TY - JOUR
T1 - Sense p16 and antisense uPAR bicistronic construct inhibits angiogenesis and induces glioma cell death
AU - Nalabothula, Narasimharao
AU - Lakka, Sajani S.
AU - Dinh, Dzung H.
AU - Gujrati, Meena
AU - Olivero, William C.
AU - Rao, Jasti S.
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - High-grade gliomas comprise the most malignant type of primary brain tumor and are relatively frequent in adults. Recent studies have indicated that the loss of p16, an inhibitor of CDK4, promotes the acquisition of malignant characteristics in gliomas. A correlation between overexpression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) and glioblastoma invasion has also been established. Moreover, uPAR/integrin binding has been shown to initiate or potentiate integrin signaling through focal adhesion kinase and/or src kinases. Our previous studies demonstrated that downregulation of uPAR expression and restoration of p16 regress glioma growth in nude mice and downregulate αvβ3 integrin receptor expression. Here, we show the effect of a bicistronic construct on α vβ5 integrin receptor expression, angiogenesis and the biochemical pathway that causes glioma cell death. The U251 glioblastoma and a glioblastoma xenograft cell line transduced with a recombinant replication-defective adenovirus vector containing the cDNA of wild-type p16 and antisense RNA of uPAR significantly inhibited human mammary epithelial cell capillary formation and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression. Inactivation of anti-apoptotic molecules such as Akt, PARP, activation of caspases and accumulation of heteroduplex chromosomal DNA in pre-G1 phase of the cell cycle was demonstrated by Western blotting, caspase activity assay and FACS analysis. Nuclear DNA fragmentation upon induction of apoptosis was scored using the TUNEL assay. Significant downregulation of αvβ 5 integrin receptor expression was also confirmed by FACS analysis, immunoprecipitation and RT-PCR. Taken together, the results demonstrate that the sense p16 and anti-sense uPAR bicistronic construct significantly inhibits angiogenesis, induces apoptosis by deregulation of the PI3K-Akt pathway and downregulates αvβ5 integrin receptor expression.
AB - High-grade gliomas comprise the most malignant type of primary brain tumor and are relatively frequent in adults. Recent studies have indicated that the loss of p16, an inhibitor of CDK4, promotes the acquisition of malignant characteristics in gliomas. A correlation between overexpression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) and glioblastoma invasion has also been established. Moreover, uPAR/integrin binding has been shown to initiate or potentiate integrin signaling through focal adhesion kinase and/or src kinases. Our previous studies demonstrated that downregulation of uPAR expression and restoration of p16 regress glioma growth in nude mice and downregulate αvβ3 integrin receptor expression. Here, we show the effect of a bicistronic construct on α vβ5 integrin receptor expression, angiogenesis and the biochemical pathway that causes glioma cell death. The U251 glioblastoma and a glioblastoma xenograft cell line transduced with a recombinant replication-defective adenovirus vector containing the cDNA of wild-type p16 and antisense RNA of uPAR significantly inhibited human mammary epithelial cell capillary formation and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression. Inactivation of anti-apoptotic molecules such as Akt, PARP, activation of caspases and accumulation of heteroduplex chromosomal DNA in pre-G1 phase of the cell cycle was demonstrated by Western blotting, caspase activity assay and FACS analysis. Nuclear DNA fragmentation upon induction of apoptosis was scored using the TUNEL assay. Significant downregulation of αvβ 5 integrin receptor expression was also confirmed by FACS analysis, immunoprecipitation and RT-PCR. Taken together, the results demonstrate that the sense p16 and anti-sense uPAR bicistronic construct significantly inhibits angiogenesis, induces apoptosis by deregulation of the PI3K-Akt pathway and downregulates αvβ5 integrin receptor expression.
KW - Angiogenesis
KW - Apoptosis
KW - Urokinase plasminogen activator receptor
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U2 - 10.3892/ijo.30.3.669
DO - 10.3892/ijo.30.3.669
M3 - Article
C2 - 17273768
AN - SCOPUS:33947714738
SN - 1019-6439
VL - 30
SP - 669
EP - 678
JO - International journal of oncology
JF - International journal of oncology
IS - 3
ER -