PMID- 26461397 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20160301 LR - 20151014 IS - 1873-4596 (Electronic) IS - 0891-5849 (Linking) VI - 75 Suppl 1 DP - 2014 Oct TI - Control of endothelial function and angiogenesis by PGC-1alpha relies on ROS control of vascular stability. PG - S5 LID - S0891-5849(14)01337-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.10.836 [doi] AB - Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor g co-activator 1alpha (PGC-1alpha) is a regulator of oxidative metabolism and reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis that has been show to play a relevant role in angiogenesis. PGC-1alpha KO mice show reduced vascular density in the retinas and KO primary vascular endothelial cells (ECs) migrate faster than the wild type, an effect that can be rescued by antioxidants, suggesting that excessive ROS levels might be relevant in PGC-1 alpha role in angiogenesis. This study aims to investigate the role of ROS homeostasis on the regulation by PGC-1 alpha of angiogenesis. We found that endothelial cells (ECs) from mice deleted for PGC-1 alpha display attenuated adhesion to the extracellular matrix, together with slower spreading, reduced formation of cellular junctions, a disorganized cytoskeleton and random motility, and a enhanced tip phenotype. Aditionally, PGC-1 alpha -deleted ECs exhibit an altered response to vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A). In vivo, deletion of PGC-1 alpha results in addition to reduced retinal vascular density, sparse pericyte coverage. Exposure of PGC-1 alpha deleted mice to hyperoxia during retinal vascular development exacerbates these vascular abnormalities and mice show extensive retinal hemorrhaging, with highly unstructured areas and very poor perfusion, compared with wild-type mice. Structural analysis demonstrates a reduction of endothelial VE-cadherin, suggesting defective inter-cellular junctions. Interestingly, this hyperoxia-induced phenotype is partially reversed by antioxidant administration, indicating that elevated production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the absence of PGC-1 alpha is functionally important. Finally, in vitro studies show that antioxidant treatment improves VEGF-A signaling, suggesting that toxic effect of ROS may be caused by the alteration of the VEGF-A signaling pathway. In summary, our findings indicate that PGC-1 alpha control of ROS homeostasis plays an important role in the control of de novo angiogenesis, and is required for vascular stability. CI - Copyright (c) 2014. Published by Elsevier Inc. FAU - Garcia-Quintans, Nieves AU - Garcia-Quintans N AD - Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas "Alberto Sols" (CSIC-UAM). Arturo Duperier 4. 28029-Madrid (Spain). FAU - Sanchez-Ramos, Cristina AU - Sanchez-Ramos C AD - Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas "Alberto Sols" (CSIC-UAM). Arturo Duperier 4. 28029-Madrid (Spain). FAU - Tierrez, Alberto AU - Tierrez A AD - Fundacion Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Melchor Fernandez Almagro 3, 28029-Madrid (Spain). FAU - Olmo, Yolanda AU - Olmo Y AD - Fundacion Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Melchor Fernandez Almagro 3, 28029-Madrid (Spain). FAU - Luque, Alfonso AU - Luque A AD - Fundacion Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Melchor Fernandez Almagro 3, 28029-Madrid (Spain). FAU - Arza, Elvira AU - Arza E AD - Fundacion Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Melchor Fernandez Almagro 3, 28029-Madrid (Spain). FAU - Alfranca, Arantzazu AU - Alfranca A AD - Fundacion Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Melchor Fernandez Almagro 3, 28029-Madrid (Spain). FAU - Miguel Redondo, Juan AU - Miguel Redondo J AD - Fundacion Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, Melchor Fernandez Almagro 3, 28029-Madrid (Spain). FAU - Monsalve, Maria AU - Monsalve M AD - Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas "Alberto Sols" (CSIC-UAM). Arturo Duperier 4. 28029-Madrid (Spain). LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20141210 PL - United States TA - Free Radic Biol Med JT - Free radical biology & medicine JID - 8709159 OTO - NOTNLM OT - PGC-1 alpha OT - ROS OT - angiogenesis OT - vascular endothelium EDAT- 2015/10/16 06:00 MHDA- 2015/10/16 06:01 CRDT- 2015/10/14 06:00 PHST- 2015/10/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/10/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/10/16 06:01 [medline] AID - S0891-5849(14)01337-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.10.836 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Free Radic Biol Med. 2014 Oct;75 Suppl 1:S5. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.10.836. Epub 2014 Dec 10.