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PDGF-BB modulates hematopoiesis and tumor angiogenesis by inducing erythropoietin production in stromal cells

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Title
PDGF-BB modulates hematopoiesis and tumor angiogenesis by inducing erythropoietin production in stromal cells
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Nature Medicine, December 2011
DOI 10.1038/nm.2575
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Yuan Xue, Sharon Lim, Yunlong Yang, Zongwei Wang, Lasse Dahl Ejby Jensen, Eva-Maria Hedlund, Patrik Andersson, Masakiyo Sasahara, Ola Larsson, Dagmar Galter, Renhai Cao, Kayoko Hosaka, Yihai Cao

Abstract

The platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) signaling system contributes to tumor angiogenesis and vascular remodeling. Here we show in mouse tumor models that PDGF-BB induces erythropoietin (EPO) mRNA and protein expression by targeting stromal and perivascular cells that express PDGF receptor-β (PDGFR-β). Tumor-derived PDGF-BB promoted tumor growth, angiogenesis and extramedullary hematopoiesis at least in part through modulation of EPO expression. Moreover, adenoviral delivery of PDGF-BB to tumor-free mice increased both EPO production and erythropoiesis, as well as protecting from irradiation-induced anemia. At the molecular level, we show that the PDGF-BB-PDGFR-bβ signaling system activates the EPO promoter, acting in part through transcriptional regulation by the transcription factor Atf3, possibly through its association with two additional transcription factors, c-Jun and Sp1. Our findings suggest that PDGF-BB-induced EPO promotes tumor growth through two mechanisms: first, paracrine stimulation of tumor angiogenesis by direct induction of endothelial cell proliferation, migration, sprouting and tube formation, and second, endocrine stimulation of extramedullary hematopoiesis leading to increased oxygen perfusion and protection against tumor-associated anemia.

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Country Count As %
Germany 2 1%
Norway 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Belgium 1 <1%
China 1 <1%
Japan 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 149 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 41 26%
Researcher 34 22%
Student > Master 23 15%
Student > Bachelor 16 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 6%
Other 15 9%
Unknown 20 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 49 31%
Medicine and Dentistry 42 27%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 18 11%
Chemistry 6 4%
Engineering 5 3%
Other 14 9%
Unknown 24 15%