Hypertension Secondary to Early-Stage Kidney Disease: The Pathogenetic Role of Altered Cytosolic Calcium (Ca2+) Homeostasis of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 51-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helmut Schiffl ◽  
Harald Fricke ◽  
Thomas Sitter
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Vascular Smooth Muscle ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Cytosolic Calcium ◽  
Pathogenetic Role

scholarly journals Effect of PGC-1αon Proliferation, Migration, and Transdifferentiation of Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Induced by High Glucose

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqiang Qi ◽  
Yujing Zhang ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Dongxia Hou ◽  
Yang Xiang
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Vascular Smooth Muscle ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
High Glucose ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Inflammatory Gene Expression ◽  
Inflammatory Gene

We assessed the role of PGC-1α (PPARγ coactivator-1 alpha) in glucose-induced proliferation, migration, and inflammatory gene expression of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). We carried out phagocytosis studies to assess the role of PGC-1α in transdifferentiation of VSMCs by flow cytometry. We found that high glucose stimulated proliferation, migration and inflammatory gene expression of VSMCs, but overexpression of PGC-1α attenuated the effects of glucose. In addition, overexpression of PGC-1α decreased mRNA and protein level of VSMCs-related genes, and induced macrophage-related gene expression, as well as phagocytosis of VSMCs. Therefore, PGC-1α inhibited glucose-induced proliferation, migration and inflammatory gene expression of VSMCs, which are key features in the pathology of atherosclerosis. More importantly, PGC-1α transdifferentiated VSMCs to a macrophage-like state. Such transdifferentiation possibly increased the portion of VSMCs-derived foam cells in the plaque and favored plaque stability.

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