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Adipokine resistin promotes in vitro angiogenesis of human endothelial cells
Molecular Surgeon Research Center, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Mail stop: NAB-2010; Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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Objective Resistin may be associated with obesity and cardiovascular diseases. However, it is unknown whether resistin directly contributes to angiogenesis. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of resistin on angiogenic potential, including endothelial cell proliferation, migration, and capillary-like tube formation.
Methods Human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs) were treated with resistin. Cell proliferation was evaluated by [3H]thymidine incorporation and MTS assays. Cell migration was assessed by a modified Boyden chamber assay. Capillary-like tube formation was studied with a Matrigel model. Several gene expression levels were determined by real-time PCR. Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) was determined by Bio-Plex luminex analyzer. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) was used as a control. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and human lung microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC-L) were also included.
Results Resistin induced both endothelial proliferation and migration in a dose- and time-dependent manner with the maximal effect at 40 ng/ml. Both resistin-induced cell proliferation and migration could be effectively blocked by a resistin-neutralization antibody. In addition, resistin promoted capillary-like tube formation of HCAECs on Matrigel. Resistin also significantly upregulated the mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-2) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1 and MMP-2) at both mRNA and protein levels. Furthermore, transient phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and p38 was observed after the addition of resistin to HCAECs. The resistin-induced cell proliferation and migration were both completely blocked by specific ERK1/2 and p38 inhibitors.
Conclusions Resistin induces human endothelial cell proliferation and migration, promotes capillary-like tube formation, upregulates the expression of VEGFRs and MMPs, and activates ERK1/2 and p38 pathways. Thus, resistin may play an important role in angiogenesis-associated vascular disorders.
KEYWORDS Angiogenesis; Cell proliferation; Endothelial cell; ERK1/2; Migration; p38; Resistin; Tube formation
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