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Lu YT, Hung PT, Zeng K, Menzel M, Schmelzer CEH, Zhang K, Groth T. Sustained growth factor delivery from bioactive PNIPAM-grafted-chitosan/heparin multilayers as a tool to promote growth and migration of cells. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2023; 154:213589. [PMID: 37598438 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Delivery of growth factors (GFs) is challenging for regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation due to their rapid inactivation under physiological conditions. Here, a bioactive polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) is engineered by the combination of thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and glycosaminoglycans to be used as reservoir for GF storage. PNIPAM-grafted-chitosan (PChi) with two degrees of substitution (DS) are synthesized, namely LMW* (DS 0.14) and HMW (DS 0.03), by grafting low (2 kDa) and high (10 kDa) molecular weight of PNIPAM on the backbone of chitosan (Chi) to be employed as polycations to form PEM with the polyanion heparin (Hep) at pH 4. Subsequently, PEMs are chemically crosslinked to improve their stability at physiological pH 7.4. Resulting surface and mechanical properties indicate that PEM containing HMW is responsive to temperature at 20 °C and 37 °C, while LMW is not. More importantly, Hep as terminal layer combined with HMW allows not only a better retention of the adhesive protein vitronectin but also a sustained release of FGF-2 at 37 °C. With the synergistic effect of vitronectin and matrix-bound FGF-2, significant promotion on adhesion, proliferation, and migration of 3T3 mouse embryonic fibroblasts is achieved on HMW-containing PEM compared to Chi-containing PEM and exogenously added FGF-2. Thus, PEM containing PNIPAM in combination with bioactive glycosaminoglycans like Hep represents a versatile approach to fabricate a GF delivery system for efficient cell culture, which can be potentially served as cell culture substrate for production of (stem) cells and bioactive wound dressing for tissue regeneration.
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- Yi-Tung Lu
- Department of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Heinrich-Damerow-Strasse 4, 06120 Halle, Saale, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Heinrich-Damerow-Strasse 4, 06120 Halle, Saale, Germany
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- Sustainable Materials and Chemistry, Dept. Wood Technology and Wood-based Composites, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 4, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Biological and Macromolecular Materials, Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems (IMWS), Walter-Hülse-Str. 1, 06120 Halle, Saale, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Material Research, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Heinrich-Damerow-Strasse, 06120 Halle, Saale, Germany
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- Sustainable Materials and Chemistry, Dept. Wood Technology and Wood-based Composites, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 4, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Heinrich-Damerow-Strasse 4, 06120 Halle, Saale, Germany; Interdisciplinary Center of Material Research, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Heinrich-Damerow-Strasse, 06120 Halle, Saale, Germany.
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Zhang J, Zhu J, Zhao L, Mao K, Gu Q, Li D, Zhao J, Wu X. RGD-modified multifunctional nanoparticles encapsulating salvianolic acid A for targeted treatment of choroidal neovascularization. J Nanobiotechnology 2021; 19:196. [PMID: 34215269 PMCID: PMC8254347 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-00939-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background The development of alternative anti-angiogenesis therapy for choroidal neovascularization (CNV) remains a great challenge. Nanoparticle systems have emerged as a new form of drug delivery in ocular diseases. Here, we report the construction and characterization of arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD)-conjugated polyethyleneimine (PEI) as a vehicle to load antioxidant salvianolic acid A (SAA) for targeted anti-angiogenesis therapy of CNV. In this study, PEI was consecutively modified with polyethylene glycol (PEG) conjugated RGD segments, 3-(4′-hydroxyphenyl) propionic acid-Osu (HPAO), and fluorescein isothiocyanate (FI), followed by acetylation of the remaining PEI surface amines to generate the multifunctional PEI vehicle PEI.NHAc-FI-HPAO-(PEG-RGD) (for short, RGD-PEI). The formed RGD-PEI was utilized as an effective vehicle platform to load SAA. Results We showed that RGD-PEI/SAA complexes displayed desirable water dispersibility, low cytotoxicity, and sustainable release of SAA under different pH conditions. It could be specifically taken up by retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells which highly expressed ɑvβ5 integrin receptors in vitro and selectively accumulated in CNV lesions in vivo. Moreover, the complexes displayed specific therapeutic efficacy in a mouse model of laser induced CNV, and the slow elimination of the complexes in the vitreous cavity was verified by SPECT imaging after 131I radiolabeling. The histological examinations further confirmed the biocompatibility of RGD-PEI/SAA. Conclusions The results suggest that the designed RGD-PEI/SAA complexes may be a potential alternative anti-angiogenesis therapy for posterior ocular neovascular diseases. Graphic abstract ![]()
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12951-021-00939-9.
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- Junxiu Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai, 200080, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200080, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai, 200080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai, 200080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200080, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai, 200080, People's Republic of China.
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Targeting RGD-binding integrins as an integrative therapy for diabetic retinopathy and neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Prog Retin Eye Res 2021; 85:100966. [PMID: 33775825 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2021.100966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Integrins are a class of transmembrane receptors that are involved in a wide range of biological functions. Dysregulation of integrins has been implicated in many pathological processes and consequently, they are attractive therapeutic targets. In the ophthalmology arena, there is extensive evidence suggesting that integrins play an important role in diabetic retinopathy (DR), age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, dry eye disease and retinal vein occlusion. For example, there is extensive evidence that arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid (Arg-Gly-Asp; RGD)-binding integrins are involved in key disease hallmarks of DR and neovascular AMD (nvAMD), specifically inflammation, vascular leakage, angiogenesis and fibrosis. Based on such evidence, drugs that engage integrin-linked pathways have received attention for their potential to block all these vision-threatening pathways. This review focuses on the pathophysiological role that RGD-binding integrins can have in complex multifactorial retinal disorders like DR, diabetic macular edema (DME) and nvAMD, which are leading causes of blindness in developed countries. Special emphasis will be given on how RGD-binding integrins can modulate the intricate molecular pathways and regulate the underlying pathological mechanisms. For instance, the interplay between integrins and key molecular players such as growth factors, cytokines and enzymes will be summarized. In addition, recent clinical advances linked to targeting RGD-binding integrins in the context of DME and nvAMD will be discussed alongside future potential for limiting progression of these diseases.
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Sadiq MA, Halim MS, Hassan M, Onghanseng N, Karaca I, Agarwal A, Afridi R, Sepah YJ, Do DV, Nguyen QD. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Pharmacological agents in development for diabetic macular edema. Int J Retina Vitreous 2020; 6:29. [DOI: 10.1186/s40942-020-00234-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Emami J, Ansarypour Z. Receptor targeting drug delivery strategies and prospects in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Res Pharm Sci 2019; 14:471-487. [PMID: 32038727 PMCID: PMC6937749 DOI: 10.4103/1735-5362.272534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic inflammatory disease, is characterized by cartilage damage, bone tissue destruction, morphological changes in synovial fluids, and synovial joint inflammation. The inflamed synovial tissue has potential for passive and active targeting because of enhanced permeability and retention effect and the existence of RA synovial macrophages and fibroblasts that selectively express surface receptors such as folate receptor β, CD44 and integrin αVβ. Although there are numerous interventions in RA treatment, they are not safe and effective. Therefore, it is important to develop new drug or drug delivery systems that specifically targets inflamed/swollen joints but attenuates other possible damages to healthy tissues. Recently some receptors such as toll-like receptors (TLRs), the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors, and Fc-γ receptor have been identified in synovial tissue and immune cells that are involved in induction or suppression of arthritis. Analysis of the TLR pathway has moreover suggested new insights into the pathogenesis of RA. In the present paper, we have reviewed drug delivery strategies based on receptor targeting with novel ligand-anchored carriers exploiting CD44, folate and integrin αVβ as well as TLRs expressed on synovial monocytes and macrophages and antigen presenting cells, for possible active targeting in RA. TLRs could not only open a new horizon for developing new drugs but also their antagonists or humanized monoclonal antibodies that block TLRS specially TLR4 and TLR9 signaling could be used as targeting agents to antigen presenting cells and dendritic cells. As a conclusion, common conventional receptors and multifunctional ligands that arte involved in targeting receptors or developing nanocarriers with appropriate ligands for TLRs can provide profoundly targeting drug delivery systems for the effective treatment of RA.
