Journal
CANCER MEDICINE
Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 820-830Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1330
Keywords
Angiogenesis; GDF15; hepatocellular carcinoma; thalidomide; transarterial chemoembolization
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [81272723, 81472217]
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Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the standard treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Hypoxia-induced angiogenesis by TACE is linked to treatment failure; however, whether the chemotherapeutic damage of TACE to HCC could increase tumor angiogenesis has not been explored. The molecular effects of chemotherapy-damaged HCC cells on the neo-angiogenesis were investigated in vitro and in vivo. The expression of growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) was significantly upregulated in HCC cells exposed to chemotherapeutic agents. GDF15 from chemotherapy-damaged HCC cells promoted the in vitro proliferation, migration, and tube formation of endothelial cells. The pro-angiogenic effect of GDF15 was through the activation of Src and its downstream AKT, MAPK, and NF-kappa B signaling, which was blocked by thalidomide. The use of thalidomide significantly attenuated the in vivo chemotherapy-damaged HCC cells-promoted angiogenesis in nude mice. In conclusion, the chemotherapeutic damage in TACE to HCC could promote tumor angiogenesis via the increased release of GDF15. Thalidomide could reverse these pro-angiogenic effects.
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