INTERLEUKIN-6 STIMULATES GROWTH OF VASCULAR SMOOTH-MUSCLE CELLS IN A PDGF-DEPENDENT MANNER

被引:213
作者
IKEDA, U [1 ]
IKEDA, M [1 ]
OOHARA, T [1 ]
OGUCHI, A [1 ]
KAMITANI, T [1 ]
TSURUYA, Y [1 ]
KANO, S [1 ]
机构
[1] JICHI MED SCH, DEPT CLIN IMMUNOL, MINAMI KAWACHI, TOCHIGI 32904, JAPAN
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY | 1991年 / 260卷 / 05期
关键词
PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; CALCIUM;
D O I
10.1152/ajpheart.1991.260.5.H1713
中图分类号
Q4 [生理学];
学科分类号
071003 ;
摘要
We have investigated the effect of interleukin 6 (IL-6) on the growth of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) isolated from rat aortas. Murine recombinant IL-6 significantly increased the number of VSMC and stimulated tritiated thymidine incorporation into VSMC in a dose-dependent manner. The IL-6-induced thymidine incorporation into VSMC was totally inhibited by the Ca2+ channel blocker verapamil; however, IL-6 showed no effects on the intracellular Ca2+ level ([Ca2+]i) in VSMC. Antibody against platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) also totally inhibited the IL-6-induced thymidine uptake. PDGF caused a significant increase in the [Ca2+]i, which was totally inhibited by verapamil. IL-6 mRNA was not detected in unstimulated "quiescent" VSMC, but its expression was stimulated by exposure of VSMC to 10% fetal bovine serum. Immunohistochemical study using anti-PDGF antibody showed that IL-6 stimulated PDGF production in VSMC. These results support the premise that IL-6 is released by VSMC in an autocrine manner and promotes the growth of VSMC via induction of endogenous PDGF production.
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页码:H1713 / H1717
页数:5
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