Does vascular endothelial growth factor play a role in interleukin-6 receptor antagonist therapy for rheumatoid arthritis?

2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 1471-1474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julieta Gentiletti ◽  
Roy A. Fava
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Receptor Antagonist ◽  
Interleukin 6 ◽  
Vascular Endothelial ◽  
Antagonist Therapy ◽  
Interleukin 6 Receptor ◽  
Endothelial Growth Factor

scholarly journals Does the Use of the “Proseek® Multiplex Oncology I Panel” on Peritoneal Fluid Allow a Better Insight in the Pathophysiology of Endometriosis, and in Particular Deep-Infiltrating Endometriosis?

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 2009
Author(s):  
Alexandra Perricos ◽  
René Wenzl ◽  
Heinrich Husslein ◽  
Thomas Eiwegger ◽  
Manuela Gstoettner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Interleukin 6 ◽  
Peritoneal Fluid ◽  
Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis ◽  
Vascular Endothelial ◽  
Receptor Alpha ◽  
Interleukin 6 Receptor ◽  
Endothelial Growth Factor ◽  
Infiltrating Endometriosis

Endometriosis appears to share certain cancer-related processes, such as cell attachment, invasion, proliferation and neovascularization, some of which can also be found in other healthy tissues. In order to better understand the altered milieu of the peritoneal cavity, while acknowledging the reported similarities between endometriosis and neoplastic processes, we applied a multiplex oncology panel to search for specific biomarker signatures in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis, women with deep-infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), as well as controls. In total, 84 patients were included in our study, 53 women with endometriosis and 31 controls. Ninety-two proteins were measured in prospectively collected peritoneal fluid (PF) samples, using the “Proseek® Multiplex Oncology I Panel”. We first compared patients with endometriosis versus controls, and in a second step, DIE versus endometriosis patients without DIE. Out of the 92 analyzed proteins, few showed significant differences between the groups. In patients with endometriosis, ICOS ligand, Endothelial growth factor, E-selectin, Receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2, Interleukin-6 receptor alpha, Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2, Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 ligand, C-X-C motif chemokine 10, Epididymal secretory protein E4 and Folate receptor-alpha were decreased, while Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 were increased compared to controls. Looking at patients with DIE, we found Chemokine ligand 19, Stem cell factor, Vascular endothelial growth factor D, Interleukin-6 receptor alpha and Melanoma inhibitory activity to be increased compared to endometriosis patients without DIE. We have shown a distinct regulation of the immune response, angiogenesis, cell proliferation, cell adhesion and inhibition of apoptosis in PF of patients with endometriosis compared to controls. The specific protein pattern in the PF of DIE patients provides new evidence that DIE represents a unique entity of extrauterine endometriosis with enhanced angiogenetic and pro-proliferative features.

scholarly journals HSP22 (HSPB8) positively regulates PGF2α-induced synthesis of interleukin-6 and vascular endothelial growth factor in osteoblasts

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gen Kuroyanagi ◽  
Go Sakai ◽  
Takanobu Otsuka ◽  
Naohiro Yamamoto ◽  
Kazuhiko Fujita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Interleukin 6 ◽  
Prostaglandin F2α ◽  
P38 Map Kinase ◽  
Vascular Endothelial ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Endothelial Growth Factor ◽  
Vegf Release

Abstract Background Heat shock protein 22 (HSP22) belongs to class I of the small HSP family that displays ubiquitous expression in osteoblasts. We previously demonstrated that prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α), a potent bone remodeling factor, induces the synthesis of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) via p44/p42 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase and p38 MAP kinase in osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells. In the present study, we investigated whether HSP22 is implicated in the PGF2α-induced synthesis of IL-6 and VEGF and the mechanism of MC3T3-E1 cells. Methods MC3T3-E1 cells were transfected with HSP22-siRNA. IL-6 and VEGF release was assessed by ELISA. Phosphorylation of p44/p42 MAP kinase and p38 MAP kinase was detected by Western blotting. Results The PGF2α-induced release of IL-6 in HSP22 knockdown cells was significantly suppressed compared with that in the control cells. HSP22 knockdown also reduced the VEGF release by PGF2α. Phosphorylation of p44/p42 MAP kinase and p38 MAP kinase was attenuated by HSP22 downregulation. Conclusions Our results strongly suggest that HSP22 acts as a positive regulator in the PGF2α-induced synthesis of IL-6 and VEGF in osteoblasts.

Elevated levels of serum vascular endothelial growth factor in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 343
Author(s):  
Pinar Tonbaklar Bilgi ◽  
Esra Cetin ◽  
Levent Ozgonenel ◽  
Aram Aslan ◽  
Hale Aral ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Vascular Endothelial ◽  
Endothelial Growth Factor
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