title: γ-Secretase inhibitor DAPT attenuates intimal hyperplasia of vein grafts by inhibition of Notch1 signaling.
abstract: The proliferation and high plasticity of vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs) are the major reasons for restenosis of vein grafts. N-[N-(3, 5-difluorophenacetyl)-l-alanyl]-S-phenylglycine t-butyl ester (DAPT), specific inhibitor of γ-secretase, has been shown to regulate vSMC proliferation and differentiation through the Notch signaling pathway, but the pathophysiological importance of these findings in venous grafts has not yet been determined. A rat vein graft model was employed wherein the left jugular vein was surgically interposed into the left common carotid artery. Daily subcutaneous injections of DAPT or placebo (DMSO) were administered postoperatively (control animals received no treatment). We showed that DAPT can inhibit restenosis of vein grafts by inhibiting vSMC proliferation and increasing apoptosis in vivo. Notch1 signaling was highly active during the development of intima thickening. By blocking the Notch signaling pathway, the γ-secretase inhibitor DAPT can significantly attenuated intima thickening. These changes in vein grafts coincided with enhanced binding of myocardin to the smooth muscle-specific protein SM22 and smooth muscle myosin heavy chain at the promoters of vSMC differentiation-specific genes. These studies showed that DAPT can restore the vSMC phenotype and inhibit vSMC proliferation through suppression of the Notch1 signaling pathway, and thus opens a new avenue for the treatment of restenosis in vein grafts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Yong Guang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Zhi Fu
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Mao
mesh_terms: D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D000818:Animals; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004151:Dipeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology; D010641:Phenotype; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D051881:Receptor, Notch1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004151:Dipeptides; C419410:N-(N-(3,5-difluorophenacetyl)alanyl)phenylglycine tert-butyl ester; C497763:Notch1 protein, rat; D051881:Receptor, Notch1; D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases
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