Tumor cell-macrophage interactions increase angiogenesis through secretion of EMMPRIN

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umor macrophages are generally considered to be alternatively/M2 activated to induce secretion of pro-angiogenic factors such as VEGF and MMPs. EMMPRIN (CD147, basigin) is overexpressed in many tumor types, and has been shown to induce fibroblasts and endothelial cell expression of MMPs and VEGF. We first show that tumor cell interactions with macrophages resulted in increased expression of EMMPRIN and induction of MMP-9 and VEGF. Human A498 renal carcinoma or MCF-7 breast carcinoma cell lines were co-cultured with the U937 monocytic-like cell line in the presence of TNFα (1 ng/ml). Membranal EMMPRIN expression was increased in the co-cultures (by 3-4-folds, p < 0.01), as was the secretion of MMP-9 and VEGF (by 2-5-folds for both MMP-9 and VEGF, p < 0.01), relative to the single cultures with TNFα. Investigating the regulatory mechanisms, we show that EMMPRIN was post-translationally regulated by miR-146a, as no change was observed in the tumoral expression of EMMPRIN mRNA during co-culture, expression of miR-146a was increased and its neutralization by its antagomir inhibited EMMPRIN expression. The secretion of EMMPRIN was also enhanced (by 2-3-folds, p < 0.05, only in the A498 co-culture) via shedding offof the membranal protein by a serine protease that is yet to be identified, as demonstrated by the use of wide range protease inhibitors. Finally, soluble EMMPRIN enhanced monocytic secretion of MMP-9 and VEGF, as inhibition of its expression levels by neutralizing anti-EMMPRIN or siRNA in the tumor cells lead to subsequent decreased induction of these two pro-angiogenic proteins. These results reveal a mechanism whereby tumor cell-macrophage interactions promote angiogenesis via an EMMPRIN-mediated pathway.© 2013 Amit-Cohen, Rahat and Rahat.

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Amit-Cohen, B. C., Rahat, M. M., & Rahat, M. A. (2013). Tumor cell-macrophage interactions increase angiogenesis through secretion of EMMPRIN. Frontiers in Physiology, 4 JUL. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2013.00178

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