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- Jaber Emami
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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Alpha6-Integrin Regulates FGFR1 Expression through the ZEB1/YAP1 Transcription Complex in Glioblastoma Stem Cells Resulting in Enhanced Proliferation and Stemness. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11030406. [PMID: 30909436 PMCID: PMC6468800 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11030406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most lethal primary brain tumor in adults and is known to be particularly aggressive and resistant to anti-cancer therapies, mainly due to the presence of GBM stem cells (GBMSC). By in vitro approaches supported by analysis from patients' databases, we determined how α6-integrin and Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 (FGFR1) work in concert to regulate proliferation and stemness of GBMSC. We showed that α6-integrin regulates the expression of FGFR1 and its target gene Fokhead Box M1 (FOXM1) via the ZEB1/YAP1 transcription complex. These results were in accordance with the positive correlation observed in GBM between α6-integrin expression and its target genes ZEB1/YAP1, FGFR1, and FOXM1 in the databases, TCGA and Rembrandt. In addition, the clinical data demonstrate that GBM patients with high levels of the five genes signature, including α6-integrin, ZEB1/YAP1, FGFR1 and FOXM1, have a significantly shorter overall survival. In vitro, we observed a similar decrease in the expression of stemness-related factors, neurospheres forming capacity, as well as spheroids growth when α6-integrin or FGFR1 was blocked individually with specific siRNA, whereas the combination of both siRNA led to a significantly higher inhibition of spheres formation. These data suggest that co-administration of anti-FGFR1 and anti-α6-integrin could provide an improved therapeutic response in GBMSC.
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The potent small molecule integrin antagonist THR-687 is a promising next-generation therapy for retinal vascular disorders. Exp Eye Res 2018; 180:43-52. [PMID: 30472075 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2018.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Revised: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Integrins are associated with various eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy (DR) and wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and implicated in main pathologic disease hallmarks like neovascularization, inflammation, fibrosis and vascular leakage. Targeting integrins has the potential to attenuate these vision-threatening processes, independent of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) responsiveness. The current investigation characterized THR-687 as a novel pan RGD (arginylglycylaspartic acid) integrin receptor antagonist able to compete for binding with the natural ligand with nanomolar potency (e.g. αvβ3 (IC50 of 4.4 ± 2.7 nM), αvβ5 (IC50 of 1.3 ± 0.5 nM) and α5β1 (IC50 of 6.8 ± 3.2 nM)). THR-687 prevented the migration of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) into a cell-free area (IC50 of 258 ± 113 nM) as well as vessel sprouting in an ex vivo mouse choroidal explant model (IC50 of 236 ± 173 nM), and was able to induce the regression of pre-existing vascular sprouts. Moreover, combined intravitreal and intraperitoneal administration of THR-687 potently inhibited VEGF-induced leakage in the mouse retina. In addition, THR-687 injected intravitreally at 3 different dose levels (0.45 mg, 2.25 mg or 4.5 mg/eye) potently inhibited neovascularization-induced leakage in the cynomolgus laser-induced choroidal neovascularization (CNV) model. These data suggest that THR-687 is a promising drug candidate for the treatment of vision-threatening retinal vascular eye diseases such as DR and wet AMD.
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Askew BC, Furuya T, Edwards DS. Ocular Distribution and Pharmacodynamics of SF0166, a Topically Administered αvβ3 Integrin Antagonist, for the Treatment of Retinal Diseases. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2018; 366:244-250. [DOI: 10.1124/jpet.118.248427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Xu J, Min D, Guo G, Liao X, Fu Z. Experimental study of epidermal growth factor and acidic fibroblast growth factor in the treatment of diabetic foot wounds. Exp Ther Med 2018; 15:5365-5370. [PMID: 29904416 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.6131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF) on the healing of diabetic foot wounds. A total of 199 patients with diabetic foot ulcers were recruited and randomly divided into four groups: A recombinant human EGF group (n=50), an aFGF group (n=50), a combined EGF and aFGF group (n=50) and a normal saline control group (n=49). Patients in all groups received a daily dressing change and growth factor reagents were applied topically when dressing. To observe the time required for each stage of wound healing, the epidermal healing rate and granulation tissue growth were recorded. Following 3-4 days of treatment, the wound healing stage was similar in all groups. Later stages (following 4 days) of wound healing were achieved significantly faster in the combined group compared with the control group (P<0.05). The rate of wound healing in the EGF group was similar to that observed in the combination group. No significant difference was observed between the EGF and aFGF groups during the initial period of wound healing. However, in the later stage (following 4 days), the combined use of recombinant human EGF and aFGF had a marked positive effect on wound healing when compared with the control group. Growth factors have extensive biological activities with functions including promoting cell proliferation as well as rehabilitating and regenerating tissues, which serve important roles in wound healing.
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- Jiasheng Xu
- Burn Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330001, P.R. China.,Graduate School of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330001, P.R. China
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- Burn Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330001, P.R. China
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- Burn Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330001, P.R. China
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- Burn Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330001, P.R. China
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- Burn Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330001, P.R. China
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Al-ofi EA, Anumba DO. Ligands of toll-like receptors 2/4 differentially alter markers of inflammation, adhesion and angiogenesis by monocytes from women with pre-eclampsia in co-culture with endothelial cells. J Reprod Immunol 2017; 121:26-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2017.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Fields MA, Cai H, Bowrey HE, Moreira EF, Beck Gooz M, Kunchithapautham K, Gong J, Vought E, Del Priore LV. Nitrite Modification of Extracellular Matrix Alters CD46 Expression and VEGF Release in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2015; 56:4231-8. [PMID: 26161984 PMCID: PMC4703405 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.15-16438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Loss of CD46 has recently been implicated in choroidal neovascularization in mice. Herein we investigated the effect of nitrite modification of the extracellular matrix (ECM) as an in vitro model of "aging" and its effect on CD46 expression and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) release in cocultured human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). METHODS ARPE-19 cells were plated onto RPE-derived ECM conditions (untreated; nitrite modified; nitrite modified followed by washing with Triton X-100; or nitrite modified followed by washing with Triton X-100 and coated with extracellular matrix ligands). Cells were cultured for 7 days and CD46 expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry and Western blot. Additionally, CD46 short interfering RNA (siRNA) was transfected into ARPE-19 cells, and VEGF levels were determined by ELISA. Finally, in the same ECM conditions, ARPE-19 cells were challenged with normal human serum and VEGF levels determined by ELISA. RESULTS CD46 is expressed on the basolateral surface of ARPE-19 cells on RPE-derived ECM. Nitrite modification of ECM reduced the expression of CD46 on ARPE-19 cells by 0.5-fold (P = 0.003) and increased VEGF release in ARPE-19 cells by 1.7-fold (P < 0.001). CD46 knockdown also increased release of VEGF on the apical and basal sides of ARPE-19 cells in culture by 1.3- (P = 0.012) and 1.2-fold (P = 0.017), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Nitrite modification of the ECM decreased CD46 expression and increased the release of VEGF from ARPE-19 cells. Changes in CD46 expression may lead to changes in VEGF and play a pathologic role in the development of age-related macular degeneration.
