scholarly journals Hepatocyte growth factor inhibits hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced activation of xanthine oxidase in endothelial cells through the JAK2 signaling pathway

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 1055-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Qian Zhang ◽  
Shun Ying Hu ◽  
Yun Dai Chen ◽  
Ming Zhou Guo ◽  
Shan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth Factor ◽  
Xanthine Oxidase ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth ◽  
Hypoxia Reoxygenation

scholarly journals Hepatocyte Growth Factor Protects against Hypoxia/Reoxygenation-induced Apoptosis in Endothelial Cells

2003 ◽  
Vol 279 (7) ◽  
pp. 5237-5243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Wang ◽  
Yushen Zhou ◽  
Hong Pyo Kim ◽  
Ruiping Song ◽  
Reza Zarnegar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth Factor ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth ◽  
Hypoxia Reoxygenation

Expression of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 in endothelial cells

Human Cell ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yutaka Akiyama ◽  
Miyuki Nagai ◽  
Wataru Komaki ◽  
Kousuke Marutsuka ◽  
Yujiro Asada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth Factor ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth Factor Activator ◽  
Inhibitor Type ◽  
Activator Inhibitor Type ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth ◽  
Activator Inhibitor

Hepatocyte growth factor induces an endothelin-mediated decline in glomerular filtration rate

2005 ◽  
Vol 288 (1) ◽  
pp. F8-F15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Purba Biswas ◽  
Abinash Roy ◽  
Rujun Gong ◽  
Angelito Yango ◽  
Evelyn Tolbert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Glomerular Filtration Rate ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth Factor ◽  
Glomerular Filtration ◽  
Filtration Rate ◽  
Initial Increase ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Hemodynamic Changes ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a multifunctional cytokine that plays a crucial role in renal development, injury, and repair. HGF also serves a protective role in chronic renal disease by preventing tissue fibrosis. Endothelin-1 (ET-1), produced primarily by endothelial cells, is a potent vasoconstrictor that also acts as a proinflammatory peptide, promoting vascular injury and renal damage. In addition to mediating a variety of epithelial cell responses, HGF also induces hemodynamic changes that are poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to study the acute and chronic effects of HGF on ET-1 production in the kidney. We hypothesized that hemodynamic changes upon HGF treatment are likely mediated by immediate ET-1 release, whereas protection from renal fibrosis in rats chronically treated with HGF is likely due to suppression of ET-1 production. Acute HGF infusion into rats caused a decline in blood pressure that was enhanced by pretreatment with bosentan (an endothelin A and B receptor antagonist). HGF infusion also resulted in a decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) that could be entirely prevented by bosentan, suggesting that HGF acutely increases production and/or release of ET-1, which then mediates the observed decline in GFR. In cultured glomerular endothelial cells, HGF induced ET-1 production in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, although there was an initial increase in ET-1 production upon HGF treatment, longer administration suppressed ET-1 production. This finding was consistent with the observation in vivo of a decrease in ET-1 production in renal parenchyma of rats chronically treated with HGF. Our data suggest both a hemodynamic and biological role for HGF-mediated ET-1 regulation.

scholarly journals Monocyte activation state regulates monocyte-induced endothelial proliferation through Met signaling

Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 115 (16) ◽  
pp. 3407-3412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shai Y. Schubert ◽  
Alejandro Benarroch ◽  
Juan Monter-Solans ◽  
Elazer R. Edelman
Keyword(s):  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth Factor ◽  
Direct Interaction ◽  
Endothelial Cell Proliferation ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth

Abstract Direct interaction of unactivated primary monocytes with endothelial cells induces a mitogenic effect in subconfluent, injured endothelial monolayers through activation of endothelial Met. We now report that monocytes' contact-dependent mitogenicity is controlled by activation-mediated regulation of hepatocyte growth factor. Direct interaction of unactivated monocytes with subconfluent endothelial cells for 12 hours resulted in 9- and 120-fold increase in monocyte tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) mRNA levels and bitemporal spike in hepatocyte growth factor that closely correlates with endothelial Met and extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) phosphorylation. Once activated, monocytes cannot induce a second wave of endothelial cell proliferation and endothelial Met phosphorylation and soluble hepatocyte growth factor levels fall off. Monocyte-induced proliferation is dose dependent and limited to the induction of a single cell cycle. Monocytes retain their ability to activate other endothelial cells for up to 8 hours after initial interaction, after which they are committed to the specific cell. There is therefore a profoundly sophisticated mode of vascular repair. Confluent endothelial cells ensure vascular quiescence, whereas subconfluence promotes vessel activation. Simultaneously, circulating monocytes stimulate endothelial cell proliferation, but lose this potential once activated. Such a system provides for the fine balance that can restore vascular and endothelial homeostasis with minimal overcompensation.

