BACKGROUND: Human tissue kallikrein (HK) releases kinins from kininogen. We investigated whether adenovirus-mediated HK gene delivery is angiogenic in the context of ischemia. METHODS AND RESULTS: Hindlimb ischemia, caused by femoral artery excision, increased muscular capillary density (P:<0.001) and induced the expression of kinin B(1) receptor gene (P:<0.05). Pharmacological blockade of B(1) receptors blunted ischemia-induced angiogenesis (P:<0.01), whereas kinin B(2) receptor antagonism was ineffective. Intramuscular delivery of adenovirus containing the HK gene (Ad. CMV-cHK) enhanced the increase in capillary density caused by ischemia (969+/-32 versus 541+/-18 capillaries/mm(2) for control, P:<0.001), accelerated blood flow recovery (P:<0.01), and preserved energetic charge of ischemic muscle (P:<0.01). Chronic blockade of kinin B(1) or B(2) receptors prevented HK-induced angiogenesis. CONCLUSIONS: HK gene delivery enhances the native angiogenic response to ischemia. Angiogenesis gene therapy with HK might be applicable to peripheral occlusive vascular disease.
BACKGROUND: Human tissue kallikrein (HK) releases kinins from kininogen. We investigated whether adenovirus-mediated HK gene delivery is angiogenic in the context of ischemia. METHODS AND RESULTS: Hindlimb ischemia, caused by femoral artery excision, increased muscular capillary density (P:<0.001) and induced the expression of kinin B(1) receptor gene (P:<0.05). Pharmacological blockade of B(1) receptors blunted ischemia-induced angiogenesis (P:<0.01), whereas kinin B(2) receptor antagonism was ineffective. Intramuscular delivery of adenovirus containing the HK gene (Ad. CMV-cHK) enhanced the increase in capillary density caused by ischemia (969+/-32 versus 541+/-18 capillaries/mm(2) for control, P:<0.001), accelerated blood flow recovery (P:<0.01), and preserved energetic charge of ischemic muscle (P:<0.01). Chronic blockade of kinin B(1) or B(2) receptors prevented HK-induced angiogenesis. CONCLUSIONS: HK gene delivery enhances the native angiogenic response to ischemia. Angiogenesis gene therapy with HK might be applicable to peripheral occlusive vascular disease.
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