Endothelin—1 promoted proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cell through pathway of extracellular signal—regulated kinase and cyclin D1

目的:探讨内皮素-1是否通过细胞周期蛋白质D1与细胞外调节蛋白激酶通路促进人脐动脉平滑肌细胞增殖。方法:采用MTT法观察ET-1和PD98059对人脐动脉平滑肌细胞生长的作用;[~3H]TdR法观察对细胞DNA合成的作用;流式细胞仪法观察对细胞增殖周期的影响;蛋白质印迹法观察对细胞外调节蛋白激酶和细胞周期蛋白质D1表达的影响。结果:首先,同没有ET-1组和PD98059组比较,ET-1促进平滑肌细胞增殖(P<0.05)。PD98059抑制ET-1诱导的血管平滑肌细胞增殖。第二,与没有ET-1组比较,ET-1促进平滑肌细胞DNA合成(P<0.05)。第三,ET-1促进平滑肌细胞增殖周期从G_0/G_1期向S期的转变,与没有ET-1组比较,G_0/G_1期细胞百分比明显减少,S期细胞百分比明显增加(P<0.05)。第四,ET-1增加细胞外信号调节性激酶的磷酸化水平和细胞周期蛋白质D1的蛋白表达,ERK的抑制剂可以抑制细胞外信号调节性激酶的磷酸化水平和细胞周期蛋白质D1的蛋白表达,与没有ET-1组比较,磷酸化-ERK和细胞周期蛋白质D1表达明显增强,对非磷酸化ERK表达没有影响。结论:内皮素-1可以通过细胞周期调节素D1与细胞外信号调节性激酶通路促进平滑肌细胞增殖。

Endothelin-1 promoted proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cell through pathway of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and cyclin D1

AIM: To investigate whether endothelin-1 (ET-1) can promote human umbilical artery smooth muscle cell(HUASMC) proliferation through pathway of extracellular signal-regulated kinase(ERK) and cyclin D1. METHODS: The effects of ET-1 and PD98059 on HUASMC were evaluated by MTT assay. The content of DNA was defined by [~3H]TdR assay and cell cycle was analyzed by flow cytomerty. Western blot analysis was employed to detect the active phosphorylated state of ERK and the expression of cylin D1. RESULTS: Firstly, ET-1(100 nmol/L) stimulated HUASMC proliferation compared with the group without ET-1(P<0.05) and PD98059 group (P<0.05). PD98059 inhibited the HUASMC proliferation stimulated by ET-1(P<0.05). Secondly, ET-1 stimulated DNA synthesis of HUASMC compared with the group without ET-1(P<0.05). Thirdly, ET-1 promoted the cell cycle transition from G_0/G_1 phase to S phase. G_0/G_1 phase cell percentage was obviously decreased compared with the group without ET-1(P<0.05). S phase cell percentage was increased compared with the group without ET-1(P<0.05). Fourthly, ET-1 increased the phosphorylated level of ERK and the expression of cylin D1, an inhibitor of ERK blocked phosphorylated level of ERK and cyclin D1 expression. ERK phosphorylated level of ET-1 group was evidently increased compared with PD98059 group (P<0.05), Cyclin D1 protein expression also was increased compared with PD98059 group (P<0.05). While nonphosphorylated ERK expression remained unchanged. CONCLUSION: Endothelin-1 promoted vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation through pathway of ERK and cyclin D1.