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Event: 29
Key Event Title
Reduction in, Angiogenic sprouts
Short name
Biological Context
Key Event Components
Key Event Overview
AOPs Including This Key Event
Taxonomic Applicability
Term | Scientific Term | Evidence | Link |
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zebrafish | Danio rerio | High | NCBI |
Life Stages
Sex Applicability
Key Event Description
(From: Knudsen TB, Kleinstreuer NC. Disruption of embryonic vascular development in predictive toxicology. Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today. 2011 Dec;93(4):312-23. doi: 10.1002/bdrc.20223. Review. PubMed PMID: 22271680.)
"VEGF-A release from hypoxic cells is the most common angiogenic switch, specifying a pioneering sprouting behavior of EC ‘‘tip-cells.’’ Activation of a G-protein signaling cascade (e.g., RhoA, Rac1, Cdc42) in tip-cells triggers filopodial extensions that probe the surrounding environment and direct cell migration along the VEGF-A gradient. The exploratory behavior and minimal proliferation of a pioneering tip-cell is similar to axonal growth cones, sensing and responding to guidance cues in the local microenvironment."
How It Is Measured or Detected
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Domain of Applicability
References
Knudsen TB, Kleinstreuer NC. Disruption of embryonic vascular development in predictive toxicology. Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today. 2011 Dec;93(4):312-23. doi: 10.1002/bdrc.20223. Review. PubMed PMID: 22271680.