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Reduction of bFGF-induced smooth muscle cell proliferation and endothelin receptor mRNA expression by mevastatin and atorvastatin.

Xu, Cang Bao; Stenman, Emelie LU and Edvinsson, Lars LU (2002) In Biochemical Pharmacology 64(3). p.497-505
Abstract
The anti-atherosclerosis mechanisms of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) occur via both cholesterol-dependent and cholesterol-independent mechanisms. The present study used aortic and cerebral vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) from rat to investigate whether atorvastatin and mevastatin affect basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-induced SMC proliferation and the mRNA expression of endothelin A (ET(A)) and endothelin B (ET(B)) receptors. Cell proliferation was assessed by MTT and real-time PCR was used to quantify ET(A) and ET(B) receptor mRNA. bFGF-induced concentration and time dependent SMC proliferation and up-regulation of the mRNA expression of ET(A) and ET(B) receptors. The... (More)
The anti-atherosclerosis mechanisms of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) occur via both cholesterol-dependent and cholesterol-independent mechanisms. The present study used aortic and cerebral vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) from rat to investigate whether atorvastatin and mevastatin affect basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-induced SMC proliferation and the mRNA expression of endothelin A (ET(A)) and endothelin B (ET(B)) receptors. Cell proliferation was assessed by MTT and real-time PCR was used to quantify ET(A) and ET(B) receptor mRNA. bFGF-induced concentration and time dependent SMC proliferation and up-regulation of the mRNA expression of ET(A) and ET(B) receptors. The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors inhibited bFGF-induced proliferation of SMC (P<0.01). In aortic SMC atorvastatin and mevastatin significantly inhibited bFGF-induced mRNA expression of endothelin ET(A) and ET(B) receptors (P<0.05). Although in cerebral SMC the inhibitory effect of the statins was comparable in size with that seen in aortic SMC, only reached borderline significance (P=0.06) for ET(A) receptor mRNA but not for ET(B). The findings suggested a direct effect of statins on the vascular wall beyond their well-known lipid lowering effect in anti-atherosclerosis. Furthermore, the specific antagonists of ET(A) and ET(B) receptors (FR139317 and BQ788, respectively) significantly inhibited bFGF-induced SMC proliferation (P<0.001). The results suggested that endothelin receptors and the mevalonate pathway were involved in bFGF-induced SMC proliferation. (Less)
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  abstract     = {The anti-atherosclerosis mechanisms of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) occur via both cholesterol-dependent and cholesterol-independent mechanisms. The present study used aortic and cerebral vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) from rat to investigate whether atorvastatin and mevastatin affect basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-induced SMC proliferation and the mRNA expression of endothelin A (ET(A)) and endothelin B (ET(B)) receptors. Cell proliferation was assessed by MTT and real-time PCR was used to quantify ET(A) and ET(B) receptor mRNA. bFGF-induced concentration and time dependent SMC proliferation and up-regulation of the mRNA expression of ET(A) and ET(B) receptors. The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors inhibited bFGF-induced proliferation of SMC (P&lt;0.01). In aortic SMC atorvastatin and mevastatin significantly inhibited bFGF-induced mRNA expression of endothelin ET(A) and ET(B) receptors (P&lt;0.05). Although in cerebral SMC the inhibitory effect of the statins was comparable in size with that seen in aortic SMC, only reached borderline significance (P=0.06) for ET(A) receptor mRNA but not for ET(B). The findings suggested a direct effect of statins on the vascular wall beyond their well-known lipid lowering effect in anti-atherosclerosis. Furthermore, the specific antagonists of ET(A) and ET(B) receptors (FR139317 and BQ788, respectively) significantly inhibited bFGF-induced SMC proliferation (P&lt;0.001). The results suggested that endothelin receptors and the mevalonate pathway were involved in bFGF-induced SMC proliferation.},
  author       = {Xu, Cang Bao and Stenman, Emelie and Edvinsson, Lars},
  issn         = {0006-2952},
  language     = {eng},
  number       = {3},
  pages        = {497--505},
  publisher    = {Elsevier},
  series       = {Biochemical Pharmacology},
  title        = {Reduction of bFGF-induced smooth muscle cell proliferation and endothelin receptor mRNA expression by mevastatin and atorvastatin.},
  url          = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0006-2952(02)01189-9},
  volume       = {64},
  year         = {2002},
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