title: Selective induction of neuropilin-1 by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF): a mechanism contributing to VEGF-induced angiogenesis.
abstract: Neuropilin (NRP) 1, previously identified as a neuronal receptor that mediates repulsive growth cone guidance, has been shown recently to function also in endothelial cells as an isoform-specific receptor for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)(165) and as a coreceptor in vitro of VEGF receptor 2. However, its potential role in pathologic angiogenesis remains unknown. In the present study, we first show that VEGF selectively up-regulates NRP1 but not NRP2 via the VEGF receptor 2-dependent pathway. By NRP1 binding analysis, we showed that its induction by VEGF accompanies functional receptor expression. Endothelial proliferation stimulated by VEGF(165) was inhibited significantly by antibody perturbation of NRP1. In a murine model of VEGF-dependent angioproliferative retinopathy, intense NRP1 mRNA expression was observed in the newly formed vessels. Furthermore, selective NRP1 inhibition in this model suppressed neovascular formation substantially. These results suggest that VEGF cannot only activate endothelial cells directly but also can contribute to robust angiogenesis in vivo by a mechanism that involves up-regulation of its cognate receptor expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoinkawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Otani
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kemmochi
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Yoshihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Honda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000166:cytology; D001665:Binding Sites; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002417:Cattle; D002455:Cell Division; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000378:metabolism; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D039942:Neuropilin-1; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D011485:Protein Binding; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D040262:Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013997:Time Factors; D015854:Up-Regulation; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
chemical_list: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D008222:Lymphokines; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor; C467484:VEGFA protein, human; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors; D039942:Neuropilin-1; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D040262:Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor