US20220002732A1 - Inhibin as targetable regulators of angiogenesis - Google Patents
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- Inhibins are heterodimeric molecules that are principally produced in the ovary by granulosa cells. Inhibins include an ⁇ -subunit linked through disulfide binding with either a ⁇ A or ⁇ B subunit. The resulting ⁇ A heterodimer is referred to as Inhibin A, whereas the ⁇ B protein constitutes Inhibin B. Inhibin A is the predominant form produced during the late follicular and luteal phases of the normal menstrual cycle, whereas Inhibin B is the predominant form during the early and mid-follicular phases of the cycle.
- Inhibins are an endocrine hormone in the TGF- ⁇ family and selectively inhibit follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion by the pituitary. Inhibin has also been identified as an antagonist of activin, another TGF- ⁇ member.
- FSH follicle-stimulating hormone
- Inhibin levels have been found to be significantly elevated across several ovarian cancer subtypes including GCTs, mucinous, clear cell, and high grade serous, as well as in the stroma of Brenner cancers associated with ascites accumulation such as colon, gastric, and pancreatic cancers (see, e.g., FIG. 1 ). Increased inhibin expression has also been reported in other vascular malignancies such as pre-eclampsia and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). While the overexpression of inhibins has been noted in these and other pathologies, the functional role of the protein in disease has not been reported.
- inhibin binds the TGF- ⁇ receptor complex T ⁇ RIII (also known as betaglycan) expressed on epithelial cells to mediate functional antagonism of activin.
- T ⁇ RIII also known as betaglycan
- T ⁇ RIII expression is greatly decreased in cancer ( FIG. 2 ).
- Angiogenesis refers to capillary formation from existing blood vessels. Angiogenesis occurs in several stages and involves interactions between cells, soluble factors, and extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules.
- endothelial cells with the help of proteolytic enzymes, including matrix metalloproteases (MMPs), break down the basement membrane of an existing blood vessel and invade the surrounding tissues. After the basement membrane of the blood vessel is broken down, endothelial cells migrate into the surrounding tissue and proliferate and sprout to give rise to new vessels. Growth factors and other soluble proteins often facilitate and regulate this process. Certain growth factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), act as chemo attractants that facilitate the migration of endothelial cells to certain locations. After migration and proliferation, the endothelial cells form a new lumen and start to secrete ECM molecules, ultimately forming a new capillary.
- VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
- Angiogenesis plays an important role in many normal events in the body, including wound healing, embryogenesis, and female reproductive processes. During these normal processes, angiogenesis is highly regulated. Unregulated angiogenesis, however, contributes to many pathological processes, including many cancers and pathologies involving the reproductive system, such as pre-eclampsia and PCOS.
- a method for preventing pathological angiogenesis through inhibition of inhibin and, in one particular embodiment, through inhibition of the alpha-subunit of inhibin can inhibit expression or signaling of SMAD1 and/or SMAD5, as well as other pathways in endothelial cells, through contact of the cells with a composition that includes an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity inhibin.
- the agent can be directed at the isolated alpha-subunit or optionally at complete inhibin, either Inhibin A or Inhibin B.
- a method can include inhibiting the presence or functional activity of inhibin in conjunction with inhibiting one or more components of a receptor utilized in pathological activity of inhibin.
- a method can include contacting endothelial cells with a composition that includes an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity of inhibin (e.g., the alpha-subunit of inhibin), and can also include an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity of activin receptor-like kinase 1 (ALK1) and/or an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity of endoglin.
- an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity of inhibin e.g., the alpha-subunit of inhibin
- ALK1 activin receptor-like kinase 1
- a composition can include a biologically acceptable carrier in conjunction with an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity of inhibin and can also include an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity of ALK1 and/or an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity of endoglin.
- the active agents of a composition can include antibodies, interfering RNA (e.g., shRNA), small molecule inhibitors, soluble binding partners for binding fragments thereof (e.g., soluble T ⁇ RIII), etc.
- FIG. 1 compares the basal expression of the alpha chain of inhibin in several ovarian cancer cell lines and endothelial cells.
- FIG. 2 demonstrates the decreased expression of the Type III TGF ⁇ receptor (T ⁇ RIII) in cancer.
- FIG. 3 is a comparison between endoglin and T ⁇ RIII.
- FIG. 4 schematically illustrates the interaction of inhibin, endoglin, ALK1, and ACTRII in activation of the SMAD1/5 pathway.
- FIG. 5 demonstrates inhibin as a predictor of patient survival in gastric cancer.
- FIG. 6 demonstrates inhibin as a predictor of patient survival in prostate cancer.
- FIG. 7 demonstrates inhibin as a predictor of patient survival in diffuse large cell B cell lymphoma.
- FIG. 8 demonstrates inhibin as a predictor of patient survival in lung adenocarcinoma.
- FIG. 9 demonstrates inhibin as a predictor of patient survival in p53 mutated breast cancer.
- FIG. 10 demonstrates inhibin as a predictor of patient survival in ovarian cancer.
- FIG. 11 demonstrates inhibin as a predictor of patient survival in renal clear cell cancer.
- FIG. 12 illustrates results of staining for the alpha-subunit of inhibin (inhibin- ⁇ ) on different tissue types including normal human ovary tissue and tissue obtained from different ovarian cancer subtypes.
- FIG. 13 illustrates typical immunohistochemistry (IHC) responses including low, medium, and high staining response to inhibin- ⁇ .
- FIG. 14 presents the inhibin- ⁇ level as a percentage of tissue core for each of the different tissue types.
- FIG. 15 presents the inhibin- ⁇ levels relative to tumor grade (I-III) for each of three different tissue types.
- FIG. 16 presents the IHC of the same tissue array immunolabeled with anti-inhibin- ⁇ (left) or anti-CD31 (middle) antibodies and compares the microvessel density of low and high inhibin- ⁇ tissue (right).
- FIG. 17 provides Western blot results for SMAD1/5 and SMAD2/3 activation by inhibin- ⁇ in human microvascular endothelial cells (HMvEC-1).
- FIG. 18 provides Western blot results for SMAD1/5 and SMAD2/3 activation by inhibin- ⁇ in mouse embryonic endothelial cells (MEEC).
- FIG. 19 provides Western blot results for MAPK pathways ERK1/2 activation by inhibin- ⁇ in MEEC.
- FIG. 20 provides P-SMAD1/5 and DAP staining images of endothelial cells following incubation with inhibin- ⁇ .
- FIG. 21 provides Western blot results for SMAD1/5 activation by inhibin- ⁇ in ovarian tumor epithelial cancer cells (HUVEC).
- FIG. 22 schematically illustrates a testing protocol described further herein.
- FIG. 23 illustrates Western blot results for HMvEC-1 cells incubated in various conditioned media in determination of inhibin- ⁇ role in the SMAD1/5 activation pathway.
- FIG. 24 presents the mRNA levels of inhibin- ⁇ (left) and total inhibin A levels (right) in stable SKOV3 in control cancer cells (shControl) and cancer cells treated with short hairpin RNA specific for inhibin (shINHA).
- FIG. 25 illustrates the effect of tumor cell secreted inhibin- ⁇ , recombinant inhibin and anti-inhibin- ⁇ antibody on angiogenesis.
- FIG. 26 illustrates angiogenesis in HMvEC-1 cells treated as indicated with TGF- ⁇ members (activin A, BMP9, TGF ⁇ 1) either alone or in the presence of inhibin- ⁇ .
- FIG. 27 illustrates angiogenesis in HMvEC-1, HUVEC and MEEC cells upon treatment with 300 pM inhibin- ⁇ for 16 hours.
- FIG. 28 provides staining images for endothelial cells in determination of endoglin role in inhibin inducement of SMAD1/5 activation.
- FIG. 29 illustrates the normalized expression of genes ID1, ID3 either in endoglin producing (ENG+/+) or endoglin knockdown (ENG ⁇ / ⁇ ) MEEC cells in response to inhibin.
- FIG. 30 provides the normalized expression of ACTRII by control cells and cells treated with a short hairpin RNA specific to ACTRII (shACTRII).
- FIG. 31 provides the effect of shACTRII on inhibin-induced SMAD1/5 phosphorylation in HMvEC-1.
- FIG. 32 illustrates effect of shRNA to endoglin in HMvEC-1 cells on inhibin angiogenesis and SMAD1/5 phosphorylation tested in the presence or absence of recombinant inhibin- ⁇ .
- FIG. 33 illustrates angiogenesis in MEEC ENG+/+ cells and endoglin null ENG ⁇ / ⁇ MEEC cells in the absence or presence of inhibin- ⁇ .
- FIG. 34 illustrates angiogenesis in HMvEC-1 cells in response to inhibin- ⁇ in the absence and presence of 5 ⁇ M of TRC105.
- FIG. 35 illustrates angiogenesis in the absence and presence of an ALK1 small molecule inhibitor (ML347) in presence or absence of inhibin- ⁇ .
- FIG. 36 presents Western blotting results for SMAD1/5 phosphorylation in response to 100 pM inhibin- ⁇ treatments for up to 60 minutes in the absence or presence of ML347.
- FIG. 37 illustrates angiogenesis in the absence or presence of recombinant inhibin- ⁇ and in the presence or absence of shRNA to ALK1.
