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FASEB JOURNAL
卷 16, 期 11, 页码 1805-+出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1096/fj.01-0938fje
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angiogenesis; endothelial cells; signal transduction; angiogenesis inhibitors; nitric oxide
Vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) plays a major role in tumor angiogenesis and raises the concentration of intracellular free calcium ([Ca2+](i)). Carboxyamidotriazole (CAI), an inhibitor of calcium influx and of angiogenesis, is under investigation as a tumoristatic agent. We studied the effect of CAI and the role of [Ca2+](i) in VEGF-A signaling in human endothelial cells. VEGF-A induced a biphasic [Ca2+](i) signal. VEGF-A increased the level of intracellular inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3), which suggests that VEGF-A releases Ca2+ from IP3-sensitive stores and induces store-operated calcium influx. Reduction of either extracellular or intracellular free Ca2+ inhibited VEGF-A-induced proliferation. CAI inhibited IP3 formation, both phases of the calcium signal, nitric oxide (NO) release, and proliferation induced by VEGF-A. CAI prevented neither activation of VEGF receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) (KDR/Flk-1), phospholipase C-gamma, or mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) nor translocation of nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT). We conclude that calcium signaling is necessary for VEGF-A-induced proliferation. MAP kinase activation occurs independently of [Ca2+](i) but is not sufficient to induce proliferation in the absence of calcium signaling. Inhibition of the VEGF-A-induced [Ca2+](i) signal and proliferation by CAI can be explained by inhibition of IP3 formation and may contribute to the antiangiogenic action of CAI. Calcium-dependent NO formation may represent a link between calcium signaling and proliferation.
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