Abstract
Hedgehog family was reported to be involved in murine yolk sac angiogenesis. However, it has not been clarified whether impaired angiogenesis under hedgehog signaling blockade is attributable to true defect in angiogenic process or just a sequel of earlier vasculogenic abnormalities. In the present study, we examined the effects of stage-specific inhibition of hedgehog cascade on vascular morphogenesis by applying cyclopamine or jervine to culture media of whole embryo culture system from embryonic days 8.0 until 9.5. Whole-mount immunostaining revealed that cyclopamine or jervine treatment in a narrow time window impaired angiogenic remodeling such as ramification into large and small branches and pericyte recruitment, although vasculogenesis was grossly normal. Molecular analyses suggest that indian hedgehog in the yolk sac endoderm regulates the induction of VEGF, Flk-1 and Notch-1. Our results indicate that hedgehog signaling is indispensable for mouse yolk sac angiogenesis, even when vasculogenesis is not perturbed.
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