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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 mediates activation of cultured vascular endothelial cells by inducing multiple angiogenic factors

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Yamakawa, Midori, Liu, Louis X., Date, Taro, Belanger, Adam J., Vincent, Karen A., Akita, Geoffrey Y., Kuriyama, Takayuki, Cheng, Seng H. +2 more·2003·Circulation Research

Abstract

Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) mediates transcriptional activation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and other hypoxia-responsive genes. Transgenic expression of a constitutively stable HIF-1alpha mutant increases the number of vascular vessels without vascular leakage, tissue edema, or inflammation. This study aimed to investigate the molecular basis by which HIF-1 mediates the angiogenic response to hypoxia. In primary human endothelial cells, hypoxia, desferrioxamine, or infection with Ad2/HIF-1alpha/VP16, an adenoviral vector encoding a constitutively stable hybrid form of HIF-1alpha, increased the mRNA and protein levels of VEGF, angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), and angiopoietin-4 (Ang-4). Infection with Ad2/CMVEV (a control vector expressing no transgene) had no effect. Angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) expression was not detected in human endothelial cells. Ang-4 was also induced by hypoxia or Ad2/HIF-1alpha/VP16 in human cardiac cells, whereas Ang-1 expression remained unchanged. Recombinant Ang-4 protein protected endothelial cells against serum starvation-induced apoptosis and increased cultured endothelial cell migration and tube formation. Ad2/HIF-1alpha/VP16 stimulated endothelial cell proliferation and tube formation. Hypoxia- or Ad2/HIF-1alpha/VP16-induced tube formation was significantly reduced by a Tie-2 inhibitor. These results suggest that HIF-1 mediates the angiogenic response to hypoxia by upregulating the expression of multiple angiogenic factors. Ang-4 can function similarly as Ang-1 and substitute for Ang-1 to participate in hypoxia-induced angiogenesis. Activation of the angiopoietin/Tie-2 system may play a role in the ability of HIF-1 to induce hypervascularity without excessive permeability.

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  • Activation of HIF-1α and formation of the HIF complex induce angiogenic growth factor genes including VEGF and SDF-1/CXCL12.

    “The activation of HIF-1α and the formation of the HIF complex induce several angiogenic growth factor genes, including VEGF and stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1)/C-X-C motif chemokine 12 (CXCL12) [82,83,84].”

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Yamakawa, M., Liu, L. X., Date, T., Belanger, A. J., Vincent, K. A., Akita, G. Y., Kuriyama, T., Cheng, S. H., Gregory, R. J., & Jiang, C.
Affiliations
Chiba University (JP)
Venue
Circulation Research
Published
2003-10-03
Volume
93
Issue
7
Pages
664-673
ISSN
  • 0009-7330 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4571
OpenAlex
W2171354819
Cited by
327
References
48
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FWCI
6.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Circulation Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Lymphatic System and Diseases
Keywords
HIF-1, HIF-1α, angiogenesis, hypoxia, vascular endothelial cells, vascular endothelial growth factor, angiopoietin-2, angiopoietin-4, angiopoietin-1, Tie2, endothelial cell migration, tube formation, endothelial cell proliferation, apoptosis, deferoxamine, hypervascularity, vascular permeability
MeSH terms
Placenta Growth Factor, Blood Vessels, Cell Division, Cell Membrane Permeability, Cell Movement, Cells, Cultured, Deferoxamine, DNA-Binding Proteins, Endothelium, Vascular, Enzyme Activation, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic Vectors, Humans, Lymphokines, Nuclear Proteins, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, Pregnancy Proteins, RNA, Messenger, Transcription Factors, Cell Hypoxia, Endothelial Growth Factors, Apoptosis, Caspases, Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, Angiopoietins, Angiopoietin-2, Receptor, TIE-2, Angiogenesis Inducing Agents, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit, Caspase 3

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