Full-length Dhh and N-terminal Shh act as competitive antagonists to regulate angiogenesis and vascular permeability
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Cardiovascular Research. 2021-11-01, vol. 117, n° 12, p. 2489-2501
Résumé en anglais
The therapeutic potential of Hedgehog (Hh) signalling agonists for vascular diseases is of growing interest. However, molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the role of the Hh signalling in vascular biology remain ...Lire la suite >
The therapeutic potential of Hedgehog (Hh) signalling agonists for vascular diseases is of growing interest. However, molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the role of the Hh signalling in vascular biology remain poorly understood. The purpose of the present article is to clarify some conflicting literature data. With this goal, we have demonstrated that, unexpectedly, ectopically administered N-terminal Sonic Hh (N-Shh) and endogenous endothelial-derived Desert Hh (Dhh) induce opposite effects in endothelial cells (ECs). Notably, endothelial Dhh acts under its full-length soluble form (FL-Dhh) and activates Smoothened in ECs, while N-Shh inhibits it. At molecular level, N-Shh prevents FL-Dhh binding to Patched-1 (Ptch1) demonstrating that N-Shh acts as competitive antagonist to FL-Dhh. Besides, we found that even though FL-Hh ligands and N-Hh ligands all bind Ptch1, they induce distinct Ptch1 localization. Finally, we confirmed that in a pathophysiological setting, i.e. brain inflammation, astrocyte-derived N-Shh acts as a FL-Dhh antagonist. The present study highlights for the first time that FL-Dhh and N-Hh ligands have antagonistic properties especially in ECs.< Réduire
Mots clés en anglais
Animals
Astrocytes
Capillary Permeability
Cells
Cultured
Cerebral Cortex
Corneal Neovascularization
Encephalomyelitis
Autoimmune
Experimental
Endothelial Cells
Female
Hedgehog Proteins
Ligands
Male
Mice
Knockout
Neovascularization
Pathologic
Patched-1 Receptor
Protein Binding
Signal Transduction
Smoothened Receptor
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