- FIG. 38 presents Western blotting results for SMAD1/5 phosphorylation in response to 100 pM inhibin- ⁇ treatments for up to 60 minutes following treatment with shRNA to ALK1.
- FIG. 39 schematically illustrates an in vivo testing protocol described herein.
- FIG. 40 provides images and hemoglobin quantification of in vivo plugs including Matrigel® mixed with ECGS, conditioned media from control or inhibin- ⁇ knockdown stable cancer lines.
- FIG. 41 provides images and hemoglobin quantification of in vivo plugs including Matrigel® mixed with ECGS, recombinant inhibin and PBS.
- FIG. 42 illustrates the in vivo effects of shRNA to inhibin- ⁇ on tumor angiogenesis.
- FIG. 43 provides data obtained after 7 weeks of intraperitoneal injections of one million cells, either control or inhibin knockdown cells, in nude mice illustrating effect on peritoneal metastasis.
- FIG. 44 provides angiogenesis in cells following treatment with VEGF and inhibin, both individually and in combination.
- the disclosure is directed to methods for modifying endothelial cell activity through control of the presence or functional activity (and in particular, paracrine-type activity) of inhibin in an environment that includes the endothelial cells.
- disclosed methods and materials can directly target inhibin presence or functional activity in an environment that includes endothelial cells through utilization of an agent such as, and without limitation to, an antibody (or functional fragment thereof), a small molecule inhibitor, RNAi, or a soluble-binding partner or fragment thereof, directed at inhibin, and in one particular embodiment, directed at the ⁇ -subunit of inhibin.
- an agent such as, and without limitation to, an antibody (or functional fragment thereof), a small molecule inhibitor, RNAi, or a soluble-binding partner or fragment thereof, directed at inhibin, and in one particular embodiment, directed at the ⁇ -subunit of inhibin.
- Inhibition of inhibin in the environment can affect the activity and/or expression of endothelial cell components involved in pathological angiogenesis. For instance, inhibition of inhibin can decrease SMAD1 and/or SMAD5 signaling in endothelial cells, which is a necessary component of angiogenesis. Other pathways can likewise be affected through the disclosed methods and
- targeting of inhibin can affect the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades, which have been shown to play a key role in transduction of extracellular signal to cellular response and to play an important role in cellular programs such as proliferation, differentiation, development, transformation, and apoptosis.
- MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase
- methods can indirectly target the angiogenesis-promoting activity of inhibin.
- methods and materials can target components of a receptor complex signaling pathway including ALK1 and/or endoglin.
- this receptor complex has been discovered to be an alternate endothelial receptor complement system to the T ⁇ RIII receptor complex that is often lost in cancer.
- These co-receptors are elevated in the ascites of certain cancer patients (e.g., ovarian cancer patients) and have been discovered to be mediators in inhibin signaling and inhibin-induced angiogenesis in endothelial cells.
- a method can include inhibition of the presence or activity of one or both of these components of the alternate signaling pathway in conjunction with direct targeting of inhibin so as to modify the activity of certain angiogenesis-related compounds in endothelial cells, for instance, in order to modify activity of one or more of the SMAD1/5 pathways or one or more MAPK pathways such as ERK 1/2 signaling that, in vivo, can affect angiogenesis.
- Disclosed materials can be utilized in vivo in preventing pathological angiogenesis.
- the methods and materials can be utilized to decrease the presence and/or activity of inhibin in disorders in which dysregulation in angiogenesis contributes to the pathology, and particularly, in those disorders in which inhibin expression is also significantly elevated.
- pathologies can include, without limitation to, certain cancers (e.g., ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, renal cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, and breast cancer), as well as other diseases that include vascular malignancies such as pre-eclampsia and PCOS.
- the methods and materials are based upon the recognition that the ⁇ -subunit of inhibin (also referred to as inhibin- ⁇ and ⁇ -inhibin throughout this disclosure), critical for the functionality of dimeric inhibin (both A and B), is produced in a broad spectrum of tumors, and this production correlates with microvessel density (MVD) in human ovarian tissues and xenografts and is also predictive of poor clinical outcomes in multiple cancers.
- MMD microvessel density
- both cancer cell-derived and recombinant inhibin is shown herein to elicit a strong paracrine response from endothelial cells by triggering SMAD1/5 activation and angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo.
- inhibin is an alternate ligand for endoglin (ENG; also commonly referred to as CD105) and induces SMAD1/5 expression through an ALK1/ACTRII pathway.
- pathological angiogenesis prevention can also include inhibition of one or more components of this pathway, and in one embodiment, via inhibition of endoglin and/or ALK1.
- FIG. 3 provides a comparison between endoglin and betaglycan (T ⁇ RIII), the widely known TGF- ⁇ receptor complex that binds inhibin. While superficially similar, as shown in FIG. 3 , the activity of betaglycan and endoglin in pathology appears to be quite different. For instance, betaglycan is known to be downregulated in multiple tumor types, including neuroblastoma, ovarian granulosa, ovarian carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, breast carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and pancreatic carcinoma. Endoglin, in contrast, has high serum levels in several pathologies including breast carcinoma variants, colorectal carcinoma, acute myeloid leukemia, and chronic myeloid leukemia.
- T ⁇ RIII the widely known TGF- ⁇ receptor complex that binds inhibin. While superficially similar, as shown in FIG. 3 , the activity of betaglycan and endoglin in pathology appears to be quite different. For instance, betaglycan is
- Endoglin has previously been associated with angiogenesis. For instance, endoglin expression levels in the vasculature are increased during angiogenesis, with a decreased expression leading to altered angiogenesis in vitro and aberrant vascular development and function in vivo. Mutations in a single allele of the endoglin gene can result in decreased levels of the protein and are associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia-1 (HHT-1) and vascular malformations in humans. Moreover, endoglin deficient (ENG ⁇ / ⁇ ) mice have been shown to succumb to cardiovascular defects due to inappropriate remodeling of mature vascular network. (Bernabeu, et al., BBA, 2009).
- inhibin and in particular the alpha-subunit of inhibin in certain pathologies (e.g., ovarian and prostate cancers)
- increased expression of inhibin, and in particular the alpha-subunit of inhibin in certain pathologies provides a route for pathological angiogenesis through interaction with endoglin via the ALK1/ACTRII pathway and activation of SMAD1/5, as shown.
- inhibition of pathologically expressed inhibin optionally in conjunction with inhibition of one or more of endoglin and ALK1, can serve to prevent expression/activation of SMAD1/5 and subsequent angiogenesis.
- inhibition is intended to refer to prevention of expression of the target as well as to inactivation of the expressed target.
- inhibition agents for use in preventing the presence and/or activity of a target can include antibodies, RNAi, small molecule inhibitors, ligand traps (i.e., soluble binding partners of the target), and the like.
- An inhibition agent configured to prevent activity of a target can be a polypeptide, e.g., either a complete protein or a fragment thereof, that can recognize and bind the target, or alternatively, can be a non-proteinaceous binding agent.
- an inhibition agent can be an antibody (e.g., an anti- ⁇ -inhibin antibody) or a soluble proteinaceous binding partner of the target (e.g., soluble betaglycan), also referred to as a ligand trap.
- Non-proteinaceous binding agents can include small molecule inhibitors as are available in the art.
- Anti-inhibin and anti- ⁇ -inhibin antibodies as may be utilized are known and are available from suppliers such as Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., Bio-Rad Antibodies, Novus Biologicals, and others.
- Antibodies can include polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies as desired.
- Antibodies can be raised according to known methods. For instance, isolated and/or purified or recombinantly produced inhibin or the isolated alpha-subunit of inhibin may be utilized to generate antibodies using the methods known in the art. Humanized antibody to ALK1 and endoglin are likewise available in the open market.
- TRCN105 a humanized antibody to endoglin known as TRCN105 is in clinical trials and other endoglin antibodies have been described (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,928,641, and US Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0110944, which are incorporated herein by reference).
- expression of inhibin and in one particular embodiment, the alpha-subunit of inhibin, can be prevented by silencing methods as are known in the art.
- RNAi e.g., shRNA-mediated knockdown
- shRNA-mediated knockdown can be utilized to prevent expression of the target and thereby prevent endothelial cell signaling that can lead to pathological angiogenesis.
- RNAi materials for specific targeting are available to those of skill in the art.
- Non-proteinaceous small molecule inhibitors can also be utilized that can bind the target and thereby prevent pathogenic angiogenesis in vivo.
- MLK347 is a highly selective ALK1/ALK2 small molecule inhibitor available from MCE® MedChem Express.
- an inhibition agent can be provided as a biocompatible composition.
- a composition can generally include the agent in a concentration that can vary over a wide range, with a preferred concentration generally depending on the particular application, the delivery site, and the mode that will be used in the delivery process.
- a composition can include an inhibition agent (e.g., an anti- ⁇ -antibody) at a concentration of from about 0.0001 ⁇ M to about 0.5 M, or from about 0.0001 ⁇ M to about 0.1 M, so as to contact an endothelial cell at a concentration of between about 0.001 ⁇ M and about 100 ⁇ M.
- an inhibition agent e.g., an anti- ⁇ -antibody
- the composition can include a wider range of concentrations.
- actual concentrations used may be influenced by the tissue targeted by the procedure, size of the targeted area, desired incubation time, and preferred pH, in addition to delivery mode.
