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Development ; 147(21)2020 04 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32188632

ABSTRACT

Bones do not normally have lymphatics. However, individuals with generalized lymphatic anomaly (GLA) or Gorham-Stout disease (GSD) develop ectopic lymphatics in bone. Despite growing interest in the development of tissue-specific lymphatics, the cellular origin of bone lymphatic endothelial cells (bLECs) is not known and the development of bone lymphatics has not been fully characterized. Here, we describe the development of bone lymphatics in mouse models of GLA and GSD. Through lineage-tracing experiments, we show that bLECs arise from pre-existing Prox1-positive LECs. We show that bone lymphatics develop in a stepwise manner where regional lymphatics grow, breach the periosteum and then invade bone. We also show that the development of bone lymphatics is impaired in mice that lack osteoclasts. Last, we show that rapamycin can suppress the growth of bone lymphatics in our models of GLA and GSD. In summary, we show that bLECs can arise from pre-existing LECs and that rapamycin can prevent the growth of bone lymphatics.


Subject(s)
Bone and Bones/embryology , Lymphatic Vessels/embryology , Animals , Bone and Bones/drug effects , Cell Lineage/drug effects , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Endothelial Cells/drug effects , Endothelial Cells/metabolism , Homeodomain Proteins/metabolism , Humans , Integrases/metabolism , Lymphatic Vessels/drug effects , Mice, Transgenic , Mutation/genetics , Osteoclasts/drug effects , Osteoclasts/metabolism , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Sirolimus/pharmacology , Sp7 Transcription Factor/metabolism , Tumor Suppressor Proteins/metabolism , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism
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J Cereb Blood Flow Metab ; 40(2): 263-275, 2020 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30621519

ABSTRACT

The discovery of meningeal lymphatic vessels (LVs) has sparked interest in identifying their role in diseases of the central nervous system. Similar to peripheral LVs, meningeal LVs depend on vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 (VEGFR3) signaling for development. Here we characterize the effect of stroke on meningeal LVs, and the impact of meningeal lymphatic hypoplasia on post-stroke outcomes. We show that photothrombosis (PT), but not transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAo), induces meningeal lymphangiogenesis in young male C57Bl/J6 mice. We also show that Vegfr3wt/mut mice develop significantly fewer meningeal LVs than Vegfr3wt/wt mice. Again, meningeal lymphangiogenesis occurs in the alymphatic zone lateral to the sagittal sinus only after PT-induced stroke in Vegfr3wt/wt mice. Interestingly, Vegfr3wt/mut mice develop larger stroke volumes than Vegfr3wt/wt mice after tMCAo, but not after PT. Our results reveal differences between PT and tMCAo models of stroke and underscore the need to consider method of stroke induction when investigating the role of meningeal lymphatics. Taken together, our data indicate that ischemic injury can induce the growth of meningeal LVs and that the absence of these LVs can impact post-stroke outcomes.


Subject(s)
Glymphatic System , Lymphangiogenesis/genetics , Stroke , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3 , Animals , Disease Models, Animal , Glymphatic System/metabolism , Glymphatic System/physiopathology , Male , Mice , Mice, Transgenic , Stroke/genetics , Stroke/metabolism , Stroke/pathology , Stroke/physiopathology , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3/genetics , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3/metabolism
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J Exp Med ; 216(2): 407-418, 2019 02 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30591517

ABSTRACT

Generalized lymphatic anomaly (GLA) is a vascular disorder characterized by diffuse or multifocal lymphatic malformations (LMs). The etiology of GLA is poorly understood. We identified four distinct somatic PIK3CA variants (Glu542Lys, Gln546Lys, His1047Arg, and His1047Leu) in tissue samples from five out of nine patients with GLA. These same PIK3CA variants occur in PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum and cause hyperactivation of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway. We found that the mTOR inhibitor, rapamycin, prevented lymphatic hyperplasia and dysfunction in mice that expressed an active form of PIK3CA (His1047Arg) in their lymphatics. We also found that rapamycin reduced pain in patients with GLA. In conclusion, we report that somatic activating PIK3CA mutations can cause GLA, and we provide preclinical and clinical evidence to support the use of rapamycin for the treatment of this disabling and deadly disease.


Subject(s)
Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases , Lymphangioleiomyomatosis , Lymphatic System , Mutation, Missense , Sirolimus/administration & dosage , Adolescent , Adult , Amino Acid Substitution , Child , Child, Preschool , Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/genetics , Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Female , Humans , Lymphangioleiomyomatosis/diagnostic imaging , Lymphangioleiomyomatosis/drug therapy , Lymphangioleiomyomatosis/enzymology , Lymphangioleiomyomatosis/genetics , Lymphatic System/abnormalities , Lymphatic System/diagnostic imaging , Lymphatic System/enzymology , Male , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/genetics , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism , Signal Transduction/drug effects , Signal Transduction/genetics , TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics , TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
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Elife ; 72018 04 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29620526

ABSTRACT

Patients with Gorham-Stout disease (GSD) have lymphatic vessels in their bones and their bones gradually disappear. Here, we report that mice that overexpress VEGF-C in bone exhibit a phenotype that resembles GSD. To drive VEGF-C expression in bone, we generated Osx-tTA;TetO-Vegfc double-transgenic mice. In contrast to Osx-tTA mice, Osx-tTA;TetO-Vegfc mice developed lymphatics in their bones. We found that inhibition of VEGFR3, but not VEGFR2, prevented the formation of bone lymphatics in Osx-tTA;TetO-Vegfc mice. Radiological and histological analysis revealed that bones from Osx-tTA;TetO-Vegfc mice were more porous and had more osteoclasts than bones from Osx-tTA mice. Importantly, we found that bone loss in Osx-tTA;TetO-Vegfc mice could be attenuated by an osteoclast inhibitor. We also discovered that the mutant phenotype of Osx-tTA;TetO-Vegfc mice could be reversed by inhibiting the expression of VEGF-C. Taken together, our results indicate that expression of VEGF-C in bone is sufficient to induce the pathologic hallmarks of GSD in mice.


Subject(s)
Bone Resorption/pathology , Bone and Bones/pathology , Endothelium, Lymphatic/pathology , Lymphatic Vessels/pathology , Osteoclasts/pathology , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C/physiology , Animals , Bone Resorption/metabolism , Bone and Bones/metabolism , Cells, Cultured , Endothelium, Lymphatic/metabolism , Humans , Lymphatic Vessels/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Transgenic , Osteoclasts/metabolism , Phenotype , Signal Transduction , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3/metabolism
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