SV40 T/t-common polypeptide inhibits angiogenesis and growth of HER2-overexpressing human ovarian cancer

Cancer Gene Ther. 2011 Dec;18(12):859-70. doi: 10.1038/cgt.2011.55. Epub 2011 Aug 26.

Abstract

Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is frequently overexpressed in human ovarian cancers and its overexpression is associated with increased angiogenesis, increased metastasis and reduced survival. Inhibition of HER2 in HER2-overexpressing cancers can lead to reduced angiogenesis and improved survival. Previously, we reported that SV40 T/t-common polypeptide has transcriptional repression activity and can inhibit HER2 expression. In this study, we investigated the effect of T/t-common on the angiogenesis-inducing activity of HER2-overexpressing human SK-OV-3 ovarian cancer cells. We found that compared to conditioned medium from control SK-OV-3 cancer cells, conditioned medium from T/t-common-expressing SK-OV-3 cells had a reduced ability to induce endothelial cell migration and tube formation in vitro and microvessel formation in vivo. These data indicate that T/t-common can inhibit the ability of SK-OV-3 cancer cells to induce angiogenesis. T/t-common was found to be able to downregulate the expression of several proangiogenic factors, including vascular endothelial growth factor-A, interleukin-8, basic fibroblast growth factor, matrix metalloproteinase-2 and urokinase-type plasminogen activator, and upregulate antiangiogenic factors, including thrombospondin-1 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 in SK-OV-3 cancer cells. Finally, we demonstrated that T/t-common could inhibit the angiogenesis and growth of HER2-overexpressing human ovarian tumor in NOD/SCID mice. Taken together, the data suggest that T/t-common had the potential to be developed as a new antiangiogenic agent specific for treating HER2-overexpressing ovarian cancers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming / therapeutic use*
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Culture Media, Conditioned
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred NOD
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / therapy*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / blood supply*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / genetics
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Peptides / therapeutic use*
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / genetics

Substances

  • Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming
  • Culture Media, Conditioned
  • Peptides
  • ERBB2 protein, human
  • Receptor, ErbB-2