- an inhibition agent can be provided in pharmaceutically acceptable formulations using formulation methods known to those of ordinary skill in the art. These formulations can generally be targeted to endothelial cells by standard routes. For example, the formulations may be administered in one embodiment directly to endothelium and/or to a tumor associated with the endothelium, for instance through exposure of the tissue and direct application thereto, or via direct injection of the formulation to the targeted tissue. In other embodiments, however, the formulations may be administered indirectly to the targeted tissue, e.g., via systemic administration.
- composition can be delivered intravenously in a systemic delivery protocol.
- osmotic mini pumps may be used to provide controlled delivery of high concentrations of the treatment agents through cannulae to the site of interest, such as directly into a tumor.
- a composition can include further agents in addition to the inhibition agent.
- agents can be active agents, providing direct benefit to the tissue, or may be supporting agents, improving delivery, compatibility, or reactivity of other agents in the composition.
- disclosed methods can be utilized in conjunction with other anti-angiogenic methods and materials.
- the inhibin-mediated pathway described herein can synergize in disease conditions with VEGF to stimulate endothelial cell differentiation and angiogenesis.
- disclosed methods and materials can be utilized in conjunction with anti-VEGF therapies as are known in the art to provide even better treatment outcomes.
- a composition can include one or more buffers as are generally known in the art.
- a composition including an anti- ⁇ -inhibin antibody, optionally in conjunction with an inhibition agent directed at endoglin and/or an inhibition agent directed at ALK1 and having a pH from about 4.0 to about 9.0 may be formulated with inclusion of a biocompatible buffer such as distilled water, saline, phosphate buffers, borate buffers, HEPES, PIPES, and MOPSO.
- a composition may be formulated to have a pH of between about 5.5 and about 7.4.
- compositions for parenteral delivery can include pharmaceutically acceptable sterile aqueous or nonaqueous solutions, dispersions, suspensions, or emulsions, as well as sterile powders for reconstitution into sterile injectable solutions or dispersions just prior to use.
- suitable aqueous and nonaqueous carriers, diluents, solvents or vehicles include water, ethanol, polyols (e.g., glycerol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol and the like), carboxymethylcellulose and suitable mixtures thereof, vegetable oils (e.g., olive oil) and injectable organic esters such as ethyl oleate.
- compositions can contain minor amounts of auxiliary substances such as wetting or emulsifying agents, pH buffering agents and the like that can enhance the effectiveness of the phenolic compound. Proper fluidity may be maintained, for example, by the use of coating materials such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the required particle size in the case of dispersions and by the use of surfactants.
- auxiliary substances such as wetting or emulsifying agents, pH buffering agents and the like that can enhance the effectiveness of the phenolic compound.
- Proper fluidity may be maintained, for example, by the use of coating materials such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the required particle size in the case of dispersions and by the use of surfactants.
- compositions may also contain adjuvants such as preservatives, wetting agents, emulsifying agents, and dispersing agents.
- antibacterial and antifungal agents such as paraben, chlorobutanol, phenol, sorbic acid and the like. It may also be desirable to include isotonic agents such as sugars, sodium chloride and the like.
- compositions can include pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the components therein, e.g., those that may be derived from inorganic or organic acids.
- Pharmaceutically acceptable salts include the acid addition salts that are formed with inorganic acids such as, for example, hydrochloric or phosphoric acids, or such organic acids as acetic, tartaric, mandelic and the like. Salts formed with free carboxyl groups can also be derived from inorganic bases such as, for example, sodium, potassium, ammonium, calcium or ferric hydroxides, and such organic bases as isopropylamine, trimethylamine, 2-ethylamino ethanol, histidine, procaine and the like.
- Representative acid addition salts include, but are not limited to, acetate, adipate, alginate, citrate, aspartate, benzoate, benzenesulfonate, bisulfate, butyrate, camphorate, camphorsulfonate, digluconate, glycerophosphate, hem isulfate, heptanoate, hexanoate, fumarate, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, 2-hydroxymethanesulfonate (isethionate), lactate, maleate, methanesulfonate, nicotinate, 2-naphthalenesulfonate, oxalate, pamoate, pectinate, persulfate, 3-phenylpropionate, picrate, pivalate, propionate, succinate, tartrate, thiocyanate, phosphate, glutamate, bicarbonate, p-toluenesulfonate and undecano
- the basic nitrogen-containing groups can be quaternized with such agents as lower alkyl halides such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl chlorides, bromides and iodides; dialkyl sulfates like dimethyl, diethyl, dibutyl, and diamyl sulfates; long chain halides such as decyl, lauryl, myristyl and stearyl chlorides, bromides and iodides; arylalkyl halides like benzyl and phenethyl bromides and others. Water- or oil-soluble or dispersible products are thereby obtained.
- lower alkyl halides such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl chlorides, bromides and iodides
- dialkyl sulfates like dimethyl, diethyl, dibutyl, and diamyl sulfates
- long chain halides such as de
- the method can include use of timed-release or sustained-release delivery systems as are generally known in the art. Such systems can be desirable, for instance, in situations where long-term delivery of the agents to a particular location is desired.
- a sustained-release matrix can include a matrix made of materials, usually polymers, which are degradable by enzymatic or acid/base hydrolysis or by dissolution. Once located at or near the target tissue, e.g., inserted into the body, for instance in the form of a patch or a stent, such a matrix can be acted upon by enzymes and body fluids.
- the sustained-release matrix can be chosen from biocompatible materials such as liposomes, polylactides (polylactic acid), polyglycolide (polymer of glycolic acid), polylactide co-glycolide (co-polymers of lactic acid and glycolic acid) polyanhydrides, poly(ortho)esters, polyproteins, hyaluronic acid, collagen, chondroitin sulfate, carboxylic acids, fatty acids, phospholipids, polysaccharides, nucleic acids, polyamino acids, amino acids such as phenylalanine, tyrosine, isoleucine, polynucleotides, polyvinyl propylene, polyvinylpyrrolidone and silicone.
- biocompatible materials such as liposomes, polylactides (polylactic acid), polyglycolide (polymer of glycolic acid), polylactide co-glycolide (co-polymers of lactic acid and glycolic acid) polyanhydrides,
- the inhibition agent can be targeted by use of a hydrogel delivery vehicle.
- Hydrogels include polymeric matrices that can be highly hydrated while maintaining structural stability. Suitable hydrogel matrices can include un-crosslinked and crosslinked hydrogels.
- crosslinked hydrogel delivery vehicles of the invention can optionally include hydrolyzable portions, such that the matrix can be degradable when utilized in an aqueous environment, e.g., in vivo.
- the delivery vehicle can include a crosslinked hydrogel including a hydrolyzable crosslinking agent, such as polylactic acid, and can be degradable in vivo.
- Hydrogel delivery vehicles can include natural polymers such as glycosaminoglycans, polysaccharides, proteins, and the like, as well as synthetic polymers, as are generally known in the art.
- a non-limiting list of hydrophilic polymeric materials that can be utilized in forming hydrogels can include dextran, hyaluronic acid, chitin, heparin, collagen, elastin, keratin, albumin, polymers and copolymers of lactic acid, glycolic acid, carboxymethyl cellulose, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, epoxides, silicones, polyols such as polypropylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene glycol and their derivatives, alginates such as sodium alginate or crosslinked alginate gum, polycaprolactone, polyanhydride, pectin, gelatin, crosslinked proteins peptides and polysaccharides, and the like.
- a delivery system can include a combination of one or more delivery vehicles.
- a hydrogel delivery vehicle can be combined with a patch, a stent, a perforated balloon, a vascular graft, or any other suitable device, for delivery of the inhibition agent(s) to a target.
- inhibin can be a significant predictor of patient survival in cancers as illustrated in FIGS. 5-11 for gastric cancer ( FIG. 5 ), prostate cancer ( FIG. 6 ), diffuse large cell B cell lymphoma ( FIG. 7 ), lung adenocarcinoma ( FIG. 8 ), p53 mutated breast cancer ( FIG. 9 ), ovarian cancer ( FIG. 10 ), and renal clear cell cancer ( FIG. 11 ), as well as in non-cancer pathologies such as HHT-1, pre-eclampsia, and PCOS. Accordingly, disclosed methods and materials can have a wide application across a large number of pathologies, both cancerous and non-cancerous.
- FIG. 12 provides representative images from immunohistochemistry (IHC) of a human ovary cancer tissue microarray (Human Ovary Cancer Tissue Microarray, Protein Biotechnologies) of normal tissue and different ovarian cancer subtypes (endometrial, serous, mucinous) with high inhibin- ⁇ staining as determined by immunolabeling with anti-inhibin- ⁇ antibody and IgG control.
- IHC immunohistochemistry
- FIG. 14 presents inhibin- ⁇ levels (as percentage of cores) for each subtype in FIG. 12 .
- FIG. 15 presents the inhibin- ⁇ levels relative to tumor grade (I-III) for the tissue type.
- FIG. 16 presents the IHC of the same tissue array immunolabeled with anti-Inhibin- ⁇ (left) or anti-CD31 (right) antibodies separately. Representative images of CD31 staining with the corresponding inhibin- ⁇ levels in the same cores are shown on the figures and the chart on the right represents quantitation of the microvessel density of the tumor cores with respect to inhibin- ⁇ levels quantified (**P ⁇ 0.01).
