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Expression of VEGF-C and activation of its receptors VEGFR-2 and VEGFR-3 in trophoblast

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dc.contributor.authorDunk, C.es
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, A.es
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-11T10:56:04Z
dc.date.available2011-05-11T10:56:04Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractPlacental villous development requires the co-ordinated action of angiogenic factors on both endothelial and trophoblast cells. Like vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), VEGF-C increases vascular permeability, stimulates endothelial cell proliferation and migration. In the present study, we investigated the expression of VEGF-C and its receptors VEGFR-3 and VEGFR-2 in normal and intrauterine growth-restricted (IUGR) placenta. Immunolocalisation studies showed that like VEGF and VEGFR-1, VEGF-C, VEGFR-3 and VEGFR-2 co-localised to the syncytiotrophoblast, to cells in the maternal decidua, as well as to the endothelium of the large placental blood vessels. Western blot analysis demonstrated a significant decrease in placental VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 protein expression in severe IUGR as compared to gestationallymatched third trimester pregnancies. Conditioned medium from VEGF-C producing pancreatic carcinoma (Suit-2) and endometrial epithelial (Hec-1B) cell lines caused an increased association of the phosphorylated extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK) in VEGFR-3 immunoprecipitates from spontaneously transformed first trimester trophoblast cells. VEGF121 caused dosedependant phosphorylation of VEGFR-2 in trophoblast cells as well as stimulating DNA svnthesis. In addition. premixing VEGFl with Yheparin sÚlphate proteoglycan wtentiated trooho8ast oroliferation and the association Lf p h ~ s p hw~ith- t i~e V~E~GF R-2 receptor. VEGF165- mediated DNA synthesis was inhibited by anti-VEGFR- 2 neutralising antibody. The results demonstrate functional VEGFR-2 and VEGFR-3 receptors on trophoblast and suggest that the decreased expression of VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 may contribute to the abnormai villous development observed in IUGR placenta.es
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dc.identifier.issn0213-3911es
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/20664
dc.languageenges
dc.publisherMurcia : F. Hernándezes
dc.relation.ispartofHistology and histopathologyes
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesses
dc.subjectPlacentaes
dc.subjectEndothelial cellses
dc.subject.otherCDU::5 - Ciencias puras y naturales::57 - Biología::576 - Biología celular y subcelular. Citologíaes
dc.titleExpression of VEGF-C and activation of its receptors VEGFR-2 and VEGFR-3 in trophoblastes
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Histology and histopathology Vol.16, nº 2 (2001)