title: Effects of amrinone on thrombin-induced platelet-derived growth factor-like protein secretion from endothelial cells.
abstract: Endothelial cells (EC) secrete platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-like protein, which is a potent mitogen to smooth muscle and connective tissue cells. The purpose of this study was to determine if amrinone, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, could inhibit PDGF-like protein secretion on the basis of its ability to increase cAMP. Human umbilical artery endothelial cells (HUAEC) (n = 7) were preincubated for 4 h with amrinone (10 micrograms/mL) before coincubation with thrombin (10 IU/mL) and amrinone (10 micrograms/mL) for 18 h. The supernatant was then assayed for the presence of both PDGF-like protein by using a competitive 125I-PDGF radioreceptor inhibition assay, and cAMP by using an RIA. Thrombin-induced PDGF-like protein secretion from HUAEC was significantly inhibited by amrinone (7.8 +/- 1.6 fmol/10(6) EC) when compared with thrombin alone (12.1 +/- 2.4 fmol/10(6) EC) (p less than 0.05). Amrinone alone had no effect on baseline PDGF-like protein secretion. Amrinone inhibition of thrombin-induced PDGF-like protein secretion was comparable whether amrinone was added to HUAEC 4 or 0 h before thrombin, and it was dose dependent with a maximal inhibition of 82.7% by amrinone (160 micrograms/mL). In contrast, IL-1 alpha (10 micrograms/mL) and tumor necrosis factor (100 ng/mL) induced less secretion of PDGF-like protein from HUAEC, and this secretion was not inhibited by amrinone. Amrinone (10 micrograms/mL) significantly increased secretion of cAMP from HUAEC from a baseline value of 6.4 +/- 0.4 pmol/10(6) EC to 10.6 +/- 0.1 pmol/10(6) EC (p less than 0.01). We conclude that amrinone inhibits thrombin-induced PDGF-like protein secretion from HUAEC.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City 84132.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Shaddy
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Paisley
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000676:Amrinone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D013917:Thrombin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D014469:Umbilical Arteries
chemical_list: D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D013917:Thrombin; D000676:Amrinone