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ArticleBioscience reports2020

Tim-3 promotes tube formation and decreases tight junction formation in vascular endothelial cells.

Yizi Cong, Xingmiao Wang, Suxia Wang, Guangdong Qiao, Yalun Li, Jianqiao Cao, Wenguo Jiang, Yuxin Cui

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Article in Bioscience reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yizi Cong *Department of Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, 20 Yudong Road, Yantai, Shandong 264001, P.R. China.
Xingmiao Wang *Department of Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, 20 Yudong Road, Yantai, Shandong 264001, P.R. China.
Suxia WangDepartment of Pathology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, 20 Yudong Road, Yantai, Shandong 264001, P.R. China.
Guangdong QiaoDepartment of Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, 20 Yudong Road, Yantai, Shandong 264001, P.R. China.
Yalun LiDepartment of Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, 20 Yudong Road, Yantai, Shandong 264001, P.R. China.
Jianqiao CaoDepartment of Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, 20 Yudong Road, Yantai, Shandong 264001, P.R. China.
Wenguo JiangCardiff China Medical Research Collaborative, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, U.K.
Yuxin CuiCardiff China Medical Research Collaborative, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, U.K.
Qingdao University · CNCardiff University · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a negative immune checkpoint molecule, T-cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain containing molecule-3 (Tim-3) has been found to serve a crucial role in immune escape and tumour progression. Previous studies have reported that Tim-3 is important to endothelial cells and it has also been demonstrated to be involved in numerous types of human diseases, including melanoma, lymphoma, rickettsial infection and atherosclerosis; however, its exact mechanism of action remains largely unknown. In the present study, Tim-3 was overexpressed in vascular endothelial human lung microvascular endothelial cells (HMVECs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and in vitro assays were used to determine that Tim-3 promoted cell proliferation, migration, invasion and tube formation through activating cyclin D1 (CCND1), Ras homolog gene family member A and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor 2 (VEGFR2). Additionally, Tim-3 decreased tight junction (TJ) formation and the transepithelial resistance (TER) of endothelial cells by decreasing the expression levels of TJ protein 2, Occludin and claudin 1 (CLND1). In conclusion, these findings suggested that Tim-3 may exert a positive role in angiogenesis and a negative role in TJ formation in vascular endothelial cells, which may provide novel strategies for the treatment of Tim-3-associated diseases.

Indexed as

Neovascularization, PhysiologicCell LineCell MovementCell ProliferationEndothelium, VascularHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2HumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsLungMicrovesselsRecombinant ProteinsTight JunctionsTransfectionHAVCR2 protein, humanHepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2Recombinant Proteinsangiogenesisendothelial cellstight junctionTim-3

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PMID33015716
PMCPMC7560514
OpenAlexW3091260290

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