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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-5-30
pubmed:abstractText
Hypoxia stimulates angiogenesis through the binding of hypoxia-inducible factors to the hypoxia-response element in the vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegf) promotor. Here, we report that deletion of the hypoxia-response element in the Vegf promotor reduced hypoxic Vegf expression in the spinal cord and caused adult-onset progressive motor neuron degeneration, reminiscent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The neurodegeneration seemed to be due to reduced neural vascular perfusion. In addition, Vegf165 promoted survival of motor neurons during hypoxia through binding to Vegf receptor 2 and neuropilin 1. Acute ischemia is known to cause nonselective neuronal death. Our results indicate that chronic vascular insufficiency and, possibly, insufficient Vegf-dependent neuroprotection lead to the select degeneration of motor neurons.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1061-4036
pubmed:author
pubmed-author:AckerTT, pubmed-author:BeckHH, pubmed-author:BrusselmansKK, pubmed-author:BruyninckxFF, pubmed-author:CarmelietPP, pubmed-author:CashmanNN, pubmed-author:CollenDD, pubmed-author:DewerchinMM, pubmed-author:DrostM RMR, pubmed-author:FujisawaHH, pubmed-author:GorselinkMM, pubmed-author:GressensPP, pubmed-author:HellingsPP, pubmed-author:HerbertJ MJM, pubmed-author:HeymannVV, pubmed-author:HicklinD JDJ, pubmed-author:InceCC, pubmed-author:LaudenbachVV, pubmed-author:MoontMM, pubmed-author:NuyensDD, pubmed-author:OosthuyseBB, pubmed-author:PaceW GWG3rd, pubmed-author:PlateK HKH, pubmed-author:RabbEE, pubmed-author:RobberechtWW, pubmed-author:SemelJ DJD, pubmed-author:StorkebaumEE, pubmed-author:TheilmeierGG, pubmed-author:Van Den BoschLL, pubmed-author:Van DorpeJJ, pubmed-author:VermylenPP, pubmed-author:VleminckxVV
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
131-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Axons, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Cell Hypoxia, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Electrophysiology, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Endothelial Growth Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Lymphokines, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Motor Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Muscle Contraction, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Muscle Fibers, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Muscular Atrophy, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Nerve Degeneration, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Neuropilin-1, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Peripheral Nerves, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Receptors, Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Response Elements, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Sequence Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Spinal Cord, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, pubmed-meshheading:11381259-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Deletion of the hypoxia-response element in the vascular endothelial growth factor promoter causes motor neuron degeneration.
pubmed:affiliation
The Center for Transgene Technology and Gene Therapy, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, KU Leuven, Leuven, B-3000, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article
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