OBJECTIVETo study the effect of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (AODN) together on inhibiting the proliferation of the stenosis of transplanted vascular.

METHODSThe left and right external iliac arteries (length 1.0 cm) of rabbits were transplanted reciprocally. The transplanted vascular were respectively soaked in liposomes, PDGF-AODN, PCNA-AODN and PDGF-AODN adding PCNA-AODN solution about 20 minute, the vascular anastomotic were sutured by 8/0 suture of soaked in AODN solution. Four weeks later, the specimens were harvested for microscopy. The pathological morphology of transplanted vascular were observed under microscope (HE). The intimal thickness and area, stenosis ratio(%) of transplanted vascular were calculate and analysed statistically among group by computer system. The number of positive cells of PDGF's mRNA in transplanted vascular wall were counted with in situ hybridization histo-cytochemistry and the number of positive cells of PCNA's protein in transplanted vascular wall were counted by S-P immunochemistry.

RESULTSThe intimal thickness and area, stenosis ratio of transplanted vascular, the number of PDGF and PCNA positive cell in PDGF-AODN adding PCNA-AODN group were significantly lower than those in other group (P < 0.01), and that were lower evidently than PDGF-AODN group and PCNA-AODN group.

CONCLUSIONPDGF and PCNA antisense oligodeoxynucleotides together could significantly inhibit the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cell and stenosis of transplanted vascular.