Effects of ETP-508,a novel endothelin receptor antagonist,on the proliferation of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells of rat cultured in hypoxia environment / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the effects of ETP-508,a novel endothelin receptor antagonist,on the proliferation of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells(PASMCs) of rat cultured in hypoxia environment.Methods Primary culture of rat PASMCs was prepared by the method of tissue block anchorage,and they were assigned into four groups normoxia group(21% O2),hypoxia group(2% O2),hypoxia+BQ-485 group(10-6,10-7,10-8,10-9mol/L) and hypoxia + ETP-508 group(10-6,10-7,10-8,10-9mol/L).MTT(492nm) assay was used to detect the A value of the four groups after cells were cultured for 24,48 and 72h.Flow cytometry and radioimmunoassay were respectively used to detect the cell cycle and ET-1 content at 48h time point.Results MTT assay demonstrated that A value of each group did not significantly differ at 24h time point.At 28h time point,A value of hypoxia group was markedly increased(P