Journal Article

Psoriasin (S100A7) increases the expression of ROS and VEGF and acts through RAGE to promote endothelial cell proliferation

Carlström, Maria, Shubbar, Emman, Petersson, Stina, Vegfors, Jenny, Enerbäck, Charlotta

2012

Overview

Psoriasin (S100A7), originally identified in psoriasis, is a calcium-binding protein belonging to the multigenic S100 family. In high-grade ductal carcinoma in situ, psoriasin was identified as one of the most abundant transcripts. We have previously shown that psoriasin was induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Moreover, the downregulation of psoriasin by short hairpin RNA (shRNA) led to the reduced expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and inhibited tumor growth in vivo. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether psoriasin could have direct effects on endothelial cells. In this study we demonstrated that psoriasin increased VEGF expression in mammary epithelial cells. The treatment of endothelial cells with recombinant psoriasin increased proliferation comparable to that of recombinant VEGF protein. No change in proliferation was seen when endothelial cells were infected with psoriasin-expressing adenoviruses, suggesting that the proliferative effect of psoriasin was mediated by a specific receptor. Treatment with sRAGE, targeting the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), thus inhibited endothelial cell proliferation and tube formation enhanced by recombinant psoriasin. We showed that VEGF expression was not induced by hydrogen peroxide, when psoriasin was silenced by shRNA, which led to the hypothesis that psoriasin induces ROS. Indeed, psoriasin was shown to induce ROS in both endothelial and epithelial cells. Moreover, sRAGE inhibited the psoriasin-dependent generation of ROS in endothelial cells. Finally, treatment with antioxidant Bcl-2 protein abolished the effect of psoriasin on endothelial cell proliferation. Our data suggest that psoriasin expression in mammary epithelial cells leads to increased endothelial cell proliferation in a paracrine manner through RAGE. Psoriasin may therefore play a role in breast cancer progression by promoting oxidative stress response and angiogenesis.

• Publisher: Springer US,Springer,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Angiogenesis / Biological and medical sciences / Breast cancer / Breast Neoplasms / Cancer research / Cancer therapies / Cell Line, Tumor / Cell Proliferation - drug effects / Endothelium / Female / Gene Expression - drug effects / Gene Knockdown Techniques / Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics / Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells - drug effects / Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells - metabolism / Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells - physiology / Humans / Mammary gland diseases / Medical sciences / MEDICIN / MEDICINE / Medicine & Public Health / Neovascularization, Pathologic - metabolism / Oncology / Peroxides / Preclinical Study / Protein binding / Proteins / Psoriasis / Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism / Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products - genetics / Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products - metabolism / Recombinant Proteins - genetics / Recombinant Proteins - metabolism / RNA / RNA Interference / S100 Calcium Binding Protein A7 / S100 Proteins - genetics / S100 Proteins - metabolism / S100 Proteins - physiology / Tumors / Up-Regulation / Vascular endothelial growth factor / Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - genetics / Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - metabolism