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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-9
pubmed:abstractText
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a neuropeptide present around vasculature very early during development, when smooth muscle cells (SMC) are still proliferating and not yet totally differentiated. We investigated the effects of CGRP on proliferation and differentiation of SMC in culture; 10(-7) M CGRP added in the medium of cultured smooth muscle cells every 2 days did not significantly changed cells growth rate in 1% FCS. At the opposite, this treatment modulated proliferation of cells grown in 10% FCS medium. Two distinct populations of SMC with different growth rates were obtained from our primary cultures. SMC which proliferated slowly in the presence of 10% fetal calf serum (FCS) had growth rates positively influenced by CGRP. The quantity of alpha-smooth actin expressed by these cells was not influenced by the peptide. On the contrary, SMC which proliferated more rapidly in 10% FCS medium had growth rate inhibited by CGRP. In these cells, CGRP significantly reduced the amount of expressed alpha-smooth actin, an index of SMC differentiation. In both cases, the peptide significantly increased the level of mRNA for all the actin genes. In the light of this dual role of CGRP, it can be presumed that this peptide controls smooth muscle cells proliferation and differentiation in vivo and could thus regulate the homeostasis of the vessel wall.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0167-0115
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
101
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
169-78
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Actins, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Aorta, Thoracic, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Blood Vessels, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Cell Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Cell Size, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Culture Media, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Muscle, Smooth, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:11495693-Species Specificity
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
The neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide differently modulates proliferation and differentiation of smooth muscle cells in culture depending on the cell type.
pubmed:affiliation
Université de Bourgogne, Biologie Animale Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Laboratoire de Physiopathologie et Pharmacologie Cardiovasculaires Expérimentales, IFR 100, 6 Bvd Gabriel, F-21000, Dijon, France. Jean-Louis.Connat@u-bougogne.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't