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- Mark A. Fields
- Department of Ophthalmology Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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- Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Li YJ, Li XH, Wang LF, Kuang X, Hang ZX, Deng Y, Du JR. Therapeutic efficacy of a novel non-peptide αvβ3 integrin antagonist for pathological retinal angiogenesis in mice. Exp Eye Res 2014; 129:119-26. [PMID: 25446322 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2014.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2013] [Revised: 09/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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αvβ3 integrin has been reported as a promising therapeutic target for angiogenesis. In the present study, we tested the antiangiogenic activity of 3-[3-(6-guanidino-1-oxoisoindolin-2-yl) propanamido]-3-(pyridin-3-yl) propanoic acid dihydrochloride (GOPPP), a novel non-peptide αvβ3 antagonist. Both human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and a mouse model of oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) were investigated separately. HUVEC adhesion, proliferation, migration, ERK1/2 and Akt phosphorylation were assessed. C57BL/6 mice were used for the studies in the OIR model. After exposure to 75% oxygen from postnatal day (PD) 7 to PD12, the mice were returned to room air, and GOPPP was intravitreally administered on PD12. Retinal neovascularization was evaluated on PD17. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein levels and ERK1/2 phosphorylation were determined by Western blot analysis of retina proteins. GOPPP significantly inhibited the pro-angiogenic effects of vitronectin on HUVECs, including adhesion, proliferation, and migration, and inhibited ERK1/2 and Akt phosphorylation. Retinal neovascularization in the OIR model was significantly suppressed by intravitreal administration of 50 ng GOPPP. The pro-angiogenic factors HIF-1α and VEGF induced by hypoxia were significantly inhibited by GOPPP in OIR mice. GOPPP administration also inhibited ERK1/2 phosphorylation in the OIR model. These results indicate that GOPPP, a novel αvβ3 integrin antagonist, may have potential for the treatment of pathological retinal angiogenesis.
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- Yong-Jie Li
- Department of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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Cyr61 silencing reduces vascularization and dissemination of osteosarcoma tumors. Oncogene 2014; 34:3207-13. [PMID: 25065593 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Revised: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Osteosarcoma is the most prevalent primary pediatric cancer-related bone disease. These tumors frequently develop resistance to chemotherapy and are highly metastatic, leading to poor outcome. Thus, there is a need for new therapeutic strategies that can prevent cell dissemination. We previously showed that CYR61/CCN1 expression in osteosarcoma cells is correlated to aggressiveness both in vitro and in vivo in mouse models, as well as in patients. In this study, we found that CYR61 is a critical contributor to the vascularization of primary tumor. We demonstrate that silencing CYR61, using lentiviral transduction, leads to a significant reduction in expression level of pro-angiogenic markers such as VEGF, FGF2, PECAM and angiopoietins concomitantly to an increased expression of major anti-angiogenic markers such as thrombospondin-1 and SPARC. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 family member expression, a key pathway in osteosarcoma metastatic capacity was also downregulated when CYR61 was downregulated in osteosarcoma cells. Using a metastatic murine model, we show that CYR61 silencing in osteosarcoma cells results in reduced tumor vasculature and slows tumor growth compared with control. We also find that microvessel density correlates with lung metastasis occurrence and that CYR61 silencing in osteosarcoma cells limits the number of metastases. Taken together, our data indicate that CYR61 silencing can blunt the malignant behavior of osteosarcoma tumor cells by limiting primary tumor growth and dissemination process.
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Molino Y, Jabès F, Lacassagne E, Gaudin N, Khrestchatisky M. Setting-up an in vitro model of rat blood-brain barrier (BBB): a focus on BBB impermeability and receptor-mediated transport. J Vis Exp 2014:e51278. [PMID: 24998179 PMCID: PMC4208856 DOI: 10.3791/51278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The blood brain barrier (BBB) specifically regulates molecular and cellular flux between the blood and the nervous tissue. Our aim was to develop and characterize a highly reproducible rat syngeneic in vitro model of the BBB using co-cultures of primary rat brain endothelial cells (RBEC) and astrocytes to study receptors involved in transcytosis across the endothelial cell monolayer. Astrocytes were isolated by mechanical dissection following trypsin digestion and were frozen for later co-culture. RBEC were isolated from 5-week-old rat cortices. The brains were cleaned of meninges and white matter, and mechanically dissociated following enzymatic digestion. Thereafter, the tissue homogenate was centrifuged in bovine serum albumin to separate vessel fragments from nervous tissue. The vessel fragments underwent a second enzymatic digestion to free endothelial cells from their extracellular matrix. The remaining contaminating cells such as pericytes were further eliminated by plating the microvessel fragments in puromycin-containing medium. They were then passaged onto filters for co-culture with astrocytes grown on the bottom of the wells. RBEC expressed high levels of tight junction (TJ) proteins such as occludin, claudin-5 and ZO-1 with a typical localization at the cell borders. The transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) of brain endothelial monolayers, indicating the tightness of TJs reached 300 ohm·cm2 on average. The endothelial permeability coefficients (Pe) for lucifer yellow (LY) was highly reproducible with an average of 0.26 ± 0.11 x 10-3 cm/min. Brain endothelial cells organized in monolayers expressed the efflux transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp), showed a polarized transport of rhodamine 123, a ligand for P-gp, and showed specific transport of transferrin-Cy3 and DiILDL across the endothelial cell monolayer. In conclusion, we provide a protocol for setting up an in vitro BBB model that is highly reproducible due to the quality assurance methods, and that is suitable for research on BBB transporters and receptors.
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Mousa SA, Lin HY, Tang HY, Hercbergs A, Luidens MK, Davis PJ. Modulation of angiogenesis by thyroid hormone and hormone analogues: implications for cancer management. Angiogenesis 2014; 17:463-9. [PMID: 24458693 DOI: 10.1007/s10456-014-9418-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Acting via a cell surface receptor on integrin αvβ3, thyroid hormone is pro-angiogenic. Nongenomic mechanisms of actions of the hormone and hormone analogues at αvβ3 include modulation of activities of multiple vascular growth factor receptors and their ligands (vascular endothelial growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, epidermal growth factor), as well as of angiogenic chemokines (CX3 family). Thyroid hormone also may increase activity of small molecules that support neovascularization (bradykinin, angiotensin II) and stimulate endothelial cell motility. Therapeutic angio-inhibition in the setting of cancer may be opposed by endogenous thyroid hormone, particularly when a single vascular growth factor is the treatment target. This may be a particular issue in management of aggressive or recurrent tumors. It is desirable to have access to chemotherapies that affect multiple steps in angiogenesis and to examine as alternatives in aggressive cancers the induction of subclinical hypothyroidism or use of antagonists of the αvβ3 thyroid hormone receptor that are under development.
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- Shaker A Mousa
- Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY, USA,
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Rapid responses to reverse T₃ hormone in immature rat Sertoli cells: calcium uptake and exocytosis mediated by integrin. PLoS One 2013; 8:e77176. [PMID: 24130850 PMCID: PMC3795021 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2013] [Accepted: 08/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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There is increasing experimental evidence of the nongenomic action of thyroid hormones mediated by receptors located in the plasma membrane or inside cells. The aim of this work was to characterize the reverse T₃ (rT₃) action on calcium uptake and its involvement in immature rat Sertoli cell secretion. The results presented herein show that very low concentrations of rT₃ are able to increase calcium uptake after 1 min of exposure. The implication of T-type voltage-dependent calcium channels and chloride channels in the effect of rT₃ was evidenced using flunarizine and 9-anthracene, respectively. Also, the rT₃-induced calcium uptake was blocked in the presence of the RGD peptide (an inhibitor of integrin-ligand interactions). Therefore, our findings suggest that calcium uptake stimulated by rT₃ may be mediated by integrin αvβ₃. In addition, it was demonstrated that calcium uptake stimulated by rT₃ is PKC and ERK-dependent. Furthermore, the outcomes indicate that rT₃ also stimulates cellular secretion since the cells manifested a loss of fluorescence after 4 min incubation, indicating an exocytic quinacrine release that seems to be mediated by the integrin receptor. These findings indicate that rT₃ modulates the calcium entry and cellular secretion, which might play a role in the regulation of a plethora of intracellular processes involved in male reproductive physiology.
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Camci-Unal G, Nichol JW, Bae H, Tekin H, Bischoff J, Khademhosseini A. Hydrogel surfaces to promote attachment and spreading of endothelial progenitor cells. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2013; 7:337-47. [PMID: 22223475 PMCID: PMC3326228 DOI: 10.1002/term.517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2011] [Revised: 07/20/2011] [Accepted: 09/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Endothelialization of artificial vascular grafts is a challenging process in cardiovascular tissue engineering. Functionalized biomaterials could be promising candidates to promote endothelialization in repair of cardiovascular injuries. The purpose of this study was to synthesize hyaluronic acid (HA) and heparin-based hydrogels that could promote adhesion and spreading of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). We report that the addition of heparin into HA-based hydrogels provides an attractive surface for EPCs promoting spreading and the formation of an endothelial monolayer on the hydrogel surface. To increase EPC adhesion and spreading, we covalently immobilized CD34 antibody (Ab) on HA-heparin hydrogels, using standard EDC/NHS amine-coupling strategies. We found that EPC adhesion and spreading on CD34 Ab-immobilized HA-heparin hydrogels was significantly higher than their non-modified analogues. Once adhered, EPCs spread and formed an endothelial layer on both non-modified and CD34 Ab-modified HA-heparin hydrogels after 3 days of culture. We did not observe significant adhesion and spreading when heparin was not included in the control hydrogels. In addition to EPCs, we also used human umbilical cord vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), which adhered and spread on HA-heparin hydrogels. Macrophages exhibited significantly less adhesion compared to EPCs on the same hydrogels. This composite material could possibly be used to develop surface coatings for artificial cardiovascular implants, due to its specificity for EPC and endothelial cells on an otherwise non-thrombogenic surface.
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- Gulden Camci-Unal
- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building 76-661, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Norton J, Cooley J, Islam AFMT, Cota CD, Davidson B. Matrix adhesion polarizes heart progenitor induction in the invertebrate chordate Ciona intestinalis. Development 2013; 140:1301-11. [PMID: 23444358 DOI: 10.1242/dev.085548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cell-matrix adhesion strongly influences developmental signaling. Resulting impacts on cell migration and tissue morphogenesis are well characterized. However, the in vivo impact of adhesion on fate induction remains ambiguous. Here, we employ the invertebrate chordate Ciona intestinalis to delineate an essential in vivo role for matrix adhesion in heart progenitor induction. In Ciona pre-cardiac founder cells, invasion of the underlying epidermis promotes localized induction of the heart progenitor lineage. We found that these epidermal invasions are associated with matrix adhesion along the pre-cardiac cell/epidermal boundary. Through targeted manipulations of RAP GTPase activity, we were able to manipulate pre-cardiac cell-matrix adhesion. Targeted disruption of pre-cardiac cell-matrix adhesion blocked heart progenitor induction. Conversely, increased matrix adhesion generated expanded induction. We were also able to selectively restore cell-matrix adhesion and heart progenitor induction through targeted expression of Ci-Integrin β2. These results indicate that matrix adhesion functions as a necessary and sufficient extrinsic cue for regional heart progenitor induction. Furthermore, time-lapse imaging suggests that cytokinesis acts as an intrinsic temporal regulator of heart progenitor adhesion and induction. Our findings highlight a potentially conserved role for matrix adhesion in early steps of vertebrate heart progenitor specification.
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- Jennifer Norton
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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Tekabe Y, Shen X, Luma J, Weisenberger D, Yan SF, Haubner R, Schmidt AM, Johnson L. Imaging the effect of receptor for advanced glycation endproducts on angiogenic response to hindlimb ischemia in diabetes. EJNMMI Res 2011; 1:3. [PMID: 22214528 DOI: 10.1186/2191-219x-1-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) expression contributes to the impaired angiogenic response to limb ischemia in diabetes. The aim of this study was to detect the effect of increased expression of RAGE on the angiogenic response to limb ischemia in diabetes by targeting αvβ3 integrin with 99mTc-labeled Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD). METHODS Male wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 mice were either made diabetic or left as control for 2 months when they underwent femoral artery ligation. Four groups were studied at days 3 to 7 after ligation: WT without diabetes (NDM) (n = 14), WT with diabetes (DM) (n = 14), RAGE-/- NDM (n = 16), and RAGE-/- DM (n = 14). Mice were injected with 99mTc-HYNIC-RGD and imaged. Count ratios for ischemic/non-ischemic limbs were measured. Muscle was stained for RAGE, αvβ3, and lectins. RESULTS There was no difference in count ratio between RAGE-/- and WT NDM groups. Mean count ratio was lower for WT DM (1.38 ± 0.26) vs. WT NDM (1.91 ± 0.34) (P<0.001). Mean count ratio was lower for the RAGE-/- DM group than for RAGE-/- NDM group (1.75 ± 0.22 vs. 2.02 ± 0.29) (P<0.001) and higher than for the WT DM group (P<0.001). Immunohistopathology supported the scan findings. CONCLUSIONS In vivo imaging of αvβ3 integrin can detect the effect of RAGE on the angiogenic response to limb ischemia in diabetes.
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- Yared Tekabe
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Hsu A, Esmaeli B, Hayek B, Hossain MG, Shinder R, Lazar AJ, McCarty JH. Analysis of αv integrin protein expression in human eyelid and periorbital squamous cell carcinomas. J Cutan Pathol 2011; 38:570-5. [PMID: 21375561 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2011.01687.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alpha v integrins are receptors for many extracellular matrix (ECM) protein ligands, including latent transforming growth factor betas (TGFβs). Various studies in mice have shown that ablation of genes encoding αv integrin or TGFβ signaling pathway components leads to spontaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) in the conjunctiva and periocular skin. Here, we have analyzed patterns of αv integrin protein expression and TGFβ signaling in human eyelid and periorbital SCC samples. METHODS An anti-αv integrin antibody was used to immunostain 19 eyelid and periorbital SCC samples. Additionally, tissue lysates from resected normal eyelid and SCC samples were analyzed by immunoblotting for αv integrin protein. Tumor sections were also immunostained with an antibody directed against Smad2, an intracellular signaling protein that is phosphorylated by TGFβ receptors. RESULTS Alpha v integrin protein was highly expressed in the invasive and less-differentiated components of human SCCs. Lower levels of αv integrin protein were detected in more differentiated components of tumors, as well as in SCC in situ. Patterns of phosphorylated Smad2 immunoreactivity correlated with levels αv integrin expression. CONCLUSIONS Alpha v integrin was expressed at robust levels in tumor cells representing less differentiated, more invasive components of SCC; by contrast, well-differentiated cells as well as SCC in situ expressed low levels of αv integrin protein.
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- Adam Hsu
- Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Lee K, Silva EA, Mooney DJ. Growth factor delivery-based tissue engineering: general approaches and a review of recent developments. J R Soc Interface 2011; 8:153-70. [PMID: 20719768 PMCID: PMC3033020 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 908] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2010] [Accepted: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The identification and production of recombinant morphogens and growth factors that play key roles in tissue regeneration have generated much enthusiasm and numerous clinical trials, but the results of many of these trials have been largely disappointing. Interestingly, the trials that have shown benefit all contain a common denominator, the presence of a material carrier, suggesting strongly that spatio-temporal control over the location and bioactivity of factors after introduction into the body is crucial to achieve tangible therapeutic effect. Sophisticated materials systems that regulate the biological presentation of growth factors represent an attractive new generation of therapeutic agents for the treatment of a wide variety of diseases. This review provides an overview of growth factor delivery in tissue engineering. Certain fundamental issues and design strategies relevant to the material carriers that are being actively pursued to address specific technical objectives are discussed. Recent progress highlights the importance of materials science and engineering in growth factor delivery approaches to regenerative medicine.
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- Kangwon Lee
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Cellular actions of thyroid hormone may be initiated within the cell nucleus, at the plasma membrane, in cytoplasm, and at the mitochondrion. Thyroid hormone nuclear receptors (TRs) mediate the biological activities of T(3) via transcriptional regulation. Two TR genes, alpha and beta, encode four T(3)-binding receptor isoforms (alpha1, beta1, beta2, and beta3). The transcriptional activity of TRs is regulated at multiple levels. Besides being regulated by T(3), transcriptional activity is regulated by the type of thyroid hormone response elements located on the promoters of T(3) target genes, by the developmental- and tissue-dependent expression of TR isoforms, and by a host of nuclear coregulatory proteins. These nuclear coregulatory proteins modulate the transcription activity of TRs in a T(3)-dependent manner. In the absence of T(3), corepressors act to repress the basal transcriptional activity, whereas in the presence of T(3), coactivators function to activate transcription. The critical role of TRs is evident in that mutations of the TRbeta gene cause resistance to thyroid hormones to exhibit an array of symptoms due to decreasing the sensitivity of target tissues to T(3). Genetically engineered knockin mouse models also reveal that mutations of the TRs could lead to other abnormalities beyond resistance to thyroid hormones, including thyroid cancer, pituitary tumors, dwarfism, and metabolic abnormalities. Thus, the deleterious effects of mutations of TRs are more severe than previously envisioned. These genetic-engineered mouse models provide valuable tools to ascertain further the molecular actions of unliganded TRs in vivo that could underlie the pathogenesis of hypothyroidism. Actions of thyroid hormone that are not initiated by liganding of the hormone to intranuclear TR are termed nongenomic. They may begin at the plasma membrane or in cytoplasm. Plasma membrane-initiated actions begin at a receptor on integrin alphavbeta3 that activates ERK1/2 and culminate in local membrane actions on ion transport systems, such as the Na(+)/H(+) exchanger, or complex cellular events such as cell proliferation. Concentration of the integrin on cells of the vasculature and on tumor cells explains recently described proangiogenic effects of iodothyronines and proliferative actions of thyroid hormone on certain cancer cells, including gliomas. Thus, hormonal events that begin nongenomically result in effects in DNA-dependent effects. l-T(4) is an agonist at the plasma membrane without conversion to T(3). Tetraiodothyroacetic acid is a T(4) analog that inhibits the actions of T(4) and T(3) at the integrin, including angiogenesis and tumor cell proliferation. T(3) can activate phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase by a mechanism that may be cytoplasmic in origin or may begin at integrin alphavbeta3. Downstream consequences of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activation by T(3) include specific gene transcription and insertion of Na, K-ATPase in the plasma membrane and modulation of the activity of the ATPase. Thyroid hormone, chiefly T(3) and diiodothyronine, has important effects on mitochondrial energetics and on the cytoskeleton. Modulation by the hormone of the basal proton leak in mitochondria accounts for heat production caused by iodothyronines and a substantial component of cellular oxygen consumption. Thyroid hormone also acts on the mitochondrial genome via imported isoforms of nuclear TRs to affect several mitochondrial transcription factors. Regulation of actin polymerization by T(4) and rT(3), but not T(3), is critical to cell migration. This effect has been prominently demonstrated in neurons and glial cells and is important to brain development. The actin-related effects in neurons include fostering neurite outgrowth. A truncated TRalpha1 isoform that resides in the extranuclear compartment mediates the action of thyroid hormone on the cytoskeleton.
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- Sheue-Yann Cheng
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Polanska UM, Fernig DG, Kinnunen T. Extracellular interactome of the FGF receptor-ligand system: complexities and the relative simplicity of the worm. Dev Dyn 2009; 238:277-93. [PMID: 18985724 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) and their receptors (FGFRs) regulate a multitude of biological functions in embryonic development and in adult. A major question is how does one family of growth factors and their receptors control such a variety of functions? Classically, specificity was thought to be imparted by alternative splicing of the FGFRs, resulting in isoforms that bind specifically to a subset of the FGFs, and by different saccharide sequences in the heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) co-receptor. A growing number of noncanonical co-receptors such as integrins and neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) are now recognized as imparting additional complexity to classic FGFR signaling. This review will discuss the noncanonical FGFR ligands and speculate on the possibility that they provide additional and alternative means to determining the functional specificity of FGFR signaling. We will also discuss how invertebrate models such as C. elegans may advance our understanding of noncanonical FGFR signaling.
