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BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
Volume 92, Issue 7, Pages 1247-1252Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602483
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angiotensin; AT(1); glioblastoma; apoptosis; growth factors
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Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a main effector peptide in the renin - angiotensin system and participates in the regulation of vascular tone. It also has a role in the expression of growth factors that induce neovascularisation which is closely associated to the growth of malignant gliomas. We have shown that the selective blockage of the AT(1) receptor of angiotensin inhibites tumour growth, cell proliferation and angiogenesis of C6 rat glioma. The aim of this study was to study the effects of the blockage of AT(1) receptor on the synthesis of growth factors, and in the genesis of apoptosis in cultured C6 glioma cells and in rats with C6 glioma. Administration of losartan at doses of 40 or 80 mg kg(-1) to rats with C6 glioma significantly decreased tumoral volume and production of platelet-derived growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor. It also induced apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. Administration of Ang II increased cell proliferation of cultured C6 cells which decreased by the administration of losartan. Our results suggest that the selective blockage of AT(1) diminishes tumoral growth through inhibition of growth factors and promotion of apoptosis.
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