The effects of different concentrations of glucagon with or without hyperlipidemic serum on the cytomorphology of smooth muscle cells / 中国糖尿病杂志

ABSTRACT

A study of the effects of glucagon in concentrations of 100,1000 and 10000 ng/L with or without hyperlipidemic serum(HLS)on the cytomorphology and cytodynamics of cultured rabbit arterial smooth muscle cells(SMC) was carried out by light microscopy,transmission electron microscopy and isotope technique,The results were as follows:①No effect of glucagon in concentration of 100 ng/L on SMC in both cytomorphology and cytodynamics was found.②Glucagon in concentration of 1000 or 10000 ng/L caused slight damage of SMC,and tended to inhibit the multiplication rate of DNA,a parameter of cytodynamics.Furthermore,lipidic substance in SMC was found under such concentrations of glucagon without HLS,which was favorable for formation of foam cells,③There was positively synergistic effect between glucagon and HLS in the development of atherosclerosis.Our results suggest that to keep lower levels of plasma glucagon and lipids in diabetic patients may delay the development of atherosclerosis.