B16F1 B16F1 Supplemental Figure S1 Representative microangiography images of B16F1 and B16F1 tumors grown in the cranial windows. FITC-dextran (2 million MW) was injected systemically to visualize blood vessels. Bar = 1 µm. - S1 -
A (cm/cm 2 ) Density B (µm) Diameter 15 3 1 2 5 1 C (/mm 2 ) 3 2 1 WT inos -/- Vessel segments D (/vessel cross section) 6 4 2 WT inos -/- WT inos -/- EC nuclei WT inos -/- Supplemental Figure S2 Effect of host inos deletion on B16F1 tumor vessels in the cranial window. (A-C) Vessel parameters quantified by off line analyses of the digitized microangiography images. There was no significant difference between wild-type C57BL/6 (n=5) and inos -/- mice (n=5) in vascular density (A), vessel diameter (B) and branching (C). (D) Histological quantification of endothelial cell nuclei per vessel cross-section in B16F1 tumors grown in C57BL/6 (132 vessels in 3 tumors, 5 locations in each) or inos -/- mice (134 vessels in 3 tumors, 5 locations in each). - S2 -
DAF-2T (nmol/l) 4 a v A C B 3 2 1 a v D F E 4-AF (µmol/l) 1 v G 5 a I H Supplemental Figure S3 Effects of the acute (24hrs) application of L-NMMA on the DAF-2 associated fluorescence in the pial microvessels. (A, C, D), microangiography using tetramethylrhodamine-dextran (2 million MW); (B, E), Representative microfluorography captured after the 6-minute loading of DAF-2; (C, F), pseudocolor representation of DAF-2 microfluorographs. The animals were treated with D-NMMA (A-C) or L-NMMA (D-F). Note that DAF-2 associated fluorescence mainly distributed along the arteriole and was abolished with LNMMA treatment. Color bars in the top right represent calibration of the pseudocolor with known concentrations of DAF-2T. (G-I), microangiograph (G), microfluorograph captured at 6 minutes after injection of 4-AF (H), an NOinsensitive control fluorochrome, and its pseudocolor representation (I). Color bars in the bottom right shows calibration with known concentrations of 4-AF. a, arteriole; v, venule, Bar = 1 µm. - S3 -
A X1 4 cells 12 1 8 6 HUVEC X1 4 cells 12 1 8 6 HUVEC 4 2 control 1µM 1µM1mM 1mM 4 2 control 1µM 1µM 1µM 1mM DETANONOate L-NMMA B X1 4 cells 12 1 1T1/2 X1 4 cells 12 1 1T1/2 8 8 6 4 2 control 1µM 1µM1mM 1mM 6 4 2 control 1µM 1µM 1µM 1mM DETANONOate L-NMMA Supplemental Figure S4 Effects of exogenous NO and NO suppression on HUVECs and 1T1/2 cell proliferation. HUVECs or 1T1/2 cells were plated in uncoated 6-well plates at 5x1 4 cells per well in EGM with 2% FBS or BME with 1% FBS, respectively. Twentyfour hours later, the culture medium was changed and the cells were challenged with 1 µm, 1 µm, 1 µm and 1 mm of L-NMMA or with 1 µm, 1 µm, 1mM and 1mM of DETA NONOate in their respective media. Seventy-two hours after the treatment, cells were suspended and number of cells was determined using a hemocytometer. All proliferation assays were conducted in triplicate and each set of experiments was performed at least 5 times. - S4 -
Supplemental Table S1. Vessel morphology of B16 melanomas in paraffin histological specimens. B16F1 B16F1 enos -/- inos -/- D-NMMA L-NMMA Vessel Density 165 ± 17 91± 21 87± 9 14± 6 139± 17 85 ± 16# (/mm 2 ) Vessel perimeter 67 ± 5 93± 8 87± 8 57± 6 63 ± 5 113 ± 11# (µm) # p<.5 as compared with corresponding B16F1 and D-NMMA treated tumors, respectively. Five random locations per tumor were examined in 3 tumors per group, respectively. The numbers of vessels examined (from the left to the right) are 127, 91, 15, 114, 19, 77. - S5 -
Supplemental Table S2. Angiogenic gene array analysis of B16F1 malanoma. gene D-NMMA L-NMMA gene D-NMMA L-NMMA gene D-NMMA L-NMMA Adamts1.881.647 Figf.15.27 Plau.242.192 Adamts8.19.15 Kdr.172.183 Ptgs1.48.18 Angpt1.15.8 Flt1.978.8 Ptgs2.14.2 Angpt2.277.235 Fn1.471.391 Rsn.945.881 Ang.312.253 Cxcl1.39.32 Ccl2.72.4 Cd36.67.88 Hgf.221.245 Serpinb5.17.3 Cdh5.53.435 Hif1a.949.885 Serpine1.473.31 Chga.697.525 Idb1.56.37 Serpinb2.13.23 Col18a1.51.3 Ifna1.41.222 Serpinf1.8.11 Csf3.8.51 Ifnb1.39.59 Sparc.849.755 Ctgf.575.63 Ifng.65.91 Spp1.798.716 Edg1.744.536 Igf1.7.78 Tek.423.418 Efna5.639.576 Il1.5.43 Tgfa.457.255 Efnb2.196.164 Il12a.11.18 Tgfb1.42.346 Egf.268.142 Itga5.375.32 Tgfb2.558.56 Egfr.27.3 Itgav.797.71 Tgfb3.457.555 Eng.71.561 Itgb3.25.295 Tgfbr1.81.659 Ephb4.216.246 Smad1.33.6 Tgfbr2.68.417 Erbb2.37.71 Mdk.7.14 Tgfbr3.18.131 Ets1.661.646 Mmp2.3.43 Thbs1.123.214 F2.11.14 Mmp9.17.29 Thbs2.551.553 Fgf1.265.193 Msr1.131.167 Thbs3.2.21 Fgf16.545.438 Nos3.459.286 Tie1.194.153 Fgf2.19.12 Nrp1.598.341 Timp1.259.169 Fgf4.191.14 Pdgfa.443.35 Timp2.686.578 Fgf6.51.33 Pdgfb.11.9 Tnc.29.19 Fgf7.767.756 Pdgfra.2.36 Vcam1.39.51 Fgfr1.938 1.27 Pdgfrb.35.26 Vegfa.517.479 Fgfr3.126.144 Pecam1.227.129 Vegfb.448.621 Fgfr4.243.127 Pgf.276.146 Vegfc.237.347 Three tumors of each treatment group were examined. Values represent relative gene expression normalized to β actin. - S6 -
Supplemental Table S3. Realtime PCR analysis of endogenous angiogenic and vessel maturation factors. gene PDGF-B Angiopoietin-1 Angiopoietin-2 Sphingosine VEGF-A kinase type1 D-NMMA 1.34 ±.33 1.15 ±.28 1.22 ±.4 1.1 ±.21 1.67 ±.53 L-NMMA 2.8±.26 1.67±.59 1.33±.19 1.74±.32 1.46 ±.28 gene PDGFRβ Tie-2 EDG-1 VEGFR-1 VEGFR-2 D-NMMA.9 ±.5.7 ±.2 1.46 ±.36 1.8 ±.17 1.16 ±.5 L-NMMA 1.19 ±.24.8 ±.1 2.47 ±.34 1.63 ±.28 1.2 ±.2 Three tumors per each group were independently analyzed. Values represent relative gene expression normalized to β actin. There was no statistical significant difference between D- NMMA and L-NMMA treated tumors in any factors. - S7 -
Supplemental Table S4. Realtime PCR primers Gene Fam-labeled primer (5-3 ) Unlabeled primer (5-3 ) PDGF-B GACCCTCAGACTTGGGCTTGGAGG[FAM]C CTGCCTGCTGGCTTAGCTT Angiopoietin-1 CAACCTCGTGCTGGGTCTGG[FAM]TG GCAGGGTGAGGTTAGGCTTC Angiopoietin-2 CACCAGATCACTTCTACCTCGCTGG[FAM]G CCGTGAGTCCTGTAAGGTGAA Sphingosine GAACCACAGCTCCCTGGCATGG[FAM]TC CAGAGTGCTGGTGCTGCTGA kinase type1 VEGF-A CACTCCTAACGATGAAGCCCTGGAG[FAM]G TTGGTCTGCATTCACATCTGC PDGFRβ CAACATCCATTCTCGATCACAGAGATG[FAM]TG TGAGTGATTCGGGCACCTAT Tie-2 GACCATTGTTGACGCATCTTCATGG[FAM]C GCCTTAATGAACCAGCACCAA EDG-1 CACAAAGCGGGAAGGGAGTATGTTTG[FAM]G AGCTGTTGCTCCCGTTGTGT VEGFR-1 CGGAAGAGGTAGTTGGACAGGTTTC[FAM]G CAAGGAGGGCCTCTGATGGT VEGFR-2 CGGACACAGTGGGCAGTCAAGTC[FAM]G GGGCCTTCCATTTCTGTACCAT β-actin CACAGGTCTTGGGTATGGAATCCTG[JOE]G TCTTTACGGATGTCAACGTCA Note that β-actin was JOE-labeled and the genes of interest were FAM-labeled. - S8 -