Role of TGF-β1 and MAP kinases in the antiproliferative effect of aspirin in human vascular smooth muscle cells
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Background: We aimed to test the antiproliferative effect of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) from bypass surgery patients and the role of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1). Methodology/Principal Findings: VSMC were isolated from remaining internal mammary artery from patients who underwent bypass surgery. Cell proliferation and DNA fragmentation were assessed by ELISA. Protein expression was assessed by Western blot. ASA inhibited BrdU incorporation at 2 mM. Anti-TGF-β1 was able to reverse this effect. ASA (2 mM) induced TGF-β1 secretion; however it was unable to induce Smad activation. ASA increased p38MAPK phosphorylation in a TGF-β1-independent manner. Anti-CD105 (endoglin) was unable to reverse the antiproliferative effect of ASA. Pre-surgical serum levels of TGF-β1 in patients who took at antiplatelet doses ASA were assessed by ELISA and remained unchanged. Conclusions/Significance: In vitro antiproliferative effects of aspirin (at antiinflammatory concentration) on human VSMC obtained from bypass patients are mediated by TGF-β1 and p38MAPK. Pre-surgical serum levels of TGF-β1 from bypass patients who took aspirin at antiplatelet doses did not change. © 2010 Redondo et al.
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acetylsalicylic acid; antiinflammatory agent; antithrombocytic agent; cell surface receptor; ENG protein, human; lactate dehydrogenase; leukocyte antigen; mitogen activated protein kinase p38; transforming growth factor beta1; aged; article; biosynthesis; cell proliferation; coronary artery bypass graft; culture medium; cytology; female; human; male; metabolism; middle aged; signal transduction; vascular smooth muscle; Aged; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Antigens, CD; Aspirin; Cell Proliferation; Coronary Artery Bypass; Culture Media, Conditioned; Female; Humans; L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; Male; MAP Kinase Signaling System; Middle Aged; Muscle, Smooth, Vascular; p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Receptors, Cell Surface; Transforming Growth Factor beta1
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