@article{oai:kanazawa-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00014123,
 author = {Ishikura, Kazuhide and Misu, Hirofumi and Kumazaki, Masafumi and Takayama, Hiroaki and Matsuzawa-Nagata, Naoto and Tajima, Natsumi and Chikamoto, Keita and Lan, Fei and Ando, Hitoshi and Ota, Tsuguhito and Sakurai, Masaru and Takeshita, Yumie and Kato, Kenichiro and Fujimura, Akio and Miyamoto, Ken-ichi and Saito, Yoshiro and Kameo, Satomi and Okamoto, Yasuo and Takuwa, Yoh and Takahashi, Kazuhiko and Kidoya, Hiroyasu and Takakura, Nobuyuki and Kaneko, Shuichi and Takamaura, Toshinari},
 issue = {9},
 journal = {Diabetologia},
 month = {Sep},
 note = {Aims/hypothesis Impaired angiogenesis induced by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) resistance is a hallmark of vascular complications in type 2 diabetes; however, its molecular mechanism is not fully understood. We have previously identified selenoprotein P (SeP, encoded by the SEPP1 gene in humans) as a liver-derived secretory protein that induces insulin resistance. Levels of serum SeP and hepatic expression of SEPP1 are elevated in type 2 diabetes. Here, we investigated the effects of SeP on VEGF signalling and angiogenesis. Methods We assessed the action of glucose on Sepp1 expression in cultured hepatocytes. We examined the actions of SeP on VEGF signalling and VEGF-induced angiogenesis in HUVECs. We assessed wound healing in mice with hepatic SeP overexpression or SeP deletion. The blood flow recovery after ischaemia was also examined by using hindlimb ischaemia model with Sepp1-heterozygous-knockout mice. Results Treatment with glucose increased gene expression and transcriptional activity for Sepp1 in H4IIEC hepatocytes. Physiological concentrations of SeP inhibited VEGF-stimulated cell proliferation, tubule formation and migration in HUVECs. SeP suppressed VEGF-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and phosphorylation of VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) in HUVECs. Wound closure was impaired in the mice overexpressing Sepp1, whereas it was improved in SeP-/-mice. SeP+/-mice showed an increase in blood flow recovery and vascular endothelial cells after hindlimb ischaemia. Conclusions/interpretation The hepatokine SeP may be a novel therapeutic target for impaired angiogenesis in type 2 diabetes. © 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.},
 pages = {1968--1976},
 title = {Selenoprotein P as a diabetes-associated hepatokine that impairs angiogenesis by inducing VEGF resistance in vascular endothelial cells},
 volume = {57},
 year = {2014}
}