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FASEB JOURNAL
Volume 16, Issue 9, Pages 1471-+Publisher
FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL
DOI: 10.1096/fj.02-0134fje
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inflammation; leukocyte; mononuclear; endothelium
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During inflammation, functional changes occur in the vasculature, including extensive endothelial cell mitotic activity and remodeling of capillaries. Interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha) is a prototypical proinflammatory cytokine. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a strong endothelial cell-specific mitogen that exerts a pivotal role in angiogenesis under physiological and pathological conditions. We show that IL-1alpha stimulates VEGF secretion by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) in a dose-dependent manner. This represents induction of de novo VEGF synthesis, as an induction of VEGF mRNA was observed. Also, the release of VEGF was blocked by cycloheximide. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) detected four VEGF splice variants in unstimulated and in IL-1alpha-stimulated PBMNCs. In vivo in mice, subcutaneously administered IL-1alpha caused a strong local angiogenic response, which was accompanied by an infiltrate of VEGF-expressing inflammatory cells. The angiogenic effect of IL-1alpha was blocked when the mice were treated with VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR-2) neutralizing antibodies. VEGFR-1 blocking antibodies had a marginal inhibitory effect on IL-1alpha-induced angiogenesis. These observations indicate that IL-1alpha induces angiogenesis by activating the VEGF-VEGFR-2 signaling pathway between inflammatory cells and blood vessel endothelial cells. This novel mechanism of IL-1alpha-action may enhance the shift to angiogenic phenotype in various conditions designated by excessive angiogenesis.
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