Arteriovenous Differentiation Defects: AVM and HHT

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What is the role of Notch signaling in artery formation?

  • Essential for arteriovenous specification (correct)
  • Suppresses tip cell formation
  • Inhibits SMC recruitment
  • Promotes venous endothelial cell specification

What is the outcome of lineage tracing with venous endothelial cells in a mouse retina?

  • Specification of arterial endothelial cells
  • Formation of tip cells
  • Differentiation into smooth muscle cells
  • Contribution to artery formation (correct)

What is the consequence of defects in arteriovenous differentiation?

  • Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (correct)
  • Artery formation without SMC recruitment
  • Tip cell formation without Notch signaling
  • Venous endothelial cells specification

What is the role of flow-induced EC arterialization in artery formation?

<p>Specifies arterial endothelial cells (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of tip cells in artery formation?

<p>Contribute to artery formation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of Notch inhibition in artery formation?

<p>Inhibits arterial endothelial cell specification (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of arterial endothelial cells?

<p>They do not proliferate (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of arteries in the vascular system?

<p>Transport oxygenated blood to the right heart (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which structure is responsible for the transport of oxygenated blood to the left heart?

<p>Vein (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In arteriovenous differentiation defects, what might be the consequence of abnormal vascular development?

<p>Increased permeability of capillaries (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following cell types is not typically found in the venous endothelial cell lineage?

<p>Arterial SMC (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic feature of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)?

<p>Abnormal blood vessel formation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of arteriovenous malformations, which cell type plays a crucial role in the vascular integrity and function?

<p>Endothelial cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What component of the vascular system is primarily responsible for brain neurovascular patterning?

<p>Astrocyte (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which smooth muscle cells and pericytes cover the abluminal surface of the vessel?

<p>Pericyte Coverage (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the protein used as a marker for endothelial cells in the study?

<p>CD31 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the disease characterized by arteriovenous malformations and telangiectases?

<p>Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which study was the role of endothelial cell plasticity in flow-induced arterial-venous differentiation demonstrated?

<p>Yuki Sato et al, PLOS ONE 2010 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the space between the endothelium and the tunica media of an artery?

<p>Perivascular space (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cell is responsible for the formation of the blood-brain barrier?

<p>Astrocyte (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the protein used as a marker for smooth muscle cells in the study?

<p>αSMA (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which endothelial cells differentiate into arterial or venous endothelial cells?

<p>Arteriovenous differentiation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which layer of the artery are smooth muscle cells and pericytes located?

<p>Tunica media (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which genetic disorder is associated with arteriovenous malformations in the lung, liver, and brain?

<p>Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia 2 (HHT2) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common symptom of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) in individuals?

<p>Nosebleeds (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which marker is associated with the loss of capillary transition leading to arteriovenous differentiation defects?

<p>Endothelial defects (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a consequence of late-stage brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVM)?

<p>Neurological troubles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cell size change is observed in endothelial defects associated with arteriovenous differentiation defects?

<p>Increase in cell size (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is another name for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) 5?

<p>Rendu-Weber-Osler disease (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which gene mutation is associated with the progression of brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVMs) during life?

<p>2nd hit mutation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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