title: Action of angiotensin II on DNA synthesis by human saphenous vein in organ culture.
abstract: Angiotensin II (Ang II), an effector peptide of the renin-angiotensin system, has been reported to stimulate growth of blood vessels in vivo and smooth muscle cells in culture. In this study, the effect of Ang II on DNA synthesis was examined in deendothelialized human saphenous vein in organ culture. After 7 days' exposure to medium containing 0.4% fetal calf serum plus Ang II, there was a marked increase in DNA synthesis. The effect of Ang II was comparable to the response to platelet-derived growth factor. Responses to Ang II were partially inhibited by the AT(1) receptor antagonist candesartan. An AT(2) receptor antagonist, PD123319, had no effect on Ang II-induced DNA synthesis, either alone or in combination with candesartan. The Ang II peptide analogues [Sar(1), Ile(8)]-Ang II (saralasin) and [Sar(1),Thr(8)]-Ang II (sarthran) acted as agonists, increasing DNA synthesis. In the presence of saralasin, responses to Ang II were inhibited. Tyrphostin-23, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, prevented Ang II-induced DNA synthesis and reduced DNA synthesis in tissues incubated in medium containing only 0.4% fetal calf serum. In conclusion, Ang II stimulates DNA synthesis in human saphenous vein in organ culture. The effect of Ang II was more marked than has been previously reported in isolated cultured saphenous vein smooth muscle cells, and this effect is mediated in part by an angiotensin type 1 receptor. It is possible that an undefined receptor for Ang II may also be involved in the stimulation of DNA synthesis in this preparation.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacology, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College School of Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Sever
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012504:Saralasin / Q000494:pharmacology; D020032:Tyrphostins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin; D020032:Tyrphostins; D000804:Angiotensin II; D004247:DNA; D012504:Saralasin; C060641:tyrphostin A23