PURPOSE: The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of silencing HIF-1 alpha gene expression with specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) on VEGF production and angiogenesis in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) cells. METHODS: Two EOC cell lines, MDAH-2774 and SKOV-3, were cultured under normoxic (20% O(2)) and hypoxic (2% O(2)) conditions using standard techniques. After EOC cells were transfected with siRNA, HIF-1 alpha and VEGF mRNA levels were measured by real-time RT-PCR. Angiogenesis was evaluated utilizing an in vitro assay model consisting of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and polymerized ECM Matrix. RESULTS: Both EOC cell lines evaluated constitutively expressed HIF-1 alpha and VEGF mRNA. HIF-1 alpha and VEGF mRNA levels were significantly increased in response to hypoxia (P < 0.05). Under hypoxic conditions, inhibition of HIF-1 alpha gene expression by a specific siRNA resulted in a significant reduction in HIF-1 alpha and VEGF mRNA levels (P < 0.05). In the in vitro angiogenesis model, supernatant from the hypoxic EOC cells induced the HUVEC to form a complex tubular network, a hallmark of angiogenesis. Semi-quantitative analysis of the angiogenesis assay revealed a significant reduction in tube formation when supernatant from HIF-1 alpha siRNA-treated hypoxic EOC cell was used (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Inhibition of HIF-1 alpha expression by specific siRNA resulted in a significant decrease in VEGF production and angiogenesis. Further investigation of HIF-1 alpha inhibition for anti-tumor activity is warranted and may potentially prove HIF-1 alpha as a therapeutic target in the management ovarian cancer.
PURPOSE: The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of silencing HIF-1 alpha gene expression with specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) on VEGF production and angiogenesis in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) cells. METHODS: Two EOC cell lines, MDAH-2774 and SKOV-3, were cultured under normoxic (20% O(2)) and hypoxic (2% O(2)) conditions using standard techniques. After EOC cells were transfected with siRNA, HIF-1 alpha and VEGF mRNA levels were measured by real-time RT-PCR. Angiogenesis was evaluated utilizing an in vitro assay model consisting of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and polymerized ECM Matrix. RESULTS: Both EOC cell lines evaluated constitutively expressed HIF-1 alpha and VEGF mRNA. HIF-1 alpha and VEGF mRNA levels were significantly increased in response to hypoxia (P < 0.05). Under hypoxic conditions, inhibition of HIF-1 alpha gene expression by a specific siRNA resulted in a significant reduction in HIF-1 alpha and VEGF mRNA levels (P < 0.05). In the in vitro angiogenesis model, supernatant from the hypoxic EOC cells induced the HUVEC to form a complex tubular network, a hallmark of angiogenesis. Semi-quantitative analysis of the angiogenesis assay revealed a significant reduction in tube formation when supernatant from HIF-1 alpha siRNA-treated hypoxic EOC cell was used (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Inhibition of HIF-1 alpha expression by specific siRNA resulted in a significant decrease in VEGF production and angiogenesis. Further investigation of HIF-1 alpha inhibition for anti-tumor activity is warranted and may potentially prove HIF-1 alpha as a therapeutic target in the management ovarian cancer.
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