The Wnt antagonist dickkopf-1 increases endothelial progenitor cell angiogenic potential

David M. Smadja, Clément D'Audigier, Louis Bastien Weiswald, Cécile Badoual, Virginie Dangles-Marie, Laetitia Mauge, Solène Evrard, Ingrid Laurendeau, François Lallemand, Stéphane Germain, Françoise Grelac, Blandine Dizier, Michel Vidaud, Ivan Bièche, Pascale Gaussem

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Objective- To determine the role of Wnt antagonist Dickkopf (DKK) 1 in human endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) in view of the emerging importance of Wnt pathways in vascular biology. Methods and Results- Endothelial progenitor cells have been proposed to be crucial in tumor neovascularization. Recombinant DKK1 has been tested in ECFC angiogenic properties in vitro. DKK1 enhanced ECFC proliferation and the capacity of ECFCs to form pseudotubes in Matrigel. These effects have been attributed to enhancement of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2, SDF-1, and CXCR4. DKK1 gene silencing has been realized on ECFCs and mesenchymal stem cells, and we found that DKK1 silencing in the 2 cell types decreased their angiogenic potential. We then examined the possible role of DKK1 in tumor neovasculogenesis and found that blood vessels of breast cancer tissues expressed DKK1 far more strongly in human breast tumors than in normal breast tissues. By studying 62 human breast tumors, we found a significant positive correlation between DKK1 expression and von Willebrand factor. In vivo, DKK1 strongly enhanced the vascularization of Matrigel plugs and increased tumor size in a xenograft model of human breast carcinoma in nude mice. Conclusion- DKK1 enhances angiogenic properties of ECFCs in vitro and is required for ECFC and mesenchymal stem cell angiogenic phenotypes in vivo. DKK1 also increases tumoral angiogenesis. Thus, we demonstrated a major role of DKK1 in angiogenic processes.

langue originaleAnglais
Pages (de - à)2544-2552
Nombre de pages9
journalArteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
Volume30
Numéro de publication12
Les DOIs
étatPublié - 1 déc. 2010
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