title: PDGF-induced mitogenic signaling is not mediated through protein kinase C and c-fos pathway in VSM cells.
abstract: This study examines the role of protein kinase C (PKC) in platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-induced vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cell proliferation and initial signaling events. A 24-h pretreatment of VSM cells with 200 nM phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) completely abolished immunologically reactive PKC activity. Depletion of PKC activity from VSM cells did not attenuate PDGF-stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation compared with control cells. Similarly, acute activation of PKC by treatment with 200 nM PMA for 10 min had no effect on PDGF-mediated [3H]thymidine incorporation. Both PMA and PDGF increased c-fos induction to the same magnitude; however, treatment with PMA did not induce DNA synthesis in these cells. In PKC-depleted cells PDGF-mediated c-fos induction was reduced by 50-60%, while DNA synthesis in response to PDGF stimulation was not reduced. PKC depletion did not alter PDGF-stimulated increase in cytosolic calcium levels, 125I-PDGF binding, or receptor autophosphorylation. On the basis of these results, we conclude that PKC activation and c-fos induction do not play a significant role in PDGF-mediated mitogenesis in VSM cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bhalla
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D008934:Mitogens / Q000502:physiology*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000378:metabolism*; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008934:Mitogens; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013936:Thymidine