Effects of Benazepril and Losartan on Proliferation and Collagen Synthe sis of Cultured Cardiac Fibroblasts from SHR / 中华高血压杂志

Objective To investigate the effects of angiotensinⅡ(AngⅡ), Benazepril(Bena) and Losartan on proliferation and collagen synthesis of cultured rat cardiac fibroblasts(CFb) derived from SHR (CFbSHR) and WKY (CFbWKY). Methods CFb derived from 12-week-old SHR and WKY was cultured by outgrowth of tissue block. Cell proliferation of CFb was determined by direct cell counting .3H-Proline incorporation of CFb was measured after incubation with AngⅡ,Bena and Losartan. Results In serum free(0.4%FCS) medium, cell number of CFb derived from SHR and WKY were not influenced by AngⅡ(10-10mol～10-6mol)and Bena(10-9mol～10-5mol). Increased 3H-proline incorporation wa s induced by AngⅡ in a concentration dependent manner. Benazepril caused an decrease in 3H-Proline incorporation in CFb derived from SHR and WKY. The increased collagen synthesis induced by AngⅡ(10-7mol) was inhibited by Losartan((10-10mol～10-6mol） i n a concentration dependent manner. Conclusion Proliferation of CFb were not influenced by AngⅡ and Bena. Collagen synthesis of CFb was promoted by AngⅡ and inhibited by Bena. Collagen synthesis of CFb in duced by AngⅡ was inhibited by losartan.

Effect of fibronectin on proliferation and collagen synthesis in cardiac fibroblasts from spontaneously hypertensive rats / 中国病理生理杂志

AIM: To investigate the effects of fibronectin (FN) on the proliferation and collagen synthesis in cultured rat cardiac fibroblasts (CFb) derived from SHR (CFb SHR ) and WKY (CFb WKY ). METHODS: CFb derived from 12-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) and WKY was cultured by outgrowth of tissue block. Cell proliferation of CFb was measured by cell number counting and [ 3H]-TdR incorporation using 24-well plates pre-coated with 5 ?g/cm 2 of FN. Collagen synthesis was determined by [ 3H]-proline incorporation. RESULTS: As compared with control, the cell number of fibroblasts derived from SHR and WKY were significantly increased to 163.75% and 170.42% respectively after 72 h incubation with FN in the presence of 0.4% FCS from a intial cell density of 1?10 4 cells/mL. DNA synthesis of CFb was markedly promoted by FN [CFb SHR : ( 44?734 ? 8?981 )counts/min vs ( 29?233 ? 6?746 ) counts/min, P