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Divergence of angiogenic and vascular permeability signaling by VEGF: inhibition of protein kinase C suppresses VEGF-induced angiogenesis, but promotes VEGF-induced, NO-dependent vascular permeability.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12067896     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) promotes angiogenesis by a variety of mechanisms including stimulation of endothelial cell proliferation and migration and increasing vascular permeability. Although its mitogenic activity is mediated primarily by the beta(2)-isoforms of protein kinase C (PKC), little is known about the signaling pathways transducing its other physiological properties. Accordingly, we used a novel inhibitor molecule to examine the role of PKC isoforms alpha and beta in mediating VEGF-induced angiogenesis and vascular permeability. Because conventional inhibitors of PKC, such as staurosporine or calphostin C, also inhibit a variety of other protein kinases, we used a novel compound to specifically inhibit PKC. A myristoylated peptide, which mimics the pseudosubstrate motif of PKC-alpha and -beta subtypes, has been shown to be a highly selective and cell-permeable inhibitor of PKC. Blocking led, as expected, to abrogation of VEGF-induced endothelial cell proliferation in vitro. In vivo, VEGF-induced angiogenesis was impaired by myristoylated peptide. Surprisingly, selective inhibition of PKC induced vascular permeability in vivo via a NO-dependent mechanism. Moreover, PKC inhibition led to a 6.4-fold induction of NO synthase (NOS) activity in endothelial cells. Our findings demonstrate that activation of PKC is a major signaling pathway required for VEGF-induced proliferation and angiogenesis, whereas vascular permeability was enhanced by blocking PKC. Inhibition of calcium-dependent PKC by itself led to induction of NOS. Although NOS is a downstream target for VEGF-induced angiogenesis, its induction by PKC inhibition was not sufficient to promote neovascularization. These results reveal that angiogenesis and vascular permeability induced by VEGF are mediated by mechanisms which ultimately diverge.
Authors:
Ioakim Spyridopoulos; Corinne Luedemann; Donghui Chen; Marianne Kearney; Dongfen Chen; Toyoaki Murohara; Nicole Principe; Jeffrey M Isner; Douglas W Losordo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1524-4636     ISO Abbreviation:  Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol.     Publication Date:  2002 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-06-17     Completed Date:  2002-07-03     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9505803     Medline TA:  Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  901-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Research, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, Mass 02135, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aorta / cytology
Brain / enzymology
Capillary Permeability / drug effects,  physiology*
Cattle
Cell Division / drug effects
Cells, Cultured
Cornea / blood supply
Endothelial Growth Factors / antagonists & inhibitors*,  physiology*
Endothelium, Vascular / cytology,  drug effects,  enzymology
Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
Humans
Lymphokines / antagonists & inhibitors*,  physiology*
Mice
Neovascularization, Physiologic / physiology*
Nitric Oxide / metabolism*
Nitric Oxide Synthase / physiology
Protein Kinase C / antagonists & inhibitors*
Rats
Signal Transduction / physiology*
Umbilical Veins / cytology
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AG16332/AG/NIA NIH HHS; HL63414/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL63695/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Endothelial Growth Factors; 0/Enzyme Inhibitors; 0/Lymphokines; 0/Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; 0/Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors; 10102-43-9/Nitric Oxide; EC 1.14.13.39/Nitric Oxide Synthase; EC 2.7.11.13/Protein Kinase C

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