
In order to improve our understanding of the molecular pathways that mediate tumor proliferation and angiogenesis, and to evaluate the biological response to anti-angiogenic therapy, we analyzed the changes in the protein profile of glioblastoma in response to treatment with recombinant human Platelet Factor 4-DLR mutated protein (PF4-DLR), an inhibitor of angiogenesis.U87-derived experimental glioblastomas were grown in the brain of xenografted nude mice, treated with PF4-DLR, and processed for proteomic analysis. More than fifty proteins were differentially expressed in response to PF4-DLR treatment. Among them, integrin-linked kinase 1 (ILK1) signaling pathway was first down-regulated but then up-regulated after treatment for prolonged period. The activity of PF4-DLR can be increased by simultaneously treating mice orthotopically implanted with glioblastomas, with ILK1-specific siRNA. As ILK1 is related to malignant progression and a poor prognosis in various types of tumors, we measured ILK1 expression in human glioblastomas, astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas, and found that it varied widely; however, a high level of ILK1 expression was correlated to a poor prognosis.Our results suggest that identifying the molecular pathways induced by anti-angiogenic therapies may help the development of combinatorial treatment strategies that increase the therapeutic efficacy of angiogenesis inhibitors by association with specific agents that disrupt signaling in tumor cells.
Animals ; Glioblastoma ; Disease Models, Animal ; Mice ; Mice, Nude ; RNA, Small Interfering ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases ; Angiogenesis Inhibitors ; Brain Neoplasms ; Blotting, Western ; Gene Knockdown Techniques ; Proteomics ; Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional ; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization ; Up-Regulation ; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Proteomics, Science, Blotting, Western, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Mice, Nude, Angiogenesis Inhibitors, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Mice, Animals, Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional, RNA, Small Interfering, Brain Neoplasms, Q, R, Up-Regulation, Disease Models, Animal, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization, Medicine, Glioblastoma, Research Article
Animals ; Glioblastoma ; Disease Models, Animal ; Mice ; Mice, Nude ; RNA, Small Interfering ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases ; Angiogenesis Inhibitors ; Brain Neoplasms ; Blotting, Western ; Gene Knockdown Techniques ; Proteomics ; Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional ; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization ; Up-Regulation ; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Proteomics, Science, Blotting, Western, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Mice, Nude, Angiogenesis Inhibitors, Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases, Mice, Animals, Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional, RNA, Small Interfering, Brain Neoplasms, Q, R, Up-Regulation, Disease Models, Animal, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization, Medicine, Glioblastoma, Research Article
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