TY - JOUR
T1 - Myogenic Akt signaling regulates blood vessel recruitment during myofiber growth
AU - Takahashi, Akihiro
AU - Kureishi, Yasuko
AU - Yang, Jiang
AU - Luo, Zhengyu
AU - Guo, Kun
AU - Mukhopadhyay, Debabrata
AU - Ivashchenko, Yuri
AU - Branellec, Didier
AU - Walsh, Kenneth
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Blood vessel recruitment is an important feature of normal tissue growth. Here, we examined the role of Akt signaling in coordinating angiogenesis with skeletal muscle hypertrophy. Hypertrophy of C2C12 myotubes in response to insulin-like growth factor 1 or insulin and dexamethasone resulted in a marked increase in the secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Myofiber hypertrophy and hypertrophy-associated VEGF synthesis were specifically inhibited by the transduction of a dominant-negative mutant of the Akt1 serine-threonine protein kinase. Conversely, transduction of constitutively active Akt1 increased myofiber size and led to a robust induction of VEGF protein production. Akt-mediated control of VEGF expression occurred at the level of transcription, and the hypoxia-inducible factor 1 regulatory element was dispensable for this regulation. The activation of Akt1 signaling in normal mouse gastrocnemius muscle was sufficient to promote myofiber hypertrophy, which was accompanied by an increase in circulating and tissue-resident VEGF levels and high capillary vessel densities at focal regions of high Akt transgene expression. In a rabbit hind limb model of vascular insufficiency, intramuscular activation of Akt1 signaling promoted collateral and capillary vessel formation and an accompanying increase in limb perfusion. These data suggest that myogenic Akt signaling controls both fiber hypertrophy and angiogenic growth factor synthesis, illustrating a mechanism through which blood vessel recruitment can be coupled to normal tissue growth.
AB - Blood vessel recruitment is an important feature of normal tissue growth. Here, we examined the role of Akt signaling in coordinating angiogenesis with skeletal muscle hypertrophy. Hypertrophy of C2C12 myotubes in response to insulin-like growth factor 1 or insulin and dexamethasone resulted in a marked increase in the secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Myofiber hypertrophy and hypertrophy-associated VEGF synthesis were specifically inhibited by the transduction of a dominant-negative mutant of the Akt1 serine-threonine protein kinase. Conversely, transduction of constitutively active Akt1 increased myofiber size and led to a robust induction of VEGF protein production. Akt-mediated control of VEGF expression occurred at the level of transcription, and the hypoxia-inducible factor 1 regulatory element was dispensable for this regulation. The activation of Akt1 signaling in normal mouse gastrocnemius muscle was sufficient to promote myofiber hypertrophy, which was accompanied by an increase in circulating and tissue-resident VEGF levels and high capillary vessel densities at focal regions of high Akt transgene expression. In a rabbit hind limb model of vascular insufficiency, intramuscular activation of Akt1 signaling promoted collateral and capillary vessel formation and an accompanying increase in limb perfusion. These data suggest that myogenic Akt signaling controls both fiber hypertrophy and angiogenic growth factor synthesis, illustrating a mechanism through which blood vessel recruitment can be coupled to normal tissue growth.
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U2 - 10.1128/MCB.22.13.4803-4814.2002
DO - 10.1128/MCB.22.13.4803-4814.2002
M3 - Article
C2 - 12052887
AN - SCOPUS:0036269886
SN - 0270-7306
VL - 22
SP - 4803
EP - 4814
JO - Molecular and cellular biology
JF - Molecular and cellular biology
IS - 13
ER -