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Vascular endothelial growth factor upregulates follistatin in human umbilical vein endothelial cells
- Source :
- Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering; June 2004, Vol. 9 Issue: 3 p201-206, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), plays a key role in angiogenesis. Many endogenous factors can affect angiogenesis in endothelial cells. VEGF is known to be a strong migration, sprouting, survival, and proliferation factor for endothelial cells during angiogenesis in endothelial cells. Searching for novel genes, involved in VEGF signaling during angiogenesis, we carried out differential display polymerase chain reaction on RNA from VEGF-stimulated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). In this study, follistatin (FS) differentially expressed in VEGF-treated HUVECs, compared with controls. Addition of VEGF (10 ng/mL) produced an approximately 11.8-fold increase of FS mRNA. FS or VEGF produced approximately 1.8- or 2.9-fold increases, respectively, in matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) secretion for 12 h, compared to the addition of a control buffer. We suggest that VEGF may affect the angiogenic effect of HUVECs, through a combination of the direct effects of VEGF itself, and the indirect effects mediated via induction of FSin vitro.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 12268372 and 19763816
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs17700350
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942293