WISP-1 positively regulates angiogenesis by controlling VEGF-A expression in human osteosarcoma

Hsiao Chi Tsai, Huey En Tzeng, Chun Yin Huang, Yuan Li Huang, Chun Hao Tsai, Shih Wei Wang, Po Chuan Wang, An Chen Chang, Yi Chin Fong, Chih Hsin Tang

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摘要

In recent years, much research has focused on the role of angiogenesis in osteosarcoma, which occurs predominantly in adolescents and young adults. The vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) pathway is the key regulator of angiogenesis and in osteosarcoma. VEGF-A expression has been recognized as a prognostic marker in angiogenesis. Aberrant WNT1-inducible signaling pathway protein-1 (WISP-1) expression is associated with various cancers. However, the function of WISP-1 in osteosarcoma angiogenesis is poorly understood. We demonstrate a positive correlation between WISP-1 and VEGF-A expression in human osteosarcoma. Moreover, we show that WISP-1 promotes VEGF-A expression in human osteosarcoma cells, subsequently inducing human endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) migration and tube formation. The focal adhesion kinase (FAK), Jun amino-terminal kinase (JNK), and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α signaling pathways were activated after WISP-1 stimulation, while FAK, JNK, and HIF-1α inhibitors or small interfering RNA (siRNA) abolished WISP-1-induced VEGF-A expression and angiogenesis. In vitro and in vivo studies revealed down-regulation of microRNA-381 (miR-381) in WISP-1-induced VEGF-A expression and angiogenesis. Our findings reveal that WISP-1 enhances VEGF-A expression and angiogenesis through the FAK/JNK/HIF-1α signaling pathways, as well as via down-regulation of miR-381 expression. WISP-1 may be a promising target in osteosarcoma angiogenesis.
原文英語
文章編號e2750
期刊Cell Death and Disease
8
發行號4
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出版狀態已發佈 - 4月 13 2017
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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 免疫學
  • 細胞與分子神經科學
  • 細胞生物學
  • 癌症研究

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