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ArticleCell death & disease2020

Targeting the ERβ/Angiopoietin-2/Tie-2 signaling-mediated angiogenesis with the FDA-approved anti-estrogen Faslodex to increase the Sunitinib sensitivity in RCC.

Junfei Gu, Yong Zhang, Zhenwei Han, Lei Gao, Jinfeng Cui, Yin Sun, Yuanjie Niu, Bosen You, Chi-Ping Huang, Chawnshang Chang and 2 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Junfei Gu *Department of Urology, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
Yong Zhang *Department of Urology, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
Zhenwei HanDepartment of Urology, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
Lei GaoDepartment of Urology, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
Jinfeng CuiDepartment of Pathology, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China.
Yin SunDepartments of Urology, Pathology and The Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Yuanjie NiuTianjin Institute of Urology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, China.
Bosen YouDepartments of Urology, Pathology and The Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Chi-Ping HuangSex Hormone Research Center and Department of Urology, China Medical University, Taichung, 404, Taiwan.
Chawnshang ChangDepartments of Urology, Pathology and The Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Xiaolu WangDepartment of Urology, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China. wxl2106@126.com.
Shuyuan YehDepartments of Urology, Pathology and The Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA. Shuyuan_Yeh@URMC.Rochester.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5329-2321
Hebei Medical University · CNUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · USChina Medical University · TWSecond Hospital of Tianjin Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sunitinib has been used as the main therapy to treat the metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) as it could function via suppressing the tumor growth and angiogenesis. Yet most ccRCC tumors may still regrow due to the development of sunitinib-resistance, and detailed mechanisms remain to be further investigated. The angiopoietin family includes angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2 (ANGPT-1 and -2). It was reported that estradiol regulates expression of ANGPT-1, but not ANGPT-2, through estrogen receptor α (ERα) in an experimental stroke model. To date, there is no finding to link the E2/ER signal on regulating ANGPT-2. Our study is the first to explore (i) how estrogen receptor β (ERβ) can up-regulate ANGPT-2 in RCC cells, and (ii) how ERβ-increased ANGPT-2 can promote the HUVEC tube formation and reduce sunitinib sensitivity. Mechanistic studies revealed that ERβ could function via transcriptional regulation of the cytokine ANGPT-2 in the ccRCC cells. We found the up-regulated ANGPT-2 of RCC cells could then increase the Tie-2 phosphorylation to promote the angiogenesis and increase sunitinib treatment resistance of endothelial cells. In addition to the endothelial cell tube formation and aortic ring assay, preclinical studies with a mouse RCC model also confirmed the finding. Targeting this newly identified ERβ/ANGPT-2/Tie-2 signaling pathway with the FDA-approved anti-estrogen, Faslodex, may help in the development of a novel combined therapy with sunitinib to better suppress the ccRCC progression.

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Angiopoietin-2AnimalsCarcinoma, Renal CellEndothelial CellsEstrogen Receptor betaEstrogensGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKidney NeoplasmsMiceSunitinibAngiopoietin-2Estrogen Receptor betaEstrogensSunitinib

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PMID32409702
PMCPMC7224303
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