Syndecan-4 Enhances Therapeutic Angiogenesis after Hind Limb Ischemia in Mice with Type 2 Diabetes.

Das, Subhamoy; Monteforte, Anthony J; Singh, Gunjan; Majid, Marjan; Sherman, Michael B; Dunn, Andrew K; Baker, Aaron B · Adv Healthc Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Delivering syndecan-4 with FGF-2 improves the effectiveness of FGF-2 therapy for ischemia in the diabetic disease state. The syndecan-4 proteoliposomes significantly enhance in vitro tubule formation as well as blood perfusion and vessel density in the ischemic hind limbs of diseased ob/ob mice. Syndecan-4 therapy also induces a marked immunomodulation in the tissues, increasing the polarization of macrophages toward the M2 phenotype.

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