TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of heat shock protein 90 in migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells in the development of atherosclerosis
AU - Kim, Jeonghan
AU - Jang, Sung Wuk
AU - Park, Eunsoo
AU - Oh, Minseok
AU - Park, Sodam
AU - Ko, Jesang
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a Korea University Grant, and the Basic Research Laboratory Program ( 2009-0087099 ) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology .
Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - The molecular chaperone heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is overexpressed in plaques of atherosclerosis patients, and is associated with plaque instability. However, the role of HSP90 in atherosclerosis remains unclear. The present study investigated the effects of HSP90 inhibition on migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and involvement in atherosclerosis. To examine the role of HSP90 in VSMC migration, VSMCs were treated with the specific HSP90 inhibitors, 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG) and STA-9090. Results of a chemotaxis assay showed that the HSP90 inhibitors suppress migration of VSMCs. HSP90 inhibition also prevented invasion and sprout formation of VSMCs via inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-2 proteolytic activity. Results of a flow cytometric analysis showed that HSP90 inhibition induces cell cycle arrest via regulation of cyclin D3, PCNA and pRb. To investigate the role of HSP90 in the development of atherosclerosis, low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) deficient mice were fed with a high cholesterol diet for 4weeks and treated with 17-AAG for 8weeks. HSP90 inhibition suppressed migration of VSMCs into atherosclerotic plaque lesions in high cholesterol diet-stimulated LDLR-/- mice. Inhibition of HSP90 attenuates formation of atherosclerotic plaques via suppression of VSMC migration and proliferation, indicating that HSP90 inhibitors can be used as therapeutic agents for atherosclerosis and in stent restenosis.
AB - The molecular chaperone heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is overexpressed in plaques of atherosclerosis patients, and is associated with plaque instability. However, the role of HSP90 in atherosclerosis remains unclear. The present study investigated the effects of HSP90 inhibition on migration and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and involvement in atherosclerosis. To examine the role of HSP90 in VSMC migration, VSMCs were treated with the specific HSP90 inhibitors, 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG) and STA-9090. Results of a chemotaxis assay showed that the HSP90 inhibitors suppress migration of VSMCs. HSP90 inhibition also prevented invasion and sprout formation of VSMCs via inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-2 proteolytic activity. Results of a flow cytometric analysis showed that HSP90 inhibition induces cell cycle arrest via regulation of cyclin D3, PCNA and pRb. To investigate the role of HSP90 in the development of atherosclerosis, low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) deficient mice were fed with a high cholesterol diet for 4weeks and treated with 17-AAG for 8weeks. HSP90 inhibition suppressed migration of VSMCs into atherosclerotic plaque lesions in high cholesterol diet-stimulated LDLR-/- mice. Inhibition of HSP90 attenuates formation of atherosclerotic plaques via suppression of VSMC migration and proliferation, indicating that HSP90 inhibitors can be used as therapeutic agents for atherosclerosis and in stent restenosis.
KW - Atherosclerosis
KW - Heat shock protein 90
KW - Restenosis
KW - Smooth muscle cell
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U2 - 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2014.03.008
DO - 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2014.03.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 24650873
AN - SCOPUS:84901304121
VL - 72
SP - 157
EP - 167
JO - Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
JF - Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
SN - 0022-2828
ER -