TY - JOUR
T1 - Angiogenic potential in vivo by Kaposi's sarcoma cell-free supernatants and HIV-1 tat product
T2 - Inhibition of KS-like lesions by tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2
AU - Albini, Adriana
AU - Fontanini, Gabriella
AU - Masiello, Luciana
AU - Tacchetti, Carlo
AU - Bigini, Daniela
AU - Luzzi, Paola
AU - Noonan, Douglas M.
AU - Stetler-Stevenson, William G.
PY - 1994/9
Y1 - 1994/9
N2 - Objective: To determine the neoplastic nature of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). A highly vascularized lesion, KS is frequently associated with AIDS, indicating HIV products may be involved. Design and methods: We determined the angiogenic properties of KS cell-secreted products and the HIV-1-tat gene product in vivo. Cell-free secreted products (KS-CM) from cultured epidemic and sporadic KS spindle cells or recombinant (r) HIV-1 tat protein were injected into mice with a matrix support (Matrigel) Results: KS-CM produced lesions carrying all the phenotypic hallmarks of KS, as observed by light and electron microscopy: spindle-shaped cells, haemorrhages and an inflammatory infiltrate, as well as Factor VIII-positive endothelial cells lining new blood vessels. Electron microscopy indicated an initial granulocyte invasion, with spindle-cell migration and neocapillary formation in the centre of the matrix. These lesions required the cofactor heparin; KS-CM or heparin alone were poorly angiogenic. A less intense angiogenesis, with lower cellularity and few granulocytes, was observed in basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)/heparin lesions, indicating that factors other than bFGF are present in the KS spindle-cell products. When the collagenase inhibitor tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP)-2 was added to the sponges, KS-CM-induced angiogenesis was reduced by approximately 65% and bFGF-induced angiogenesis inhibited completely. Recombinant HIV-1 tat protein, a growth factor for KS cells, induced vascularization that was also enhanced by heparin, implying that HIV-1 tat could contribute to the aetiology of HIV-associated KS. Conclusions: KS-like lesions were obtained by injecting cell-free secreted products, suggesting that KS is a 'self-propagating' proliferative lesion caused by a cytokine imbalance and not a true neoplasm. Heparin-binding factors appear to be involved, and HIV-1 tat angiogenic properties implicate this molecule in AIDS-associated KS. Inhibition of KS-CM-induced KS-like lesions by TIMP-2 suggests that metalloproteinase inhibitors could be potential therapeutic agents for KS.
AB - Objective: To determine the neoplastic nature of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). A highly vascularized lesion, KS is frequently associated with AIDS, indicating HIV products may be involved. Design and methods: We determined the angiogenic properties of KS cell-secreted products and the HIV-1-tat gene product in vivo. Cell-free secreted products (KS-CM) from cultured epidemic and sporadic KS spindle cells or recombinant (r) HIV-1 tat protein were injected into mice with a matrix support (Matrigel) Results: KS-CM produced lesions carrying all the phenotypic hallmarks of KS, as observed by light and electron microscopy: spindle-shaped cells, haemorrhages and an inflammatory infiltrate, as well as Factor VIII-positive endothelial cells lining new blood vessels. Electron microscopy indicated an initial granulocyte invasion, with spindle-cell migration and neocapillary formation in the centre of the matrix. These lesions required the cofactor heparin; KS-CM or heparin alone were poorly angiogenic. A less intense angiogenesis, with lower cellularity and few granulocytes, was observed in basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)/heparin lesions, indicating that factors other than bFGF are present in the KS spindle-cell products. When the collagenase inhibitor tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP)-2 was added to the sponges, KS-CM-induced angiogenesis was reduced by approximately 65% and bFGF-induced angiogenesis inhibited completely. Recombinant HIV-1 tat protein, a growth factor for KS cells, induced vascularization that was also enhanced by heparin, implying that HIV-1 tat could contribute to the aetiology of HIV-associated KS. Conclusions: KS-like lesions were obtained by injecting cell-free secreted products, suggesting that KS is a 'self-propagating' proliferative lesion caused by a cytokine imbalance and not a true neoplasm. Heparin-binding factors appear to be involved, and HIV-1 tat angiogenic properties implicate this molecule in AIDS-associated KS. Inhibition of KS-CM-induced KS-like lesions by TIMP-2 suggests that metalloproteinase inhibitors could be potential therapeutic agents for KS.
KW - Angiogenesis
KW - Heparin
KW - HIV
KW - Kaposi's sarcoma
KW - tat
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M3 - Article
C2 - 7528513
AN - SCOPUS:0027981273
VL - 8
SP - 1237
EP - 1244
JO - AIDS
JF - AIDS
SN - 0269-9370
IS - 9
ER -