Effect of Mycophenolic Acid and Rapamycin on the Proliferation and Collagen Synthesis of the Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell of Rat.
- Author:
Jehyun PARK
1
;
Myoung Soo KIM
;
Hunjoo HA
;
Kyu Ha HUH
;
Sang Wook KANG
;
Hae Jin KIM
;
Jiyeon SEO
;
Jang Il MOON
;
Yu Seun KIM
;
Kiil PARK
Author Information
1. The Research Institute for Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:In Vitro ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Mycophenolic acid;
Rapamycin;
Vascular smooth muscle cell;
Proliferation;
Collagen
- MeSH:
Allografts;
Animals;
Aorta;
Cell Proliferation;
Collagen*;
Extracellular Matrix;
Inhibitory Concentration 50;
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular*;
Mycophenolic Acid*;
Proline;
Rats*;
Rats, Sprague-Dawley;
Sirolimus*;
Thymidine;
Transferrin
- From:The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
2003;17(1):1-6
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and extracellular matrix protein accumulation play important roles in chronic allograft vasculopathy. Mycophenolic acid (MPA) or rapamycin (RPM) was reported to inhibit VSMC proliferation in vitro and in vivo. However, effects of MPA or RPM on collagen synthesis of VSMCs, and the combined effects of MPA and RPM treatment on VSMC proliferation are not yet reported. METHODS: VSMCs isolated from the aorta of Sprague-Dawley rats were cultured with EMEM supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum and insulin/ transferrin. Growth arrested and synchronized cells were pretreated with test drugs (alone or combination of various concentrations of MPA and RPM) 1 hour before the addition of 10 ng/ml PDGF. Cell proliferation was assessed by [H3]- thymidine incorporation, and collagen synthesis by [H3]- proline incorporation. RESULTS: PDGF increased cell proliferation and collagen synthesis by 3.4- and 2.1-fold, respectively, compared to control. MPA at above 100 nM or RPM at above 1 nM effectively inhibited PDGF-induced cell proliferation and collagen synthesis. The IC50 of MPA or RPM against PDGF-stimulated cell proliferation was between 100 nM and 1 micrometer or between 1 nM and 10 nM, respectively. The combination of MPA and RPM showed additive effects on PDGF-induced VSMC proliferation in a multiple regression analysis (R2=0.508, P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrated that MPA or RPM significantly inhibited PDGF-induced VSMC proliferation. These independent phenomena were well maintained as suggested by additive effects after combination treatment. PDGF-induced collagen synthesis was also effectively suppressed by the treatment of MPA or RPM.
