Bcl-2 acts in a proangiogenic signaling pathway through nuclear factor-kappaB and CXC chemokines.
In: Cancer research, Jg. 65 (2005-06-15), Heft 12, S. 5063-9
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induces expression of Bcl-2 in tumor-associated microvascular endothelial cells. We have previously reported that up-regulated Bcl-2 expression in microvascular endothelial cells is sufficient to enhance intratumoral angiogenesis and to accelerate tumor growth. We initially attributed these results to Bcl-2-mediated endothelial cell survival. However, in recent experiments, we observed that conditioned medium from Bcl-2-transduced human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HDMEC-Bcl-2) is sufficient to induce potent neovascularization in the rat corneal assay, whereas conditioned medium from empty vector controls (HDMEC-LXSN) does not induce angiogenesis. These results cannot be attributed to the role of Bcl-2 in cell survival. To understand this unexpected observation, we did gene expression arrays that revealed that the expression of the proangiogenic chemokines interleukin-8 (CXCL8) and growth-related oncogene-alpha (CXCL1) is significantly higher in HDMEC exposed to VEGF and in HDMEC-Bcl-2 than in controls. Inhibition of Bcl-2 expression with small interfering RNA-Bcl-2, or the inhibition of Bcl-2 function with small molecule inhibitor BL-193, down-regulated CXCL8 and CXCL1 expression and caused marked decrease in the angiogenic potential of endothelial cells without affecting cell viability. Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) is highly activated in HDMEC exposed to VEGF and HDMEC-Bcl-2 cells, and genetic and chemical approaches to block the activity of NF-kappaB down-regulated CXCL8 and CXCL1 expression levels. These results reveal a novel function for Bcl-2 as a proangiogenic signaling molecule and suggest a role for this pathway in tumor angiogenesis.
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Bcl-2 acts in a proangiogenic signaling pathway through nuclear factor-kappaB and CXC chemokines.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Karl, E ; Warner, K ; Zeitlin, B ; Kaneko, T ; Wurtzel, L ; Jin, T ; Chang, J ; Wang, S ; Wang, CY ; Strieter, RM ; Nunez, G ; Polverini, PJ ; Nör, JE |
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Zeitschrift: | Cancer research, Jg. 65 (2005-06-15), Heft 12, S. 5063-9 |
Veröffentlichung: | Baltimore, Md. : American Association for Cancer Research ; <i>Original Publication</i>: Chicago [etc.], 2005 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0008-5472 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-05-0140 |
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