGF-B and PDGFR-beta. Furthermore, endothelial cells expressed PDGF-B, while vascular smooth muscle cells and interstitial epicardium-derived cells expressed PDGFR-beta, indicating a role in coronary maturation. PDGF-B is also present in ventricular septal development, in the absence of any PDGFR. Epicardium-derived cells in the atrioventricular cushions expressed PDGFR-beta. We conclude that all four proteins are involved in myocardial development, whereas PDGF-B and PDGFR-beta are specifically important in coronary maturation.

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Anticorpo monoclonale anti-actina, α-muscolo liscio, clone 1A4, ascites fluid