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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 387-392Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000079706
Keywords
atherosclerosis; signal and transducers and activators of transcription 3; janus-activated kinase; monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; cell proliferation; vascular smooth muscle cell; interleukin-6
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- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [R01HL068607] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES [P50DK064233, R01DK052121] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL-68607] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK-52121, DK-64233] Funding Source: Medline
- BLRD VA [I01 BX002586] Funding Source: Medline
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Background/Aims: IL-6, an inducer of the acute-phase response, is linked with the development of vascular disease and atherosclerosis. One mechanism likely involves direct effects of IL-6 on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), for IL-6 can induce VSMC proliferation and the release of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). We hypothesized that this stimulation occurs via the JAK (janus-activated kinase)/STAT (signal and transducers and activators of transcription) signaling pathway. Methods: Rat VSMC were stimulated with IL-6 in the presence or absence of a JAK 2 inhibitor, and the activation of STAT 3 (by Western), MCP-1 (by ELISA) and DNA synthesis (by H-3-thymidine incorporation) was determined. Results: IL-6 rapidly induced phosphorylation of STAT 3 in a dose- and time-dependent manner with a peak expression at 30 min. IL-6 also stimulated MCP-1 protein production and DNA synthesis dose dependently. 50 muM of AG490, a specific JAK 2 inhibitor, partially inhibited STAT 3 activation and MCP-1 production, with near complete inhibition of DNA synthesis. Conclusion: The JAK/STAT pathway partially mediates IL-6-induced MCP-1 production and DNA synthesis in rat VSMC. These studies implicate a role of the JAK/STAT pathway in the development of vascular disease and atherosclerosis. Copyright (C) 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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