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- Urszula M Polanska
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Johnson LL, Schofield L, Donahay T, Bouchard M, Poppas A, Haubner R. Radiolabeled arginine-glycine-aspartic acid peptides to image angiogenesis in swine model of hibernating myocardium. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2009; 1:500-10. [PMID: 19198663 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Our aim was to image angiogenesis produced by endomyocardial injection of phVEGF165 in a swine model of hibernating myocardium using [123I]Gluco-arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) targeting the alphavbeta3 integrins. BACKGROUND A noninvasive test to monitor the efficacy of therapy inducing angiogenesis is needed. The interaction between extracellular matrix and endothelial cells in sprouting capillaries is effected primarily by alphavbeta3 integrins that bind through RGD motifs. METHODS At 21 +/- 4 days, after left circumflex coronary artery ameroid constrictor placement, 8 swine received endomyocardial injection of 1.2 mg phVEGF165 divided into 6 sites and 6 swine received saline (S) using nonfluoroscopic 3-dimensional endocardial mapping system (Noga)-guided delivery. After 20 +/- 6 days, 13 animals were injected with 6.4 +/- 1.7 mCi [123I]Gluco-RGD, 1 VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor)-injected animal with I-123-labeled peptide control, and all animals with 2.5 +/- 0.4 mCi of Tl-201 and underwent single-photon emission computed tomography imaging. Blood flow and echocardiographic measurements were made at both time points and tissue analyzed for fibrosis and capillary density by lectin staining. RESULTS Hibernating myocardium in the ameroid constrictor territory at time of injections was documented by reduced wall thickening compared with remote. Ratio of myocardial blood flow in left circumflex coronary artery/left anterior descending coronary artery territories increased by 15 +/- 11% in the VEGF animals and fell 13 +/- 12% in S-injected (p < 0.01). There was a small increase in wall thickening in constrictor territory after VEGF (8 +/- 17%) while in S-injected animals wall thickening fell by 23 +/- 31% (p = 0.01 vs. VEGF). Lectin staining as percent positive tissue staining for ameroid territory was higher in VEGF-injected compared with S-injected animals (2.5 +/- 1.5% vs. 0.87 +/- 0.52%, p = 0.01). Focal uptake of [123I]Gluco-RGD corresponding to Tl-201 defects was seen in VEGF-injected but not in S-injected animals. [123I]Gluco-RGD uptake in the ameroid territory as percent injected dose correlated with lectin staining (R2 = 0.80, p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that single-photon emission computed tomography imaging of radiolabeled RGD peptides may be a useful noninvasive method to monitor therapy that induces angiogenesis in the heart.
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- Lynne L Johnson
- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA.
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Mitsi M, Forsten-Williams K, Gopalakrishnan M, Nugent MA. A catalytic role of heparin within the extracellular matrix. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:34796-807. [PMID: 18845539 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m806692200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We investigated the mechanism by which heparin enhances the binding of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to the extracellular matrix protein fibronectin. In contrast to other systems, where heparin acts as a protein scaffold, we found that heparin functions catalytically to modulate VEGF binding site availability on fibronectin. By measuring the binding of VEGF and heparin to surface-immobilized fibronectin, we show that substoichiometric amounts of heparin exposed cryptic VEGF binding sites within fibronectin that remain available after heparin removal. Measurement of association and dissociation kinetics for heparin binding to fibronectin indicated that the interaction is rapid and transient. We localized the heparin-responsive element to the C-terminal 40-kDa Hep2 domain of fibronectin. A mathematical model of this catalytic process was constructed that supports a mechanism whereby the heparin-induced conformational change in fibronectin is accompanied by release of heparin. Experiments with endothelial extracellular matrix suggest that this process may also occur within biological matrices. These results indicate a novel mechanism whereby heparin catalyzes the conversion of fibronectin to an open conformation by transiently interacting with fibronectin and progressively hopping from molecule to molecule. Catalytic activation of the extracellular matrix might be an important mechanism for heparin to regulate function during normal and disease states.
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- Maria Mitsi
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
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Rho GTPases mediated integrin alpha v beta 3 activation in sphingosine-1-phosphate stimulated chemotaxis of endothelial cells. Histochem Cell Biol 2008; 129:579-88. [PMID: 18247041 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-008-0389-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/15/2008] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Integrins, a family of transmembrane heterodimeric polypeptides, mediate various biological responses including cell adhesion and migration. In this report, we show that sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) activates integrin alpha v beta 3 in endothelial cells (ECs) via the sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor subtype 1 (S1P1)-mediated signaling pathway. S1P treatment results in the activation of integrin alpha v beta 3 in the lamellipodia region of ECs, suggesting that integrin alpha v beta 3 plays a critical role in the S1P-stimulated chemotactic response of ECs. Indeed, S1P treatment induces the association of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and cytoskeletal proteins with integrin alpha v beta 3, the ligation of alpha v and beta 3 subunits, as well as enhances endothelial migration on vitronectin-coated substrata. Knockdown endothelial S1P1 receptor, treatments with pertussis toxin or dominant-negative-Rho family GTPases abrogates the S1P-induced integrin alpha v beta 3 activation in ECs. Consequently, these treatments markedly inhibit the S1P-induced endothelial migratory response on vitronectin-coated substrata. Collectively, these data indicate that the S1P-mediated signaling via the S1P1/Gi/Rho GTPases pathway activates integrin alpha v beta 3, which is indispensable for S1P-stimulated chemotactic response of ECs.
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Santulli RJ, Kinney WA, Ghosh S, Decorte BL, Liu L, Tuman RWA, Zhou Z, Huebert N, Bursell SE, Clermont AC, Grant MB, Shaw LC, Mousa SA, Galemmo RA, Johnson DL, Maryanoff BE, Damiano BP. Studies with an orally bioavailable alpha V integrin antagonist in animal models of ocular vasculopathy: retinal neovascularization in mice and retinal vascular permeability in diabetic rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2007; 324:894-901. [PMID: 18083913 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.107.131656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The alpha(V) integrins are key receptors involved in mediating cell migration and angiogenesis. In age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy, angiogenesis plays a critical role in the loss of vision. These ocular vasculopathies might be treatable with a suitable alpha(V) antagonist, and an oral drug would offer a distinct advantage over current therapies. (3,S,beta,S)-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-beta-[[1-[1-oxo-3-(1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)propyl]-4-piperidinyl]methyl]-3-quinolinepropanoic acid (JNJ-26076713) is a potent, orally bioavailable, nonpeptide alpha(V) antagonist derived from the arginine-glycine-asparagine binding motif in the matrix protein ligands (e.g., vitronectin). This compound inhibits alpha(V)beta(3) and alpha(V)beta(5) binding to vitronectin in the low nanomolar range, it has excellent selectivity over integrins alpha(IIb)beta(3) and alpha(5)beta(1), and it prevents adhesion to human, rat, and mouse endothelial cells. JNJ-26076713 blocks cell migration induced by vascular endothelial growth factor, fibroblast growth factor (FGF), and serum, and angiogenesis induced by FGF in the chick chorioallantoic membrane model. JNJ-26076713 is the first alpha(V) antagonist reported to inhibit retinal neovascularization in an oxygen-induced model of retinopathy of prematurity after oral administration. In diabetic rats, orally administered JNJ-26076713 markedly inhibits retinal vascular permeability, a key early event in diabetic macular edema and AMD. Given this profile, JNJ-26076713 represents a potential therapeutic candidate for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, macular edema, and proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
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- Rosemary J Santulli
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, Welsh and McKean Rds., Spring House, PA 19477-0776, USA.
