Pan Da-Bin, Ke Yong-Sheng, Liu Wen-Jie, Wei You-Quan, Tang Jun, Cao Heng
Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China.
Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi. 2010 Feb;38(2):160-5.
To assess if the modulating effect of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB on p21(WAF1) was mediated by upregulating transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta(1) expression in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC).
TGF-beta(1) mRNA and protein expressions were measured by reverse transcription-PCR and ELISA, the protein expressions of p21(WAF1) and the downstream TGF-beta signalling including TGF-beta type I receptor (ALK-5 in VSMC), Smurf2, pSmad2/3, Smad4, Smad7 were detected by Western blot.
PDGF-BB significantly upregulated the expressions of TGF-beta(1) at mRNA (0.79-fold) and protein (1.98-fold) levels in VSMC, significantly inhibited the expression of p21(WAF1) (-67 +/- 12)%, and enhanced the expressions of ALK-5, pSmad2/3, Smad4, Smurf2 protein by 1.21-fold, 0.95-fold, 0.69-fold and 2.55-fold respectively, inhibited Smad7 expression (-65 +/- 9)%, these alterations were partially restored by anti-TGF-beta(1) neutralizing antibody.
These findings suggested that PDGF-BB inhibited p21(WAF1) expression in VSMC partially through upregulating TGF-beta(1) expression via PDGF-BB and TGF-beta signalling pathways.
评估血小板衍生生长因子(PDGF)-BB对p21(WAF1)的调节作用是否通过上调血管平滑肌细胞(VSMC)中转化生长因子(TGF)-β1的表达来介导。
采用逆转录-PCR和ELISA检测TGF-β1 mRNA和蛋白表达,通过蛋白质印迹法检测p21(WAF1)及下游TGF-β信号通路相关蛋白表达,包括VSMC中的TGF-βⅠ型受体(ALK-5)、Smurf2、磷酸化Smad2/3、Smad4、Smad7。
PDGF-BB显著上调VSMC中TGF-β1的mRNA(0.79倍)和蛋白(1.98倍)表达,显著抑制p21(WAF1)的表达(-67±12)%,使ALK-5、磷酸化Smad2/3、Smad4、Smurf2蛋白表达分别增强1.21倍、0.95倍、0.69倍和2.55倍,抑制Smad7表达(-65±9)%,抗TGF-β1中和抗体可部分逆转这些变化。
这些发现提示,PDGF-BB通过PDGF-BB和TGF-β信号通路部分上调TGF-β1表达,从而抑制VSMC中p21(WAF1)的表达。