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Published on: February 25, 2016
Nitric oxide differentially regulates pro- and anti-angiogenic markers in DLD-1 colon carcinoma cells
Markus Hellmuth1, Jens Paulukat, Raiko Ninic
1Pharmazentrum Frankfurt, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Abstract:
Inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) appears to be a marker of tumor progression in colon carcinogenesis. Here we investigated effects of NO on selected chemokines that differentially regulate angiogenesis, namely pro-angiogenic interleukin (IL)-8 as well as tumor-suppressive interferon-inducible protein-10 (IP-10) and monokine induced by interferon-gamma (MIG). These chemokines are expressed by DLD-1 colon carcinoma cells after stimulation with IL-1beta/interferon-gamma. Expression of IL-8 was markedly upregulated by NO. Moreover, NO enhanced expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). In contrast, expression of IP-10 and MIG was suppressed by NO. The present data are consistent with previous observations that link NO to enhanced tumor angiogenesis and imply that NO-mediated upregulation of IL-8 and VEGF as well as downregulation of IP-10 and MIG may contribute to this phenomenon.
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