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2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Mechanistic Investigation and future clinical application of anti-angiogenic theraphy in hepatacellular carcinoma

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14570498
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Gastroenterology
Research InstitutionNara Medical University

Principal Investigator

YOSHIJI Hitoshi  Nara Medical University, 3rd Dept of Int Med, Research Associate, 医学部, 助手 (40336855)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) IMAZU Hiroo  Nara Medical University, 3rd Dept of Int Med, Research Associate, 助手 (60336857)
KOJIMA Hideyuki  Nara Medical University, 3rd Dept of Int Med, Research Associate, 助手 (60326345)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2003
KeywordsAngiogenesis / VFGF / Hepatocellular Carcinoma / Angiotensin-II
Research Abstract

In the current granted-project., we elucidated the in vivo role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. We examined the combined effect of VEGF and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), which is also known as a potent angiogenic factor in HCC, overexpression by means of a combination of a retroviral tetracycline (tet)-regulated gene expression system. We found that VEGF and bFGF synergistically increased tumor growth and angiogenesis in murine HCC cells, at least partly induction of VEGF by bFGF overexpression through VEGFR-2. We also found that clinically used angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I), perindopril (PE) and interferon (IFN) at clinical compatible low doses significantly suppressed the HCC development and angiogenesis associated with suppression of VEGF. We reported these results in several journals, such as Hepatology and Clinical Cancer Research.

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  • [Publications] Yoshiji H et al.: "Vascular endothelial growth factor and receptor interaction is a prerequisite for murine hepatic fibrogenesis"GUT. 52. 1347-1354 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Yoshiji H et al.: "Angiotensin-II induces the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 through the protein kinase-C signaling pathway in rat liver fibrosis development"Hepatology Research. 27. 51-56 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Yoshiji H et al.: "Extracellular matrix remodeling may predominate over hepatocyte injury in hepatocellular carcinoma development"Oncology Reports. 10. 957-962 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Yoshiji H et al.: "The copper-chelating agent, trientine, attenuates liver enzyme- altered preneoplastic lesions in rats by angiogenesis suppressi"Oncology Reports. 10. 1369-1373 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Noguchi R et al.: "Combination of interferon-βand the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, perindopril, attenuates murine hepatocellular carcinoma development and angiogenesis"Clinical Cancer Research. 9. 6038-6045 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Ikenaka Y et al.: "Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) inhibits tumor growth and angiogenesis in the TIMP-1 transgenic mouse model"Int J.Cancer. 105. 340-346 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Yoshiji H et al.: "Recent Research Development in Cancer"Transworld Research Network. 620 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Yoshiji H, Kuriyama S, Yoshii J, Ikenaka Y, Nobuchi R, Hicklin DJ, Wu Y, Yanase K, Namisaki T, Yamazaki M, Tsujinoue H, Imazu H, Masaki T, Fukui H.: "Vascular endothilial growth factor and receptor interaction is a prerequisite for murine hepatic fibrogenesis"GUT. 52(9). 1347-1354 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Yoshiji H, Kuriyama S, Yoshii J, Ikenaka Y, Noguchi R, Yanase K, Namisaki T, Kitade K, Yamazaki M, Tsujinoue H, Fukui H.: "Angiotensin-II induces the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 through the protein kinase-C signaling pathway in rat liver fibrosis development"Hepatol Res. 27. 51-56 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Yoshiji H, Kuriyama S, Yoshii J, Ikenaka Y, Noguchi R, Yanase K, Namisaki T, Yamazaki M, Tsujinoue H, Imazu H, Fukui H: "Extracellular matrix remodeling may predominate over hepatocyte injury in hepatocellular carcinoma development"ONCOLOGY REPORTS. 10. 957-962 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Yoshiji H, Kuriyama S, Yoshii J, Ikenaka Y, Noguchi R, Yanase K, Namisaki T, Yamazaki M, Tsujinoue H, Imazu H, Fukui H.: "The copper-chelating agent, trientine, attenuates liver enzymealtered preneoplastic lesions in rats by angiogenesis suppression"ONCOLOGY REPORTS. 10. 1369-1373 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Noguchi R, Yoshiji H, kuriyama S, Yoshii J, Ikenaka Y, Yanase K, Namisaki T, Yamazaki M, Tsujinoue H, Imazu H, Masaki T, Fukui H.: "Combination of interferon-beta and the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, perindopril, attenuates murine hepatocellular carcinoma development and angiogenesis"Clin Cancer Res. 9. 6038-6045 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Ikenaka Y, Yoshiji H, Kuriyama S, Yoshii J, Noguchi R, Tsujinoue H, Yanase K, Namisaki T, Imazu H, Masaki T, Fukui H.: "Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) inhibits tumor growth and angiogenesis in the TIMP-1 transgenic mouse model"Int.J.Cancer. 105. 340-346 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Yoshiji H, Fukui H.: "The role of vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF] in hepatocellular carcinoma"Recent Research Development in Cancer. 4(1). 53-63 (2002)

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Published: 2005-04-19  

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