期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 294, 期 46, 页码 17603-17611出版社
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.RA119.009194
关键词
angiogenesis; extracellular matrix; fibronectin; heparin; heparan sulfate; vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF); antibody targeting; Avastin; bevacizumab; protein-protein interaction
资金
- National Institute of Health [R15GM120702]
Vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF) plays a critical role in stimulating angiogenesis in normal and disease states. Anti-VEGF antibodies have been developed to manage pathological angiogenesis. Bevacizumab, sold under the brand name Avastin, is a humanized mAb that binds VEGF and blocks its binding to its signaling receptor, VEGF receptor 2, and is used to treat patients with a variety of cancers or retinal disorders. The ability of Avastin to modulate other nonreceptor interactions of VEGF has not been fully defined. In this study, we investigated Avastin's capacity to modulate VEGF165 binding to porcine aortic endothelial cells and to heparin and fibronectin (FN) across a range of pH values (pH 5-8). We observed that Avastin slightly enhanced VEGF binding to heparin and that heparin increased VEGF binding to Avastin. In contrast, Avastin inhibited VEGF binding to cells and FN, yet Avastin could still bind to VEGF that was bound to FN, indicating that these binding events are not mutually exclusive. Avastin binding to VEGF was dramatically reduced at acidic pH values (pH 5.0-6.5), whereas VEGF binding to FN and nonreceptor sites on cells was enhanced. Interestingly, the reduced Avastin-VEGF binding at acidic pH was rescued by heparin, as was Avastin's ability to inhibit VEGF binding to cells. These results suggest that heparin might be used to expand the clinical utility of Avastin. Our findings highlight the importance of defining the range of VEGF interactions to fully predict antibody activity within a complex biological setting.
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