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ONCOTARGET
卷 7, 期 12, 页码 14015-14028出版社
IMPACT JOURNALS LLC
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7370
关键词
cell-cell communication; connexins; angiogenesis; tumors; transgenic mice
资金
- SNF [31003A-135109
- , 31003A-155897, 310030_141162]
- Swiss Cancer League [KFS 2808-08-2011]
- Octav
- NIH [HL64232]
- Fondation pour la lutte contre le cancer
- Marcella Botnar Foundation
Endothelial connexin40 (Cx40) contributes to regulate the structure and function of vessels. We have examined whether the protein also modulates the altered growth of vessels in tumor models established in control mice (WT), mice lacking Cx40 (Cx40-/-), and mice expressing the protein solely in endothelial cells (Tie2-Cx40). Tumoral angiogenesis and growth were reduced, whereas vessel perfusion, smooth muscle cell (SMC) coverage and animal survival were increased in Cx40-/- but not Tie2-Cx40 mice, revealing a critical involvement of endothelial Cx40 in transformed tissues independently of the hypertensive status of Cx40-/- mice. As a result, Cx40-/- mice bearing tumors survived significantly longer than corresponding controls, including after a cytotoxic administration. Comparable observations were made in WT mice injected with a peptide targeting Cx40, supporting the Cx40 involvement. This involvement was further confirmed in the absence of Cx40 or by peptide-inhibition of this connexin in aorta-sprouting, matrigel plug and SMC migration assays, and associated with a decreased expression of the phosphorylated form of endothelial nitric oxide synthase. The data identify Cx40 as a potential novel target in cancer treatment.
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