Tumor cells induce the disruption of homeostasis between cellular and extracellular compartments to favor tumor progression.
The expression of fibronectin (FN), a matrix glycoprotein, is increased in several carcinoma cell types, including renal cell carcinoma (RCC). RCC are highly vascularized tumors and are often amenable to antiangiogenic therapy. Endostatin (ES) is a fragment of collagen XVIII that possesses antiangiogenic activity. In this study, we examined the modulation of FN gene expression by ES gene therapy in a murine metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) model. Balb/C mice bearing Renca cells were treated with NIH/3T3-LXSN cells or NIH/3T3-LendSN cells. At the end of the experiment, the ES serum levels were measured, and the FN gene expression was assessed using real-time PCR. The tissue FN was evaluated by western blotting and by immunofluorescence analysis. The ES serum levels in treated mice were higher than those in the control group (P< 0.05). ES treatment led to significant decreases at the FN mRNA (P< 0.001) and protein levels (P< 0.01). Here, we demonstrate the ES antitumor effect that is mediated by down-regulation of FN expression in mRCC.
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Chaves KC, Turaça LT, Pesquero JB, Mennecier G, Dagli ML, Chammas R, Schor N, Bellini MH. Are you the author?
Nephrology Division, Medicine Department, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Reference: Biomed Pharmacother. 2012 Sep;66(6):464-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2012.04.003
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22920414
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