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:Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are a contributing factor in the angiogenesis that is characteristic of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. However, a previous study made a promising observation that domain I‑IV of β2‑glycoprotein I (DI‑IV) inhibits angiogenesis in human umbilical vein cells. The present study aimed to confirm the inhibition of AGE‑induced angiogenesis in retinal endothelial cells by DI‑IV and to investigate the potential underlying mechanisms. The RF/6A rhesus macaque choroid‑retinal vascular endothelial cell line was cultured in vitro and treated with AGEs in the presence or absence of different concentrations of DI‑IV. The proliferation, migration and tube formation of the RF/6A cells were evaluated using MTS assays, in vitro wound healing assays and in vitro Matrigel angiogenesis assays, respectively. The mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), VEGF receptor (VEGFR) 2, VEGFR 1 and receptor for AGE (RAGE) were quantified by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The expression of VEGFR‑1, VEGFR‑2 and the activation of protein kinase B (Akt) and extracellular signal‑regulated kinase (ERK) were also assessed by western blot analysis. The results indicated that AGEs promoted the migration, proliferation and tube formation of RF/6A cells in vitro (P<0.05), increased the expression of VEGF, VEGFR‑2 and RAGE (P<0.05) and increased the phosphorylation of Akt and ERK (P<0.05). DI‑IV inhibited the increase in VEGFR‑2 mRNA and protein, but did not inhibit the increase in VEGF or RAGE mRNAs. These results led to the conclusion that DI‑IV inhibited AGE‑induced angiogenesis in the RF/6A cells, which was accompanied by a downregulation in the expression of VEGFR‑2 and its downstream phosphatidylinosol 3‑kinase/Akt and mitogen‑activated protein kinase/ERK1/2 pathways. These findings provide further support towards the treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy by interventions that act via a mechanism similar to that of DI‑IV.
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Molecular medicine reportsauthors
Wang QQ,Zhou SJ,Meng ZX,Wang J,Chen R,Lv L,Li CJ,Yu DM,Yu Pdoi
10.3892/mmr.2014.2970subject
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