Abstract
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a bioactive phospholipid that is involved in various cellular events, including tumor invasion and metastasis. In the present study, we investigated the effects of LPA and hypoxia on HIF-1α and VEGF expression, as well as the effect of resveratrol on LPA and hypoxia-induced HIF-1α and VEGF expression and human ovarian cancer cell migration. Our results show that LPA treatment under hypoxia increases HIF-1α protein level, which leads to increased expression of VEGF protein and mRNA. These increases in HIF-1α and VEGF expression are dramatically attenuated by resveratrol. The underlying mechanism of inhibition of HIF-1α expression by resveratrol seems to be associated with both inactivation of p42/p44 MAPK and p70S6K, as well as enhanced degradation of HIF-1α protein, resulting in profound decrease in VEGF expression and cell migration. Collectively, these results show that LPA under hypoxic condition enhances cell migration through the sequential induction of HIF-1α and VEGF, and that this enhancement is efficiently blocked by resveratrol.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 63-69 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Cancer Letters |
Volume | 258 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 8 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cell migration
- HIF-1α
- Hypoxia
- Lysophosphatidic acid
- Ovarian cancer cells
- Resveratrol
- VEGF
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research