Objective:Vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF),apart from its predominant roles in angiogenesis,can enhance cancer cell proliferation,but its mechanisms remain elusive.The purpose of the present study was therefor...Objective:Vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF),apart from its predominant roles in angiogenesis,can enhance cancer cell proliferation,but its mechanisms remain elusive.The purpose of the present study was therefore to identify how VEGF regulates cancer cell proliferation.Methods:VEGF effects on cancer cell proliferation were investigated with the VEGF receptor 2 inhibitor,Ki8751,and the breast cancer cell lines,MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231,using flow cytometry,mass spectrometry,immunoblotting,and confocal microscopy.Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison test.Results:VEGF blockade by Ki8751 significantly reduced cancer cell proliferation,and enhanced breast cancer cell apoptosis.Mass spectrometric analyses revealed that Ki8751 treatment significantly upregulated the expression of mitochondrial proteins,suggesting the involvement of mitochondrial biogenesis.Confocal microscopy and flow cytometric analyses showed that Ki8751 treatment robustly increased the mitochondrial masses of both cancer cells,induced endomitosis,and arrested cancer cells in the high aneuploid phase.VEGFR2 knockdown by sh RNAs showed similar effects to those of Ki8751,confirming the specificity of Ki8751 treatment.Enhanced mitochondrial biogenesis increased mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and stimulated reactive oxygen species(ROS)production,which induced cancer cell apoptosis.Furthermore,Ki8751 treatment downregulated the phosphorylation of Akt and PGC1α,and translocated PGC1αinto the nucleus.The PGC1αalterations increased mitochondrial transcription factor A(TFAM)expression and subsequently increased mitochondrial biogenesis.Conclusions:VEGF enhances cancer cell proliferation by decreasing Akt-PGC1α-TFAM signaling-mediated mitochondrial biogenesis,ROS production,and cell apoptosis.These findings suggested the anticancer potential of Ki8751 via increased mitochondrial biogenesis and ROS production.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the Swedish HeartLung Foundation(Grant No.20160419)the Swedish Research Council+5 种基金the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Educationthe National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.81700110 and 8171101454)the China Scholarship CouncilKarolinska InstitutetShandong University-Karolinska Institutet Cooperative Research Fundthe Stockholm County Council。
文摘Objective:Vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF),apart from its predominant roles in angiogenesis,can enhance cancer cell proliferation,but its mechanisms remain elusive.The purpose of the present study was therefore to identify how VEGF regulates cancer cell proliferation.Methods:VEGF effects on cancer cell proliferation were investigated with the VEGF receptor 2 inhibitor,Ki8751,and the breast cancer cell lines,MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231,using flow cytometry,mass spectrometry,immunoblotting,and confocal microscopy.Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison test.Results:VEGF blockade by Ki8751 significantly reduced cancer cell proliferation,and enhanced breast cancer cell apoptosis.Mass spectrometric analyses revealed that Ki8751 treatment significantly upregulated the expression of mitochondrial proteins,suggesting the involvement of mitochondrial biogenesis.Confocal microscopy and flow cytometric analyses showed that Ki8751 treatment robustly increased the mitochondrial masses of both cancer cells,induced endomitosis,and arrested cancer cells in the high aneuploid phase.VEGFR2 knockdown by sh RNAs showed similar effects to those of Ki8751,confirming the specificity of Ki8751 treatment.Enhanced mitochondrial biogenesis increased mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and stimulated reactive oxygen species(ROS)production,which induced cancer cell apoptosis.Furthermore,Ki8751 treatment downregulated the phosphorylation of Akt and PGC1α,and translocated PGC1αinto the nucleus.The PGC1αalterations increased mitochondrial transcription factor A(TFAM)expression and subsequently increased mitochondrial biogenesis.Conclusions:VEGF enhances cancer cell proliferation by decreasing Akt-PGC1α-TFAM signaling-mediated mitochondrial biogenesis,ROS production,and cell apoptosis.These findings suggested the anticancer potential of Ki8751 via increased mitochondrial biogenesis and ROS production.
