1. Historical Overview of the In Vivo and In Vitro Angiogenesis Assays
Anca Maria Cimpean and Marius Raica
2. The Fundamental Contribution of Judah Folkman in the Setting of Angiogenesis Assays
Domenico Ribatti
3. Identification of Endothelial Cells and Their Progenitors
Ellen Go and Mervin C. Yoder
4. In Vitro Co-Culture Assays of Angiogenesis
Haoche Wei, Ananthalakshmy Sundararaman, Sarah Line Bring Truelsen, David Gurevich, Jacob Thastrup, and Harry Mellor
5. Endothelial Cells: Co-Culture Spheroids
Janos M. Kanczler, Julia A. Wells, and Richard O.C. Oreffo
6. Microfluidic Device Setting by Co-Culturing Endothelial Cells and Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Masafumi Watanabe and Ryo Sudo
7. Spatial Statistics-Based Image Analysis Methods for the Study of Vascular Morphogenesis
Guidolin Diego, Tortorella Cinzia, and Domenico Ribatti
8. Studying Angiogenesis in the Rabbit Corneal Pocket Assay
Lucia Morbidelli, Valerio Ciccone, and Marina Ziche
9. Avians as a Model System of Vascular Development
Rieko Asai, Michael Bressan, and Takashi Mikawa
10. Dynamic Imaging of Mouse Embryos and Cardiac Development in Static Culture
Andrew L. Lopez III and Irina V. Larina
11. High-Resolution Confocal Imaging of Pericytes in Human Fetal Brain Microvessels
Mariella Errede, Francesco Girolamo, and Daniela Virgintino
12. Quantification of Tumor Vasculature by Analysis of Amount and Spatial Dispersion of Caliber-Classified Vessels
Marco Righi, Marco Presta, and Arianna Giacomini
13. A Xenograft Model for Venous Malformation
Jillian Goines and Elisa Boscolo
14. In Vivo Vascular Network Forming Assay
Hwan D. Kim, Ruei-Zeng Lin, and Juan M. Melero-Martin
15. Assessment of Vascular Patterning in the Zebrafish
Amber N. Stratman and Brant M. Weinstein
16. By the Skin of Your Teeth: A Subcutaneous Mouse Model to Study Pulp Regeneration
Annelies Bronckaers, Petra Hilkens, Esther Wolfs, and Ivo Lambrichts
This detailed new edition aims to provide a range of methods and protocols for studying vascular morphogenesis in vivo and in vitro to reflect up-to-date advances in the field. Of note, the book explores endothelial cell signaling is currently understood to promote fundamental cues for cell fate specification, embryo patterning, organ differentiation, and postnatal tissue remodeling. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and timely, Vascular Morphogenesis: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition will serve as an ideal guide to this area of study for a broad audience amongst cell biologists, anatomists, pathologists, and physiologists.