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Yang GH, Zhou X, Ji WJ, Zeng S, Dong Y, Tian L, Bi Y, Guo ZZ, Gao F, Chen H, Jiang TM, Li YM. Overexpression of VEGF-C attenuates chronic high salt intake-induced left ventricular maladaptive remodeling in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2013; 306:H598-609. [PMID: 24337460 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00585.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Recent studies have shown that the tonicity-responsive enhancer binding protein (TonEBP)/vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) signaling pathway-induced lymphangiogenesis provides a buffering mechanism for high salt (HS) intake-induced elevation of blood pressure (BP). Moreover, blocking of TonEBP/VEGF-C signaling by mononuclear phagocyte depletion can induce salt-sensitive hypertension in rats. We hypothesized that HS intake could have an impact on cardiac lymphangiogenesis, and regulation of VEGF-C bioactivity, which is largely through the main receptor for VEGFR-3, may modulate HS intake-induced left ventricular remodeling. We demonstrated upregulation of TonEBP, increased macrophage infiltration, and enhanced lymphangiogenesis in the left ventricles of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) that were fed a HS diet (8.0% NaCl). Then, retrovirus vectors capable of overexpression (ΔNΔC/VEGF-C/Cys152Ser, used for overexpressing VEGF-C) and blocking (VEGFR-3-Rg, used for trapping of bioactive VEGF-C) of VEGF-C and control vector (pLPCX) were intravenously administered to SHR from week 9 of a 12-wk HS loading period. At the end of the HS challenge, overexpression of VEGF-C led to enhanced cardiac lymphangiogenesis, decreased myocardial fibrosis, and macrophage infiltration, preserved left ventricular functions, as well as decreased blood pressure level compared with the HS group and the control vector-treated HS group. In contrast, systemic blocking of VEGF-C was associated with elevation of blood pressure level and an exacerbation of hypertensive left ventricular remodeling, as indicated by increased fibrosis and macrophage infiltration, and diminished lymphangiogenesis. Hence, our findings highlight that VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 is a promising therapeutic target to attenuate hypertensive left ventricular remodeling induced by HS intake, presumably via blood pressure-dependent and -independent mechanisms.
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- Guo-Hong Yang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Target Organ Injury, Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and Heart Center, Pingjin Hospital, Logistics University of the Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Tianjin, China; and
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Li D, Xie K, Ding G, Li J, Chen K, Li H, Qian J, Jiang C, Fang J. Tumor resistance to anti-VEGF therapy through up-regulation of VEGF-C expression. Cancer Lett 2013; 346:45-52. [PMID: 24333721 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2013.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Revised: 11/14/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Increasing evidence has indicated that prolonged use of anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) agents for cancer therapy promotes tumor resistance. To gain insight into the molecular mechanism underlying resistance to anti-VEGF therapy, we developed a mouse Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) cell line that is resistant to treatment with a potent VEGF inhibitor, VEGF-Trap, through repeated in vivo selection. We compared the transcriptome profiles of resistant and non-resistant tumor cells using RNA-seq analysis. VEGF-C was significantly up-regulated in resistant tumor cells, as determined by quantitative real-time PCR and immunohistochemical analyses. Inhibition of VEGF-C in resistant cells suppressed endothelial cell migration in vitro and partially restored sensitivity to VEGF-Trap treatment in vivo. Our findings indicate that tumors may develop resistance to anti-VEGF therapy by activating the VEGF-C pathway.
