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ArticleCancer gene therapy2006

Overexpression of von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein and antisense HIF-1alpha eradicates gliomas.

X Sun, M Liu, Y Wei, F Liu, X Zhi, R Xu, G W Krissansen

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Article in Cancer gene therapy, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Von Hippel-Lindau/Hypoxia Inducible Factor Axis in Glioblastoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  2. Role of SOCS and VHL Proteins in Neuronal Differentiation and Development.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  13. Liver regeneration and tumor stimulation--a review of cytokine and angiogenic factors.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2008
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  15. Hypoxia-inducible factors and cancer.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2007
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7 authors.

X SunDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. k.sun@auckland.ac.nz
M Liu
Y Wei
F Liu
X Zhi
R Xu
G W Krissansen

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein (pVHL) suppresses tumor formation by binding the alpha subunits of hypoxia-inducible-factors responsible for stimulating tumor angiogenesis and glycolysis, and targeting them for ubiquitination and proteasomal destruction. Loss of pVHL leads to tumorigenesis and development of sporadic renal cell carcinomas and central nervous system hemangioblastomas. In the present study, we investigated whether engineered overexpression of pVHL in C6 glioma cells, which already express endogenous pVHL, would suppress the tumorigenicity of this particular tumor cell type. C6 cells overexpressing VHL displayed a reduced growth rate (70% inhibition) compared to the parental cell line when subcutaneously implanted in athymic (nu/nu) mice. Growth inhibition was associated with a 50% reduction in the number of tumor vessels and a 60% increase in tumor cell apoptosis, due in part to downregulation of HIF-1, VEGF, and the antiapoptotic factor Bcl-2, respectively. Gene transfer of VHL suppressed the growth of established C6 gliomas, and synergized with antisense HIF-1 to completely eradicate tumors. The data suggest that VHL gene therapy and/or agents that increase VHL expression could have utility in the treatment of gliomas, particularly when combined with agents that inhibit the expression or function of HIF-1.

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AnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDNA, AntisenseGliomaHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitMaleMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm TransplantationNeovascularization, PathologicRatsTime FactorsTransfectionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor ADNA, AntisenseHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVon Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein

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PMID16211089

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