PMID- 27185663 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170605 LR - 20220129 IS - 1879-3649 (Electronic) IS - 1537-1891 (Print) IS - 1537-1891 (Linking) VI - 83 DP - 2016 Aug TI - Increased aerobic glycolysis is important for the motility of activated VSMC and inhibited by indirubin-3'-monoxime. PG - 47-56 LID - S1537-1891(15)30107-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.vph.2016.05.002 [doi] AB - Increased aerobic glycolysis is a recognized feature of multiple cellular phenotypes and offers a potential point for drug interference, as pursued by anti-tumor agents targeting the Warburg effect. This study aimed at examining the role of aerobic glycolysis for migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and its susceptibility to the small molecule indirubin-3'-monoxime (I3MO). Activation of VSMC with platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) resulted in migration and increased glycolytic activity which was accompanied by an increased glucose uptake and hexokinase (HK) 2 expression. Inhibition of glycolysis or hexokinase by pharmacological agents or siRNA-mediated knockdown significantly reduced the migratory behavior in VSMC without affecting cell viability or early actin cytoskeleton rearrangement. I3MO, previously recognized as inhibitor of VSMC migration, was able to counteract the PDGF-activated increase in glycolysis and HK2 abundance. Activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 3 could be identified as crucial event in upregulation of HK2 and glycolytic activity in PDGF-stimulated VSMC and as point of interference for I3MO. I3MO did not inhibit hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)1alpha-dependent transcription nor influence miRNA 143 levels, other potential regulators of HK2 levels. Overall, we demonstrate that increased aerobic glycolysis is an important factor for the motility of activated VSMC and that the anti-migratory property of I3MO may partly depend on impairment of glycolysis via a compromised STAT3/HK2 signaling axis. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Heiss, Elke H AU - Heiss EH AD - Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: elke.heiss@univie.ac.at. FAU - Schachner, Daniel AU - Schachner D AD - Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria. FAU - Donati, Maddalena AU - Donati M AD - Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo, 5, 35131 Padova, Italy. FAU - Grojer, Christoph S AU - Grojer CS AD - Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria. FAU - Dirsch, Verena M AU - Dirsch VM AD - Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria. LA - eng GR - P 23317/FWF_/Austrian Science Fund FWF/Austria PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160514 PL - United States TA - Vascul Pharmacol JT - Vascular pharmacology JID - 101130615 RN - 0 (Indoles) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (Nfe2l2 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Oximes) RN - 0 (Platelet-Derived Growth Factor) RN - 0 (STAT3 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (Stat3 protein, rat) RN - 0 (indirubin-3'-monoxime) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (Hexokinase) RN - S88TT14065 (Oxygen) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - CHO Cells MH - Cell Movement/*drug effects MH - Cricetulus MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Glycolysis/*drug effects MH - Hexokinase/genetics/metabolism MH - Indoles/*pharmacology MH - Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/*drug effects/metabolism MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/genetics/metabolism MH - Oximes/*pharmacology MH - Oxygen/*metabolism MH - Platelet-Derived Growth Factor/pharmacology MH - RNA Interference MH - Rats MH - STAT3 Transcription Factor/genetics/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Time Factors MH - Transfection PMC - PMC4939873 MID - EMS68940 OID - NLM: EMS68940 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Aerobic glycolysis OT - Hexokinase OT - Indirubin-3' monoxime OT - Migration OT - VSMC EDAT- 2016/05/18 06:00 MHDA- 2017/06/06 06:00 PMCR- 2016/08/01 CRDT- 2016/05/18 06:00 PHST- 2015/12/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/04/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/05/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/05/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/05/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/06/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1537-1891(15)30107-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.vph.2016.05.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Vascul Pharmacol. 2016 Aug;83:47-56. doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2016.05.002. Epub 2016 May 14.