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| العنوان: |
Nf1 haploinsufficiency augments angiogenesis. |
| المؤلفون: |
Wu, M., Wallace, M. R., Muir, D. |
| المصدر: |
Oncogene; 4/13/2006, Vol. 25 Issue 16, p2297-2303, 7p, 3 Graphs |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
TUMOR suppressor genes, NEUROFIBROMATOSIS, NEUROFIBROMA, NEOVASCULARIZATION, CELL proliferation |
| مستخلص: |
Mutations in the NF1 tumor-suppressor gene underlie neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), in which patients are predisposed to certain tumors such as neurofibromas and may associate with vascular disorder. Plexiform neurofibromas are slow growing benign tumors that are highly vascular and can progress to malignancy. The development of neurofibromas requires loss of both Nf1 alleles in Schwann cells destined to become neoplastic and may be exacerbated by Nf1 heterozygosity in other non-neoplastic cells. This study tested the hypothesis that Nf1 heterozygosity exaggerates angiogenesis. We found that Nf1 heterozygous mice showed increased neovascularization in both the retina and cornea in response to hypoxia and bFGF, respectively, compared to their wild-type littermates. The increase in corneal neovascularization was associated with heightened endothelial cell proliferation and migration, and increased infiltration of inflammatory cells. In addition, Nf1 heterozygous endothelial cell cultures showed an exaggerated proliferative response to angiogenic factors, particularly to bFGF. These findings support the conclusion that Nf1 heterozygosity in endothelial cells and perhaps inflammatory cells augments angiogenesis, which may promote neurofibroma formation in NF1.Oncogene (2006) 25, 2297–2303. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1209264; published online 14 November 2005 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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