CA-2+-CHANNEL BLOCKERS MODULATE EXPRESSION OF 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COENZYME-A REDUCTASE AND LOW-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR GENES STIMULATED BY PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH-FACTOR

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作者
BLOCK, LH [1 ]
MATTHYS, H [1 ]
EMMONS, LR [1 ]
PERRUCHOUD, A [1 ]
ERNE, P [1 ]
ROTH, M [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BASEL,KANTONSSPITAL,DEPT RES,CH-4031 BASEL,SWITZERLAND
关键词
GENE ACTIVATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.88.20.9041
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The effects of Ca2+-channel blockers (amlodipine, nifedipine, nitrendipine, and verapamil) on expression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase (EC 1.1.1.88) and low density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) genes stimulated by recombinant platelet-derived growth factor BB isomer (PDGF-BB) were evaluated in human skin fibroblasts. The drugs enhanced expression of the LDL-R protein on the plasma membrane of the cells; in contrast, they inhibited expression of the HMG-CoA reductase gene. In addition, PDGF-BB-dependent stimulation of transcription of c-fos mRNA was inhibited also by the Ca2+-channel blockers. We conclude that PDGF-BB-dependent activation of the two genes is inhibited effectively by the Ca2+-channel blockers, at therapeutic concentrations, although they are unable to lower systemic cholesterol levels at these concentrations; however, they do modify responses of the two genes that are involved crucially in regulation of cellular cholesterol homeostasis.
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页码:9041 / 9045
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