[Relationship of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha expression and vascular endothelial growth factor in SKOV-3 ovarian cancer model]
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Induction and Testing of Hypoxia in Cell Culture
Published on: August 12, 2011
1Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecologic Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200011, China.
Objective:
To investigate the correlation of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) or micro-vessel density (MVD).
Methods:
The ovarian cancer cell line SKOV3 was transplanted into nude mice to form xenogeneic tumor. Mice were treated with rapamycin 4 mg/kg, sulindac 100 mg/(kg.d) and saline 200 microl respectively. Expression of HIF-1alpha and VEGF proteins and MVD were determined by immunohistochemistry. The mRNA of Glut1 and VEGF was studied by RT-PCR.
Results:
The positive expression of HIF-1alpha and VEGF was moderate to strong, and MVD was high (31 +/- 8) in control group. In rapamycin treated group, the expression of HIF-1alpha was inhibited to weak positive or negative (P < 0.05), the VEGF protein and mRNA expression decreased (P < 0.05), MVD was also suppressed to a low level (13 +/- 5). There was a significant correlation between HIF-1alpha expression and VEGF expression (by Spearman's coefficient r = 0.8264, P < 0.01), and MVD (r = 0.4842, P < 0.05).
Conclusions:
HIF-1alpha protein can regulate VEGF protein and its mRNA expressions. It correlates with MVD in ovarian tumor tissue.
