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Inhibition of smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration in vitro by antisense oligonucleotide to c-myb
R J Pitsch1, G R Goodman, D J Minion
1Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Purpose:
Smooth muscle cell (SMC) migration and proliferation are prominent features of intimal hyperplasia. Previous studies have shown that inhibition of c-myb inhibits arterial SMC proliferation. Our goal was to evaluate the effect of an antisense oligonucleotide targeted to c-myb on the proliferation and migration of SMC explanted from synthetic vascular grafts.
Methods:
SMCs were enzymatically removed from aortas and Dacron grafts explanted from dogs (n = 5). For proliferation studies, quiescent SMCs were incubated with either 0.0, 0.5, 5.0, or 10.0 microM antisense (GTGTCGGGGTCTCCGGGC) or sense (GCCCGGAGACCCCGACAC) oligonucleotides to c-myb. Proliferation was measured after 24 hours by incorporation of [3H]thymidine. Migration was assessed 24 hours after a razor injury.
Results:
Antisense to c-myb consistently inhibited proliferation and migration of both native aortic and graft SMCs in a dose-dependent fashion. At a concentration of 10 microM antisense oligonucleotide, aortic and graft SMC proliferation rates were 32% +/- 20% and 56% +/- 9% of control samples, respectively. At 25 microM antisense, the number of migrating aortic and graft SMCs decreased to 41.9% +/- 26.8% and 51.9% +/- 34.1% of control samples, respectively.
Conclusions:
Our results suggest that antisense oligonucleotides to c-myb may be useful in the inhibition of SMC proliferation and migration associated with development of intimal hyperplasia.
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