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ArticleJournal of advanced research2025

IL-28A/IL-10Rβ axis promotes angiogenesis via eNOS/AKT signaling and AP-1/NF-κB/MMP-2 network by regulating HSP70-1 expression.

Jun-Hui Song, Byungdoo Hwang, Sung Lyea Park, Hoon Kim, Soontag Jung, Changsun Choi, Hwan Myung Lee, Seok-Joong Yun, Yung Hyun Choi, Eun-Jong Cha and 3 more

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Jun-Hui SongDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 456-756, Korea.
Byungdoo HwangDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 456-756, Korea.
Sung Lyea ParkDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 456-756, Korea.
Hoon KimDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 456-756, Korea.
Soontag JungDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 456-756, Korea.
Changsun ChoiDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 456-756, Korea.
Hwan Myung LeeDepartment of Cosmetic Science, Hoseo University, Asan-si 31499, Republic of Korea.
Seok-Joong YunPersonalized Tumor Engineering Research Center, Department of Urology, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 361-763, South Korea.
Yung Hyun ChoiDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongeui University, Busan 614-052, South Korea.
Eun-Jong ChaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Korea.
Cam PattersonUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Wun-Jae KimPersonalized Tumor Engineering Research Center, Department of Urology, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 361-763, South Korea; Institute of Urotech, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do 361-763, Korea.
Sung-Kwon MoonDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 456-756, Korea. Electronic address: sumoon66@cau.ac.kr.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAngiogenesis plays a significant role in the development of tumor progression and inflammatory diseases. The role of IL-28A in angiogenesis and its precise regulatory mechanisms remain rarely elucidated.

objectivesWe report the novel regulatory role of IL-28A in physiological angiogenesis. The study aimed to elucidate the regulatory mechanisms involved in IL-28A-mediated angiogenesis and identify key genes associated with IL-28A-induced angiogenic responses.

methodsTo know the effect of IL-28A on angiogenesis, HUVECs were applied to perform proliferation, migration, invasion, tube formation, immunoblot, and EMSA. Gene expression changes in HUVECs following IL-28A treatment were analyzed by NGS. The functional role of HSP70-1 and IL-10Rβ in IL-28A-induced angiogenic responses was evaluated using PCR and siRNA knockdown. Animal studies were conducted by aortic ring ex vivo assays, Matrigel plug in vivo assays, and immunochemistry using HSP70-1 knockout and transgenic mice models. The efficacy of IL-28A in angiogenesis was confirmed in a hind-limb ischemia model.

resultsAutocrine/paracrine actions in HUVECs regulated IL-28A protein expression. Exogenous IL-28A increased the proliferation of HUVECs via eNOS/AKT and ERK1/2 signaling. IL-28A treatment promoted migration, invasion, and capillary tube formation of HUVECs through induction of the AP-1/NF-κB/MMP-2 network, which was associated with eNOS/AKT and ERK1/2 signaling. The efficacy of IL-28A-induced angiogenic potential was confirmed by aortic ring and Matrigel plug assay. HSP70-1 was identified as an IL-28A-mediated angiogenic effector gene using bioinformatics. Knockdown of HSP70-1 abolished angiogenic responses and eNOS/AKT signaling in IL-28A-treated HUVECs. IL-28A-induced microvessel sprouting formation was testified in HSP70-1-deficient and HSP70-1 transgenic mice. Flow recovery in hind-limb ischemia mice was accelerated by IL-28A injection. Finally, ablation of the IL-10Rβ gene impeded the angiogenic responses and eNOS/AKT signaling stimulated by IL-28A in HUVECs.

conclusionHSP70-1 drives the progression of angiogenesis by the IL-28A/IL-10Rβ axis via eNOS/AKT signaling and the AP-1/NF-κB/MMP-2 network.

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HSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsInterleukinsNeovascularization, PhysiologicAngiogenesisAnimalsCell MovementCell ProliferationHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsIschemiaMatrix Metalloproteinase 2MiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNeovascularization, PathologicNF-kappa BHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsInterleukinsMatrix Metalloproteinase 2MMP2 protein, humanNF-kappa BNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIINOS3 protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTranscription Factor AP-1AngiogenesisHSP70-1IL-10RβIL-28A

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PMCPMC12225944

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