MEVALONATE PATHWAY AND ISOPRENOIDS REGULATE HUMAN BRONCHIAL MYOCYTE PROLIFERATION

被引:21
作者
VIGANO, T
HERNANDEZ, A
CORSINI, A
GRANATA, A
BELLONI, P
FUMAGALLI, R
PAOLETTI, R
FOLCO, G
机构
[1] UNIV MILAN,INST PHARMACOL SCI,I-20133 MILAN,ITALY
[2] UNIV MILAN,CTR CARDIOPULM PHARMACOL,MILAN,ITALY
[3] OSPED MAGGIORE NIGUARDA,CTR GASPERIS CHIRURG TORAC,MILAN,ITALY
来源
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY-MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY SECTION | 1995年 / 291卷 / 02期
关键词
HUMAN BRONCHIAL MYOCYTE; SIMVASTATIN; MEVALONATE; GERANYLGERANIOL; CELL PROLIFERATION;
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(95)90104-3
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The role of mevalonate and geranylgeraniol in the control of cellular proliferation of cultured human bronchial myocytes was examined by investigating the effect of simvastatin, an inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase, the rate-limiting enzyme in mevalonate synthesis. Simvastatin inhibited the rate of growth of human bronchial smooth muscle cells in a concentration-dependent manner, with an IC50 value of 0.97 +/- 0.1 mu M. Mevalonate (100 mu M), as well as geranylgeraniol (5 mu M), at their highest non-toxic concentrations, restored cell proliferation to control levels.
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页数:3
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