Abstracts
Résumé
L’endothéline-1 (ET-1) et l’angiotensine II (AngII) sont des peptides vasoactifs, mais aussi mitogènes et pro-angiogéniques. Tous deux exercent leurs actions par l’intermédiaire de récepteurs couplés aux protéines G : ETA-R et ETB-R pour ET-1 ; AT1R et AT2R pour AngII. L’expression des composants des systèmes ET-1 et AngII dans diverses tumeurs présente généralement une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques suivantes : surexpression du peptide et/ou du récepteur, modification du sous-type de récepteur exprimé et localisation nucléaire du récepteur. ET-1 et AngII agissent sur les différentes étapes de la progression tumorale, et l’utilisation d’antagonistes spécifiques de leurs récepteurs, ou d’inhibiteurs de leur synthèse, est efficace pour ralentir la croissance tumorale in vitro et in vivo dans différents modèles animaux. Des essais cliniques utilisant des antagonistes d’ETA-R donnent des résultats encourageants pour le traitement antitumoral, et une approche similaire ayant pour objectif de bloquer ETB-R ou AT1R est envisageable. De plus, une thérapie combinée ciblant les deux systèmes, ET-1 et AngII, pourrait se révéler bénéfique pour le traitement de tumeurs fortement angiogéniques.
Summary
Endothelin-1 (ET-1) and angiotensin II (AngII), two potent vasoactive peptides involved in the regulation of cardiovascular homeostasis, also induce mitogenic and pro-angiogenic responses in vitro and in vivo. Both peptides are produced by cleavage of inactive precursors by metalloproteases (endothelin-converting enzyme and angiotensin-converting enzyme, respectively) and activate two subtypes of membrane receptors (ETA-R and ETB-R for ET-1, AT1R and AT2R for AngII) that all belong to the superfamily of G-protein coupled receptors. There is increasing evidence that ETA-R, ETB-R and AT1R are expressed in a variety of cancer cells and tissues, and may play a role on tumor growth, angiogenesis and invasion in vivo. This review summarizes the similarities and differences between the ET-1 and AngII systems with regard to their reported effects on various aspects of cancer. In addition to being expressed on vascular endothelium, ET-1 and AngII receptors participate in tumor angiogenesis through the production of the angiogenic factor VEGF. Furthermore, recent clinical studies indicate that a selective ETA-R antagonist has beneficial effects in prostate cancer, suggesting that a similar approach using ETB-R and AT1R blockers might be envisioned. Experimental data presented here suggest that a combined therapy targeting both ET-1 and AngII systems may prove valuable for future treatments of highly angiogenic tumors.
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