APJ Regulates Parallel Alignment of Arteries and Veins in the Skin

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APJ Regulates Parallel Alignment of Arteries and Veins in the Skin Hiroyasu Kidoya, Hisamichi Naito, Fumitaka Muramatsu, Daishi Yamakawa, Weizhen Jia, Masahito Ikawa, Takashi Sonobe, Hirotsugu Tsuchimochi, Mikiyasu Shirai, Ralf H. Adams, Akiyoshi Fukamizu, Nobuyuki Takakura  Developmental Cell  Volume 33, Issue 3, Pages 247-259 (May 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2015.02.024 Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Developmental Cell 2015 33, 247-259DOI: (10.1016/j.devcel.2015.02.024) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Apelin and APJ Expression in Arterial and Venous ECs and Phenotype of Apelin and APJ Mutant Mice (A) CD31 (red), EphB4 (green), and APJ (blue) staining of the back skin of an E15.5 mouse embryo. The scale bar represents 100 μm. V, vein. (B) Detection of apelin transcripts (green) in the back skin of an E15.5 mouse embryo by in situ hybridization with CD31 (blue) and αSMA (red). The scale bar represents 200 μm. (C) Apelin (red) and CD31 (blue) staining of skin from the back of an E14.5 mouse embryo. The scale bar represents 100 μm. (D) Apelin (red), APJ (blue), and CD31 (green) staining of back skin of an E14.5 mouse embryo. The scale bar represents 100 μm. A, artery. (E) Gross appearance of blood vessels in the back skin of adult (7–8 weeks of age) wild-type, apelin−/−, and APJ−/− mice. Arterial blood vessels were identified by injecting barium into the left ventricle. Black and white arrowheads indicate veins and arteries, respectively. The scale bar represents 2 mm in the back skin. (F) Quantitative evaluation of the distance between the artery and vein of distal infrascapular vessels in the back skin of wild-type, apelin−/−, and APJ−/− mice. Data represent the average ± SD; n = 12 from four mice per group. p < 0.01. KO, knockout. (G) Microangiograms in the hindlimb from 8-week-old wild-type, apelin−/−, and APJ−/− mice. Arterial blood vessels were identified by injecting barium into the left ventricle. White and black arrowheads in APJ−/− mice indicate peripheral arteries and veins, respectively. See also Figure S1. Developmental Cell 2015 33, 247-259DOI: (10.1016/j.devcel.2015.02.024) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Arterial-Venous Remodeling in Skin during Embryogenesis (A and B) CD31 (green), αSMA (red), and APJ (blue) expression in the back skin from mouse embryos at several developmental stages as indicated. Wild-type (A) and apelin−/− (B) mice. Images below show a higher magnification of the areas indicated by the boxes. Note that veins are located separately from arteries at E14.5 (white arrows) and gradually move close to arteries at E14.5 and E15.5 stages in wild-type but generally not in apelin−/− mice. The scale bars represent 300 μm and 100 μm (insets). (C) Quantitative evaluation of the distance between the artery and vein of distal and proximal infrascapular vessels in skin from the backs of E16.5 wild-type or apelin−/− embryos. Data are means ± SD; n = 18 (distal) or 12 (proximal) from six mice per group. ∗p < 0.01. (D) Immunohistochemical analysis of apelin expression in the back skin of E13.5 and E14.0 mouse embryos. Blood vessels were stained with anti-CD31 (blue) and smooth muscle cells with anti-αSMA (red) Abs. Note that apelin (green) was specifically expressed in arteries covered by smooth muscle cells. (E) Relative expression of arterial (ephrinB2)- or venous (EphB4)-specific marker mRNA in ECs recruited into the Matrigel plug explant by apelin or VEGF. Target gene expression levels were normalized to control gene GAPDH. Data represent the average ± SD; n = 3 independent experiments per group. ∗p < 0.01, ∗∗p < 0.05. See also Figure S2. Developmental Cell 2015 33, 247-259DOI: (10.1016/j.devcel.2015.02.024) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Venous Vascular Displacement Is Mediated by ECM Degradation (A) Expression of collagen type IV (ColIV) (green) in CD31+ (red) vessels of back skin from E14.0 embryos and in APJ+ (blue) veins of E14.5 wild-type or apelin−/− embryos. The middle and right panels in E14.5 show a higher magnification of the areas indicated by the white dashed boxes where venous vascular displacement is induced. Note that attenuation of collagen type IV expression was observed in wild-type but not in apelin−/− mice (white arrows). The scale bars represent 200 μm (left) and 