Antisense targeting of perlecan blocks tumor growth and angiogenesis in vivo.
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Sharma B, Handler M, Eichstetter I, Whitelock JM, Nugent MA, Iozzo RV
Antisense targeting of perlecan blocks tumor growth and angiogenesis in vivo.
J Clin Invest. 1998 Oct 15;102(8):1599-608.
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- Abstract
Perlecan, a ubiquitous heparan sulfate proteoglycan, possesses angiogenic and growth-promoting attributes primarily by acting as a coreceptor for basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2). In this report we blocked perlecan expression by using either constitutive CMV-driven or doxycycline- inducible antisense constructs. Growth of colon carcinoma cells was markedly attenuated upon obliteration of perlecan gene expression and these effects correlated with reduced responsiveness to and affinity for mitogenic keratinocyte growth factor (FGF-7). Exogenous perlecan effectively reconstituted the activity of FGF-7 in the perlecan-deficient cells. Moreover, soluble FGF-7 specifically bound immobilized perlecan in a heparan sulfate-independent manner. In both tumor xenografts induced by human colon carcinoma cells and tumor allografts induced by highly invasive mouse melanoma cells, perlecan suppression caused substantial inhibition of tumor growth and neovascularization. Thus, perlecan is a potent inducer of tumor growth and angiogenesis in vivo and therapeutic interventions targeting this key modulator of tumor progression may improve cancer treatment.
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Drug Target Kind Organism Pharmacological Action Actions Palifermin Basement membrane-specific heparan sulfate proteoglycan core protein Protein Humans UnknownLigandDetails