| Differences in the effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors on proliferation and viability of smooth muscle cells in culture. | |
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PMID: 10856525 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We investigated the influence of lovastatin, simvastatin and pravastatin on proliferation and viability of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) in vitro and studied the effects of lovastatin on a mouse SMC line transgenic for a temperature-sensitive mutant of SV40 large T antigen (TAg), known to inhibit the function of p53 and pRb family members. We found that lovastatin and simvastatin inhibited cell proliferation by provoking G0/G1 phase arrest with concomitant depression of the proliferation antigen Ki-67/MIB-1. Lovastatin at high concentrations of 20 micromol/l caused cell death in the presence of serum but not under serum starved conditions, which was verified on the basis of increased DNA strand breaks, decreased DNA content and morphological alterations seen by electron microscopy. Cell death was also found for simvastatin, whereas pravastatin did not exhibit antiproliferative or cytotoxic effects. Mouse SMC transgenic for TAg did not show any impaired sensitivity to the antiproliferative and cell death inducing effect of lovastatin, but both effects could be antagonized by the supplementation of mevalonate. The data indicate that antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects of lovastatin are caused by the using up of products of mevalonate metabolism and do not require the presence of p53 or pRb. |
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Authors:
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J R Sindermann; L Fan; K A Weigel; D Troyer; J G Müller; A Schmidt; K L March; G Breithardt |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Atherosclerosis Volume: 150 ISSN: 0021-9150 ISO Abbreviation: Atherosclerosis Publication Date: 2000 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-07-27 Completed Date: 2000-07-27 Revised Date: 2012-06-25 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0242543 Medline TA: Atherosclerosis Country: IRELAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 331-41 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute for Arteriosclerosis Research, Division of Molecular Cardiology, University of Münster, Domagkstrasse 3, 48149, Münster, Germany. |
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Animals Antigens, Nuclear Aorta / drug effects, metabolism, ultrastructure Apoptosis / drug effects CDC2-CDC28 Kinases* Cattle Cell Division / drug effects* Cell Survival / drug effects* Cells, Cultured Coronary Vessels / drug effects, metabolism, ultrastructure Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / metabolism DNA / biosynthesis, genetics Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases / drug effects, metabolism Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / pharmacology* In Situ Nick-End Labeling Ki-67 Antigen / metabolism Lovastatin / pharmacology Mevalonic Acid / pharmacology Mice Mice, Transgenic Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / drug effects*, metabolism, ultrastructure Nuclear Proteins / metabolism Pravastatin / pharmacology Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism Rats Retinoblastoma Protein / metabolism Simvastatin / pharmacology Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / metabolism |
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0/Antigens, Nuclear; 0/Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; 0/Ki-67 Antigen; 0/Nuclear Proteins; 0/Retinoblastoma Protein; 0/Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; 150-97-0/Mevalonic Acid; 75330-75-5/Lovastatin; 79902-63-9/Simvastatin; 81093-37-0/Pravastatin; 9007-49-2/DNA; EC 1.1.1.-/Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases; EC 2.7.11.1/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases; EC 2.7.11.22/CDC2-CDC28 Kinases; EC 2.7.11.22/CDK2 protein, human; EC 2.7.11.22/Cdk2 protein, mouse; EC 2.7.11.22/Cdk2 protein, rat; EC 2.7.11.22/Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; EC 2.7.11.22/Cyclin-Dependent Kinases |
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