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Cellular Biology

Cyclooxygenase-2 Is Required for Tumor Necrosis Factor-{alpha}– and Angiotensin II–Mediated Proliferation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Presented in part at the 1998 Experimental Biology meeting in San Francisco, Calif, April 18–22, 1998, and published in abstract form (FASEB J. 1998;12:A403).

Wilson Young, Keyvan Mahboubi, Asifa Haider, Irene Li, Nicholas R. Ferreri

From the Department of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.

Correspondence to Dr Nicholas R. Ferreri, Department of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595. E-mail nick_ferreri{at}nymc.edu

Abstract—Tumor necrosis factor-{alpha} (TNF-{alpha}) and angiotensin II (Ang II) induced a transient increase in vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mRNA accumulation, without affecting COX-1 mRNA levels. The kinetics of COX-2 mRNA accumulation were similar in VSMCs challenged with either TNF-{alpha} or Ang II; mRNA accumulation peaked at 2 hours and decreased to control levels by {approx}6 hours. Accumulation of COX-2 mRNA was associated with a time-dependent increase of COX-2 protein expression that displayed similar kinetics in response to either TNF-{alpha} or Ang II. Both the increase in COX-2 mRNA accumulation and protein expression in response to either TNF-{alpha} or Ang II were inhibited by the mitogen-activated protein/extracellular signal–regulated kinase (MEK) inhibitor PD098059. In addition, the AT1-selective receptor antagonist losartan attenuated the Ang II–mediated increase in COX-2 mRNA accumulation; the AT2-selective antagonist PD123319 had no effect. Prostacyclin I2 synthesis was tightly coupled to expression of COX-2, whereas prostaglandin E2 and thromboxane A2 (TXA2) synthesis may be associated with differential usage of COX-1 and COX-2. The COX-2–selective inhibitors NS-398 and nimesulide and the TXA2 receptor antagonist BMS 180,291 inhibited TNF-{alpha}– and Ang II–mediated increases in DNA content and cell number by {approx}95%. These findings suggest that a prostanoid derived from COX-2, possibly TXA2, may contribute to VSMC hyperplasia in vessel injury or pathophysiological conditions associated with elevated levels of either TNF-{alpha} or Ang II.


Key Words: angiotensin II • tumor necrosis factor-{alpha} • vascular smooth muscle cells • cyclooxygenase-2




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