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CANCER CELL
Volume 4, Issue 1, Pages 31-39Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/S1535-6108(03)00168-5
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL57665, HL64793, HL61371] Funding Source: Medline
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Tumor vasculature is hyperpermeable to macromolecules compared to normal vasculature; however, the relationship between tumor hyperpermeability and tumor progression is poorly understood. Here we show that a cell-permeable peptide derived from caveolin-1, termed cavtratin, reduces microvascular hyperpermeability and delays tumor progression in mice. These antipermeability and antitumor actions of cavtratin occur in the absence of direct cytostatic or antiangiogenic effects. Cavtratin blocks microvascular permeability by inhibiting endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), as the antipermeability and antitumor actions of cavtratin are markedly diminished in eNOS knockout mice. Our results support the concepts that hyperpermeability of tumor blood vessels contributes to tumor progression and that blockade of eNOS may be exploited as a novel target for antitumor therapy.
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