title: Tranilast suppresses intimal hyperplasia in the balloon injury model and cuff treatment model in rabbits.
abstract: Intimal hyperplasia is a serious problem after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). In this study, we investigated the effects of tranilast on intimal hyperplasia in both in vivo and in vitro experiments. For the in vivo experiments, we used the balloon injury model and the cuff treatment model of rabbits fed regular chow. In the balloon injury model, tranilast decreased intimal area, intima/media ratio, stenosis ratio and vascular DNA content after endothelial injury. Also in the cuff treatment model, tranilast suppressed the intimal hyperplasia. In the in vitro experiments, we assessed the effects of tranilast on platelet-derived growth factor-induced rabbit vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) migration and proliferation and on collagen synthesis by VSMCs. Tranilast inhibited VSMC migration, proliferation and collagen synthesis. These results suggest that tranilast has a suppressive effect on intimal hyperplasia after a vascular injury such as PTCA.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacological Laboratories, Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Nagano, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fukuyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyazawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamano
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ujiie
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019808:Losartan; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000633:toxicity; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D011817:Rabbits; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000187:drug effects / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D062367:ortho-Aminobenzoates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D007093:Imidazoles; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D013777:Tetrazoles; D062367:ortho-Aminobenzoates; D003094:Collagen; D004247:DNA; C012293:tranilast; D019808:Losartan