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Effects of basic fibroblast growth factor on the expressions of angiogenic gene profile and cyclooxygenase--2 in brain microvascular endothelial cells

Yue Fei, Zhang Guoping, Jin Huiming

Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University.Shanghai 200032

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of basic fibroblast growth factor （bFGF） on the expressions of angiogenesis-related genes in a mouse brain microvascular endothelial cell line, namely bEnd.3, using cDNA microarray. The effects of bFGF （10 ng/ml） on mRNA and protein expressions of cyclooxygenase-2 （COX-2）, an angiogenesis bystander molecule, were further investigated, cDNA microarray was employed to study the effects of bFGF on the expressions of angiogenic genes in a high throughput pattern. RT-PCR was used to study the effect of bFGF on COX-2 mRNA expression. Western blot and immunocytochemistry were utilized to study the effect of bFGF on COX-2 protein expression. The results showed that, 2 h after bFGF treatment, pro-angiogenic genes （Adamts 1, MMP-9, Ang-1, PDGF B, G-CSF, FGF16, IGF-1, etc.） were significantly upregulated, whereas anti-angiogenic genes （TIMP-2, TSP-3, etc.） were significantly downregulated. The bystander molecule in angiogenic pathway COX-2 mRNA and protein expressions were significantly upregulated after bFGF treatment. It is suggested that triggering angiogensis switch through upregulating pro-angiogenic gene and downregulating anti-angiogenic gene expression is one of the major mechanisms of bFGF-induced angiogenesis. The expression change of COX-2, as a bystander molecule, was observed after bFGF treatment in bEnd.3 cells and the significance was discussed.

Key words: Basic fibroblast growth factor;microvascular endothelial cell;angiogenesis;cyclooxygenase

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Yue Fei, Zhang Guoping, Jin Huiming. Effects of basic fibroblast growth factor on the expressions of angiogenic gene profile and cyclooxygenase--2 in brain microvascular endothelial cells. Acta Physiol Sin 2006; 58 (2): (in Chinese with English abstract).