Pancreatic Islet Production of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A Is Essential for Islet Vascularization, Revascularization, and Function

Author:

Brissova Marcela1,Shostak Alena1,Shiota Masakazu2,Wiebe Peter O.2,Poffenberger Greg1,Kantz Jeannelle2,Chen Zhongyi1,Carr Chad1,Jerome W. Gray34,Chen Jin45,Baldwin H. Scott6,Nicholson Wendell1,Bader David M.7,Jetton Thomas8,Gannon Maureen12,Powers Alvin C.129

Affiliation:

1. Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee

2. Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee

3. Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee

4. Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee

5. Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee

6. Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee

7. Stahlman Laboratory, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee

8. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont

9. Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee

Abstract

To investigate molecular mechanisms controlling islet vascularization and revascularization after transplantation, we examined pancreatic expression of three families of angiogenic factors and their receptors in differentiating endocrine cells and adult islets. Using intravital lectin labeling, we demonstrated that development of islet microvasculature and establishment of islet blood flow occur concomitantly with islet morphogenesis. Our genetic data indicate that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A is a major regulator of islet vascularization and revascularization of transplanted islets. In spite of normal pancreatic insulin content and β-cell mass, mice with β-cell–reduced VEGF-A expression had impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. By vascular or diffusion delivery of β-cell secretagogues to islets, we showed that reduced insulin output is not a result of β-cell dysfunction but rather caused by vascular alterations in islets. Taken together, our data indicate that the microvasculature plays an integral role in islet function. Factors modulating VEGF-A expression may influence islet vascularity and, consequently, the amount of insulin delivered into the systemic circulation.

Publisher

American Diabetes Association

Subject

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Internal Medicine

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