PDGF-Induced Migration of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Is Inhibited by Heme Oxygenase-1 Via VEGFR2 Upregulation and Subsequent Assembly of Inactive VEGFR2/PDGFR beta Heterodimers

Caroline Cheng, Remco Haasdijk, Dennie Tempel, Wijnand den Dekker, Ihsane Chrifi, Lau Blonden, Esther Kamp, Marjan Boer, Petra Bürgisser, A Noorderloos, Joost Rens, Timo ten Hagen, Eric Duckers

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Abstract

Objective-In cardiovascular regulation, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) activity has been shown to inhibit vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation by promoting cell cycle arrest at the G1/S phase. However, the effect of HO-1 on VSMC migration remains unclear. We aim to elucidate the mechanism by which HO-1 regulates PDGFBB-induced VSMC migration. Methods and Results-Transduction of HO-1 cDNA adenoviral vector severely impeded human VSMC migration in a scratch, transmembrane, and directional migration assay in response to PDGFBB stimulation. Similarly, HO-1 overexpression in the remodeling process during murine retinal vasculature development attenuated VSMC coverage over the major arterial branches as compared with sham vector-transduced eyes. HO-1 expression in VSMCs significantly upregulated VEGFA and VEGFR2 expression, which subsequen Conclusion-These findings identify a potent antimigratory function of HO-1 in VSMCs, a mechanism that involves VEGFA and VEGFR2 upregulation, followed by assembly of inactive VEGFR2/PDGFR beta complexes that attenuates effective PDGFR beta signaling. (Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol.2012;32:1289-1298.)
Original languageUndefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)1289-+
JournalArteriosclerosis Thrombosis & Vascular Biology
Volume32
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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