Journal
ANGIOGENESIS
Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 501-511Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10456-016-9522-9
Keywords
Angiogenesis; Celecoxib; Octreotide; Portal hypertension; Hepatic arterioportal fistulas; Liver cirrhosis
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- Natural Science Fund of China [81170413, 81400637]
- Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2014M560721, 2015T80984]
- Chinesisch-Deutsches Zentrum fur Wissenschaftsforderung [GZ1065]
- Science and Technology Support Program of Sichuan province [2016SZ0041]
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Abnormal angiogenesis is critical for portal hypertension in cirrhosis. Except for etiological treatment, no efficient medication or regime has been explored to treat the early stage of cirrhosis when angiogenesis is initiated or overwhelming. In this study, we explored an anti-angiogenesis effort through non-cytotoxic drugs octreotide and celecoxib to treat early stage of cirrhotic portal hypertension in an animal model. Peritoneal injection of thioacetamide (TAA) was employed to induce liver cirrhosis in rats. A combination treatment of celecoxib and octreotide was found to relieve liver fibrosis, portal venous pressure, micro-hepatic arterioportal fistulas, intrahepatic and splanchnic angiogenesis. Celecoxib and octreotide exerted their anti-angiogenesis effect via an axis of cyclooxygenase-2/prostaglandin E2/EP-2/somatostatin receptor-2, which consequently down-regulated phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK)-hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha)-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) integrated signaling pathways. In conclusions, combination of celecoxib and octreotide synergistically ameliorated liver fibrosis and portal hypertension of the cirrhotic rats induced by TAA via the inhibition of intrahepatic and extrahepatic angiogenesis. The potential mechanisms behind the regimen may due to the inactivation of p-ERK-HIF-1 alpha-VEGF signaling pathway.
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