Vascular endothelial growth factor-A(165) induces progression of melanoma brain metastases without induction of sprouting angiogenesis.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
We investigated the mechanisms of vascularization in a brain metastases model of malignant melanoma. Parenchymal metastases expressing little vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) co-opted the preexistent brain vasculature, leading to an infiltrative phenotype. Metastases of the human melanoma cell line Mel57, engineered to express recombinant VEGF-A(165), showed accelerated growth in a combined expansive and infiltrative pattern with marked central necrosis. This difference in growth profile was accompanied by dilation of co-opted intra- and peritumoral vessels with concomitant induction of vascular permeability. Our data show that modulation of preexistent vasculature can contribute to malignant progression without induction of sprouting angiogenesis.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Neoplasms
- Endothelial Growth Factors
- Melanoma
- Neovascularization, Pathologic