title: Mitogen crosstalk accompanying urokinase receptor expression in stimulated vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Thrombin and other mitogens regulate the expression of the urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) protein and mRNA levels in bovine vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC). We investigated interactions between mitogens capable of increasing uPAR mRNA levels in SMC. Up-regulation of uPAR mRNA upon thrombin and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) stimulation was preceded by a 2-3-fold transient increase in bFGF mRNA within 1 h. TGF-beta1 did not result in a significant change in bFGF mRNA levels. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) while substantially enhancing uPAR mRNA levels, diminished bFGF mRNA levels by 3-4-fold. Both thrombin and bFGF induced the message for bFGF-R 2-3-fold. Thrombin also provoked a 3-4-fold rise in TGF-beta1 mRNA levels within 30 min. In summary, on the mRNA level, we demonstrated both positive as well as negative feed-back mechanisms between different mitogens, among them bFGF revealing in addition to autoinduction also up-regulation of the transcript concentration of its own receptor. Thus, cooperation and possible amplification of mitogenic effects might be implicated in the fine-tuned regulation of uPAR mRNA in stimulated bovine aorta SMC.
authors.affiliation: Frauenklinik der Technischen Universität München, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Reuning
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Little
authors.forename: N U
authors.initials: NU
authors.lastname: Bang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D008934:Mitogens / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D055293:Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D008934:Mitogens; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D055293:Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2