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What controls smooth muscle phenotype?

J H Chamley-Campbell, G R Campbell

    Atherosclerosis
    |November 1, 1981
    PubMed
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    Primary smooth muscle cells initially contract but later proliferate. Cell phenotype modulation, affecting contraction and growth, depends on cell density and can be inhibited by co-culture or heparin.

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    Area of Science:

    • Vascular Biology
    • Cell Biology
    • Tissue Engineering

    Background:

    • Adult pig aortic smooth muscle cells in primary culture initially exhibit a contractile phenotype.
    • These cells do not proliferate when initially challenged with growth factors.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the factors influencing smooth muscle cell phenotype modulation in vitro.
    • To determine conditions that maintain or inhibit the transition to a proliferative, non-contractile state.

    Main Methods:

    • Enzyme-dispersed adult pig aortic smooth muscle cells were cultured under varying seeding densities.
    • Phenotypic changes (contraction and proliferation) were monitored over time.
    • Co-culture systems and aortic tissue extracts/heparin were used to assess inhibition of phenotype modulation.

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    Main Results:

    • Cells spontaneously modulated to a non-contractile, proliferative phenotype after 6-8 days in sparse culture.
    • Phenotype modulation was reversible at high seeding densities (confluent monolayer within 1 week) but irreversible at low densities.
    • Indefinite maintenance of the contractile phenotype occurred at very high initial seeding densities (10^6/ml).
    • Co-culture with confluent smooth muscle or endothelial cells, or addition of heparin, inhibited phenotype modulation.

    Conclusions:

    • Smooth muscle cell phenotype modulation in vitro is density-dependent and reversible under specific conditions.
    • Cell-cell contact or soluble factors, including heparin, can inhibit this spontaneous phenotypic switch.
    • Findings have implications for understanding smooth muscle cell behavior in vascular tissue and in tissue engineering applications.