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KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue 3, Pages 203-208Publisher
KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2013.17.3.203
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2-Nonylamino-DMNQ; Cardiovascular diseases; Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta; Proliferation; Vascular smooth muscle cell
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
- Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology [2009-0093815]
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As the abnormal proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) plays a critical role in the development of atherosclerosis and vascular restenosis, a candidate drug with antiproliferative properties is needed. We investigated the antiproliferative action and underlying mechanism of a newly synthesized naphthoquinone derivative, 5,8-dimethoxy-2-nonylamino-naphthalene-1,4-dione (2-nonylarnino-DMNQ), using VSMCs treated with platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). 2-Nonylamino-DMNQ inhibited proliferation and cell number of VSMCs induced by PDGF, but not epidermal growth factor (EGF), in a concentration-dependent manner without any cytotoxicity. This derivative suppressed PDGF-induced [H-3]-thymidine incorporation, cell cycle progression from G(0)/G(1) to S phase, and the phosphorylation of phosphor-retinoblastoma protein (pRb) as well as the expression of cyclin E/D, cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 2/4, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Importantly, 2-nonylarnino-DMNQ inhibited the phosphorylation of PDGF receptor beta (PDGF-R beta) enhanced by PDGF at Tyr(579), Tyr(716), Tyr(751), and Tyr(1021) residues. Subsequently, 2-nonylamino-DMNQ inhibited PDGF-induced phosphorylation of STAT3, ERK1/2, Akt, and PLC gamma 1. Therefore, our results indicate that 2-nonylamino-DMNQ inhibits PDGF-induced VSMC proliferation by blocking PDGF-R beta autophosphorylation, and subsequently PDGF-R beta-mediated downstream signaling pathways.
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