Thromboxane A2 Receptor Signaling Inhibits Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor–Induced Endothelial Cell Differentiation and Migration

• Published in: Circulation research Vol. 95; no. 4; pp. 372 - 380
• Main Authors: Ashton, Anthony W, Ware, J Anthony
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD American Heart Association, Inc 20.08.2004; Lippincott
• Subjects: 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid - pharmacology; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic - pharmacology; Capillaries - cytology; Cell Movement - drug effects; Endothelial Cells - cytology; Endothelial Cells - drug effects; Endothelial Cells - metabolism; Endothelium, Vascular - cytology; Endothelium, Vascular - drug effects; Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; Focal Adhesions - drug effects; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Hydrazines - pharmacology; Neovascularization, Physiologic - drug effects; Nitric Oxide - metabolism; Nitric Oxide Donors - pharmacology; Phosphorylation - drug effects; Protein Isoforms - antagonists & inhibitors; Protein Isoforms - drug effects; Protein Isoforms - physiology; Protein Kinases - genetics; Protein Kinases - physiology; Protein Processing, Post-Translational - drug effects; Rats; Receptors, Thromboxane A2, Prostaglandin H2 - antagonists & inhibitors; Receptors, Thromboxane A2, Prostaglandin H2 - drug effects; Receptors, Thromboxane A2, Prostaglandin H2 - physiology; Recombinant Proteins - pharmacology; Signal Transduction - drug effects; Transfection; Umbilical Veins; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - pharmacology; Vertebrates: cardiovascular system; thromboxane; Endothelial cell; focal adhesions; Arachidonic acid derivatives; Migration; Thromboxane A2; Cell differentiation; Adhesion; Cell motility; Signal transduction; Vertebrata; Growth factor receptor; Mammalia; Eicosanoid; vascular endothelial growth factor; Circulatory system; Growth factor
• ISSN: 0009-7330; 1524-4571
• DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.0000138300.41642.15

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an important patho-physiological mediator of angiogenesis. VEGF-induced endothelial cell (EC) migration and angiogenesis often occur in complicated environments containing multiple agents capable of modifying the response. Thromboxane (TX) A2 is released from multiple cell types and is a prime mediator of pathogenesis of many vascular diseases. Human EC express both TXA2 receptor (TP) isoforms; however, the effects of individual TP isoforms on VEGF-induced EC migration and angogenesis are unknown. We report here that the TXA2 mimetic [1S-(1α, 2β(5Z), 3α(1E, 3R), 4α]-7-[3-(3-hydroxy-4-(4′-iodophenoxy)-1-butenyl)-7-oxab icyclo-[2.2.1]heptan-2yl]-5′-heptenoic acid (IBOP) (100 nmol/L) is a potent antagonist (IC50 30 nmol/L) of VEGF-induced EC migration and differentiation. TPβ, but not TPα, expression is required for the inhibition of VEGF-induced migration and angiogenesis. IBOP costimulation suppressed nitric oxide (NO) release from VEGF-treated EC through decreased activation of Akt, eNOS, and PDK1. TPβ costimulation also ablated the increase in focal adhesion formation in response to VEGF. This mechanism was characterized by decreased recruitment of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and vinculin to the αvβ3 integrin and reduced FAK and Src activation in response to VEGF. Addition of NO donors together with transfection of a constitutively active Src construct could circumvent the blockade of VEGF-induced migration by TP; however, neither intervention alone was sufficient. Thus, TP stimulation appears to limit angiogenesis, at least in part, by inhibiting the pro-angiogenic cytokine VEGF. These data further support a role for antagonism of TP activation in enhancing the angiogenic response in tissues exposed to elevated TXA2 levels in which revascularization is important.