- HMvEC-1 Mouse Embryonic Endothelial Cells (MEEC) and Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells (HMvEC-1) were examined to determine the effect of inhibin- ⁇ on SMAD1/5 activation and on MAPK pathway activation, and specifically, on ERK1/2 activation. GAPDH or B-actin was used as control. Cells were incubated with 20 pM inhibin- ⁇ and examined over a time course of 60 minutes and also examined following 30-minute incubation over a dose course from 0 to 100 pM inhibin- ⁇ . Western blot results are shown of the HMvEC-1 ( FIG. 17 ) and MEEC ( FIG. 18 ). FIG.
- FIG. 19 presents the Western blot time course results following incubation of MEEC with inhibin- ⁇ for ERK1/2 activation.
- FIG. 20 presents image results from staining (Psmad1/5, DAP, and merged images) for HMvEC-1 cells (left) and MEEC cells (right) following incubation in inhibin- ⁇ or untreated (UT). Results clearly indicate that inhibin- ⁇ is a robust activator of SMAD1/5 and ERK1/2 in endothelial cells with translocation to the nucleus but is not equally an activator of SMAD2/3.
- Ovarian carcinoma epithelial cells (OVCA420) were also examined to determine if inhibin- ⁇ is likewise a SMAD1/5 activator in these cell types.
- Western blot results are shown in FIG. 21 .
- conditioned media were obtained from stable cell lines that were generated from SKOV3 cells and OVCA420 cells with short hairpin RNA either as a control (with no effective sequence) (shControl), or directed at inhibin- ⁇ (shINHA), or stable unmodified SKOV3 cells.
- HMvEC-1 cells were then incubated in one of the conditioned media, as schematically illustrated in FIG. 22 .
- Western blot results are provided in FIG. 23 . Results indicate that inhibin- ⁇ activates the SMAD1/5 pathway in endothelial cells in a paracrine manner.
- FIG. 24 illustrates ELISA results for the mRNA levels of inhibin- ⁇ (left) and for total inhibin A (right) in stable SKOV3 shControl and shINHA cancer cells.
- FIG. 25 illustrates three-dimensional capillary sprouting and tube formation of HMvEC-1 cells in the presence of conditioned media (CM) from shControl SKOV3 cancer cells or CM from shINHA SKOV3 cancer cells (top), in the presence of CM from shControl SKOV3 cells in the presence of 10 ⁇ g/ml IgG or anti-inhibin- ⁇ (middle), and in the presence of CM from shControl treated with (+) or without ( ⁇ ) 300 pM recombinant Inhibin A alone and anti-inhibin- ⁇ antibody (10 ⁇ g/ml) (bottom).
- the bar graphs represent the average number of meshes quantified and represent duplicate trials.
- tumor cell-produced inhibin increased endothelial cell angiogenesis and could be suppressed by blocking with an anti-inhibin antibody.
- FIG. 26 illustrates side-by-side comparison of angiogenesis results for HMvEC-1 cells treated as indicated with other TGF- ⁇ members (activin A, BMP9, TGF ⁇ 1) either alone or in the presence of inhibin- ⁇ . The robust effect of inhibin on angiogenesis can be seen.
- the bar graph represents quantitation of number of meshes.
- FIG. 27 illustrates the capillary sprouting and tube formation of multiple endothelial cell types (HUVEC, HMvEC, MEEC) upon treatment with 300 pM inhibin- ⁇ for 16 hours and the broad effect of inhibin on angiogenesis in different cell types.
- MEEC either positive (MEEC+/+) or negative (MEEC ⁇ / ⁇ ) for endoglin were incubated with 100 pM inhibin- ⁇ . Staining results are illustrated in FIG. 28 .
- FIG. 29 illustrates the normalized expression of genes ID1, ID3 either in endoglin producing (ENG+/+) or endoglin knockdown (ENG ⁇ / ⁇ ) MEEC cells in response to inhibin.
- TGF- ⁇ receptor serine threonine kinases (ALK1-7) are used by other TGF- ⁇ ligands. Testing was done to determine which Type I receptor is utilized by inhibin by using a panel of small molecule inhibitors as a preliminary screen for different ALKs. It was found that inhibition of ALK1/2, but not ALK3/6 or ALK5/4/7 (SB431542), suppressed inhibin-induced signaling and angiogenesis. Similarly, three type II receptors are expressed in cells: TBRII, ACTRII and BMPRII. Results of the testing ( FIGS. 30, 31 ) indicate that inhibin- ⁇ -induced signaling and angiogenesis are dependent on the ACTRII receptor, but these results do not rule out TBRII and BMPRII.
- endoglin ENG
- ALK1 a target of inhibin- ⁇ -induced angiogenesis
- shRNA to endoglin to reduce endoglin expression 2) antibody to endoglin (TRCN105), and 3) mouse embryonic endothelial cells that were knock outs for endoglin. All three approaches indicated that in the absence of endoglin, inhibin does not induce angiogenesis.
- shRNA to ALK1 to reduce ALK1 expression indicated that inhibin- ⁇ -induced signaling and angiogenesis is dependent on the ALK1 receptor
- FIG. 33 illustrates capillary sprouting and tube formation in MEEC ENG+/+ cells and endoglin null ENG ⁇ / ⁇ in the absence or presence of inhibin- ⁇ after 16 hours.
- the graph in the middle illustrates the average number of meshes from a minimum of 3 independent fields and is a representative of duplicate trials.
- Western blotting for SMAD1/5 phosphorylation in response to 20 pM inhibin- ⁇ for up to 60 minutes is shown in the right panel.
- FIG. 34 illustrates capillary sprouting and tube formation (left) in HMvEC-1 cells in response to inhibin- ⁇ in the absence and presence of 5 ⁇ M of TRC105 added 30 minutes prior to treatment with inhibin- ⁇ .
- the bar graph on the right represents the number of meshes quantified.
- FIG. 35 illustrates capillary sprouting and tube formation in the absence and presence of 5 ⁇ M of the ALK1 and ALK2 small molecule inhibitor ML347 added 30 minutes prior to treatment with inhibin- ⁇ .
- the bar graph on the right illustrates the number of meshes quantified.
- FIG. 36 presents Western blotting results for SMAD1/5 phosphorylation in response to 100 pM inhibin- ⁇ treatment for up to 60 minutes in the absence or presence of ML347.
- FIG. 37 presents qRT-PCR analysis of ALK1 mRNA expression in HMvEC-1 cells transfected with either control (shControl) or shRNA to ALK1 (shALK1) for 48 hours.
- FIG. 37 (middle) illustrates tube formation assays in the absence or presence of recombinant inhibin- ⁇ .
- the graph on the right of FIG. 37 represents the number of meshes from a minimum of 3 fields and representative of duplicate trials.
- FIGS. 40 and 41 are representative images of Matrigel® plugs (top) and hemoglobin quantification of Matrigel® plugs (bottom) 12 days post-subcutaneous injection of growth factor reduced Matrigel® mixed with either 100 ng/ml ECGS (positive control), conditioned media from shControl or shINHA SKOV3 stable cancer in or recombinant inhibin- ⁇ (100 ng/ml) ( FIG. 40 ) or PBS (negative control) ( FIG. 41 ).
- FIG. 42 illustrates the effects of shRNA to inhibin- ⁇ on tumor angiogenesis and includes representative confocal images of IHC of either shControl or shINHA tumors immunolabeled for CD31.
- Microvessel density (MVD) was evaluated using CD31 positive endothelial cells in tumor specimens using ImageJ assisted image analysis. **P ⁇ 0.01.)
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Description
- This application is a Continuation Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/631,561, having a filing date of Jun. 23, 2017, entitled “Inhibin as Targetable Regulators of Angiogenesis,” which claims filing benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/354,330, having a filing date of Jun. 24, 2016, entitled “Inhibins as Novel and Targetable Regulators of Angiogenesis,” and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/372,902, having a filing date of Aug. 10, 2016, entitled “Targeting Inhibins in Cancers and other Vascular Malignancies,” all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- This invention was made with government support under Grant No. 5P20GM109091-02, awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in the invention.
- Inhibins are heterodimeric molecules that are principally produced in the ovary by granulosa cells. Inhibins include an α-subunit linked through disulfide binding with either a βA or βB subunit. The resulting αβA heterodimer is referred to as Inhibin A, whereas the αβB protein constitutes Inhibin B. Inhibin A is the predominant form produced during the late follicular and luteal phases of the normal menstrual cycle, whereas Inhibin B is the predominant form during the early and mid-follicular phases of the cycle. Inhibins are an endocrine hormone in the TGF-β family and selectively inhibit follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion by the pituitary. Inhibin has also been identified as an antagonist of activin, another TGF-β member.
- Inhibin levels have been found to be significantly elevated across several ovarian cancer subtypes including GCTs, mucinous, clear cell, and high grade serous, as well as in the stroma of Brenner cancers associated with ascites accumulation such as colon, gastric, and pancreatic cancers (see, e.g.,
FIG. 1 ). Increased inhibin expression has also been reported in other vascular malignancies such as pre-eclampsia and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). While the overexpression of inhibins has been noted in these and other pathologies, the functional role of the protein in disease has not been reported. During normal non-pathogenic activity, inhibin binds the TGF-β receptor complex TβRIII (also known as betaglycan) expressed on epithelial cells to mediate functional antagonism of activin. This is the only high affinity receptor molecule that has been shown to directly bind inhibin. However, TβRIII expression is greatly decreased in cancer (FIG. 2 ). Thus, the possible functional consequences of elevated inhibin in cancers and other vascular malignancies remains elusive. - Angiogenesis refers to capillary formation from existing blood vessels. Angiogenesis occurs in several stages and involves interactions between cells, soluble factors, and extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules. First, endothelial cells with the help of proteolytic enzymes, including matrix metalloproteases (MMPs), break down the basement membrane of an existing blood vessel and invade the surrounding tissues. After the basement membrane of the blood vessel is broken down, endothelial cells migrate into the surrounding tissue and proliferate and sprout to give rise to new vessels. Growth factors and other soluble proteins often facilitate and regulate this process. Certain growth factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), act as chemo attractants that facilitate the migration of endothelial cells to certain locations. After migration and proliferation, the endothelial cells form a new lumen and start to secrete ECM molecules, ultimately forming a new capillary.
