title: Vascular endothelial growth factor and soluble FLT-1 receptor interactions and biological implications.
abstract: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), binding to an appropriate receptor like FLT, is the main mitogen for endothelial cells and a strong inducer of angiogenesis. A soluble form of VEGF receptor, sFLT-1, specifically binds VEGF and inhibits its activity. The following expression plasmids were used in the experiments: pVEGF plasmid encoding VEGF165, pFGF-2 encoding FGF-2 and psFLT-1 plasmid encoding the soluble form of VEGF receptor, sFLT-1. The interaction between VEGF and sFLT-1 was evaluated using a migration test and ERK1/2 activity utilizing mouse sarcoma cells (L-1). Implication of the VEGF/sFLT-1 action was also visualized using in vivo angiogenesis assay. The conditioned medium (CM) from L-1 phVEGF-165 transfectants stimulated L-1 cell migration more than medium from non-transfected L-1 cells. Media collected from phVEGF-165 transfectants or original L-1 cells only slightly stimulated the migration of cells transfected with psFLT-1. The L-1 cells also showed intensive phospho-ERK1/2 activity when treated with the CM from VEGF transfectants. In vivo tests showed that sFLT-1 effectively suppressed VEGF-mediated angiogenesis without affecting FGF-2-driven angiogenesis. To summarize, this study documented that sFLT-1 released from transfected cells might inhibit cell functions induced by VEGF, but not by FGF. The results obtained from in vivo angiogenesis tests also confirm the antiangiogenic potency of cloned sFLT-1, which can be useful for planning cancer experimental therapy studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Centre of Oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute, W.K. Roentgen 5, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malecki
authors.forename: Halina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Trembacz
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Szaniawska
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Przybyszewska
authors.forename: Przemyslaw
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Janik
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007271:Injections, Intradermal; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D010957:Plasmids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics; D011485:Protein Binding; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D012995:Solubility; D014162:Transfection; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D040281:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; C501163:Flt1 protein, mouse; D040281:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3