Effects of hepatocyte growth factor-mediated activation of Dll4-Notch-Hey2 signaling pathway  

作　　者：GAO Yu-fang HA Xiao-qin LU Tong-de HAN Juan-ping 

机构地区：[1]Experimental Center of Medicine, Lanzhou General Hospital, Lanzhou Command, People's Liberation Army, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China [2]Department of Laboratory Diagnosis, Central Hospital ofXianyang, Xianyang, Shaanxi 712000, China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2011年第1期127-131,共5页中华医学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：This work was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 30772572）.

摘　　要：Background Hepatocyte growth factor （HGF） treats ischemic disease by promoting arteriogenesis, however, its mechanism of action is not known. The notch signaling pathway plays an important role in neovascularization. The relationship between the proliferation and migration ability of artery endothelial cells and the Dll4-Notch-Hey2 signaling pathway in the process of arteriogenesis was investigated as a mechanism of action of HGE Methods Based on the prophase study cells and supernatant were harvested at the indicated time after human femoral artery endothelial cells （HFAECs） were infected with adenovirus-HGF （Ad-HGF） at 200 pfu/cell. Cells were analyzed for HGF expression and Notch1, DII4 and Hey2 expression by ELISA and reverse transcription-PCR （RT-PCR）. The changes in the proliferation and migration ability of HFAECs were observed by M-I-I- and Transwell migration experiments Ad-GFP-infected HFAECs were used as control. Results Compared with the control group the Ad-HGF group＇s HGF expression was not increased with time, and the induction by HGF of Notch1, DII4 and Hey2 gene transcription was not enhanced with an increase of HGF. The proliferation ability of Ad-HGF-transduced HFAECs was enhanced and their migration ability was also enhanced in the presence of HGF. Conclusions Through activating the DII4-Notch-Hey2 signaling pathway, HGF indirectly promotes the proliferation and migration ability of cells, so that offspring artery branches are formed.Background Hepatocyte growth factor （HGF） treats ischemic disease by promoting arteriogenesis, however, its mechanism of action is not known. The notch signaling pathway plays an important role in neovascularization. The relationship between the proliferation and migration ability of artery endothelial cells and the Dll4-Notch-Hey2 signaling pathway in the process of arteriogenesis was investigated as a mechanism of action of HGE Methods Based on the prophase study cells and supernatant were harvested at the indicated time after human femoral artery endothelial cells （HFAECs） were infected with adenovirus-HGF （Ad-HGF） at 200 pfu/cell. Cells were analyzed for HGF expression and Notch1, DII4 and Hey2 expression by ELISA and reverse transcription-PCR （RT-PCR）. The changes in the proliferation and migration ability of HFAECs were observed by M-I-I- and Transwell migration experiments Ad-GFP-infected HFAECs were used as control. Results Compared with the control group the Ad-HGF group＇s HGF expression was not increased with time, and the induction by HGF of Notch1, DII4 and Hey2 gene transcription was not enhanced with an increase of HGF. The proliferation ability of Ad-HGF-transduced HFAECs was enhanced and their migration ability was also enhanced in the presence of HGF. Conclusions Through activating the DII4-Notch-Hey2 signaling pathway, HGF indirectly promotes the proliferation and migration ability of cells, so that offspring artery branches are formed.

关 键 词：hepatocyte growth factor genetic transcription cell migration ＂ cell proliferation 

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