VEGF-C gene therapy augments postnatal lymphangiogenesis and ameliorates secondary lymphedema.
Although lymphedema is a common clinical condition, treatment for this disabling condition remains limited and largely ineffective. Recently, it has been reported that overexpression of VEGF-C correlates with increased lymphatic vessel growth (lymphangiogenesis). However, the effect of VEGF-C-induce...
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| author | Yoon, Y Murayama, T Gravereaux, E Tkebuchava, T Silver, M Curry, C Wecker, A Kirchmair, R Hu, C Kearney, M Ashare, A Jackson, D Kubo, H Isner, J Losordo, D |
| author_facet | Yoon, Y Murayama, T Gravereaux, E Tkebuchava, T Silver, M Curry, C Wecker, A Kirchmair, R Hu, C Kearney, M Ashare, A Jackson, D Kubo, H Isner, J Losordo, D |
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| description | Although lymphedema is a common clinical condition, treatment for this disabling condition remains limited and largely ineffective. Recently, it has been reported that overexpression of VEGF-C correlates with increased lymphatic vessel growth (lymphangiogenesis). However, the effect of VEGF-C-induced lymphangiogenesis on lymphedema has yet to be demonstrated. Here we investigated the impact of local transfer of naked plasmid DNA encoding human VEGF-C (phVEGF-C) on two animal models of lymphedema: one in the rabbit ear and the other in the mouse tail. In a rabbit model, following local phVEGF-C gene transfer, VEGFR-3 expression was significantly increased. This gene transfer led to a decrease in thickness and volume of lymphedema, improvement of lymphatic function demonstrated by serial lymphoscintigraphy, and finally, attenuation of the fibrofatty changes of the skin, the final consequences of lymphedema. The favorable effect of phVEGF-C on lymphedema was reconfirmed in a mouse tail model. Immunohistochemical analysis using lymphatic-specific markers: VEGFR-3, lymphatic endothelial hyaluronan receptor-1, together with the proliferation marker Ki-67 Ab revealed that phVEGF-C transfection potently induced new lymphatic vessel growth. This study, we believe for the first time, documents that gene transfer of phVEGF-C resolves lymphedema through direct augmentation of lymphangiogenesis. This novel therapeutic strategy may merit clinical investigation in patients with lymphedema. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:49bc8101-649f-44b8-ab3e-6a5965348d662022-03-26T15:33:22ZVEGF-C gene therapy augments postnatal lymphangiogenesis and ameliorates secondary lymphedema.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:49bc8101-649f-44b8-ab3e-6a5965348d66EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2003Yoon, YMurayama, TGravereaux, ETkebuchava, TSilver, MCurry, CWecker, AKirchmair, RHu, CKearney, MAshare, AJackson, DKubo, HIsner, JLosordo, DAlthough lymphedema is a common clinical condition, treatment for this disabling condition remains limited and largely ineffective. Recently, it has been reported that overexpression of VEGF-C correlates with increased lymphatic vessel growth (lymphangiogenesis). However, the effect of VEGF-C-induced lymphangiogenesis on lymphedema has yet to be demonstrated. Here we investigated the impact of local transfer of naked plasmid DNA encoding human VEGF-C (phVEGF-C) on two animal models of lymphedema: one in the rabbit ear and the other in the mouse tail. In a rabbit model, following local phVEGF-C gene transfer, VEGFR-3 expression was significantly increased. This gene transfer led to a decrease in thickness and volume of lymphedema, improvement of lymphatic function demonstrated by serial lymphoscintigraphy, and finally, attenuation of the fibrofatty changes of the skin, the final consequences of lymphedema. The favorable effect of phVEGF-C on lymphedema was reconfirmed in a mouse tail model. Immunohistochemical analysis using lymphatic-specific markers: VEGFR-3, lymphatic endothelial hyaluronan receptor-1, together with the proliferation marker Ki-67 Ab revealed that phVEGF-C transfection potently induced new lymphatic vessel growth. This study, we believe for the first time, documents that gene transfer of phVEGF-C resolves lymphedema through direct augmentation of lymphangiogenesis. This novel therapeutic strategy may merit clinical investigation in patients with lymphedema. |
| spellingShingle | Yoon, Y Murayama, T Gravereaux, E Tkebuchava, T Silver, M Curry, C Wecker, A Kirchmair, R Hu, C Kearney, M Ashare, A Jackson, D Kubo, H Isner, J Losordo, D VEGF-C gene therapy augments postnatal lymphangiogenesis and ameliorates secondary lymphedema. |
| title | VEGF-C gene therapy augments postnatal lymphangiogenesis and ameliorates secondary lymphedema. |
| title_full | VEGF-C gene therapy augments postnatal lymphangiogenesis and ameliorates secondary lymphedema. |
| title_fullStr | VEGF-C gene therapy augments postnatal lymphangiogenesis and ameliorates secondary lymphedema. |
| title_full_unstemmed | VEGF-C gene therapy augments postnatal lymphangiogenesis and ameliorates secondary lymphedema. |
| title_short | VEGF-C gene therapy augments postnatal lymphangiogenesis and ameliorates secondary lymphedema. |
| title_sort | vegf c gene therapy augments postnatal lymphangiogenesis and ameliorates secondary lymphedema |
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