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- Dong Li
- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Ronca R, Di Salle E, Giacomini A, Leali D, Alessi P, Coltrini D, Ravelli C, Matarazzo S, Ribatti D, Vermi W, Presta M. Long Pentraxin-3 Inhibits Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Melanoma Cells. Mol Cancer Ther 2013; 12:2760-71. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-13-0487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Xu P, Yin Q, Shen J, Chen L, Yu H, Zhang Z, Li Y. Synergistic inhibition of breast cancer metastasis by silibinin-loaded lipid nanoparticles containing TPGS. Int J Pharm 2013; 454:21-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.06.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2013] [Revised: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 06/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Martinez-Corral I, Makinen T. Regulation of lymphatic vascular morphogenesis: Implications for pathological (tumor) lymphangiogenesis. Exp Cell Res 2013; 319:1618-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2012] [Accepted: 01/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sun D, Sun B, Liu T, Zhao X, Che N, Gu Q, Dong X, Yao Z, Li R, Li J, Chi J, Sun R. Slug promoted vasculogenic mimicry in hepatocellular carcinoma. J Cell Mol Med 2013; 17:1038-47. [PMID: 23815612 PMCID: PMC3780534 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) refers to the unique capability of aggressive tumour cells to mimic the pattern of embryonic vasculogenic networks. Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) regulator slug have been implicated in the tumour invasion and metastasis of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the relationship between slug and VM formation is not clear. In the study, we demonstrated that slug expression was associated with EMT and cancer stem cell (CSCs) phenotype in HCC patients. Importantly, slug showed statistically correlation with VM formation. We consistently demonstrated that an overexpression of slug in HCC cells significantly increased CSCs subpopulation that was obvious by the increased clone forming efficiency in soft agar and by flowcytometry analysis. Meantime, the VM formation and VM mediator overexpression were also induced by slug induction. Finally, slug overexpression lead to the maintenance of CSCs phenotype and VM formation was demonstrated in vivo. Therefore, the results of this study indicate that slug induced the increase and maintenance of CSCs subpopulation and contributed to VM formation eventually. The related molecular pathways may be used as novel therapeutic targets for the inhibition of HCC angiogenesis and metastasis.
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- Dan Sun
- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Huang YW, Xu LQ, Luo RZ, Huang X, Hou T, Zhang YN. VEGF-c expression in an in vivo model of orthotopic endometrial cancer and retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2013; 11:49. [PMID: 23693075 PMCID: PMC3672014 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-11-49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2012] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Retroperitoneal lymph node (RLN) metastasis is an important indicator of endometrial cancer (EC) prognosis. Because vascular endothelial growth factor c (VEGF-c) is known to influence lymphangiogenesis and thereby lymph node metastasis, this study assessed the relationship of VEGF-c mRNA expression with RLN metastasis in EC. METHODS The uterine muscularis mucosae of New Zealand white rabbits were inoculated with a VX2 tumor cell suspension after which they were sacrificed at 15, 18, 21, 24, 27 and 30 days. Control groups consisted of those receiving no treatment or an injection of saline. EC and metastatic RLN tissues along with peripheral blood samples were collected, and VEGF-c mRNA expression was evaluated using fluorescence real-time quantitative PCR. RESULTS The establishment of an in vivo model of EC with complete RLN metastasis was pathologically confirmed at day 21 post-injection with VX2 cells. As compared to the control groups, VEGF-c mRNA expression increased significantly over time in the tumor site, RLN, and peripheral white blood cells of EC rabbits. Significantly higher VEGF-c mRNA expression was observed in metastatic RLNs as compared to those without metastasis (P < 0.001). In addition, increased VEGF-c mRNA expression was observed in peripheral white blood cells of rabbits with RLN metastasis (P < 0.002). CONCLUSION Injection of a VX2 cell suspension is a simple method of establishing an in vivo EC model. VEGF-c may play an important role in the development of EC and its metastasis to RLN and may be useful marker to predict RLN metastasis.
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- Yong-Wen Huang
- Department of Gynecology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China
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- Department of Gynecology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China
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- Department of Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China
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- Department of Gynecology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China
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- Department of Gynecology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China
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- Department of Gynecology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P. R. China
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The role of endosomal signaling triggered by metastatic growth factors in tumor progression. Cell Signal 2013; 25:1539-45. [PMID: 23571269 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2013.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Within tumor microenvironment, a lot of growth factors such as hepatocyte growth factor and epidermal growth factor may induce similar signal cascade downstream of receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) and trigger tumor metastasis synergistically. In the past decades, the intimate relationship of RTK-mediated receptor endocytosis with signal transduction was well established. In general, most RTK undergoes clathrin-dependent endocytosis and/or clathrin-independent endocytosis. The internalized receptors may sustain the signaling within early endosome, recycling to plasma membrane for subsequent ligand engagement or sorting to late endosomes/lysosome for receptor degradation. Moreover, receptor endocytosis influences signal transduction in a temporal and spatial manner for periodical and polarized cellular processes such as cell migration. The endosomal signalings triggered by various metastatic factors are quite similar in some critical points, which are essential for triggering cell migration and tumor progression. There are common regulators for receptor endocytosis including dynamin, Rab4, Rab5, Rab11 and Cbl. Moreover, many critical regulators within the RTK signal pathway such as Grb2, p38, PKC and Src were also modulators of endocytosis. In the future, these may constitute a new category of targets for prevention of tumor metastasis.
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Ichise T, Yoshida N, Ichise H. FGF2-induced Ras/Erk MAPK signalling maintains lymphatic endothelial cell identity by up-regulating endothelial cell-specific gene expression and suppressing TGFβ signalling via Smad2. J Cell Sci 2013; 127:845-57. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.137836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC) fate decision program during development has been revealed. However, the mechanism underlying the maintenance of differentiated LEC identity remains largely unknown. Here, we show that fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) plays a fundamental role in maintaining a differentiated LEC trait. In addition to demonstrating the appearance of alpha-smooth muscle actin (αSMA) expressing LECs in mouse lymphedematous skin in vivo, we found that mouse-immortalized LECs lose their characteristics and undergo endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) when cultured in FGF2-depleted medium. FGF2 depletion acted synergistically with transforming growth factor (TGF) β to induce EndMT. We also found that H-Ras-overexpressing LECs were resistant to EndMT. Ras activation not only upregulated FGF2-induced Erk MAPK activation, but also suppressed TGFβ-induced activation of Smad2 by modulating Smad2 phosphorylation via Erk MAPKs. These results suggest that FGF2 may regulate LEC-specific gene expression and suppress TGFβ signalling in LECs via Smad2 in a Ras/Erk MAP kinase-dependent manner. Taken together, our findings provide a new insight into the FGF2/Ras/Erk MAPK-dependent mechanism that maintains and modulates the LEC trait.
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Evidence for the interaction of fibroblast growth factor-2 with the lymphatic endothelial cell marker LYVE-1. Blood 2012; 121:1229-37. [PMID: 23264596 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-08-450502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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LYVE-1 (lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor-1) is a homolog of the hyaluronan receptor CD44, and one of the most widely used markers of lymphatic endothelial cells in normal and tumor tissues. However, the physiologic role of LYVE-1 in the lymphatic system still remains unclear. It is well established that fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) induces lymphangiogenesis. Based on the known interaction between FGF2 and CD44 and based on the structural similarity of CD44 and LYVE-1, we investigated whether FGF2 might interact with LYVE-1. We found that FGF2 is able to bind LYVE-1 using AlphaScreen, or after surface-immobilization or in solution. FGF2 binds to LYVE-1 with a higher affinity than any other known LYVE-1–binding molecules, such as hyaluronan or PDGF-BB. Glycosylation of LYVE-1 is important for FGF2 binding. Furthermore, FGF2 interacts with LYVE-1 when overexpressed in CHO cells. Soluble LYVE-1 and knockdown of LYVE-1 in lymphatic endothelial cells impaired FGF2 signaling and functions. In addition, FGF2 but not VEGF-C-induced in vivo lymphangiogenesis, was also inhibited. Conversely, FGF2 also modulates LYVE-1 expression in cells and ex vivo. Thus, our data demonstrate a functional relationship to the interaction between FGF2 and LYVE-1.
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