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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2011, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (3): 249-253.

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Effect of CGRP on the CDK2 and Cyclin E of rat vascular smooth muscle cell

DENG Shui-xiu1, ZENG Si-yu2, REN Jun-fang2, ZHENG Yuan-bin2, LIAO Duan-fang2, QIN Xu-ping2   

  1. 1Department of Pharmacy, Hunan Environment-Biological Polytechnic College, Hengyang 421005, Hunan, China;
    2Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, China
  • Received:2009-12-21 Revised:2010-03-05 Online:2011-03-26 Published:2011-05-18

Abstract: AIM: To study the effect of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) on cyclin-dependent kinase 2(CDK2) and Cyclin E of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC), and to elute the mechanism of inhibitory effect of CGRP on proliferation of VSMC in cell cycles. METHODS: VSMC were prepared from thoracic aortas of male Sprague-Dawley rat by explanting method. The cell viability and cell cycle were determined by MTT and Flow Cytometry, respectively. Western Blot was used to observe expressions of CDK2 and Cyclin E of VSMC. RESULTS: Pretreatment of VSMC with CGRP significantly inhibited cells viability, decreased the proportion of S phase and increased ratio of G0/G1 that were induced by 10% FBS, simultaneously, CGRP down-regulated the expressions of CDK2 and Cyclin E when cultured cells with 10% FBS at 12, 24 and 48 hours.CONCLUSION: CGRP could inhibit the cell cycle of VSMC G0/G1 phase to S phase transition, by which the mechanism maybe involved in the decrease expressions of CDK2 and Cyclin E.

Key words: CGRP, Vascular smooth muscle cell, Cell cycle, CDK2, Cyclin E

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