title: Hepatocyte growth factor modulates vascular endothelial-cadherin expression in human endothelial cells.
abstract: Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/scatter factor (SF) is a cytokine exerting a wide range of biological functions on many cell types, including vascular endothelial cells. HGF/SF increases migration, motility, and dissociation of human umbilical vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs). This study demonstrated that such action of HGF/SF on HUVECs was achieved by regulation of the endothelial cell-specific cadherin, vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin. HGF/SF induced a time-dependent reduction of VE-cadherin protein from HUVECs as shown by Western blotting and immunocytochemistry, accompanied by an increase in the migration of HUVECs. The change of VE-cadherin appeared at the mRNA level, as demonstrated by reverse transcription-PCR, with a decrease in the VE-cadherin signal. These results show, for the first time, that HGF/SF targets the endothelial cell-specific adhesion molecule VE-cadherin.
authors: University Department of Surgery, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom. martinta1@cf.ac.uk
authors: T A
authors: TA
authors: Martin
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Mansel
authors: W G
authors: WG
authors: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD; D015153:Blotting, Western; D015820:Cadherins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002465:Cell Movement; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D051379:Mice; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013997:Time Factors; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000166:cytology; D000099152:Cadherin 5
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D015820:Cadherins; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor; D012313:RNA; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000099152:Cadherin 5