Liu, XinHua, Pan, LiLong, Zhuo, Yang , Gong, QiHai, Rose, Peter and Zhu, YiZhun (2010) Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α is involved in the pro-angiogenic effect of hydrogen sulfide under hypoxic stress. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 33 (9). pp. 1550-1554. ISSN 0918-6158
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Item Type: | Article |
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Item Status: | Live Archive |
Abstract
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is known to have pro-angiogenic properties in mammals. In this study, we examined H2S played the role in pro-angiogenesis mediated by hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha under hypoxic conditions. Rat brain capillary endothelial cells (ECs) were treated with NaHS (a H2S donor) pretreated vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) conditioned media. ECs proliferation was evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. ECs migration was assessed by chemotaxis chamber assay. Angiogenesis-associated gene expression levels were determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). HIF-1alpha and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) accumulation was analyzed by Western blotting. HIF-1 binding activity was measured by electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). We found H2S induced both endothelial proliferation and migration in mimic hypoxic condition. In addition, H2S promoted VEGF and HIF-1alpha mRNA levels. H2S also significantly upregulated HIF-1alpha and VEGF protein levels and increased HIF-1alpha binding activity under hypoxic condition. Our findings suggest that HIF-1/VEGF is involved in H2S promotes proliferation and migration of ECs.
Keywords: | Hydrogen sulfide, Hypoxic stress |
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Subjects: | B Subjects allied to Medicine > B100 Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology |
Divisions: | College of Science > School of Life Sciences |
ID Code: | 9805 |
Deposited On: | 10 Jun 2013 11:34 |
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