title: Effect of angiotensin II and thromboxane A2 on the production of matrix metalloproteinase by human aortic smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Angiotensin II (AGII) and thromboxane A2 (TXA2), potent vasoconstrictors, augmented the production of the precursor of tissue procollagenase/promatrixmetalloproteinase-1 (proMMP-1) and DNA synthesis in cultured human aortic smooth muscle cells (SMC) significantly compared with that in untreated SMC. Moreover, AGII and TXA2 stimulated hydrolysis of phosphoinositides and subsequent formation of inositol triphosphate (IP3), leading to an increase in the intracellular free Ca2+ concentration. These results suggest that the production of proMMP-1 increased by AGII and TXA2 in intimal SMC in relation to cell proliferation plays a role in arterial reconstruction in vascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takagishi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murahashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azagami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morimatsu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaguri
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017364:Collagenases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004792:Enzyme Precursors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D013928:Thromboxane A2 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D004792:Enzyme Precursors; D000804:Angiotensin II; D013928:Thromboxane A2; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D004247:DNA; D017364:Collagenases; D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1; D002118:Calcium; D013936:Thymidine