title: Effects of isorhynchophylline on angiotensin II-induced proliferation in rat vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is a crucial event in cardiovascular diseases. Isorhynchophylline, an alkaloid from a traditional Chinese medicine Gambirplant, has been used to treat cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of isorhynchophylline on angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced proliferation of rat VSMCs. VSMCs were isolated from rat artery and cultured for 14 days before experimentation. The effect of isorhynchophylline on Ang II-induced proliferation was evaluated by cell number, MTT assay and flow cytometry, and nitric oxide (NO) content and activity of NO synthase (NOS) were measured. The expression of proto-oncogene c-fos, osteopontin (OPN) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) mRNAs was measured by real-time RT-PCR. VSMC cultures were verified by morphology and immunostaining with alpha-smooth muscle actin. Isorhynchophylline (0.1-10.0 microM) was not toxic to VSMCs, but markedly decreased Ang II (1.0 microM)-enhanced cell number and MTT intensity, and blocked cell transition from G(0)/G(1) to S phase. Furthermore, isorhynchophylline increased the NO content and NOS activity, and suppressed Ang II-induced over-expression of c-fos, OPN and PCNA. Thus, isorhynchophylline was effective against Ang-II induced cell proliferation, an effect that appears to be due, at least in part, to increased NO production, regulation of the cell cycle, and depressed expression of c-fos, OPN and PCNA related to VMSC proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi 563000, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: An-Sheng
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Li-Mei
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Qi-Hai
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D026121:Indole Alkaloids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D053495:Osteopontin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D000078183:Oxindoles; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D026121:Indole Alkaloids; D000078183:Oxindoles; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D053495:Osteopontin; D000804:Angiotensin II; D009569:Nitric Oxide; C052714:rhyncophylline