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2016 ; 7
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Tumor-associated macrophages induce vasculogenic mimicry of glioblastoma
multiforme through cyclooxygenase-2 activation
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Rong X
; Huang B
; Qiu S
; Li X
; He L
; Peng Y
Oncotarget
2016[Dec]; 7
(51
): 83976-83986
PMID27824617
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a malignant brain tumor with characteristics of
strong aggressiveness which depend on vigorous microvascular supply. Vasculogenic
mimicry (VM), a new microvascular circulation not involving endothelial cells, is
reported as one part of the vascularization of GBM. Tumor-associated macrophages
(TAMs), mostly present as immunosuppressive M2 phenotype in GBM, are well known
as a promoter for tumor angiogenesis. However, whether TAMs can induce VM in GBM
remains uncertain. In the present study, immunohistochemistry showed that higher
numbers of macrophages infiltrating in the VM-positive area where tumor cells
also highly express COX-2. By using the coculture model of U87 cell line and
Interleukin-4-activated M2 macrophages, we found that the capability of VM
formation was increased and COX-2 expression was up-regulated in U87 cells.
Moreover, knockdown of COX-2 by siRNA Oligonucleotides or abrogating activity of
COX-2 by specific inhibitors resulted in impairment of VM formation. Besides, in
the process of VM formation, PGE2/EP1/PKC pathway was activated in U87 cells and
inhibition of COX-2 led to down-regulation of PGE2 and PKC. In in vivo
experiment, we found that COX-2 loss of function in the U87 xenograft model lead
to less vascular mimicry. Collectively, our study demonstrates that M2
macrophages are capable of promoting generation of VM in GBM with COX-2
dependent, providing potential mechanisms of the interaction between inflammatory
microenvironment and perivascular microenvironment.