title: High glucose attenuates VEGF expression in rat multipotent adult progenitor cells in association with inhibition of JAK2/STAT3 signalling.
abstract: This study was to investigate the effect of high glucose (HG) on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in bone marrow stem cells and JAK2/STAT-3 signalling. Adult rat bone marrow multipotent progenitor cells (rMAPCs) were cultured to evaluate VEGF expression (both mRNA and protein) with or without exposure to HG for up to 48 hrs using RT-PCR and ELISA. JAK2 and STAT3 phosphorylation in rMAPCs was analysed by Western blotting. With cells in normal media, VEGF mRNA level after 24 hrs of culture was significantly increased by 15 times over baseline (day 0) with detectable level of VEGF protein intracellularly using immunofluorescence staining. Although there was no measurable VEGF in the media after 24 hrs of culture, a significant amount of VEGF was detected in the media after 48 hrs of incubation. VEGF expression was associated with constitutive activation of JAK2 and STAT3 in rMAPCs. However, VEGF mRNA level was significantly reduced without detectable VEGF in the media when rMAPCs exposed to HG for 48 hrs. Tyrosine-phosphorylation of JAK2 and STAT3 and nuclear translocation of phosphorylated STAT3 were significantly decreased in the cells exposed to HG for 48 hrs. When JAK2 and STAT3 phosphorylation was blocked by the selective inhibitor AG490, VEGF mRNA level was significantly decreased in rMAPCs in normal media by 80% with no detectable VEGF in the media. VEGF expression was significantly suppressed in rMAPCs cultured in HG media that was further reduced by AG490. VEGF expression in rMAPCs is impaired by HG possibly through inhibition of JAK2/STAT3 signalling.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Zehao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Minxiang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Yuehua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Verfaillie
authors.forename: Jay L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zweier
authors.forename: Zhenguo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine / Q000494:pharmacology; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D053614:Janus Kinase 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010766:Phosphorylation; D051381:Rats; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D013997:Time Factors; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; C507927:Jak2 protein, rat; D053614:Janus Kinase 2; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine; D005947:Glucose
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