- Angiogenesis plays an important role in many normal events in the body, including wound healing, embryogenesis, and female reproductive processes. During these normal processes, angiogenesis is highly regulated. Unregulated angiogenesis, however, contributes to many pathological processes, including many cancers and pathologies involving the reproductive system, such as pre-eclampsia and PCOS.
- What is needed in the art is a better understanding of the growth factors such as inhibin produced under pathological conditions and their role in angiogenesis and methods for utilizing that understanding.
- According to one embodiment disclosed is a method for preventing pathological angiogenesis through inhibition of inhibin and, in one particular embodiment, through inhibition of the alpha-subunit of inhibin. More specifically, a method can inhibit expression or signaling of SMAD1 and/or SMAD5, as well as other pathways in endothelial cells, through contact of the cells with a composition that includes an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity inhibin. The agent can be directed at the isolated alpha-subunit or optionally at complete inhibin, either Inhibin A or Inhibin B.
- According to one embodiment, a method can include inhibiting the presence or functional activity of inhibin in conjunction with inhibiting one or more components of a receptor utilized in pathological activity of inhibin. For instance, a method can include contacting endothelial cells with a composition that includes an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity of inhibin (e.g., the alpha-subunit of inhibin), and can also include an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity of activin receptor-like kinase 1 (ALK1) and/or an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity of endoglin.
- A composition is also disclosed for carrying out disclosed methods. For instance, a composition can include a biologically acceptable carrier in conjunction with an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity of inhibin and can also include an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity of ALK1 and/or an agent configured to inhibit the presence or activity of endoglin. The active agents of a composition can include antibodies, interfering RNA (e.g., shRNA), small molecule inhibitors, soluble binding partners for binding fragments thereof (e.g., soluble TβRIII), etc.
- A full and enabling disclosure of the present subject matter, including the best mode thereof to one of ordinary skill in the art, is set forth more particularly in the remainder of the specification, including reference to the accompanying figures in which:
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FIG. 1 compares the basal expression of the alpha chain of inhibin in several ovarian cancer cell lines and endothelial cells. -
FIG. 2 demonstrates the decreased expression of the Type III TGFβ receptor (TβRIII) in cancer. -
FIG. 3 is a comparison between endoglin and TβRIII. -
FIG. 4 schematically illustrates the interaction of inhibin, endoglin, ALK1, and ACTRII in activation of the SMAD1/5 pathway. -
FIG. 5 demonstrates inhibin as a predictor of patient survival in gastric cancer. -
FIG. 6 demonstrates inhibin as a predictor of patient survival in prostate cancer. -
FIG. 7 demonstrates inhibin as a predictor of patient survival in diffuse large cell B cell lymphoma. -
FIG. 8 demonstrates inhibin as a predictor of patient survival in lung adenocarcinoma. -
FIG. 9 demonstrates inhibin as a predictor of patient survival in p53 mutated breast cancer. -
FIG. 10 demonstrates inhibin as a predictor of patient survival in ovarian cancer. -
FIG. 11 demonstrates inhibin as a predictor of patient survival in renal clear cell cancer. -
FIG. 12 illustrates results of staining for the alpha-subunit of inhibin (inhibin-α) on different tissue types including normal human ovary tissue and tissue obtained from different ovarian cancer subtypes. -
FIG. 13 illustrates typical immunohistochemistry (IHC) responses including low, medium, and high staining response to inhibin-α. -
FIG. 14 presents the inhibin-α level as a percentage of tissue core for each of the different tissue types. -
FIG. 15 presents the inhibin-α levels relative to tumor grade (I-III) for each of three different tissue types. -
FIG. 16 presents the IHC of the same tissue array immunolabeled with anti-inhibin-α (left) or anti-CD31 (middle) antibodies and compares the microvessel density of low and high inhibin-α tissue (right). -
FIG. 17 provides Western blot results for SMAD1/5 and SMAD2/3 activation by inhibin-α in human microvascular endothelial cells (HMvEC-1). -
FIG. 18 provides Western blot results for SMAD1/5 and SMAD2/3 activation by inhibin-α in mouse embryonic endothelial cells (MEEC). -
FIG. 19 provides Western blot results for MAPK pathways ERK1/2 activation by inhibin-α in MEEC. -
FIG. 20 provides P-SMAD1/5 and DAP staining images of endothelial cells following incubation with inhibin-α. -
FIG. 21 provides Western blot results for SMAD1/5 activation by inhibin-α in ovarian tumor epithelial cancer cells (HUVEC). -
FIG. 22 schematically illustrates a testing protocol described further herein. -
FIG. 23 illustrates Western blot results for HMvEC-1 cells incubated in various conditioned media in determination of inhibin-α role in the SMAD1/5 activation pathway. -
FIG. 24 presents the mRNA levels of inhibin-α (left) and total inhibin A levels (right) in stable SKOV3 in control cancer cells (shControl) and cancer cells treated with short hairpin RNA specific for inhibin (shINHA). -
FIG. 25 illustrates the effect of tumor cell secreted inhibin-α, recombinant inhibin and anti-inhibin-α antibody on angiogenesis. -
FIG. 26 illustrates angiogenesis in HMvEC-1 cells treated as indicated with TGF-β members (activin A, BMP9, TGFβ1) either alone or in the presence of inhibin-α. -
FIG. 27 illustrates angiogenesis in HMvEC-1, HUVEC and MEEC cells upon treatment with 300 pM inhibin-α for 16 hours. -
FIG. 28 provides staining images for endothelial cells in determination of endoglin role in inhibin inducement of SMAD1/5 activation. -
FIG. 29 illustrates the normalized expression of genes ID1, ID3 either in endoglin producing (ENG+/+) or endoglin knockdown (ENG−/−) MEEC cells in response to inhibin. -
FIG. 30 provides the normalized expression of ACTRII by control cells and cells treated with a short hairpin RNA specific to ACTRII (shACTRII). -
FIG. 31 provides the effect of shACTRII on inhibin-induced SMAD1/5 phosphorylation in HMvEC-1. -
FIG. 32 illustrates effect of shRNA to endoglin in HMvEC-1 cells on inhibin angiogenesis and SMAD1/5 phosphorylation tested in the presence or absence of recombinant inhibin-α. -
FIG. 33 illustrates angiogenesis in MEEC ENG+/+ cells and endoglin null ENG−/− MEEC cells in the absence or presence of inhibin-α. -
FIG. 34 illustrates angiogenesis in HMvEC-1 cells in response to inhibin-α in the absence and presence of 5 μM of TRC105. -
FIG. 35 illustrates angiogenesis in the absence and presence of an ALK1 small molecule inhibitor (ML347) in presence or absence of inhibin-α. -
FIG. 36 presents Western blotting results for SMAD1/5 phosphorylation in response to 100 pM inhibin-α treatments for up to 60 minutes in the absence or presence of ML347. -
FIG. 37 illustrates angiogenesis in the absence or presence of recombinant inhibin-α and in the presence or absence of shRNA to ALK1. -
FIG. 38 presents Western blotting results for SMAD1/5 phosphorylation in response to 100 pM inhibin-α treatments for up to 60 minutes following treatment with shRNA to ALK1. -
FIG. 39 schematically illustrates an in vivo testing protocol described herein. -
FIG. 40 provides images and hemoglobin quantification of in vivo plugs including Matrigel® mixed with ECGS, conditioned media from control or inhibin-α knockdown stable cancer lines. -
FIG. 41 provides images and hemoglobin quantification of in vivo plugs including Matrigel® mixed with ECGS, recombinant inhibin and PBS. -
FIG. 42 illustrates the in vivo effects of shRNA to inhibin-α on tumor angiogenesis. -
FIG. 43 provides data obtained after 7 weeks of intraperitoneal injections of one million cells, either control or inhibin knockdown cells, in nude mice illustrating effect on peritoneal metastasis. -
FIG. 44 provides angiogenesis in cells following treatment with VEGF and inhibin, both individually and in combination. - The following description and other modifications and variations to the present invention may be practiced by those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. In addition, it should be understood that aspects of the various embodiments may be interchanged in whole and in part. Furthermore, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the following description is by way of example only and is not intended to limit the invention.
- In general, disclosed herein are methods and materials for modifying the activity of certain endothelial cell expression products, and in particular, expression products involved in angiogenesis. More specifically, the disclosure is directed to methods for modifying endothelial cell activity through control of the presence or functional activity (and in particular, paracrine-type activity) of inhibin in an environment that includes the endothelial cells.
- In one embodiment, disclosed methods and materials can directly target inhibin presence or functional activity in an environment that includes endothelial cells through utilization of an agent such as, and without limitation to, an antibody (or functional fragment thereof), a small molecule inhibitor, RNAi, or a soluble-binding partner or fragment thereof, directed at inhibin, and in one particular embodiment, directed at the α-subunit of inhibin. Inhibition of inhibin in the environment can affect the activity and/or expression of endothelial cell components involved in pathological angiogenesis. For instance, inhibition of inhibin can decrease SMAD1 and/or SMAD5 signaling in endothelial cells, which is a necessary component of angiogenesis. Other pathways can likewise be affected through the disclosed methods and materials. For instance, targeting of inhibin can affect the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades, which have been shown to play a key role in transduction of extracellular signal to cellular response and to play an important role in cellular programs such as proliferation, differentiation, development, transformation, and apoptosis.
- In another embodiment, methods can indirectly target the angiogenesis-promoting activity of inhibin. In this embodiment, methods and materials can target components of a receptor complex signaling pathway including ALK1 and/or endoglin. As described further herein, this receptor complex has been discovered to be an alternate endothelial receptor complement system to the TβRIII receptor complex that is often lost in cancer. These co-receptors are elevated in the ascites of certain cancer patients (e.g., ovarian cancer patients) and have been discovered to be mediators in inhibin signaling and inhibin-induced angiogenesis in endothelial cells. In this embodiment, a method can include inhibition of the presence or activity of one or both of these components of the alternate signaling pathway in conjunction with direct targeting of inhibin so as to modify the activity of certain angiogenesis-related compounds in endothelial cells, for instance, in order to modify activity of one or more of the SMAD1/5 pathways or one or more MAPK pathways such as
ERK 1/2 signaling that, in vivo, can affect angiogenesis. - Disclosed materials can be utilized in vivo in preventing pathological angiogenesis. For instance, the methods and materials can be utilized to decrease the presence and/or activity of inhibin in disorders in which dysregulation in angiogenesis contributes to the pathology, and particularly, in those disorders in which inhibin expression is also significantly elevated. Examples of such pathologies can include, without limitation to, certain cancers (e.g., ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, renal cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, and breast cancer), as well as other diseases that include vascular malignancies such as pre-eclampsia and PCOS.
- As discussed further herein, the methods and materials are based upon the recognition that the α-subunit of inhibin (also referred to as inhibin-α and α-inhibin throughout this disclosure), critical for the functionality of dimeric inhibin (both A and B), is produced in a broad spectrum of tumors, and this production correlates with microvessel density (MVD) in human ovarian tissues and xenografts and is also predictive of poor clinical outcomes in multiple cancers. Notably, both cancer cell-derived and recombinant inhibin is shown herein to elicit a strong paracrine response from endothelial cells by triggering SMAD1/5 activation and angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo.
- In addition, it has been discovered that inhibin is an alternate ligand for endoglin (ENG; also commonly referred to as CD105) and induces SMAD1/5 expression through an ALK1/ACTRII pathway. As such, pathological angiogenesis prevention can also include inhibition of one or more components of this pathway, and in one embodiment, via inhibition of endoglin and/or ALK1.
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FIG. 3 provides a comparison between endoglin and betaglycan (TβRIII), the widely known TGF-β receptor complex that binds inhibin. While superficially similar, as shown inFIG. 3 , the activity of betaglycan and endoglin in pathology appears to be quite different. For instance, betaglycan is known to be downregulated in multiple tumor types, including neuroblastoma, ovarian granulosa, ovarian carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, prostate carcinoma, breast carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and pancreatic carcinoma. Endoglin, in contrast, has high serum levels in several pathologies including breast carcinoma variants, colorectal carcinoma, acute myeloid leukemia, and chronic myeloid leukemia. It is overexpressed in breast carcinoma variants and subject to germline mutation in juvenile polyposis. It is downregulated in prostate carcinoma and esophageal squamous carcinoma but presents high plasma levels in prostate carcinoma. (Bernabeu, et al., BBA, 2009). - Endoglin has previously been associated with angiogenesis. For instance, endoglin expression levels in the vasculature are increased during angiogenesis, with a decreased expression leading to altered angiogenesis in vitro and aberrant vascular development and function in vivo. Mutations in a single allele of the endoglin gene can result in decreased levels of the protein and are associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia-1 (HHT-1) and vascular malformations in humans. Moreover, endoglin deficient (ENG−/−) mice have been shown to succumb to cardiovascular defects due to inappropriate remodeling of mature vascular network. (Bernabeu, et al., BBA, 2009).
- The presently disclosed methods and materials have been developed based upon the discovery of interaction between inhibin and endoglin in pathological angiogenesis. Without wishing to be bound to any particular theory, and as schematically illustrated in
FIG. 4 , it is believed that increased expression of inhibin, and in particular the alpha-subunit of inhibin in certain pathologies (e.g., ovarian and prostate cancers), provides a route for pathological angiogenesis through interaction with endoglin via the ALK1/ACTRII pathway and activation of SMAD1/5, as shown. As such, inhibition of pathologically expressed inhibin, optionally in conjunction with inhibition of one or more of endoglin and ALK1, can serve to prevent expression/activation of SMAD1/5 and subsequent angiogenesis. - As utilized herein, the term “inhibition” is intended to refer to prevention of expression of the target as well as to inactivation of the expressed target. For example, inhibition agents for use in preventing the presence and/or activity of a target (e.g., inhibin, α-inhibin, endoglin, ALK1, or combinations thereof) can include antibodies, RNAi, small molecule inhibitors, ligand traps (i.e., soluble binding partners of the target), and the like.
- An inhibition agent configured to prevent activity of a target can be a polypeptide, e.g., either a complete protein or a fragment thereof, that can recognize and bind the target, or alternatively, can be a non-proteinaceous binding agent. For instance, an inhibition agent can be an antibody (e.g., an anti-α-inhibin antibody) or a soluble proteinaceous binding partner of the target (e.g., soluble betaglycan), also referred to as a ligand trap. Non-proteinaceous binding agents can include small molecule inhibitors as are available in the art.
- Anti-inhibin and anti-α-inhibin antibodies as may be utilized are known and are available from suppliers such as Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., Bio-Rad Antibodies, Novus Biologicals, and others. Antibodies can include polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies as desired. Antibodies can be raised according to known methods. For instance, isolated and/or purified or recombinantly produced inhibin or the isolated alpha-subunit of inhibin may be utilized to generate antibodies using the methods known in the art. Humanized antibody to ALK1 and endoglin are likewise available in the open market. For instance, a humanized antibody to endoglin known as TRCN105 is in clinical trials and other endoglin antibodies have been described (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,928,641, and US Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0110944, which are incorporated herein by reference).
- In one embodiment, expression of inhibin, and in one particular embodiment, the alpha-subunit of inhibin, can be prevented by silencing methods as are known in the art. For example, RNAi, e.g., shRNA-mediated knockdown, can be utilized to prevent expression of the target and thereby prevent endothelial cell signaling that can lead to pathological angiogenesis. A variety of sources for developing or purchasing RNAi materials for specific targeting are available to those of skill in the art.
- Non-proteinaceous small molecule inhibitors can also be utilized that can bind the target and thereby prevent pathogenic angiogenesis in vivo. For instance, MLK347 is a highly selective ALK1/ALK2 small molecule inhibitor available from MCE® MedChem Express.
- In general, an inhibition agent (or combination thereof) can be provided as a biocompatible composition. A composition can generally include the agent in a concentration that can vary over a wide range, with a preferred concentration generally depending on the particular application, the delivery site, and the mode that will be used in the delivery process. For example, a composition can include an inhibition agent (e.g., an anti-α-antibody) at a concentration of from about 0.0001 μM to about 0.5 M, or from about 0.0001 μM to about 0.1 M, so as to contact an endothelial cell at a concentration of between about 0.001 μM and about 100 μM. It should be noted, however, that while these exemplary concentrations are effective in certain embodiments, the composition can include a wider range of concentrations. For example, actual concentrations used may be influenced by the tissue targeted by the procedure, size of the targeted area, desired incubation time, and preferred pH, in addition to delivery mode.
- In one embodiment, an inhibition agent can be provided in pharmaceutically acceptable formulations using formulation methods known to those of ordinary skill in the art. These formulations can generally be targeted to endothelial cells by standard routes. For example, the formulations may be administered in one embodiment directly to endothelium and/or to a tumor associated with the endothelium, for instance through exposure of the tissue and direct application thereto, or via direct injection of the formulation to the targeted tissue. In other embodiments, however, the formulations may be administered indirectly to the targeted tissue, e.g., via systemic administration.
- The composition can be delivered intravenously in a systemic delivery protocol. For example, osmotic mini pumps may be used to provide controlled delivery of high concentrations of the treatment agents through cannulae to the site of interest, such as directly into a tumor.
- A composition can include further agents in addition to the inhibition agent. Such agents can be active agents, providing direct benefit to the tissue, or may be supporting agents, improving delivery, compatibility, or reactivity of other agents in the composition.
- In one embodiment, disclosed methods can be utilized in conjunction with other anti-angiogenic methods and materials. For instance, and as discussed in more detail below, the inhibin-mediated pathway described herein can synergize in disease conditions with VEGF to stimulate endothelial cell differentiation and angiogenesis. Accordingly, in one embodiment, disclosed methods and materials can be utilized in conjunction with anti-VEGF therapies as are known in the art to provide even better treatment outcomes.
- A composition can include one or more buffers as are generally known in the art. For example, a composition including an anti-α-inhibin antibody, optionally in conjunction with an inhibition agent directed at endoglin and/or an inhibition agent directed at ALK1 and having a pH from about 4.0 to about 9.0 may be formulated with inclusion of a biocompatible buffer such as distilled water, saline, phosphate buffers, borate buffers, HEPES, PIPES, and MOPSO. In one embodiment, a composition may be formulated to have a pH of between about 5.5 and about 7.4.
- Compositions for parenteral delivery, e.g., via injection, can include pharmaceutically acceptable sterile aqueous or nonaqueous solutions, dispersions, suspensions, or emulsions, as well as sterile powders for reconstitution into sterile injectable solutions or dispersions just prior to use. Examples of suitable aqueous and nonaqueous carriers, diluents, solvents or vehicles include water, ethanol, polyols (e.g., glycerol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol and the like), carboxymethylcellulose and suitable mixtures thereof, vegetable oils (e.g., olive oil) and injectable organic esters such as ethyl oleate. In addition, the composition can contain minor amounts of auxiliary substances such as wetting or emulsifying agents, pH buffering agents and the like that can enhance the effectiveness of the phenolic compound. Proper fluidity may be maintained, for example, by the use of coating materials such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the required particle size in the case of dispersions and by the use of surfactants. These compositions may also contain adjuvants such as preservatives, wetting agents, emulsifying agents, and dispersing agents.
- Prevention of the action of microorganisms may be ensured by the inclusion of various antibacterial and antifungal agents such as paraben, chlorobutanol, phenol, sorbic acid and the like. It may also be desirable to include isotonic agents such as sugars, sodium chloride and the like.
- In one embodiment, the compositions can include pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the components therein, e.g., those that may be derived from inorganic or organic acids. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts include the acid addition salts that are formed with inorganic acids such as, for example, hydrochloric or phosphoric acids, or such organic acids as acetic, tartaric, mandelic and the like. Salts formed with free carboxyl groups can also be derived from inorganic bases such as, for example, sodium, potassium, ammonium, calcium or ferric hydroxides, and such organic bases as isopropylamine, trimethylamine, 2-ethylamino ethanol, histidine, procaine and the like. Representative acid addition salts include, but are not limited to, acetate, adipate, alginate, citrate, aspartate, benzoate, benzenesulfonate, bisulfate, butyrate, camphorate, camphorsulfonate, digluconate, glycerophosphate, hem isulfate, heptanoate, hexanoate, fumarate, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, 2-hydroxymethanesulfonate (isethionate), lactate, maleate, methanesulfonate, nicotinate, 2-naphthalenesulfonate, oxalate, pamoate, pectinate, persulfate, 3-phenylpropionate, picrate, pivalate, propionate, succinate, tartrate, thiocyanate, phosphate, glutamate, bicarbonate, p-toluenesulfonate and undecanoate. Also, the basic nitrogen-containing groups can be quaternized with such agents as lower alkyl halides such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl chlorides, bromides and iodides; dialkyl sulfates like dimethyl, diethyl, dibutyl, and diamyl sulfates; long chain halides such as decyl, lauryl, myristyl and stearyl chlorides, bromides and iodides; arylalkyl halides like benzyl and phenethyl bromides and others. Water- or oil-soluble or dispersible products are thereby obtained. Examples of acids which may be employed to form pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts include such inorganic acids as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulphuric acid and phosphoric acid and such organic acids as oxalic acid, maleic acid, succinic acid, and citric acid.
- In one embodiment, the method can include use of timed-release or sustained-release delivery systems as are generally known in the art. Such systems can be desirable, for instance, in situations where long-term delivery of the agents to a particular location is desired. According to this particular embodiment, a sustained-release matrix can include a matrix made of materials, usually polymers, which are degradable by enzymatic or acid/base hydrolysis or by dissolution. Once located at or near the target tissue, e.g., inserted into the body, for instance in the form of a patch or a stent, such a matrix can be acted upon by enzymes and body fluids. The sustained-release matrix can be chosen from biocompatible materials such as liposomes, polylactides (polylactic acid), polyglycolide (polymer of glycolic acid), polylactide co-glycolide (co-polymers of lactic acid and glycolic acid) polyanhydrides, poly(ortho)esters, polyproteins, hyaluronic acid, collagen, chondroitin sulfate, carboxylic acids, fatty acids, phospholipids, polysaccharides, nucleic acids, polyamino acids, amino acids such as phenylalanine, tyrosine, isoleucine, polynucleotides, polyvinyl propylene, polyvinylpyrrolidone and silicone.
- In one embodiment, the inhibition agent can be targeted by use of a hydrogel delivery vehicle. Hydrogels include polymeric matrices that can be highly hydrated while maintaining structural stability. Suitable hydrogel matrices can include un-crosslinked and crosslinked hydrogels. In addition, crosslinked hydrogel delivery vehicles of the invention can optionally include hydrolyzable portions, such that the matrix can be degradable when utilized in an aqueous environment, e.g., in vivo. For example, the delivery vehicle can include a crosslinked hydrogel including a hydrolyzable crosslinking agent, such as polylactic acid, and can be degradable in vivo.
- Hydrogel delivery vehicles can include natural polymers such as glycosaminoglycans, polysaccharides, proteins, and the like, as well as synthetic polymers, as are generally known in the art. A non-limiting list of hydrophilic polymeric materials that can be utilized in forming hydrogels can include dextran, hyaluronic acid, chitin, heparin, collagen, elastin, keratin, albumin, polymers and copolymers of lactic acid, glycolic acid, carboxymethyl cellulose, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, epoxides, silicones, polyols such as polypropylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene glycol and their derivatives, alginates such as sodium alginate or crosslinked alginate gum, polycaprolactone, polyanhydride, pectin, gelatin, crosslinked proteins peptides and polysaccharides, and the like.
- A delivery system can include a combination of one or more delivery vehicles. For instance, a hydrogel delivery vehicle can be combined with a patch, a stent, a perforated balloon, a vascular graft, or any other suitable device, for delivery of the inhibition agent(s) to a target.
- As discussed above, reports have detailed elevated inhibin in ovarian and prostate cancers, and other studies have observed elevated inhibin in other cancers, such as colon cancer. In addition, inhibin can be a significant predictor of patient survival in cancers as illustrated in
FIGS. 5-11 for gastric cancer (FIG. 5 ), prostate cancer (FIG. 6 ), diffuse large cell B cell lymphoma (FIG. 7 ), lung adenocarcinoma (FIG. 8 ), p53 mutated breast cancer (FIG. 9 ), ovarian cancer (FIG. 10 ), and renal clear cell cancer (FIG. 11 ), as well as in non-cancer pathologies such as HHT-1, pre-eclampsia, and PCOS. Accordingly, disclosed methods and materials can have a wide application across a large number of pathologies, both cancerous and non-cancerous. - The disclosure may be better understood with reference to the following examples.
- Different tissue types were examined to determine the expression levels of inhibin-α.
FIG. 12 provides representative images from immunohistochemistry (IHC) of a human ovary cancer tissue microarray (Human Ovary Cancer Tissue Microarray, Protein Biotechnologies) of normal tissue and different ovarian cancer subtypes (endometrial, serous, mucinous) with high inhibin-α staining as determined by immunolabeling with anti-inhibin-α antibody and IgG control. As shown, the representative ovarian cores exhibited high staining across subtypes and the specimen of normal ovarian surface epithelium exhibited low inhibin-α staining. Immunoreactivity in the procedure was scored as no, trace or low (1), medium (2), or high (3) staining (FIG. 13 ).FIG. 14 presents inhibin-α levels (as percentage of cores) for each subtype inFIG. 12 .FIG. 15 presents the inhibin-α levels relative to tumor grade (I-III) for the tissue type. -
FIG. 16 presents the IHC of the same tissue array immunolabeled with anti-Inhibin-α (left) or anti-CD31 (right) antibodies separately. Representative images of CD31 staining with the corresponding inhibin-α levels in the same cores are shown on the figures and the chart on the right represents quantitation of the microvessel density of the tumor cores with respect to inhibin-α levels quantified (**P<0.01). - Results clearly indicate that inhibin-α is overexpressed in many cancer cell lines, in accord with previous studies.
