Short-term pravastatin mediates growth inhibition and apoptosis, independently of Ras, via the signaling proteins p27Kip1 and P13 kinase
| Autor: | R H, Weiss, A, Ramirez, A, Joo |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
Time Factors Tumor Suppressor Proteins Becaplermin Apoptosis Cell Cycle Proteins DNA Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis Muscle Smooth Vascular Rats Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases ras Proteins Animals Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Microtubule-Associated Proteins Cell Division Cells Cultured Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27 Pravastatin Signal Transduction |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN. 10(9) |
| ISSN: | 1046-6673 |
| Popis: | Growth factor-stimulated DNA synthesis in a variety of cell lines has been shown to be decreased after overnight (or longer) treatment with the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase inhibitors, the statins. Although this anti-mitogenic effect had been presumed to be the result of the impairment of Ras lipidation, a stable modification (T1/2 approximately 20 h), this study provides new data demonstrating that brief (approximately 1 h) pretreatment of rat vascular smooth muscle cells with 100 microM pravastatin before platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) stimulation results in attenuation of DNA synthesis through a Ras-independent mechanism. PDGF-BB-stimulated PDGF-beta receptor tyrosine phosphorylation, Ras activity, and mitogen-activated protein/extracellular signal-regulated kinase activity are unaffected by from 10 min to 1 h of pravastatin incubation, while Raf activity is markedly increased after 1 h of pravastatin. Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase activity and phosphorylation of its downstream effector Akt are decreased after 1 h pravastatin incubation. Rho is stabilized by pravastatin, and ADP-ribosylation of Rho by C3 exoenzyme decreases PDGF-stimulated phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase activity, mimicking the effect of pravastatin on this signaling protein. Levels of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27Kip1 are increased when cells were preincubated with pravastatin for 1 h and then exposed to PDGF, and apoptosis is induced by pravastatin incubation times as short as 1 to 4 h. Thus, short-term, high-dose pravastatin inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell growth and induces apoptosis independently of Ras, likely by means of the drug's effect on p27Kip1, mediated by Rho and/or phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase. This work demonstrates for the first time that the statins may be therapeutically useful when applied for short periods of time such that potential toxicity of long-term statin use (such as chronic Ras inhibition) may be avoided, suggesting future therapeutic directions for statin research. |
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