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(Circulation Research. 2000;87:508.)
© 2000 American Heart Association, Inc.

Molecular Medicine

Synthesis of Extracellular Matrix and Adhesion Through ß₁ Integrins Are Critical for Fetal Ventricular Myocyte Proliferation

Lisa K. Hornberger, Sandra Singhroy, Tiscar Cavalle-Garrido, Wendy Tsang, Fred Keeley, Marlene Rabinovitch

From the Divisions of Cardiovascular Research (L.K.H., S.S., T.C.-G., W.T., F.K., M.R.), Cardiology (L.K.H., M.R.), Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada.

Correspondence to Dr Lisa K. Hornberger, Division of Cardiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5G1X8. E-mail hornberg{at}sickkids.on.ca

Abstract—Extracellular matrix (ECM) regulates vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. The role of ECM in myocardial growth is unexplored. We sought to determine whether human fetal ventricular myocytes (HFVMs) produce ECM and whether synthesis and attachment to ECM are necessary for their epidermal growth factor (EGF)–dependent and –independent proliferation. Cultured HFVMs proliferate in the presence but not absence of serum and EGF, as determined by increase in cell number and [³H]thymidine and [¹⁴C]leucine incorporation (measures of DNA and protein synthesis, respectively). Using a cyanogen bromide digestion technique to measure collagen and elastin and using affinity chromatography for fibronectin, we found that HFVMs synthesized collagen and fibronectin but not elastin. HFVMs grown on exogenous ECM (including fibronectin and type I collagen and laminin) demonstrated no change in proliferation or DNA and protein synthesis with or without EGF. However, inhibition of collagen synthesis using cis-4-hydroxyproline resulted in a decrease in EGF-related HFVM proliferation and DNA and protein synthesis, which was reversed by exposure to L-proline but not by growth on type I collagen. Use of ß₁ but not ß₃ integrin antibody to inhibit cell interaction with ECM resulted in a decrease in HFVM proliferation and DNA and protein synthesis in response to EGF. Furthermore, EGF-dependent proliferation was enhanced by ₁ß₁ and ₅ß₁ antibodies that act as functional ligands, but not ₃ß₁, the only ß₁ subtype expressed in adult myocytes. In conclusion, proliferating HFVMs synthesize collagen and fibronectin. The proliferative response of HFVMs to EGF requires the synthesis of collagen as well as attachment to specific /ß₁ integrin heterodimers.

Key Words: ventricular myocyte • proliferation • extracellular matrix • ß₁ integrins

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