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MOLECULAR THERAPY
卷 19, 期 2, 页码 266-273出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1038/mt.2010.211
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- Italian Ministry of Health [RF07 Onc-25/3]
- Progetto Oncoproteomica Italia-USA [527B/2A/5]
Previous data report that fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2)-derived peptide FREG potently inhibits FGF-2-dependent angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Here, we show that FREG inhibits up to 70% in vitro growth and invasion/migration of smooth muscle and melanoma cells. Such inhibition is mediated by platelet-derived growth factor-receptor-alpha (PDGF-R alpha); in fact, proliferation and migration were restored upon PDGF-R alpha neutralization. Further experiments demonstrated that FREG interacts with PDGF-R alpha both in vitro and in vivo and stimulates its phosphorylation. We have previously shown that over-expressing PDGF-R alpha strongly inhibits melanoma growth in vivo; we, therefore, hypothesized that PDGF-R alpha agonists may represent a novel tool to inhibit melanoma growth in vivo. To support this hypothesis, FREG was inoculated intravenously (i.v.) in a mouse melanoma model and markedly inhibited pulmonary metastases formation. Immunohistochemical analyses showed less proliferation, less angiogenesis, and more apoptosis in metastasized lungs upon FREG treatment, as compared to untreated controls. Finally, in preliminary acute toxicity studies, FREG showed no toxicity signs in healthy animals, and neither microscopic nor macroscopic toxicity at the liver, kidney, and lungs level. Altogether, these data indicate that FREG systemic treatment strongly inhibits melanoma metastases development and indicate for the first time that agonists of PDGF-R alpha may control melanoma both in vitro and in vivo.
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