Newman Andrew C, Hughes Christopher C W
The Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Vasc Cell. 2012 Aug 31;4(1):13. doi: 10.1186/2045-824X-4-13.
Macrophages regulate many developmental and pathological processes in both embryonic and adult tissues, and recent studies have shown a significant role in angiogenesis. Similarly, Wnt signaling is fundamental to tissue morphogenesis and also has a role in vascular development. In this review, we summarize recent advances in the field of macrophage-regulated angiogenesis, with a focus on the role of macrophage-derived Wnt ligands. We review data that provide both direct and indirect evidence for macrophage-derived Wnt regulation of physiologic and pathologic angiogenesis. Finally, we propose that Wnt signaling plays a central role in differentiation of tumor associated and wound infiltrating macrophages to a proangiogenic phenotype.
巨噬细胞在胚胎和成年组织中调节许多发育和病理过程,最近的研究表明其在血管生成中发挥重要作用。同样,Wnt信号通路对组织形态发生至关重要,在血管发育中也发挥作用。在本综述中,我们总结了巨噬细胞调节血管生成领域的最新进展,重点关注巨噬细胞衍生的Wnt配体的作用。我们回顾了为巨噬细胞衍生的Wnt调节生理和病理血管生成提供直接和间接证据的数据。最后,我们提出Wnt信号通路在肿瘤相关巨噬细胞和伤口浸润巨噬细胞向促血管生成表型的分化中起核心作用。