title: The role of VE-cadherin in osteosarcoma cells.
abstract: Osteosarcoma cells can generate vasculogenic-like, patterned networks to obtain nutrients and oxygen, which mimic some function of endothelial-like cells and facilitate tumor malignant progress. These cells also express vascular endothelial-cadherin (VE-cadherin), which is generally accepted as a strictly endothelial-specific transmembrane protein. However, its role is still relatively obscure in osteosarcoma cells. So we inhibit the VE-cadherin gene expression with siRNA in osteosarcoma cells (MG63), and culture those cells in three-dimensional medium, containing Type I collagen or Matrigel, to observe the role of VE-cadherin. Western blotting analysis show that sequence-specific siRNA can significantly decrease the expression of VE-cadherin in MG63 cell. After knockdown of VE-cadherin, osteosarcoma cells can't induced angiogenic sprout and form osteosarcoma-generated, endothelial-like networks. Our data indicate that VE-cadherin may be a positive and specific regulator not only in angiogenesis, but also in vasculogenic mimicry of osteosarcoma cells. And it can be considered as a new prospective option in the combining treatment of aggressive tumor with highly vascularity, including osteosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Medical College, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University, No. 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China. Zhanglizhi001@sohu.com
authors.forename: Li-Zhi
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jiong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.forename: Zhi-Kang
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Xuan-Song
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Wei-Da
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D015820:Cadherins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D006801:Humans; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D014162:Transfection; D000099152:Cadherin 5
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D015820:Cadherins; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D000099152:Cadherin 5