Abstract | BACKGROUND AND AIM: Angiogenesis is emerging as a pivotal process in chronic inflammatory pathologies, promoting immune infiltration and prompting carcinogenesis. Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD) represent paradigmatic examples of intestinal chronic inflammatory conditions in which the process of neovascularization correlates with the severity and progression of the diseases. Molecules able to target the angiogenesis have thus the potential to synergistically affect the disease course. Beyond its anti-inflammatory effect, palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is able to reduce angiogenesis in several chronic inflammatory conditions, but no data about its anti-angiogenic activity in colitis have been produced, yet. METHODS: RESULTS: Our results demonstrated that PEA, in a selective peroxisome proliferator activated receptor ( PPAR)-α dependent mechanism, inhibits colitis-associated angiogenesis, decreasing VEGF release and new vessels formation. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the mTOR/Akt axis regulates, at least partly, the angiogenic process in IBD and that PEA directly affects this pathway. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Giovanni Sarnelli, Alessandra D'Alessandro, Teresa Iuvone, Elena Capoccia, Stefano Gigli, Marcella Pesce, Luisa Seguella, Nicola Nobile, Giovanni Aprea, Francesco Maione, Giovanni Domenico de Palma, Rosario Cuomo, Luca Steardo, Giuseppe Esposito |
Journal | PloS one
(PLoS One)
Vol. 11
Issue 5
Pg. e0156198
( 2016)
ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 27219328
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Amides
- Ethanolamines
- PPAR alpha
- Palmitic Acids
- VEGFA protein, human
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
- palmidrol
- Dextran Sulfate
- MTOR protein, human
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
- TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
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Topics |
- Adult
- Amides
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Colitis
(chemically induced, drug therapy, metabolism)
- Colitis, Ulcerative
(drug therapy, metabolism)
- Dextran Sulfate
(adverse effects)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Ethanolamines
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mice
- Middle Aged
- PPAR alpha
(metabolism)
- Palmitic Acids
(administration & dosage, pharmacology)
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
(metabolism)
- Signal Transduction
(drug effects)
- TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
(metabolism)
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
(metabolism)
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