INHIBITION OF RAT ARTERIAL SMOOTH-MUSCLE CELL-PROLIFERATION BY HEPARIN .2. INVITRO STUDIES
INHIBITION OF RAT ARTERIAL SMOOTH-MUSCLE CELL-PROLIFERATION BY HEPARIN .2. INVITRO STUDIES
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DOI:
10.1161/01.res.47.4.578
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
20.1
通讯作者:
KARNOVSKY, MJ
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作者:
HOOVER, RL;ROSENBERG, R;KARNOVSKY, MJ
The effects of heparin on the growth of rat aortic smooth muscle cells were studied in vitro. Measurements of growth were monitored by [3H]thymidine uptake and changes in cell number over 3 days. Heparin highly anticoagulant or nonanticoagulant, significantly inhibits growth of smooth muscle cells. This is a highly specific interaction with regard to molecule and cell type: i.e., other polyanions, except for a low molecular weight dextran sulfate, do not have the same effect on growth and not all cells are inhibited by heparin; e.g., endothelial cell growth actually is enhanced. After removing antithrombin from the media, experiments showed that heparin is effective even though thrombin, a potent mitogenic agent, is still present and active. Passing the platelet extract over a heparin column did not remove all mitogenic activity of the platelet preparation. Both experiments indicate an inhibitory role for the heparin molecule. Heparin can limit the size of myointimal plaques in rats after carotid injuries by inhibiting smooth muscle cell proliferation.