PUBLICATION
Disruption of the pancreatic vasculature in zebrafish affects islet architecture and function
- Authors
- Mullapudi, S.T., Boezio, G.L.M., Rossi, A., Marass, M., Matsuoka, R.L., Matsuda, H., Helker, C.S.M., Yang, Y.H.C., Stainier, D.Y.R.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-191011-21
- Date
- 2019
- Source
- Development (Cambridge, England) 146(21): (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Helker, Christian, Matsuda, Hiroki, Matsuoka, Ryota, Stainier, Didier
- Keywords
- Beta cells, Pancreas, VEGF, Vasculature, Zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
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- Pancreas/blood supply*
- Pancreas/embryology
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Islets of Langerhans/cytology*
- PubMed
- 31597659 Full text @ Development
Abstract
A dense local vascular network is crucial for pancreatic endocrine cells to sense metabolites and secrete hormones, and understanding the interactions between the vasculature and the islets may allow for therapeutic modulation in disease conditions. Using live imaging in two models of vascular disruption in zebrafish, we identified two distinct roles for the pancreatic vasculature. At larval stages, expression of a dominant negative version of Vegfaa (dnVegfaa) in β-cells led to vascular and endocrine cell disruption with a minor impairment in β-cell function. In contrast, expression of a soluble isoform of Vegf receptor 1 (sFlt1) in β-cells blocked the formation of the pancreatic vasculature and drastically stunted glucose response while islet architecture was not affected. Notably, these effects of dnVegfaa or sFlt1 were not observed in animals lacking vegfaa, vegfab, kdrl, kdr, or flt1 function, indicating that they interfere with multiple ligands and/or receptors. In adults, disrupted islet architecture persisted in dnVegfaa expressing animals, while sFlt1 expressing animals displayed large sheets of β-cells along their pancreatic ducts, accompanied by impaired glucose tolerance in both models. Thus, our study reveals novel roles for the vasculature in patterning and function of the islet.
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