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Sahni A, Sahni SK, Francis CW. Endothelial cell activation by IL-1beta in the presence of fibrinogen requires alphavbeta3. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2005; 25:2222-7. [PMID: 16123330 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000183605.27125.6f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the receptor requirements for enhanced IL-1beta-induced secretion of nitric oxide (NO) by endothelial cells (ECs) in the presence of fibrinogen. METHODS AND RESULTS ECs were exposed to IL-1beta with or without fibrinogen and NO was measured as nitrite. NO production by EC exposed to fibrinogen (0.3+/-0.1 micromol/L) was comparable concentration to control (0.2+/-0.1 micromol/L), but IL-1beta significantly increased NO production (0.8+/-0.1 micromol/L), and the combination of both fibrinogen and IL-1beta resulted in a further increase to 2.2+/-0.2 micromol/L (P<0.002). 7E3 or LM609, antibodies to alphavbeta3, inhibited NO production stimulated by fibrinogen-bound IL-1beta to 0.2+/-0.1 micromol/L (P<0.001) or 0.2+/-0.03 micromol/L (P<0.0001), respectively. These levels were comparable to control and significantly less than with IL-1beta (P<0.002). EC or fibroblasts exposed to both fibrinogen and IL-1beta, but not vitronectin and IL-1beta, demonstrated positive Western blotting for alphavbeta3 after immunopurification with anti- IL-1R, indicating specific association between alphavbeta3 and IL-1R. Dual immunofluorescence also revealed colocalization of alphavbeta3 and IL-1R only when the cells were exposed to both fibrinogen and IL-1beta. CONCLUSIONS The enhanced NO production by ECs in the presence of fibrinogen-bound IL-1beta requires the coordinated effects of colocalized alphavbeta3 and IL-1R.
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- Abha Sahni
- Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.
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Short SM, Derrien A, Narsimhan RP, Lawler J, Ingber DE, Zetter BR. Inhibition of endothelial cell migration by thrombospondin-1 type-1 repeats is mediated by beta1 integrins. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 168:643-53. [PMID: 15716381 PMCID: PMC2171765 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200407060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The anti-angiogenic effect of thrombospondin-1 has been shown to be mediated through binding of the type-1 repeat (TSR) domain to the CD36 transmembrane receptor. We now report that the TSR domain can inhibit VEGF-induced migration in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), cells that lack CD36. Moreover, we identified β1 integrins as a critical receptor in TSR-mediated inhibition of migration in HUVEC. Using pharmacological inhibitors of downstream VEGF receptor effectors, we found that phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3k) was essential for TSR-mediated inhibition of HUVEC migration, but that neither PLCγ nor Akt was necessary for this response. Furthermore, β1 integrins were critical for TSR-mediated inhibition of microvascular endothelial cells, cells that express CD36. Together, our results indicate that β1 integrins mediate the anti-migratory effects of TSR through a PI3k-dependent mechanism.
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- Sarah M Short
- Vascular Biology Program, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Hall H, Hubbell JA. Matrix-bound sixth Ig-like domain of cell adhesion molecule L1 acts as an angiogenic factor by ligating alphavbeta3-integrin and activating VEGF-R2. Microvasc Res 2005; 68:169-78. [PMID: 15501236 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2004.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2004] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Angiogenic signals can be matrix attached or freely diffusible. Here, the sixth Ig-like domain of L1 (L1Ig6), a ligand for alphavbeta3-integrin, was investigated. This domain was expressed as a fusion protein having a substrate sequence for factor XIII to enable covalent binding into three-dimensional fibrin matrices. Matrix-bound L1Ig6 induced endothelial cell (EC) process extension in vitro, which was associated with ligation and phosphorylation of alphavbeta3-integrin. VEGF-R2 and alphavbeta3 were observed to co-associate after stimulation with either L1Ig6 or VEGF-A165, whereas no co-association with bFGF-R was observed. Furthermore, VEGF-R2 was tyrosine phosphorylated after stimulation with L1Ig6, even in the absence of exogenous VEGF-A165, indicating close cooperation between VEGF-R2 and alphavbeta3. Angiogenesis was investigated in vivo by stimulating chicken chorioallantoic membranes (CAMs) with L1Ig6-modified matrices with or without co-incorporation of VEGF-A165 or bFGF. Matrix-immobilized L1Ig6 induced angiogenesis to a similar degree as VEGF-A165; co-stimulation with bFGF increased vascular branching, whereas VEGF-A165 did not. Matrix-immobilized L1Ig6 induced up-regulation of alphav in CAMs by a similar degree as stimulation with VEGF-A165, and this up-regulation was increased further by co-stimulation with matrix-bound L1Ig6 and VEGF-A165. alpha5 and beta1 levels were not increased. The similarity of action of matrix-bound L1Ig6 and soluble VEGF-A165 indicate a close link between specific ligation of alphavbeta3-integrin and VEGF-R2 and suggest the possible use of matrix-bound L1Ig6 in local therapeutic angiogenesis.
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- Heike Hall
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Department of Materials, Federal Institute of Technology and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Vlahakis NE, Young BA, Atakilit A, Sheppard D. The lymphangiogenic vascular endothelial growth factors VEGF-C and -D are ligands for the integrin alpha9beta1. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:4544-52. [PMID: 15590642 PMCID: PMC1368959 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412816200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mice homozygous for a null mutation of the integrin alpha9 subunit die 6-12 days after birth from bilateral chylothoraces suggesting an underlying defect in lymphatic development. However, until now the mechanisms by which the integrin alpha9beta1 modulates lymphangiogenesis have not been described. In this study we show that adhesion to and migration on the lymphangiogenic vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF-C and -D) are alpha9beta1-dependent. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts and human colon carcinoma cells (SW-480) transfected to express alpha9beta1 adhered and/or migrated on both growth factors in a concentration-dependent fashion, and both adhesion and migration were abrogated by anti-alpha9beta1 function-blocking antibody. In SW-480 cells, which lack cognate receptors for VEGF-C and -D, both growth factors induced alpha9beta1-dependent Erk and paxillin phosphorylation. Human microvascular endothelial cells, which express both alpha9beta1 and VEGF-R3, also adhered to and migrated on both growth factors, and both responses were blocked by anti-alpha9beta1 antibody. Furthermore, in a solid phase binding assay recombinant VEGF-C and -D bound to purified alpha9beta1 integrin in a dose- and cation-dependent fashion showing that VEGF-C and VEGF-D are ligands for the integrin alpha9beta1. The interaction between alpha9beta1 and VEGF-C and/or -D may begin to explain the abnormal lymphatic phenotype of the alpha9 knock-out mice.
