2008年5月
Inhibition of endogenous TGF-beta signaling enhances lymphangiogenesis
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- 巻
- 111
- 号
- 9
- 開始ページ
- 4571
- 終了ページ
- 4579
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1182/blood-2007-10-120337
- 出版者・発行元
- AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY
Lymphangiogenesis is induced by various growth factors, including VEGF-C. Although TGF-beta plays crucial roles in angiogenesis, the roles of TGF-beta signaling in lymphangiogenesis are unknown. We show here that TGF-beta transduced signals in human dermal lymphatic microvascular endothelial cells (HDLECs) and inhibited the proliferation, cord formation, and migration toward VEGF-C of HDLECs. Expression of lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC) markers, including LYVE-1 and Prox1 in HDLECs, as well as early lymph vessel development in mouse embryonic stem cells in the presence of VEGF-A and C, were repressed by TGF-beta but were induced by TGF-beta type I receptor (T beta R-I) inhibitor. Moreover, inhibition of endogenous TGF-beta signaling by T beta R-I inhibitor accelerated lymphangiogenesis in a mouse model of chronic peritonitis. Lymphanglogenesis was also induced by T beta R-I inhibitor in the presence of VEGF-C in pancreatic adenocarcinoma xenograft models inoculated in nude mice. These findings suggest that TGF-beta transduces signals in LECs and plays an important role in the regulation of lymphangiogenesis in vivo.
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- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1182/blood-2007-10-120337
- ISSN : 0006-4971
- PubMed ID : 18310502
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000255387400025