title: CTRP3/cartducin promotes proliferation and migration of endothelial cells.
abstract: CTRP3/cartducin, a novel secretory protein, is a member of the C1q and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related protein (CTRP) superfamily. CTRP3/cartducin gene is transiently up-regulated in a balloon-injured rat carotid artery tissue. In this study, we report a new function of CTRP3/cartducin as a regulator of angiogenic processes. CTRP3/cartducin promoted proliferation and migration of mouse endothelial MSS31 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Further, stimulation of MSS31 by CTRP3/cartducin led to activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). MAPK/ERK kinase 1/2 (MEK1/2) inhibitor, U0126, and p38 MAPK inhibitor, SB203580, blocked the CTRP3/cartducin-induced cell proliferation, and migration was blocked by U0126, but not the SB203580. Taken together, these results suggest that CTRP3/cartducin may be involved as a novel angiogenic factor in the formation of neointima following angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, 1-8 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: Souhei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wakisaka
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
mesh_terms: D054392:Adipokines; D043925:Angiogenesis Inducing Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017130:Angioplasty; D000818:Animals; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects*; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D054392:Adipokines; D043925:Angiogenesis Inducing Agents; C428135:CORS26 protein, mouse; D011506:Proteins; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases