PMID- 22582814 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130405 LR - 20120926 IS - 1600-0714 (Electronic) IS - 0904-2512 (Linking) VI - 41 IP - 9 DP - 2012 Oct TI - Transfection of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 decoy oligodeoxynucleotides suppresses expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in oral squamous cell carcinoma cells. PG - 675-81 LID - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2012.01161.x [doi] AB - Vasculature development is thought to be an important aspect in the growth and metastasis of solid tumors. Among the many angiogenic factors produced by tumor cells, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is considered to play a key role in angiogenic processes. VEGF synthesis is modulated by hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) function within the hypoxic microenvironment of growing cancer tissue. To inhibit HIF-1 activation, oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) were synthesized and transferred with either the consensus sequence for HIF-1 binding or a mutated form of this sequence. If we could transfer a large number of ODNs into the cancer cell nucleus, activated HIF-1 might bind to the ODNs, resulting in inhibition of hypoxia-induced VEGF synthesis. We transferred these ODNs into cultured oral squamous cell carcinoma cells (SAS cells) using the hemagglutinating virus of Japan (HVJ)-liposome method. Hypoxia-mediated expression of VEGF by cancer cells was suppressed by transfection of HIF-1 decoy ODNs, but not by mutated HIF-1 decoy ODNs. HIF-1 decoy ODN transfection also inhibited VEGF protein synthesis. These results suggest that transfection with HIF-1 decoy ODNs is effective for regulating tumor growth by reducing VEGF. CI - (c) 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S. FAU - Imai, Mie AU - Imai M AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Dental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. FAU - Ishibashi, Hiroaki AU - Ishibashi H FAU - Nariai, Yoshiki AU - Nariai Y FAU - Kanno, Takahiro AU - Kanno T FAU - Sekine, Joji AU - Sekine J FAU - Onimaru, Mitsuho AU - Onimaru M FAU - Mori, Yoshihide AU - Mori Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120515 PL - Denmark TA - J Oral Pathol Med JT - Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology JID - 8911934 RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1) RN - 0 (Liposomes) RN - 0 (Oligodeoxyribonucleotides) RN - 0 (VEGFA protein, human) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) SB - IM MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics/*metabolism MH - Cell Culture Techniques MH - Cell Hypoxia/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Nucleus/metabolism MH - Consensus Sequence/genetics MH - Cytoplasm/metabolism MH - Genetic Vectors/genetics MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1/*genetics MH - Liposomes MH - Mouth Neoplasms/genetics/*metabolism MH - Mutation/genetics MH - Neovascularization, Pathologic/genetics MH - Oligodeoxyribonucleotides/*genetics MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics MH - Sendai virus/genetics MH - Transcriptional Activation/genetics MH - Transfection/*methods MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/analysis/*metabolism EDAT- 2012/05/16 06:00 MHDA- 2013/04/06 06:00 CRDT- 2012/05/16 06:00 PHST- 2012/05/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/05/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/04/06 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2012.01161.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Oral Pathol Med. 2012 Oct;41(9):675-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2012.01161.x. Epub 2012 May 15.