50 μm (middle and right). (B) Quantitative evaluation of immunohistochemical staining for collagen type IV in the back skin of E15.5 WT or apelin−/− embryos. Data represent the means ± SD; n = 6 independent samples per group. ∗p < 0.01. (C) Immunohistochemical analysis of MMP-9 and MMP-2 expression in the back skin of an E14.5 mouse embryo. Blood vessels were stained with anti-CD31 (red) and anti-APJ (blue) Abs. Note that MMP-9 or MMP-2 proteins (green) were present between the artery and the vein in wild-type but not in apelin−/− mice. The scale bar represents 100 μm. (D) qRT-PCR analysis of mRNA for MMPs and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase (TIMPs) as indicated in E14.5 embryo back skin cells harvested from wild-type, apelin−/−, or APJ−/− mice. Data represent the means ± SD; n = 5 independent cell lines per group. ∗p < 0.01. (E) Immunohistochemical analysis of F4/80 (red)- or Ly6B.2 (red)-expressing cells with CD31 (blue) and MMP-9 (green) or MMP-2 (green) expression in the back skin of E14.5 mouse embryos. The insets in the upper left corners show the single staining of the areas indicated by the dashed boxes. The scale bar represents 100 μm. (F) Representative flow cytometric plots of skin cells from E14.5 mouse embryos from wild-type, apelin−/−, or APJ−/− mice. The Gr1+CD45+ neutrophil fraction is gated as a red box. (G) Quantitative evaluation of the Gr1+CD45+ neutrophil population in the back skin of E14.5 wild-type, apelin−/−, or APJ−/− mouse embryos as observed in (B). Data represent the means ± SD; n = 3 embryos per group. n.s., not significant. (H) qRT-PCR analysis of MMP-9 mRNA expression in Ly6B.2+ NLCs cultured in conditioned media from WT or APJ−/− ECs stimulated with apelin or PBS. Data represent the means ± SD; n = 3 independent samples per group. ∗p < 0.01. See also Figure S3. Developmental Cell 2015 33, 247-259DOI: (10.1016/j.devcel.2015.02.024) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Neutrophil Lineage Cells Are Essential for A-V Alignment (A) Representative flow cytometric plots of skin cells from E14.5 mouse embryos from pregnant mice treated with control Abs or RB6-8C5 Abs. The Ly6B.2+ NLC fraction designated by CD45+CD11b+Ly6B.2+ is gated in the red box. (B) Quantitative evaluation of the CD45+CD11b+Ly6B.2+ NLC population in the skin of embryos as observed in (A). Data represent the means ± SD; n = 3. ∗p < 0.01. (C) Gross appearance of blood vessels in the back skin of adult mice (7–8 weeks of age) treated with control Abs or RB6-8C5 Abs. Note that veins are not completely aligned with arteries in RB6-8C5-treated mice (dotted ellipses). The scale bar represents 2 mm. (D) CD31 (green), αSMA (red), and APJ (blue) staining of the back skin of an E15.5 mouse embryo treated with control Abs or RB6-8C5 Abs. Images on the right show a higher magnification of the areas indicated by the boxes. The scale bars represent 300 μm and 150 μm (insets). (E) Quantitative evaluation of the distance between the artery and vein of distal infrascapular vessels in the back skin of E15.5 embryos treated with control Abs or RB6-8C5 Abs. Data represent the average ± SD; n = 15 from three mice per group. ∗p < 0.01. (F) CD31 (green), αSMA (red), and APJ (blue) staining of back skin of an E15.5 mouse embryo treated with control solvent or Ilomastat (1 mg). Images on the right show a higher magnification of the areas indicated by the boxes. The scale bars represent 300 μm and 150 μm (insets). (G) Quantitative evaluation of the distance between the artery and vein of distal infrascapular vessels in the back skin of E15.5 embryos treated with control solvent or the indicated concentrations of Ilomastat. Data represent the average ± SD; n = 12 from three mice per group. ∗p < 0.01. Developmental Cell 2015 33, 247-259DOI: (10.1016/j.devcel.2015.02.024) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 The Apelin-sFRP1 Axis Modulates MMP Expression (A) Heat map of ECs from the back skin of E14.5 wild-type or APJ−/− mouse embryos as determined by DNA microarrays. Color intensity: red represents higher and green represents lower levels of mRNA relative to the reference ECs from wild-type mice (see color key in inset). (B) qRT-PCR analysis of representative statistically significant (p < 0.01) genes. Target gene expression levels were normalized to GAPDH. Data represent the average ± SD; n = 3 independent embryos per group. (C) Relative expression of sfrp1 mRNA in cultured ECs from the back skin of E14.5 WT