Increased Engraftment of Hepatic Progenitors After Activation of the Hepatocyte Growth Factor Signaling Pathway by Protein Transduction

2009 ◽  
Vol 234 (9) ◽  
pp. 1102-1108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Kellermann ◽  
Lyes Boudechiche ◽  
Anne Weber ◽  
Michelle Hadchouel
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth Factor ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Cell Surface Receptor ◽  
Migration And Invasion ◽  
Protein Transduction ◽  
Growth Factor Signaling ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth

Cell transplantation has become a major focus in biomedical research. However, efficient engraftment in solid tissues remains a challenge. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) signaling increases survival, proliferation, migration, and invasion of many cell types through Met, its cell surface receptor. Therefore, activation of this signaling pathway may improve the ability of many cells to be transplanted. We constructed a constitutively activated form of Met (Tpr-Met) fused to the protein transduction domain of HIV-TAT to activate the HGF/Met pathway for a few hours following cell injection. Matrix-assisted refolding was used to renature TAT-Tpr-Met protein, which was efficiently delivered into cells and recapitulated several biological functions of Met in vitro. Furthermore, treatment of hepatic progenitors with this molecule for one hour before transplantation significantly improved engraftment efficiency (31% untreated cells, 58% treated cells). These findings suggest that the transient transfer of Tpr-Met may provide a new approach to increase the proportion of successfully engrafted cells.

scholarly journals A Potential Mechanism of Tumor Progression during Systemic Infections Via the Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF)/c-Met Signaling Pathway

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 2074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hironori Tsujimoto ◽  
Hiroyuki Horiguchi ◽  
Yusuke Matsumoto ◽  
Risa Takahata ◽  
Nariyoshi Shinomiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Liver Metastasis ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth Factor ◽  
Liver Metastases ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
High Serum ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth

Background: Increasing evidence has demonstrated that postoperative infectious complications (PICs) after digestive surgery are significantly associated with negative long-term outcomes; however, precise mechanisms of how PICs affect the poor long-term survival remain unclear. Here, we focused on the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/c-Met signaling pathway as one of those mechanisms. Methods: In the clinical setting, serum HGF levels were measured in the patients with sepsis and those with PICs after undergoing esophagectomy. Using a liver metastasis mouse model with cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), expressions of HGF and the roles of the HGF/c-Met pathway in the progression of tumor cells were examined. Results: Serum HGF levels were very high in the patients with intra-abdominal infection on postoperative days (PODs) 1, 3, and 5; similarly, compared to the patients without PICs, those with PICs had significantly higher serum HGF levels on 1, 3, and 5 days after esophagectomy. The patients with PICs showed poorer overall survival than those without PICs, and the patients with high serum HGF levels on POD 3 showed poorer prognosis than those with low HGF levels. Similarly, at 24 and 72 h after operation, serum levels of HGF in CLP mice were significantly higher than those in sham-operated mice. Intraperitoneal injection of mouse recombinant HGF significantly promoted liver metastases in sham-operated mice on 14 days after surgery. Knocking down c-Met expression on NL17 tumor cells by RNAi technology significantly inhibited the promotion of CLP-induced liver metastases. Conclusions: Infections after surgery increased serum HGF levels in the clinical as well as experimental settings. Induction of high serum HGF levels by CLP promoted liver metastases in a murine liver metastasis model, suggesting the involvement of the HGF/c-Met signaling pathway in tumor promotion mechanisms. Thus, targeting the HGF/c-Met signaling pathway may be a promising approach for malignant tumors, particularly in the patients with PICs.

Loss of Hepatocyte Growth Factor/c-Met Signaling Pathway Accelerates Early Stages of N-nitrosodiethylamine–Induced Hepatocarcinogenesis

2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (20) ◽  
pp. 9844-9851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taro Takami ◽  
Pal Kaposi-Novak ◽  
Koichi Uchida ◽  
Luis E. Gomez-Quiroz ◽  
Elizabeth A. Conner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth Factor ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Factor C ◽  
Hepatocyte Growth
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