- Mouse Embryonic Endothelial Cells (MEEC) and Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells (HMvEC-1) were examined to determine the effect of inhibin-α on SMAD1/5 activation and on MAPK pathway activation, and specifically, on ERK1/2 activation. GAPDH or B-actin was used as control. Cells were incubated with 20 pM inhibin-α and examined over a time course of 60 minutes and also examined following 30-minute incubation over a dose course from 0 to 100 pM inhibin-α. Western blot results are shown of the HMvEC-1 (
FIG. 17 ) and MEEC (FIG. 18 ).FIG. 19 presents the Western blot time course results following incubation of MEEC with inhibin-α for ERK1/2 activation.FIG. 20 presents image results from staining (Psmad1/5, DAP, and merged images) for HMvEC-1 cells (left) and MEEC cells (right) following incubation in inhibin-α or untreated (UT). Results clearly indicate that inhibin-α is a robust activator of SMAD1/5 and ERK1/2 in endothelial cells with translocation to the nucleus but is not equally an activator of SMAD2/3. - Ovarian carcinoma epithelial cells (OVCA420) were also examined to determine if inhibin-α is likewise a SMAD1/5 activator in these cell types. Western blot results are shown in
FIG. 21 . - To determine if inhibin secreted by ovarian cancer cells activates the SMAD1/5 pathway in endothelial cells, conditioned media were obtained from stable cell lines that were generated from SKOV3 cells and OVCA420 cells with short hairpin RNA either as a control (with no effective sequence) (shControl), or directed at inhibin-α (shINHA), or stable unmodified SKOV3 cells. HMvEC-1 cells were then incubated in one of the conditioned media, as schematically illustrated in
FIG. 22 . Western blot results are provided inFIG. 23 . Results indicate that inhibin-α activates the SMAD1/5 pathway in endothelial cells in a paracrine manner. -
FIG. 24 illustrates ELISA results for the mRNA levels of inhibin-α (left) and for total inhibin A (right) in stable SKOV3 shControl and shINHA cancer cells. -
FIG. 25 illustrates three-dimensional capillary sprouting and tube formation of HMvEC-1 cells in the presence of conditioned media (CM) from shControl SKOV3 cancer cells or CM from shINHA SKOV3 cancer cells (top), in the presence of CM from shControl SKOV3 cells in the presence of 10 μg/ml IgG or anti-inhibin-α (middle), and in the presence of CM from shControl treated with (+) or without (−) 300 pM recombinant Inhibin A alone and anti-inhibin-α antibody (10 μg/ml) (bottom). The bar graphs represent the average number of meshes quantified and represent duplicate trials. As can be seen, tumor cell-produced inhibin increased endothelial cell angiogenesis and could be suppressed by blocking with an anti-inhibin antibody. The effect of tumor-produced inhibin can be recapitulated by using recombinant Inhibin. (Bar graphs show mean±SEM, ***P<0.001 and **P<0.01 (n=3), Student's t-test. Scale Bar=500 μm.) - Other TGF-β members have been reported to have effects on angiogenesis.
FIG. 26 illustrates side-by-side comparison of angiogenesis results for HMvEC-1 cells treated as indicated with other TGF-β members (activin A, BMP9, TGFβ1) either alone or in the presence of inhibin-α. The robust effect of inhibin on angiogenesis can be seen. The bar graph represents quantitation of number of meshes. -
FIG. 27 illustrates the capillary sprouting and tube formation of multiple endothelial cell types (HUVEC, HMvEC, MEEC) upon treatment with 300 pM inhibin-α for 16 hours and the broad effect of inhibin on angiogenesis in different cell types. The graphs represent the number of meshes, branches, and nodes quantified. (Bar graphs show mean±SEM, ***P<0.001 and **P<0.01 (n=3), Student's t-test. Scale Bar=500 μm.) - Further details of the inhibin-α-activated SMAD1/5 pathway were examined. MEEC either positive (MEEC+/+) or negative (MEEC−/−) for endoglin were incubated with 100 pM inhibin-α. Staining results are illustrated in
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FIG. 29 illustrates the normalized expression of genes ID1, ID3 either in endoglin producing (ENG+/+) or endoglin knockdown (ENG−/−) MEEC cells in response to inhibin. - The inhibin-α activation of the SMAD1/5 pathway was also examined to determine which receptor type is required. TGF-β receptor serine threonine kinases (ALK1-7) are used by other TGF-β ligands. Testing was done to determine which Type I receptor is utilized by inhibin by using a panel of small molecule inhibitors as a preliminary screen for different ALKs. It was found that inhibition of ALK1/2, but not ALK3/6 or ALK5/4/7 (SB431542), suppressed inhibin-induced signaling and angiogenesis. Similarly, three type II receptors are expressed in cells: TBRII, ACTRII and BMPRII. Results of the testing (
FIGS. 30, 31 ) indicate that inhibin-α-induced signaling and angiogenesis are dependent on the ACTRII receptor, but these results do not rule out TBRII and BMPRII. - Two targets are required for inhibin-α-induced angiogenesis, including endoglin (ENG) and ALK1. To verify these targets, three approaches were used: 1) shRNA to endoglin to reduce endoglin expression, 2) antibody to endoglin (TRCN105), and 3) mouse embryonic endothelial cells that were knock outs for endoglin. All three approaches indicated that in the absence of endoglin, inhibin does not induce angiogenesis. Similarly, shRNA to ALK1 to reduce ALK1 expression indicated that inhibin-α-induced signaling and angiogenesis is dependent on the ALK1 receptor
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FIG. 32 illustrates three-dimensional capillary sprouting and tube formation of HMvEC-1 cells in the presence or absence of recombinant inhibin-α (300 pM) either untreated or pretreated with 100 μg/ml TRC105 for 30 minutes prior to inhibin-α treatment (left, scale bar=500 μm). Average number meshes/field was quantified 16 h after treatment and presented in the bar graph (middle). Minimum of 3 fields were counted and data represent duplicate trials. Western blotting for SMAD1/5 phosphorylation is shown (right) in response to 20 pM inhibin-α for up to 60 minutes. -
FIG. 33 illustrates capillary sprouting and tube formation in MEEC ENG+/+ cells and endoglin null ENG−/− in the absence or presence of inhibin-α after 16 hours. Capillary sprouting and tube formation in the absence or presence of recombinant inhibin-α is shown (left, scale bar=500 μm). The graph in the middle illustrates the average number of meshes from a minimum of 3 independent fields and is a representative of duplicate trials. Western blotting for SMAD1/5 phosphorylation in response to 20 pM inhibin-α for up to 60 minutes is shown in the right panel. -
FIG. 34 illustrates capillary sprouting and tube formation (left) in HMvEC-1 cells in response to inhibin-α in the absence and presence of 5 μM of TRC105 added 30 minutes prior to treatment with inhibin-α. The bar graph on the right represents the number of meshes quantified. -
FIG. 35 illustrates capillary sprouting and tube formation in the absence and presence of 5 μM of the ALK1 and ALK2 small molecule inhibitor ML347 added 30 minutes prior to treatment with inhibin-α. The bar graph on the right illustrates the number of meshes quantified.FIG. 36 presents Western blotting results for SMAD1/5 phosphorylation in response to 100 pM inhibin-α treatment for up to 60 minutes in the absence or presence of ML347. -
FIG. 37 (left) presents qRT-PCR analysis of ALK1 mRNA expression in HMvEC-1 cells transfected with either control (shControl) or shRNA to ALK1 (shALK1) for 48 hours.FIG. 37 (middle) illustrates tube formation assays in the absence or presence of recombinant inhibin-α. The graph on the right ofFIG. 37 represents the number of meshes from a minimum of 3 fields and representative of duplicate trials.FIG. 38 presents Western blotting for SMAD1/5 phosphorylation in response to 20 pM inhibin-α treatments for up to 60 minutes. (All graphs represent mean±SEM, ***P<0.001 and **P<0.01 (n=3), Student's t-test. Scale Bar=500 μm.) - In vivo tests were run to determine if paracrine inhibin regulates endothelial angiogenesis in vivo. Briefly, Matrigel® plug assays were run with shControl/
shINHA SCOV 3 conditioned media described above. A schematic of the test procedure is illustrated inFIG. 39 . -
FIGS. 40 and 41 are representative images of Matrigel® plugs (top) and hemoglobin quantification of Matrigel® plugs (bottom) 12 days post-subcutaneous injection of growth factor reduced Matrigel® mixed with either 100 ng/ml ECGS (positive control), conditioned media from shControl or shINHA SKOV3 stable cancer in or recombinant inhibin-α (100 ng/ml) (FIG. 40 ) or PBS (negative control) (FIG. 41 ). (Bar graphs represent mean±SEM, (***P<0.001, **P<0.01 and *P<0.05, ANOVA with Holm-Sidak post hoc test) (n=3 mice per condition). Scale bar=20 μm.) -
FIG. 42 illustrates the effects of shRNA to inhibin-α on tumor angiogenesis and includes representative confocal images of IHC of either shControl or shINHA tumors immunolabeled for CD31. (Scale bar=1 mm (500 μm in lower panel) (n=5 mice/group). Microvessel density (MVD) was evaluated using CD31 positive endothelial cells in tumor specimens using ImageJ assisted image analysis. **P<0.01.) -
FIG. 43 provides representative images obtained after 7 weeks of intraperitoneal injections of one million shControl or shINHA SKOV3 cells in nude mice. Ascites, tumor, and metastatic burden was qualitatively examined doped circle-ovary (primary site), block arrows-metastatic lesions. Tabulated results from N=5 mice per group is presented on the right. Note the reduced metastatic burden in shINHA mice which have lower inhibin. - Combination of inhibin with VEGF was examined for synergistic effects. Briefly, Matrigel® tubulogenesis assay was carried out in HMEC-1 cells either in the presence of equimolar VEGF, inhibin (two independent commercial sources of recombinant inhibin) or VEGF and inhibin in combination for 16 hours. Results are shown in
FIG. 44 . Meshes were quantitated (right) from 3 fields/condition/trial, from 3 independent experiments. **p<0.01. As can be seen, the combination of VEGF with inhibin had a synergistic effect on angiogenesis. - This written description uses examples to disclose the invention, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention, including making and using any devices or systems and performing any incorporated methods. The patentable scope of the invention is defined by the claims and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they include structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements with insubstantial differences from the literal languages of the claims.
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