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Mitogenic effects of ATP on vascular smooth muscle cells vs. other growth factors and sympathetic cotransmitters

Erlinge, David LU orcid ; Yoo, H ; Edvinsson, Lars LU ; Reis, D J and Wahlestedt, C (1993) In American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology 265(4). p.1089-1097
Abstract
The sympathetic nervous system has been shown to exert a trophic influence on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). Therefore, we studied the growth-regulating effects of the sympathetic cotransmitters ATP, neuropeptide Y (NPY), and norepinephrine (NE). ATP in concentrations of 1-100 microM greatly increased the incorporation of [3H]thymidine in VSMC from rat aorta and vena cava. ATP also increased cell number and total protein content. The maximal effect on [3H]thymidine incorporation was greater than for epidermal growth factor (20 ng/ml) or insulin (1 microgram/ml) and approximately one-half that of 10% fetal calf serum. The potency series of other nucleotides and analogues of ATP was ATP > beta, gamma-methyleneATP (AMP-PCP) > ADP... (More)
The sympathetic nervous system has been shown to exert a trophic influence on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). Therefore, we studied the growth-regulating effects of the sympathetic cotransmitters ATP, neuropeptide Y (NPY), and norepinephrine (NE). ATP in concentrations of 1-100 microM greatly increased the incorporation of [3H]thymidine in VSMC from rat aorta and vena cava. ATP also increased cell number and total protein content. The maximal effect on [3H]thymidine incorporation was greater than for epidermal growth factor (20 ng/ml) or insulin (1 microgram/ml) and approximately one-half that of 10% fetal calf serum. The potency series of other nucleotides and analogues of ATP was ATP > beta, gamma-methyleneATP (AMP-PCP) > ADP > adenosine > alpha, beta- methyleneATP (AMP-CPP) > 2-methylthioATP, indicating involvement of a P2 receptor, however, it does not meet proposed pharmacological criteria of either the P2x or P2y subclass. Several proposed P2 receptor antagonists were without effect. The effect of ATP could be mediated by a "nucleotide receptor," since UTP also stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation. In our model, there was a strong correlation between the mitogenic effects of ATP, AMP-CPP, AMP-PCP, and UTP and their ability to stimulate influx of extracellular Ca2+ (Ca2+o). Moreover, the mitogenic effect of ATP was increased by high concentrations of Ca2+o. Taken together with data showing the lack of involvement of several other second-messenger systems, this indicates a critical role for Ca2+o in mediating the mitogenic effects of ATP. Amiloride, known to inhibit the action of several growth factors, also inhibited ATP-induced mitogenesis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) (Less)
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  author       = {{Erlinge, David and Yoo, H and Edvinsson, Lars and Reis, D J and Wahlestedt, C}},
  issn         = {{1522-1539}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{1089--1097}},
  publisher    = {{American Physiological Society}},
  series       = {{American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology}},
  title        = {{Mitogenic effects of ATP on vascular smooth muscle cells vs. other growth factors and sympathetic cotransmitters}},
  url          = {{http://ajpheart.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/265/4/H1089}},
  volume       = {{265}},
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