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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-8-10
pubmed:abstractText
Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) has been known for some time to function in killing bacteria and in neutralizing the effects of bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide. In the present study, BPI is found to be a novel endogenous inhibitor of angiogenesis. Within the sub-muM range, BPI shows a concentration-dependent inhibition of endothelial cell (EC) proliferation that is mediated by cell detachment and subsequent induction of apoptosis. As measured by flow cytometric analysis of the percentage of subdiploid cells, apoptosis induction was half-maximal at about 250 nmol/L BPI. Apoptosis was confirmed by quantification of cells with nuclear fragmentation. Apoptosis was found to be EC specific. In an in vitro collagen gel-based angiogenesis assay, BPI at 1.8 micromol/L inhibited tube formation by 81% after only 24 hours. Evidence for in vivo inhibition of angiogenesis was obtained, using the chorioallantoic membrane assay in which BPI was seen to be significantly effective at concentrations as low as 180 nmol/L. This newly discovered function of BPI might provide a possible therapeutic modality for the treatment of various pathologic disorders that depend on angiogenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
176-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Allantois, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Blood Bactericidal Activity, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Blood Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Chick Embryo, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Chorion, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-DNA Fragmentation, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Erythrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Heparin, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Leukocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Neovascularization, Physiologic, pubmed-meshheading:10891448-Umbilical Veins
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) inhibits angiogenesis via induction of apoptosis in vascular endothelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Tumor Angiogenesis Laboratory, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. DvdSchaft@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article