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  • Title: Inhibition of granuloma-associated angiogenesis by controlling mast cell mediator release: role of mast cell protease-5.
    Author: Russo A, Russo G, Peticca M, Pietropaolo C, Di Rosa M, Iuvone T.
    Journal: Br J Pharmacol; 2005 May; 145(1):24-33. PubMed ID: 15723097.
    Abstract:
    We investigated the role of mast cells in granuloma-associated angiogenesis in rat by using: (i) a mast cell membrane stabilizer, ketotifen; (ii) a mast cell depleting agent, compound 48/80. Moreover, we focused on the role of chymases, which exhibit proinflammatory and pro-angiogenic properties by using: (i) chymostatin, an inhibitor of chymase activity; (ii) a specific antisense oligonucleotide (AS-ODN) designed against rat mast cell protease-5 (rMCP-5), the most abundantly expressed chymase in the skin. The formation of granuloma was evaluated, as wet weight, 96 h after the subcutaneous implant of two lambda-carrageenin (1%)-soaked sponges on the back of male Wistar rats. Angiogenesis was evaluated as haemoglobin content in the granulomatous tissue and as level of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in the exudates. A single injection of ketotifen (1-5-25 mg kg(-1) i.p.) significantly reduced granuloma formation by 31.6, 44.6 and 71.9%, and haemoglobin content by 17.0, 35.0 and 66.2%, suggesting that the release of mediator(s) from mast cells modulates the process. Chymostatin (5-10 nmol(-1) site(-1) day(-1)) reduced granuloma-associated angiogenesis by 57.3 and 70.0%. RT-PCR analysis showed that rMCP-5 mRNA amounts were significantly reduced by rMCP-5 AS-ODN (1.25-2.5-5.0 nmol site(-1)) by 69.5, 72.5 and 81.8%. In parallel experiments, rMCP-5 AS-ODN (1.25, 2.5, 5.0 nmol site(-1)) strongly reduced granuloma weight (26.1, 45.0 and 56.3%) and haemoglobin content (22.2, 50.4, 62.03%), suggesting that the observed effect is mediated through an antisense mechanism. In conclusion, these data suggest that: (i) inhibition of mast cell mediators release may represent a novel strategy to modulate angiogenesis; (ii) among the chymase family, rMCP-5 is a key promoter of angiogenesis in the rat.
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