TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrins α(v)β3 and α(v)β5 are expressed by endothelium of high- risk neuroblastoma and their inhibition is associated with increased endogenous ceramide
AU - Erdreich-Epstein, Anat
AU - Shimada, Hiroyuki
AU - Groshen, Susan
AU - Liu, Ming
AU - Metelitsa, Leonid S.
AU - Kim, Kwang Sik
AU - Stins, Monique F.
AU - Seeger, Robert C.
AU - Durden, Donald L.
PY - 2000/2/1
Y1 - 2000/2/1
N2 - Inhibition of the RGD-binding integrins, α(v)β3 and α(v)β5, prevents endothelial cell anchorage and induces endothelial apoptosis, which results in disruption of tumor angiogenesis and inhibition of tumor growth in animal models. In this study, we demonstrate by immunohistochemical analysis that integrin α(v)β3 was expressed by 61% (mean) of microvessels in high- risk neuroblastomas (stage IV and MYCN-amplified stage III; n = 28) but only by 18% (mean) of microvessels in low-risk tumors (stages I and II and non- MYCN-amplified stage III; n = 12). Integrin α(v)β5 was found on 60% (mean) of microvessels in 21 Stage IV tumors. These data suggest that neuroblastomas may be targeted for antiangiogenic treatment directed against endothelial integrins α(v)β3 and α(v)β5. In cell culture, inhibition of integrin- dependent endothelial cell anchorage to vitronectin by RGDfV, an RGD function-blocking cyclic peptide, induced apoptosis in bovine brain endothelial cells compared with the control peptide, RADfV (37.5% versus 8.7%, respectively), as detected by chromatin condensation and nuclear fragmentation. Treatment with RGDfV but not with RADfV, which prevented attachment of endothelial cells to vitronectin or fibronectin, was associated with up to a 50% increase in endogenous ceramide, a lipid second messenger that can mediate cell death. Furthermore, exogenous C2-ceramide was cytotoxic to bovine brain endothelial cells and induced activation of C-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), a MAP kinase that can be activated in stress-induced apoptosis pathways. This suggests that ceramide may function in detachment- induced endothelial cell apoptosis, originating from inhibition of vitronectin binding to integrins such as α(v)β3 and α(v)β5. This is the first report to demonstrate expression of integrins α(v)β3 and α(v)β5 by microvascular endothelium of a childhood tumor and association of their expression with neuroblastoma aggressiveness. Furthermore, our data provide the first suggestion that inhibition of endothelial cell anchorage, resulting from specific blockade of RGD-binding integrins, increases endogenous ceramide, which may contribute to endothelial cell death.
AB - Inhibition of the RGD-binding integrins, α(v)β3 and α(v)β5, prevents endothelial cell anchorage and induces endothelial apoptosis, which results in disruption of tumor angiogenesis and inhibition of tumor growth in animal models. In this study, we demonstrate by immunohistochemical analysis that integrin α(v)β3 was expressed by 61% (mean) of microvessels in high- risk neuroblastomas (stage IV and MYCN-amplified stage III; n = 28) but only by 18% (mean) of microvessels in low-risk tumors (stages I and II and non- MYCN-amplified stage III; n = 12). Integrin α(v)β5 was found on 60% (mean) of microvessels in 21 Stage IV tumors. These data suggest that neuroblastomas may be targeted for antiangiogenic treatment directed against endothelial integrins α(v)β3 and α(v)β5. In cell culture, inhibition of integrin- dependent endothelial cell anchorage to vitronectin by RGDfV, an RGD function-blocking cyclic peptide, induced apoptosis in bovine brain endothelial cells compared with the control peptide, RADfV (37.5% versus 8.7%, respectively), as detected by chromatin condensation and nuclear fragmentation. Treatment with RGDfV but not with RADfV, which prevented attachment of endothelial cells to vitronectin or fibronectin, was associated with up to a 50% increase in endogenous ceramide, a lipid second messenger that can mediate cell death. Furthermore, exogenous C2-ceramide was cytotoxic to bovine brain endothelial cells and induced activation of C-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), a MAP kinase that can be activated in stress-induced apoptosis pathways. This suggests that ceramide may function in detachment- induced endothelial cell apoptosis, originating from inhibition of vitronectin binding to integrins such as α(v)β3 and α(v)β5. This is the first report to demonstrate expression of integrins α(v)β3 and α(v)β5 by microvascular endothelium of a childhood tumor and association of their expression with neuroblastoma aggressiveness. Furthermore, our data provide the first suggestion that inhibition of endothelial cell anchorage, resulting from specific blockade of RGD-binding integrins, increases endogenous ceramide, which may contribute to endothelial cell death.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 10676658
AN - SCOPUS:0033960562
SN - 0008-5472
VL - 60
SP - 712
EP - 721
JO - Cancer Research
JF - Cancer Research
IS - 3
ER -