Platelet derived growth factor regulates ABCA1 expression in vascular smooth muscle cells

  • Sachi Nagao
  • , Koji Murao
  • , Hitomi Imachi
  • , Wen Ming Cao
  • , Xiao Yu
  • , Junhua Li
  • , Kensuke Matsumoto
  • , Takamasa Nishiuchi
  • , Rania A.M. Ahmed
  • , Norman C.W. Wong
  • , Kazumitsu Ueda
  • , Toshihiko Ishida

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Abstract

The ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) regulates lipid efflux from peripheral cells to High-density lipoprotein. The platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is a potent mitogen that enables vascular smooth muscle cells to participate in atherosclerosis. In this report, we showed that PDGF suppressed endogenous expression of ABCA1 in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells. Exposure of CRL-208 cells to PDGF elicited a rapid phosphorylation of a kinase downstream from PI3-K, Akt. The constitutively active form of both p110, a subunit of PI3-K, and Akt inhibited activity of the ABCA1 promoter. In conclusion, PI3-K-Akt pathways participate in PDGF-suppression of ABCA1 expression.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4371-4376
Number of pages6
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume580
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Aug 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • ATP-binding cassette transporter A1
  • Platelet-derived growth factor
  • Protein kinase B
  • Smooth muscle cell

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