TY - JOUR AU - Shen Jie AU - Xu Yi PY - 2016 TI - Inhibitory effects of captopril on hypoxia-induced proliferation and collagen synthesis in pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cells JF - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica; Vol 20, No 4 (April 1999): Acta Pharmacologica Sinica Y2 - 2016 KW - N2 - AIM: To study the effect of captopril (Cap) on hypoxia-induced proliferation and collagen synthesis in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). METHODS: VSMC were isolated from rabbit pulmonary artery. Cultured VSMC were evaluated by incorporation of [3H]thymidine and [3H]proline, cell number, and intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i). RESULTS: Pretreatment of pulmonary VSMC with Cap 1 mumol.L-1 blocked hypoxia-induced increase in cell number and incorporation of [3H]proline and [3H]thymidine, which were decreased 25%, 21%, and 36%, respectively, as compared with hypoxic control. It also inhibited the increase of intracellular Ca2+ concentration under hypoxic condition. Addition of nifedipine inhibited hypoxia-stimulated increase in the collagen, DNA synthesis, and [Ca2+]i. Bay-K-8644 increased cell number (35%), DNA (55%), collagen synthesis (36%), and [Ca2+]i (33%) in pulmonary VSMC, that was completely abolished by Cap 1 mumol.L-1. CONCLUSION: Cap inhibited hypoxia-induced proliferation and collagen synthesis in VSMC. UR - http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/7648