Abstract:
:Kruppel-like factor 2 (KLF2) is a crucial anti-angiogenic factor. However, its precise role in hepatic angiogenesis induced by liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) remain unclear. This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of KLF2 on angiogenesis of LSECs and to explore the corresponding mechanism. Cultured human LSECs were infected with different lentiviruses to overexpress or suppress KLF2 expression. The CCK-8 assay, transwell migration assay and tube formation test, were used to investigate the roles of KLF2 in the proliferation, migration and vessel tube formation of LSECs, respectively. The expression and phosphorylation of ERK1/2 were detected by western blot. We discovered that the up-regulation of KLF2 expression dramatically inhibited proliferation, migration and tube formation in treated LSECs. Correspondingly, down-regulation of KLF2 expression significantly promoted proliferation, migration and tube formation in treated LSECs. Additionally, KLF2 inhibited the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 pathway, followed by the function of KLF2 in the angiogenesis of LSECs disrupted. In conclusion, KLF2 suppressed the angiogenesis of LSECs through inhibition of cell proliferation, migration, and vessel tube formation. These functions of KLF2 may be mediated through the ERK1/2 signaling pathway.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Zeng XQ,Li N,Pan DY,Miao Q,Ma GF,Liu YM,Tseng YJ,Li F,Xu LL,Chen SYdoi
10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.07.113subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-09-04 00:00:00pages
1241-1247issue
4eissn
0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
S0006-291X(15)30343-0journal_volume
464pub_type
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