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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2005

Insulin-like growth factor-I receptor activity is essential for Kaposi's sarcoma growth and survival.

S-B Catrina, M Lewitt, C Massambu, A Dricu, J Grünler, M Axelson, P Biberfeld, K Brismar

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

S-B CatrinaDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Diabetes Center Karolinska, Karolinska Hospital, M1:02, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Sergiu-Bogdan.Catrina@molmed.ki.se
M Lewitt
C Massambu
A Dricu
J Grünler
M Axelson
P Biberfeld
K Brismar
Karolinska Institutet · SEKarolinska University Hospital · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a highly vascular tumour and is the most common neoplasm associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection. Growth factors, in particular vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), have been shown to play an important role in its development. The role of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) in the pathophysiology of different tumours led us to evaluate the role of IGF system in KS. The IGF-I receptors (IGF-IR) were identified by immunohistochemistry in biopsies taken from patients with different AIDS/HIV-related KS stages and on KSIMM cells (an established KS-derived cell line). Insulin-like growth factor-I is a growth factor for KSIMM cells with a maximum increase of 3H-thymidine incorporation of 130 +/- 27.6% (P < 0.05) similar to that induced by VEGF and with which it is additive (281 +/- 13%) (P < 0.05). Moreover, specific blockade of the receptor (either by alpha IR3 antibody or by picropodophyllin, a recently described selective IGF-IR tyrosine phosphorylation inhibitor) induced KSIMM apoptosis, suggesting that IGF-IR agonists (IGF-I and -II) mediate antiapoptotic signals for these cells. We were able to identify an autocrine loop essential for KSIMM cell survival in which IGF-II is the IGF-IR agonist secreted by the cells. In conclusion, IGF-I pathway inhibition is a promising therapeutical approach for KS tumours.

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Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFlow CytometryHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Nick-End LabelingPodophyllotoxinReceptor, IGF Type 1Sarcoma, KaposiSomatomedinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor ApicropodophyllinPodophyllotoxinReceptor, IGF Type 1SomatomedinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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PMID15812560
PMCPMC2362008
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