title: Specific growth stimulation of cultured smooth muscle cells from spontaneously hypertensive rats by platelet-derived growth factor A-chain homodimer.
abstract: Cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC)1 from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) possess specific cell surface receptors for both homodimeric forms of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF-AA and PDGF-BB), in contrast to cells from normotensive Wistar Kyoto (WKY) animals, which express receptors only for the B-chain form of PDGF. Stimulation of quiescent VSMC from SHR with PDGF-AA resulted in activation of S6-kinase and induction of phosphoinositide catabolism, as well as cellular proliferation when cultures were maintained for prolonged periods with daily supplementation of the growth factor. WKY-derived VSMC showed no response to PDGF-AA, which was consistent with their lack of specific receptors for this homodimer. The responsiveness of quiescent cells from SHR and WKY to the B-chain homodimer was similar. The enhanced growth responsiveness of SHR-derived cells to fetal calf serum, as compared with cells from their normotensive counterparts, may be accounted for in part by their expression of receptors for the AA homodimer of PDGF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Research, Basel University Hospital, Switzerland.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Resink
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Scott-Burden
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rouge
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosang
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Bühler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D007700:Kinetics; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011494:Protein Kinases; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases