ANGIOGENESIS IN OVARIAN EPITHELIAL CARCINOMA

卵巢上皮癌中的血管生成

• 批准号: 6336420
• 负责人: ROBERT B JAFFE
• 金额: $ 23.06万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-04-30 至 2001-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6336420
• 关键词: angiogenesis; angiogenesis factor; athymic mouse; carcinoma; estradiol; female; fluorescent in situ hybridization; gene expression; growth factor receptors; growth inhibitors; human genetic material tag; human tissue; in situ hybridization; metastasis; neoplasm /cancer blood supply; neoplasm /cancer immunotherapy; neoplastic growth; neoplastic process; neutralizing antibody; nonhuman therapy evaluation; northern blottings; ovary neoplasms; passive immunization; receptor expression; vascular endothelium

The development of a vascular supply is an essential component of tumor growth. Our preliminary studies in immunodeficient mice indicate that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mediates tumor-directed angiogenesis in ovarian epithelial carcinoma, at least during early stages of tumor growth. Inhibition of VEGF action with a neutralizing antibody to VEGF inhibited the neovascularization and growth of SKOV3-derived tumors in the subcutaneous and intraperitoneal tissue of immunodeficient mice. With cessation of treatment, tumor, neovascularization and growth resumed. Our underlying hypothesis is that angiogenesis is necessary to promote the growth and spread of primary human ovarian epithelial carcinomas. To test this hypothesis, neovascularization and growth of subcutaneous and intraperitoneal tumors derived from SKOV3, OVCAR-3 and primary human ovarian cancer cells will be examined following treatment with a neutralizing antibody to VEGF. We will asses whether inhibition of tumor- directed angiogenesis by passive immunization against tumor-derived VEGF inhibits the growth of both initial and advanced tumors and prolongs survival in these animals. The effect of other anti-angiogenic agents (e.g., 2-methoxyestradiol, thrombospondin, 16kDa fragment of prolactin) on tumor neovascularization and growth also will be examined. Furthermore, we will characterize VEGF and VEGF receptor expression in ovarian cancer and assess whether expression of VEGF and/or its receptors correlates with cancer stage and degree of vascularization, and whether VEGF is an independent negative prognostic indicator of patient survival. This proposal is designed to elucidate the role of angiogenesis in the basic biology of ovarian epithelial carcinoma. We will assess the usefulness of VEGF expression and tumor vascularization as prognostic indicators of patient outcome and examine the anti-tumor effects of inhibiting angiogenesis in biologically relevant models of this malignancy. Elucidating the growth factors involved in, and blocking the angiogenic process necessary for, ovarian cancer neovascularization represents a novel method for inhibiting the growth of this malignancy, potentially leading to advances in prognosis, treatment and survival.

血管供应的发展是肿瘤的重要组成部分 生长。 我们在免疫缺陷小鼠中的初步研究表明 血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）介导肿瘤定向 卵巢上皮癌的血管生成，至少在早期 肿瘤生长。 用中和抗体抑制VEGF作用 VEGF抑制了SKOV3衍生肿瘤的新血管形成和生长 免疫缺陷小鼠的皮下和腹膜内组织。 和 恢复治疗，肿瘤，新血管形成和生长。 我们的 基本假设是血管生成对于促进 原发性卵巢上皮癌的生长和传播。 测试 皮下和 源自SKOV3，OVCAR-3和原代人的腹膜内肿瘤 用A治疗后，将检查卵巢癌细胞 对VEGF的中和抗体。 我们将评估抑制肿瘤 - 针对肿瘤衍生的VEGF的被动免疫定向的血管生成 抑制初始和晚期肿瘤的生长以及延长 这些动物的生存。 其他抗血管生成剂的作用 （例如，2-甲氧基雌二醇，血小板传播，16kDa的催乳素片段） 还将检查肿瘤新血管形成和生长。 此外，我们 将表征卵巢癌中的VEGF和VEGF受体表达 评估VEGF和/或其受体的表达是否与 癌症阶段和血管化程度，以及VEGF是否是 患者存活的独立阴性预后指标。 这 建议旨在阐明血管生成在基本中的作用 卵巢上皮癌的生物学。 我们将评估 VEGF表达和肿瘤血管化作为预后指标 患者结果并检查抑制的抗肿瘤作用 这种恶性肿瘤的生物学相关模型中的血管生成。 阐明涉及的生长因子并阻止血管生成 卵巢癌新血管形成所必需的过程代表了一种新颖 抑制这种恶性肿瘤的生长的方法，可能导致 预后，治疗和生存的进步。