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Antiproliferative activity of NQ304, a synthetic 1,4-naphthoquinone, is mediated via the suppressions of the PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2 signaling pathways in PDGF-BB-stimulated vascular smooth muscle cells.
Vascular Pharmacology 2007 January
Platelet derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB is one of the most potent vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferative factors, and abnormal VSMC proliferation by PDGF-BB plays an important role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of NQ304 [2-chloro-3-(4-hexylphenyl)-amino-1,4-naphthoquinone], a newly synthesized 1,4-naphthoquinone derivative, on the proliferation of PDGF-BB-stimulated rat aortic VSMCs. Antiproliferative effects of NQ304 on rat aortic VSMCs were examined by direct cell counting and by using [(3)H] thymidine incorporation assays. It was found that NQ304 potently the growth of VSMCs. Preincubation with NQ304 (1-10 microM) significantly inhibited proliferation and DNA synthesis of 50 ng/ml PDGF-BB-stimulated rat aortic VSMCs in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, we investigated the mechanism of proliferation suppression by NQ304 in PDGF-BB-stimulated rat aortic VSMCs, and found that PDGF-BB-stimulated immediate-early gene expression (c-fos), activator protein (AP)-1 activation, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) phosphorylation, and Akt kinase were significantly inhibited by NQ304. An examination of the suppressive effects of NQ304 on PDGF-BB-stimulated VSMC cycle progression showed that NQ304 (10 microM) induced the G1 phase arrest of PDGF-BB-stimulated cell cycle progression by elevating p21(cip1) mRNA expression. These findings suggest that the inhibitory effects of NQ304 on DNA synthesis, proliferation, and cell cycle progression on PDGF-BB-stimulated VSMCs are mediated via the downregulations of AP-1 activation and c-fos expression achieved in turn via the suppressions of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt and ERK1/2 signaling pathways.
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