Tumor necrosis factor-mediated release of platelet-derived growth factor from cultured endothelial cells. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is a 30,000-Mr glycoprotein that is chemotactic and mitogenic for vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC). It is also a potent vasoconstrictor. In the present study, we found that the macrophage-derived polypeptide, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), releases a factor from human umbilical vein endothelial cells (EC) that is mitogenic for SMC. Postculture medium from TNF-stimulated EC induced a 90% increase in mitogenesis is compared with controls. This effect was half-maximal at a TNF dose of 114 pM, reflected a 2.5-fold increase in PDGF-specific mRNA synthesis, and peaked at 15 h of TNF stimulation. Mitogenic activity was completely abrogated by preincubation of postculture medium with antibody to platelet PDGF. Stimulation of EC with IL-1 (60-240 pM) led to the release of similar mitogenic activity. Thus, in addition to its effects on the hemostatic and adhesive properties of EC, TNF also promotes release of PDGF, which may serve to modulate proliferation of vascular SMC during wound healing, inflammation, and atherogenesis.

publication date

  • July 1, 1987

Research

keywords

  • Endothelium
  • Glycoproteins
  • Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
  • Platelet-Derived Growth Factor

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC2188629

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0023257296

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1084/jem.166.1.235

PubMed ID

  • 3598461

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 166

issue

  • 1