PMID- 37859604 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231113 LR - 20231113 IS - 1473-0766 (Electronic) IS - 0951-3590 (Linking) VI - 39 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Dec TI - Estrogen receptor-related receptor gamma uppresses hypoxia-induced angiogenesis by regulating VEGFA in endometrial cancer. PG - 2264411 LID - 10.1080/09513590.2023.2264411 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Estrogen receptor-related receptor gamma (ERRgamma), is implicated in cancer cell proliferation and metastasis. The function of ERRgamma in tumor angiogenesis, however, is to be revealed. This study was designed to elaborate the regulatory effect of ERRgamma on angiogenesis in endometrial cancer (EC). METHODS: Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was adopted to determine the protein expression of ERRgamma, VEGFA, CD31 and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) in tumor tissues. HEC-1A cells stably expressing ERRgamma were established bytransfection, and then an endothelial cell tube formation assay was performed. CCK-8 assay was employed for cell viability, and wound healing assay for cell migration ability. Besides, western blot, ELISA and qRT-PCR were used to examine the VEGFA expression. After hypoxia treatment of ERRgamma overexpressing HEC-1A cells, the ERRgamma expression and VEGFA expression were determined by western blot. Finally, EC xenografts in nude mice were constructed by subcutaneous injection of ERRgamma stably expressing HEC-1A cells and control HEC-1A cells. RESULTS: IHC results revealed a negative correlation between the expression of ERRgamma and VEGFA in EC tissues. ERRgamma overexpression significantly decreased the level of HIF-1 in tumor tissue of nude mice. ERRgamma overexpression down-regulated inhibited angiogenesis capability and inhibited the proliferation and migration of HEC-1A cells. Furthermore, ERRgamma expression was suppressed under the condition of hypoxia while restoration of ERRgamma partially inhibited hypoxia-induced VEGFA expression in HEC-1A cells. CONCLUSIONS: ERRgamma is an angiogenesis suppressor and involved in hypoxia-induced VEGFA expression in EC. Hence, ERRgamma might be a promising antiangiogenic target for human EC. FAU - Wang, Xiao-Xiao AU - Wang XX AD - Department of Gynecology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Hua, Teng AU - Hua T AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan,China. FAU - Wang, Hong-Bo AU - Wang HB AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan,China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231020 PL - England TA - Gynecol Endocrinol JT - Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology JID - 8807913 RN - 0 (ESRRG protein, human) RN - 0 (Receptors, Estrogen) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) RN - 0 (VEGFA protein, human) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation MH - *Endometrial Neoplasms/blood supply/genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Hypoxia MH - Mice, Nude MH - *Neovascularization, Pathologic/genetics/metabolism MH - Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Endometrial cancer (EC) OT - angiogenesis OT - estrogen receptor-related receptor gamma (ERRgamma) OT - hypoxia OT - vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) EDAT- 2023/10/20 06:42 MHDA- 2023/10/23 01:18 CRDT- 2023/10/20 04:14 PHST- 2023/10/23 01:18 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/20 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/20 04:14 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/09513590.2023.2264411 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gynecol Endocrinol. 2023 Dec;39(1):2264411. doi: 10.1080/09513590.2023.2264411. Epub 2023 Oct 20.