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NF-kappaB regulation of endothelial cell function during LPS-induced toxemia and cancer.


ABSTRACT: The transcription factor NF-kappaB is an important regulator of homeostatic growth and inflammation. Although gene-targeting studies have revealed important roles for NF-kappaB, they have been complicated by component redundancy and lethal phenotypes. To examine the role of NF-kappaB in endothelial tissues, Tie2 promoter/enhancer-IkappaBalpha(S32A/S36A) transgenic mice were generated. These mice grew normally but exhibited enhanced sensitivity to LPS-induced toxemia, notable for an increase in vascular permeability and apoptosis. Moreover, B16-BL6 tumors grew significantly more aggressively in transgenic mice, underscoring a new role for NF-kappaB in the homeostatic response to cancer. Tumor vasculature in transgenic mice was extensive and disorganized. This correlated with a marked loss in tight junction formation and suggests that NF-kappaB plays an important role in the maintenance of vascular integrity and response to stress.

SUBMITTER: Kisseleva T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1616192 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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