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ArticleAnti-cancer drugs2012

Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 inhibition in-vivo affects tumor vasculature in a tumor type-dependent way and downregulates vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 protein without a prominent role for miR-296.

Elise Langenkamp, Peter J Zwiers, Henk E Moorlag, William P Leenders, Brad St Croix, Grietje Molema

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Article in Anti-cancer drugs, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Elise LangenkampDepartment of Pathology and Medical Biology, Medical Biology Section, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Peter J Zwiers
Henk E Moorlag
William P Leenders
Brad St Croix
Grietje Molema
University of Groningen · NLCancer Genetics (United States) · USRadboud University Nijmegen · NLUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NL

Funding

Search for New Tumor Endothelial MarkersZ01BC010486 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI ST CROIX, BRADLEY D · 2003 to 2008
$529k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 BC010486
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The precise molecular effects that antiangiogenic drugs exert on tumor vasculature remain to be poorly understood. We therefore set out to investigate the molecular and architectural changes that occur in the vasculature of two different tumor types that both respond to vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) inhibitor therapy. Mice bearing Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) or B16.F10 melanoma were treated with vandetanib (ZD6474), a VEGFR2/epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/REarranged during Transfection (RET) kinase inhibitor, resulting in a significant 80% reduction in tumor outgrowth. Although in LLC the vascular density was not affected by vandetanib treatment, it was significantly decreased in B16.F10. In LLC, vandetanib treatment induced a shift in vascular gene expression toward stabilization, as demonstrated by upregulation of Tie2 and N-cadherin and downregulation of Ang2 and integrin β3. In contrast, only eNOS and P-selectin responded to vandetanib treatment in B16.F10 vasculature. Strikingly, vandetanib reduced protein expression of VEGFR2 in both models, whereas mRNA remained unaffected. Analysis of miR-296 expression allowed us to exclude a role for the recently proposed microRNA-296 in VEGFR2 posttranslational control in LLC and B16.F10 in vivo. Our data demonstrate that VEGFR2/EGFR inhibition through vandetanib slows down both LLC and B16.F10 tumor growth. Yet, the underlying molecular changes in the vasculature that orchestrate the antitumor effect differ between tumor types. Importantly, in both models, vandetanib treatment induced loss of its pharmacological target, which was not directly related to miR-296 expression. Validation of our observations in tumor biopsies from VEGFR2 inhibitor-treated patients will be essential to unravel the effects of VEGFR2 inhibitor therapy on tumor vasculature in relation to therapeutic efficacy.

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Angiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsCarcinoma, Lewis LungCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticImmunohistochemistryInjections, IntraperitonealMaleMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsNeovascularization, PathologicPiperidinesQuinazolinesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionAngiogenesis InhibitorsMicroRNAsMIRN296 microRNA, mousePiperidinesQuinazolinesvandetanibVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2

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PMID22075979
PMCPMC8391071
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