ENDOTHELIAL-CELL INDUCED MODULATION OF CARDIAC FIBROBLAST COLLAGEN-METABOLISM
ENDOTHELIAL-CELL INDUCED MODULATION OF CARDIAC FIBROBLAST COLLAGEN-METABOLISM
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DOI:
10.1093/cvr/27.6.1004
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发表时间:
1993-06-01
影响因子:
10.8
通讯作者:
WEBER, KT
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作者:
GUARDA, E;MYERS, PR;WEBER, KT
Objective: The aim was to examine the influence of vascular endothelial cells on rat cardiac fibroblast collagen synthesis and collagenase activity under co-culture conditions, and to determine whether angiotensin II or aldosterone influence endothelial cell induced modulation of fibroblast collagen metabolism. Methods: Bovine aortic endothelial cells were grown to confluence on microporous membrane inserts and then co-cultured with cardiac fibroblasts obtained from adult rats, previously grown to confluence in 35 mm dishes supplemented with 0.4% fetal bovine serum. Collagen synthesis was measured by H-3-proline incorporation. Experiments were also conducted under similar conditions to quantitate collagenase activity by zymography in conditioned medium from fibroblasts co-cultured with endothelial cells. Results: After 48 h co-culture, there was a 1.9-fold increase in fibroblast collagen synthesis when compared to fibroblasts alone (p