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2014 ; 34
(6
): 1231-9
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Endothelial PFKFB3 plays a critical role in angiogenesis
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Xu Y
; An X
; Guo X
; Habtetsion TG
; Wang Y
; Xu X
; Kandala S
; Li Q
; Li H
; Zhang C
; Caldwell RB
; Fulton DJ
; Su Y
; Hoda MN
; Zhou G
; Wu C
; Huo Y
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
2014[Jun]; 34
(6
): 1231-9
PMID24700124
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OBJECTIVE: Vascular cells, particularly endothelial cells, adopt aerobic
glycolysis to generate energy to support cellular functions. The effect of
endothelial glycolysis on angiogenesis remains unclear.
6-Phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2, 6-bisphosphatase, isoform 3 (PFKFB3) is a
critical enzyme for endothelial glycolysis. By blocking or deleting PFKFB3 in
endothelial cells, we investigated the influence of endothelial glycolysis on
angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo. APPROACH AND RESULTS: Under hypoxic
conditions or after treatment with angiogenic factors, endothelial PFKFB3 was
upregulated both in vitro and in vivo. The knockdown or overexpression of PFKFB3
suppressed or accelerated endothelial proliferation and migration in vitro,
respectively. Neonatal mice from a model of oxygen-induced retinopathy showed
suppressed neovascular growth in the retina when endothelial PFKFB3 was
genetically deleted or when the mice were treated with a PFKFB3 inhibitor. In
addition, tumors implanted in mice deficient in endothelial PFKFB3 grew more
slowly and were provided with less blood flow. A lower level of phosphorylated
protein kinase B was observed in PFKFB3-knockdown endothelial cells, which was
accompanied by a decrease in intracellular lactate. The addition of lactate to
PFKFB3-knockdown cells rescued the suppression of endothelial proliferation and
migration. CONCLUSIONS: The blockade or deletion of endothelial PFKFB3 decreases
angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo. Thus, PFKFB3 is a promising target for
the reduction of endothelial glycolysis and its related pathological
angiogenesis.