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Effects of gonadal steroids and their antagonists on DNA synthesis in human vascular cells
D Somjen et al. Hypertension. 1998 Jul.
Abstract
The cardiovascular effect of estrogen is currently under intense investigation, but the role of androgens in vascular biology has attracted little attention. Because endothelial repair and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation affect atherogenesis, we analyzed the effects of 17beta-estradiol (E2), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and sex hormone antagonists on DNA synthesis in human umbilical VSMCs and in E304 cells (a human umbilical endothelial cell line). In VSMCs, both E2 and DHT had a biphasic effect on [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA: low concentrations (0.3 nmol/L for E2, 3 nmol/L for DHT) stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation (+35% and +41%, respectively), whereas high concentrations (30 nmol/L for E2, 300 nmol/L for DHT) inhibited [3H]thymidine incorporation (-40%). In contrast, E2 (0.3 to 300 nmol/L) and DHT (3 to 3000 nmol/L) dose-dependently enhanced [3H]thymidine incorporation in E304 cells (peak, +85% for both). In VSMCs, high concentrations of E2 and DHT inhibited platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-or insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1)-induced DNA synthesis (-50% to 80%), whereas PDGF- or IGF-1-dependent DNA synthesis in E304 cells was further increased by E2. The antiestrogens tamoxifen and raloxifene mimicked the effects of E2 on DNA synthesis in both VSMCs and E304 cells. However, when coincubated with a stimulatory concentration of E2 (0.3 nmol/L), tamoxifen and raloxifene blocked E2-induced [3H]thymidine incorporation in E304 cells but not in VSMCs. Finally, the androgen antagonist flutamide inhibited the biphasic effects of DHT on VSMCs and blocked the increase in DNA elicited by DHT in E304 cells. The results suggest complex, dose-dependent, and cell-specific interactions of estrogens, androgens, and their respective antagonists in the control of cellular proliferation in the vascular wall. Gonadal steroid-dependent inhibition of VSMC proliferation and stimulation of endothelial replication may contribute to vascular protection and remodeling responses to vascular injury.
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