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PDGF-induced mitogenic signaling is not mediated through protein kinase C and c-fos pathway in VSM cells

R. V. Sharma and R. C. Bhalla
Department of Anatomy, University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242.

This study examines the role of protein kinase C (PKC) in platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-induced vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cell proliferation and initial signaling events. A 24-h pretreatment of VSM cells with 200 nM phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) completely abolished immunologically reactive PKC activity. Depletion of PKC activity from VSM cells did not attenuate PDGF-stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation compared with control cells. Similarly, acute activation of PKC by treatment with 200 nM PMA for 10 min had no effect on PDGF-mediated [3H]thymidine incorporation. Both PMA and PDGF increased c-fos induction to the same magnitude; however, treatment with PMA did not induce DNA synthesis in these cells. In PKC-depleted cells PDGF-mediated c-fos induction was reduced by 50-60%, while DNA synthesis in response to PDGF stimulation was not reduced. PKC depletion did not alter PDGF-stimulated increase in cytosolic calcium levels, 125I-PDGF binding, or receptor autophosphorylation. On the basis of these results, we conclude that PKC activation and c-fos induction do not play a significant role in PDGF-mediated mitogenesis in VSM cells.

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