title: Mechanical strain increases PDGF-B and PDGF beta receptor expression in vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Cyclic mechanical strain causes proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells, mediated in part by platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). We examined the effect of cyclic strain on expression of PDGF-B and the PDGF beta receptor. Neonatal rat vascular smooth muscle cells were exposed to 1 hertz cyclic strain on silicone elastomer plates. PDGF-B mRNA increased after 6 h of strain. In cells transfected with a PDGF-B promoter chloramphenicol acetyl transferase construct (psisCAT 6A), activity increased by 12-fold following 12 h of strain. Two neutralizing antibodies to the PDGF beta receptor both reduced strain-induced [(3)H]thymidine incorporation by 50%. Expression of the PDGF beta receptor protein increased 1.8-fold following 24 h of strain. During strain, PDGF beta receptor expression was not significantly altered by neutralizing antibodies to PDGF-B. Thus, both PDGF-B and the PDGF beta receptor are induced by cyclic mechanical strain and both contribute to cell proliferation in response to strain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Ives
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002455:Cell Division; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D020797:Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor beta / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase; D020797:Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor beta