Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center (MBC), University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Oncogene. 2018 Mar;37(9):1175-1191. doi: 10.1038/s41388-017-0034-x. Epub 2017 Dec 14.
The proangiogenic cytokine Interleukin-3 (IL-3) is released by inflammatory cells in breast and ovarian cancer tissue microenvironments and also acts as an autocrine factor for human breast and kidney tumor-derived endothelial cells (TECs). We have previously shown that IL-3-treated endothelial cells (ECs) release extracellular vesicles (EVs), which serve as a paracrine mechanism for neighboring ECs, by transferring active molecules. The impact of an anti-IL-3R-alpha blocking antibody on the proangiogenic effect of EVs released from TECs (anti-IL-3R-EVs) has therefore been investigated in this study. We have found that anti-IL-3R-EV treatment prevented neovessel formation and, more importantly, also induced the regression of in vivo TEC-derived neovessels. Two miRs that target the canonical wingless (Wnt)/β-catenin pathway, at different levels, were found to be differentially regulated when comparing the miR-cargo of naive TEC-derived EVs (EVs) and anti-IL-3R-EVs. miR-214-3p, which directly targets β-catenin, was found to be upregulated, whereas miR-24-3p, which targets adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) and glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β), was found to be downregulated. In fact, upon their transfer into the cell, low β-catenin content and high levels of the two members of the "β-catenin destruction complex" were detected. Moreover, c-myc downregulation was found in TECs treated with anti-IL-3R-EVs, pre-miR-214-3p-EVs and antago-miR-24-3p-EVs, which is consistent with network analyses of miR-214-3p and miR-24-3p gene targeting. Finally, in vivo studies have demonstrated the impaired growth of vessels in pre-miR-214-3p-EV- and antago-miR-24-3p-EV-treated animals. These effects became much more evident when combo treatment was applied. The results of the present study identify the canonical Wnt/β-catenin pathway as a relevant mechanism of TEC-derived EV proangiogenic action. Furthermore, we herein provide evidence that IL-3R blockade may yield some significant advantages, than miR targeting, in inhibiting the proangiogenic effects of naive TEC-derived EVs by changing TEC-EV-miR cargo.
促血管生成细胞因子白细胞介素-3(IL-3)由乳腺癌和卵巢癌组织微环境中的炎症细胞释放,也作为人乳腺癌和肾肿瘤衍生的内皮细胞(TEC)的自分泌因子。我们之前已经表明,IL-3 处理的内皮细胞(EC)通过释放细胞外囊泡(EVs)来发挥旁分泌作用,这些囊泡将活性分子转移到邻近的 EC 中。因此,在这项研究中,我们研究了抗 IL-3R-α 阻断抗体对 TEC 释放的促血管生成 EV(抗 IL-3R-EVs)的影响。我们发现,抗 IL-3R-EV 处理可防止新血管形成,更重要的是,还可诱导体内 TEC 衍生的新血管消退。当比较幼稚的 TEC 衍生 EV(EVs)和抗 IL-3R-EVs 的 miR 货物时,发现有两种针对经典 Wnt/β-catenin 途径的 miR,在不同水平上受到差异调节。发现直接靶向β-catenin 的 miR-214-3p 上调,而靶向腺瘤性结肠息肉病基因(APC)和糖原合酶激酶-3β(GSK3β)的 miR-24-3p 下调。实际上,当它们转移到细胞中时,检测到低β-catenin 含量和两个“β-catenin 破坏复合物”成员的高水平。此外,在接受抗 IL-3R-EV 处理的 TEC 中发现 c-myc 下调,这与 miR-214-3p 和 miR-24-3p 基因靶向的网络分析一致。最后,体内研究表明,在 pre-miR-214-3p-EV 和 antago-miR-24-3p-EV 处理的动物中,血管生长受损。当应用联合治疗时,这些效果变得更加明显。本研究的结果确定了经典 Wnt/β-catenin 途径是 TEC 衍生 EV 促血管生成作用的相关机制。此外,我们在此提供证据表明,IL-3R 阻断通过改变 TEC-EV-miR 货物,可能比 miR 靶向更具优势,从而抑制幼稚 TEC 衍生 EV 的促血管生成作用。