Targeting Endothelial Connexin37 Reduces Angiogenesis and Decreases Tumor Growth.
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serval:BIB_C86EA3277BEB
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Targeting Endothelial Connexin37 Reduces Angiogenesis and Decreases Tumor Growth.
Journal
International journal of molecular sciences
ISSN
1422-0067 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1422-0067
Publication state
Published
Issued date
08/03/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
23
Number
6
Pages
2930
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Connexin37 (Cx37) and Cx40 form intercellular channels between endothelial cells (EC), which contribute to the regulation of the functions of vessels. We previously documented the participation of both Cx in developmental angiogenesis and have further shown that loss of Cx40 decreases the growth of different tumors. Here, we report that loss of Cx37 reduces (1) the in vitro proliferation of primary human EC; (2) the vascularization of subcutaneously implanted matrigel plugs in Cx37-/- mice or in WT using matrigel plugs supplemented with a peptide targeting Cx37 channels; (3) tumor angiogenesis; and (4) the growth of TC-1 and B16 tumors, resulting in a longer mice survival. We further document that Cx37 and Cx40 function in a collaborative manner to promote tumor growth, inasmuch as the injection of a peptide targeting Cx40 into Cx37-/- mice decreased the growth of TC-1 tumors to a larger extent than after loss of Cx37. This loss did not alter vessel perfusion, mural cells coverage and tumor hypoxia compared to tumors grown in WT mice. The data show that Cx37 is relevant for the control of EC proliferation and growth in different tumor models, suggesting that it may be a target, alone or in combination with Cx40, in the development of anti-tumoral treatments.
Keywords
Animals, Cell Proliferation, Connexins/genetics, Endothelial Cells/physiology, Endothelium, Vascular/pathology, Mice, Neoplasms/drug therapy, Neoplasms/pathology, Neovascularization, Pathologic/drug therapy, Neovascularization, Pathologic/pathology, angiogenesis, cell-cell communication, connexins, transgenic mice, tumors
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