Abstract:
In order to determine the effects of 1-(2,6-dimethylphenoxy)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenylethylamino) propane hydrochloride(DDPH) on proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), growth factor PDGF-B, bFGF and expression of oncogene c-sis and c-myc in spontaneously hypertensive rat(SHR),
3H-thymidine(
3H-TdR) incorporation, electronic microscopy, immunohistochemistry and
in situ hybridization assays were used. The results showed that after DDPH administration (50 mg ig q.d.×8 wk to SHR), morphological change of VSMC was antagonized, blood presure and
3H-TdR incorporation were significantly reduced. Furthermore, DDPH was shown to reverse the enhanced antigen PDGF-B and bFGF and reverse the reduced expression of oncogene c-sis and c-myc in SHR. These results suggest that DDPH may inhibit VSMC proliferation in SHR, which may be relevant to the molecular biological mechanism of growth factors and oncogene control.