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Anti-vascular agent Combretastatin A-4-P modulates hypoxia inducible factor-1 and gene expression

Anti-vascular agent Combretastatin A-4-P modulates hypoxia inducible factor-1 and gene expression
Anti-vascular agent Combretastatin A-4-P modulates hypoxia inducible factor-1 and gene expression
Background: A functional vascular network is essential for the survival, growth and spread of solid tumours, making blood vessels a key target for therapeutic strategies. Combretastatin A-4 phosphate (CA-4-P) is a tubulin-depolymerising agent in Phase II clinical trials as a vascular disrupting agent. Not much is known of the molecular effect of CA-4-P under tumour conditions. The tumour microenvironment differs markedly from that in normal tissue, specifically with respect to oxygenation (hypoxia). Gene regulation under tumour conditions is governed by hypoxia inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), controlling angiogenic and metastatic pathways.

Methods: We investigated the effect of CA-4-P on factors of the upstream and downstream signalling pathway of HIF-1 in vitro.

Results: CA-4-P treatment under hypoxia tended to reduce HIF-1 accumulation in a concentration-dependent manner, an effect which was more prominent in endothelial cells than in cancer cell lines. Conversely, CA-4-P increased HIF-1 accumulation under aerobic conditions in vitro. At these concentrations of CA-4-P under aerobic conditions, nuclear factor ?B was activated via the small GTPase RhoA, and expression of the HIF-1 downstream angiogenic effector gene, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A), was increased.

Conclusion: Our findings advance the understanding of signal transduction pathways involved in the actions of the anti-vascular agent CA-4-P.
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Dachs, Gabi U., Steele, Andrew J., Coralli, Claudia, Kanthou, Chryso, Brooks, Andrew C., Gunningham, Sarah P., Currie, Margaret J., Watson, Ally I., Robinson, Bridget A. and Tozer, Gillian M. (2006) Anti-vascular agent Combretastatin A-4-P modulates hypoxia inducible factor-1 and gene expression. BMC cancer, 6, 280. (doi:10.1186/1471-2407-6-280). (PMID:9845117)

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Background: A functional vascular network is essential for the survival, growth and spread of solid tumours, making blood vessels a key target for therapeutic strategies. Combretastatin A-4 phosphate (CA-4-P) is a tubulin-depolymerising agent in Phase II clinical trials as a vascular disrupting agent. Not much is known of the molecular effect of CA-4-P under tumour conditions. The tumour microenvironment differs markedly from that in normal tissue, specifically with respect to oxygenation (hypoxia). Gene regulation under tumour conditions is governed by hypoxia inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), controlling angiogenic and metastatic pathways.

Methods: We investigated the effect of CA-4-P on factors of the upstream and downstream signalling pathway of HIF-1 in vitro.

Results: CA-4-P treatment under hypoxia tended to reduce HIF-1 accumulation in a concentration-dependent manner, an effect which was more prominent in endothelial cells than in cancer cell lines. Conversely, CA-4-P increased HIF-1 accumulation under aerobic conditions in vitro. At these concentrations of CA-4-P under aerobic conditions, nuclear factor ?B was activated via the small GTPase RhoA, and expression of the HIF-1 downstream angiogenic effector gene, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A), was increased.

Conclusion: Our findings advance the understanding of signal transduction pathways involved in the actions of the anti-vascular agent CA-4-P.

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Published date: 7 December 2006

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Local EPrints ID: 178125
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/178125
ISSN: 1471-2407
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ORCID for Andrew J. Steele: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0667-1596

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Date deposited: 23 Mar 2011 10:07
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Author: Gabi U. Dachs
Author: Claudia Coralli
Author: Chryso Kanthou
Author: Andrew C. Brooks
Author: Sarah P. Gunningham
Author: Margaret J. Currie
Author: Ally I. Watson
Author: Bridget A. Robinson
Author: Gillian M. Tozer

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