or APJ−/− embryos treated with vehicle or recombinant apelin for 24 hr. Data were normalized to GAPDH. Data represent the average ± SD; n = 3 independent samples per group. ∗p < 0.01. (D) Immunohistochemical analysis of sFRP1 expression. CD31 (blue), αSMA (red), and sfrp1 (green) staining of the back skin of an E14.5 mouse embryo. The scale bar represents 100 μm. (E) Gross appearance of blood vessels in the back skin of adult (7–8 weeks of age) wild-type and sfrp1−/− mice. Note that veins (black arrowheads) are not aligned with arteries (white arrowheads) in sfrp1−/− mice. The scale bar represents 2 mm. (F and G) qRT-PCR analyses of MMP-9 (F) or MMP-2 (G) mRNA expression in cultured Ly6B.2+ NLCs from the back skin of E14.5 embryos stimulated with recombinant sFRP1. Data were normalized to GAPDH. Data represent the average ± SD; n = 3 independent cell lines per group. ∗p < 0.01. (H) qRT-PCR analysis of MMP-9 mRNA expression in Ly6B.2+ NLCs cultured in conditioned media from WT or sfrp1−/− ECs stimulated with apelin or PBS. Data represent the means ± SD; n = 3 independent samples per group. ∗p < 0.01. See also Figure S4. Developmental Cell 2015 33, 247-259DOI: (10.1016/j.devcel.2015.02.024) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure 6 Contribution of Arterial-Venous Alignment to Thermoregulation (A) Time-dependent changes of rectal temperature during acute cold stress. Wild-type, apelin−/−, and APJ−/− mice were exposed to 4°C, after which their rectal temperature was monitored every hour. Data represent the average ± SE; n = 3 mice per group. ∗p < 0.01, ∗∗p < 0.05. (B) Thermoregulatory response of wild-type, apelin−/−, and APJ−/− mice subjected to heat stress (45°C). The temperature of the body surface was visualized and measured using infrared thermography. (C) Increase in body temperature during heat stress in wild-type, apelin−/−, and APJ−/− mice. Body surface temperature was monitored at 1-min intervals for 15 min. Data represent the average ± SE; n = 6 mice per group. ∗p < 0.01. (D) Effects of increased body temperature caused by heat stress on severe heat stroke. The moment at which the mice remained immobile for more than 1 min was taken to be the onset of more severe heat stroke; data were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Note that apelin−/− and APJ−/− mice show a significant increase in the rate of more severe heat stroke (p < 0.01, log-rank test). (E) Targeting strategy for the generation of apelinfloxFRTNeo and apelinflox alleles. (F) PCR analysis demonstrating the deletion of exon 2. The location and direction of the two primers used in the PCR analysis are also indicated by the arrows in (E). (G) RT-PCR analysis of RNA extracted from ECs of E14.5 apelinΔex2 hemizygous embryos. Note that the intensity of the apelin mRNA in apelinΔex2 hemizygous ECs (apelinflox/Y:CAG-Cre) is reduced, as compared with control (apelinflox/Y:control) embryos, and that no truncated protein can be detected in apelin−/− ECs. (H) Gross appearance of blood vessels in the back skin of adult (7–8 weeks of age) apelinflox/Y:control mice and apelinflox/Y:Tie2-Cre mice. Arterial blood vessels were identified by injecting barium into the left ventricle. Veins (black arrowheads) are not aligned with arteries (white arrowheads) in endothelial-specific apelin-deficient mice (apelinflox/Y:Tie2-Cre mice). The scale bar represents 2 mm. (I) Time-dependent changes of rectal temperature during acute cold stress. The apelinflox/Y:control mice and apelinflox/Y:Tie2-Cre mice were exposed to 4°C and then their rectal temperature was monitored every hour. Data represent the average ± SE; n = 3 mice per group. ∗∗p < 0.05. (J) Thermoregulatory response of apelinflox/Y:control mice and apelinflox/Y:Tie2-Cre mice subjected to heat stress (45°C) visualized using infrared thermography. (K) Increase in body temperature during heat stress in apelinflox/Y:control mice and apelinflox/Y:Tie2-Cre mice. Body surface temperature was monitored at 1-min intervals for 15 min. Data represent the average ± SE; n = 6 mice per group. ∗p < 0.01. (L) Effects of increased body temperature caused by heat stress on severe heat stroke. Severe heat stroke rates were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method (p < 0.01, log-rank test). See also Figure S5 and Movies S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5. Developmental Cell 2015 33, 247-259DOI: (10.1016/j.devcel.2015.02.024) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions