Resveratrol Inhibits Hypoxia-Induced Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression and Pathological Neovascularization
Yonsei Medical Journal
; : 1678-1685, 2015.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate the effects of resveratrol on the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1alpha) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in human adult retinal pigment epithelial (ARPE-19) cells, and on experimental choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in mice. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
ARPE-19 cells were treated with different concentrations of resveratrol and then incubated under hypoxic conditions with subsequent evaluation of cell viability, expression of HIF-1alpha, and expression of VEGF. The effects of resveratrol on the synthesis and degradation of hypoxia-induced HIF-1alpha were evaluated using inhibitors of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR and the ubiquitin proteasome pathways. In animal studies, CNV lesions were induced in C57BL/6 mice by laser photocoagulation. After 7 days of oral administration of resveratrol or vehicle, which began one day after CNV induction, image analysis was used to measure CNV areas on choroidal flat mounts stained with isolectin IB4.RESULTS:
In ARPE-19 cells, resveratrol significantly inhibited HIF-1alpha and VEGF in a dose-dependent manner, by blocking the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway and by promoting proteasomal HIF-1alpha degradation. In mice experiments, orally administered resveratrol significantly inhibited CNV growth in a dose-dependent manner.CONCLUSION:
Resveratrol may have therapeutic value in the management of diseases involving pathological neovascularization.
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Main subject:
Stilbenes
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Signal Transduction
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Cell Survival
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Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
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Choroidal Neovascularization
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Ubiquitin
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
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Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
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Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article