title: Effect of transforming growth factor-beta 1 on platelet-derived growth factor receptor binding and gene expression in vascular smooth muscle cells from SHR and WKY rats.
abstract: 1. This study examined the effects of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) on platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB)-stimulated DNA synthesis, [125I]-PDGF-BB receptor binding and PDGF-beta receptor mRNA expression in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) isolated from Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). 2. TGF-beta 1 inhibited by 40% DNA synthesis stimulated by PDGF-BB in VSMC from WKY rats but potentiated by 20% growth factor-stimulated DNA synthesis in VSMC from the SHR. 3. Since the difference in effect of TGF-beta 1 could not be attributed to differential regulation of [125I]-PDGF-BB binding activity and PDGF-beta receptor mRNA expression, it is suggested that alterations in intracellular signalling pathways may account for the differential effects of TGF-beta 1 on PDGF-BB-stimulated DNA synthesis in VSMC from SHR and WKY rats.
authors.affiliation: Baker Medical Research Institute, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agrotis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saltis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bobik
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008934:Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D012313:RNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008934:Mitogens; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D013936:Thymidine