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- Nicholas E. Vlahakis
- From the Lung Biology Center, University of California San Francisco, Box 2922, San Francisco, CA, 94143-2922
- Thoracic Disease Research Unit, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
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- From the Lung Biology Center, University of California San Francisco, Box 2922, San Francisco, CA, 94143-2922
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- From the Lung Biology Center, University of California San Francisco, Box 2922, San Francisco, CA, 94143-2922
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- From the Lung Biology Center, University of California San Francisco, Box 2922, San Francisco, CA, 94143-2922
- § To whom correspondence should be addressed: Lung Biology Center, University of California, San Francisco, Box 2922, San Francisco, CA 94143-2922 Ph: 415-514-4270 Fax: 415-514-4278
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Sahni A, Francis CW. Stimulation of endothelial cell proliferation by FGF-2 in the presence of fibrinogen requires αvβ3. Blood 2004; 104:3635-41. [PMID: 15297314 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-04-1358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have shown previously that fibrin(ogen) binding potentiates the capacity of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2) to stimulate endothelial cell (EC) proliferation. We have now investigated the receptor requirement for EC proliferation by fibrinogen-bound FGF-2. ECs were cultured with 25 ng/mL FGF-2 with or without 10 μg/mL fibrinogen, and proliferation was measured as 3H-thymidine incorporation. Proliferation was increased 2.4 ± 0.5-fold over medium alone with FGF-2 and increased significantly more to 4.0 ± 0.7-fold with fibrinogen and FGF-2 (P < .005). Addition of 7E3 or LM609, antibodies to αvβ3, inhibited EC proliferation with fibrinogen-bound FGF-2 by 80% ± 8% (P < .001) or 67% ± 14% (P < .002), respectively, to levels significantly less than that observed with FGF-2 alone (P < .001). Neither LM609 nor 7E3 exhibited any inhibition of activity with FGF-2 alone. Peptide GRGDS caused dose-dependent inhibition of proliferation by fibrinogen-bound FGF-2 of 31% ± 8%, 45% ± 9%, and 68% ± 11% at 0.25, 0.5, and 1 mM, respectively. Coimmunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence studies demonstrated a direct specific association between αvβ3 and FGF receptor 1 (FGFR1) in ECs and fibroblasts when exposed to both FGF-2 and fibrinogen but not with vitronectin. We conclude that fibrinogen binding of FGF-2 enhances EC proliferation through the coordinated effects of colocalized αvβ3 and FGFR1.
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- Abha Sahni
- Hematology/Oncology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY, USA.
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Robinson SD, Reynolds LE, Wyder L, Hicklin DJ, Hodivala-Dilke KM. Beta3-integrin regulates vascular endothelial growth factor-A-dependent permeability. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2004; 24:2108-14. [PMID: 15345507 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000143857.27408.de] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Beta3-integrin deficiency has been implicated in increasing levels of Flk-1 expression on endothelial cells and enhancing vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-induced angiogenesis. We determined the role of beta3-integrin in mediating VEGF-A-induced blood vessel permeability through Flk-1. METHODS AND RESULTS Using the Miles assay, we demonstrated that VEGF-A-induced plasma leakage was enhanced in beta3-null mice when compared with wild-type controls. This was not caused by any changes in blood vessel structure (as detected by light or electron microscopy) or by changes in endothelial cell-cell adhesion proteins (as determined by Western blot analysis, flow cytometry, and immunofluorescence). Circulating levels of VEGF, baseline blood vessel leakage, and leakage in response to an acute inflammatory stimulus were identical in wild-type and beta3-null mice. However, VEGF-A-induced leakage was abolished in beta3-null mice by the inhibition of Flk-1, indicating that the elevated levels of Flk-1 on beta3-null endothelial cells enhance VEGF-A-induced permeability. CONCLUSIONS beta3-integrin-deficiency increases the sensitivity of endothelial cells to VEGF-A by elevating Flk-1 expression and, as a consequence, enhances VEGF-A-mediated permeability.
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- Stephen D Robinson
- Cell Adhesion and Disease/Tumour Biology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, Queen Mary's School of Medicine & Dentistry at Barts & The London, John Vane Science Centre, London, United Kingdom.
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Thickett DR, Armstrong L, Millar AB. A role for vascular endothelial growth factor in acute and resolving lung injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002; 166:1332-7. [PMID: 12421742 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2105057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We have previously reported, in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), elevated plasma levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) that became reduced in those who recovered. To examine the potential effect of VEGF on the epithelial side of the alveolar-capillary membrane, we compared VEGF levels in the epithelial lining fluid (ELF) of the same 40 patients with ARDS, and in 28 patients at risk of ARDS. We measured intrapulmonary VEGF levels in 23 patients on Days 1 and 4 after admission to the intensive therapy unit and related these levels to recovery. ELF from subjects with ARDS contained lower levels of VEGF than did ELF from at-risk subjects (1,076 and 7,674 pg/ml, respectively, p = 0.0004) and increased ELF levels at Day 4 were associated with recovery (p = 0.001). Alveolar macrophages from subjects with ARDS produced significantly less VEGF than those from at-risk subjects (6.3 and 13.0 pg/ml, respectively, p = 0.005). Similarly, alveolar neutrophils from subjects with ARDS produced significantly less VEGF than those at risk (13.9 and 31.5 pg/ml, respectively, p = 0.03). ELF VEGF levels inversely correlated with Lung Injury Score (p = 0.003). These studies suggest that VEGF in the alveolar space may reflect the development of, and recovery from, acute lung injury in a manner opposite to that in plasma.
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- David R Thickett
- Lung Research Group, University of Bristol Medical School Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Wilder RL. Integrin alpha V beta 3 as a target for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and related rheumatic diseases. Ann Rheum Dis 2002; 61 Suppl 2:ii96-9. [PMID: 12379637 PMCID: PMC1766704 DOI: 10.1136/ard.61.suppl_2.ii96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A substantial and persuasive body of data now exists that supports the view that integrin alpha V beta 3 plays a critical part in activated macrophage dependent inflammation, osteoclast development, migration, and bone resorption, and inflammatory angiogenesis. All of these processes play an important part in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and related arthropathies. Animal arthritis model data further support these concepts and also suggest that therapeutic antagonism of integrin alpha V beta 3 is worthy of further investigation in RA and related arthropathies. To this end, Vitaxin, also known as MEDI-522, has been developed. Vitaxin is a humanised monoclonal IgG1 antibody that specifically binds a conformational epitope formed by both the integrin alpha V and beta 3 subunits. It blocks the interaction of alpha V beta 3 with various ligands such as osteopontin and vitronectin. Clinical trials with Vitaxin in patients with RA are in progress.
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- R L Wilder
- Clinical Development, Medimmune, Inc, 35 W Watkins Mill Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA.
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Pajusola K, Gruchala M, Joch H, Lüscher TF, Ylä-Herttuala S, Büeler H. Cell-type-specific characteristics modulate the transduction efficiency of adeno-associated virus type 2 and restrain infection of endothelial cells. J Virol 2002; 76:11530-40. [PMID: 12388714 PMCID: PMC136795 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.22.11530-11540.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) are promising vectors for various gene therapy applications due to their long-lasting transgene expression and wide spectrum of target cells. Recently, however, it has become apparent that there are considerable differences in the efficiencies of transduction of different cell types by AAVs. Here, we analyzed the efficiencies of transduction and the transport mechanisms of AAV type 2 (AAV-2) in different cell types, emphasizing endothelial cells. Expression analyses in both cultured cells and the rabbit carotid artery assay showed a remarkably low level of endothelial cell transduction in comparison to the highly permissive cell types. The study of the endosomal pathways of AAV-2 with fluorescently labeled virus showed clear targeting of the Golgi area in permissive cell lines, but this phenomenon was absent in the endothelial cell line EAhy-926. On the other hand, the response to the block of endosomal acidification by bafilomycin A1 also showed differences among the permissive cell types. We also analyzed the effect of proteasome inhibitors on endothelial cells, but their impact on the primary cells and in vivo was not significant. On the contrary, analysis of the expression pattern of heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs), the primary receptors of AAV-2, revealed massive deposits of HSPG in the extracellular matrix of endothelial cells. The matrix-associated receptors may therefore compete for virus binding and reduce transduction in endothelial cells. Accordingly, in endothelial cells detached from their matrix, AAV-2 transduction was significantly increased. Altogether, these results point to a more complex cell-type-specific mode of transduction of AAV-2 than previously appreciated.
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- Katri Pajusola
- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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