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2017 ; 60
(4
): 740-750
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Enhanced VEGF signalling mediates cerebral neovascularisation via downregulation
of guidance protein ROBO4 in a rat model of diabetes
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Abdelsaid M
; Coucha M
; Hafez S
; Yasir A
; Johnson MH
; Ergul A
Diabetologia
2017[Apr]; 60
(4
): 740-750
PMID28116460
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Diabetes promotes cerebral neovascularisation via increased
vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) angiogenic signalling. Roundabout-4
(ROBO4) protein is an endogenous inhibitor of VEGF signalling that stabilises the
vasculature. Yet, how diabetes affects ROBO4 function remains unknown. We
hypothesised that increased VEGF signalling in diabetes decreases ROBO4
expression and function via binding of ROBO4 with VEGF-activated ?3 integrin and
that restoration of ROBO4 expression prevents/repairs cerebral neovascularisation
in diabetes. METHODS: ROBO4 protein expression in a rat model of type 2 diabetes
(Goto-Kakizaki [GK] rats) was examined by western blotting and
immunohistochemistry. ROBO4 was locally overexpressed in the brain and in primary
brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMVECs). GK rats were treated with
SKLB1002, a selective VEGF receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) antagonist. Cerebrovascular
neovascularisation indices were determined using a FITC vascular space-filling
model. Immunoprecipitation was used to determine ROBO4-?3 integrin interaction.
RESULTS: ROBO4 expression was significantly decreased in the cerebral vasculature
as well as in BMVECs in diabetes (p?0.05). Silencing Robo4 increased the
angiogenic properties of control BMVECs (p?0.05). In vivo and in vitro
overexpression of ROBO4 inhibited VEGF-induced angiogenic signalling and
increased vessel maturation. Inhibition of VEGF signalling using SKLB1002
increased ROBO4 expression (p?0.05) and reduced neovascularisation indices
(p?0.05). Furthermore, SKLB1002 significantly decreased ROBO4-?3 integrin
interaction in diabetes (p?0.05). CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION: Our study
identifies the restoration of ROBO4 and inhibition of VEGF signalling as
treatment strategies for diabetes-induced cerebral neovascularisation.
|Animals
[MESH]
|Brain/metabolism
[MESH]
|Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/genetics/metabolism
[MESH]