Effects of MIF on expression of the collagen Ⅰ and Ⅲ protein in SMC / 中国医师杂志

Objective To explore the effects of MIF stimulation on collagen Ⅰ and Ⅲ synthesis in the cultured blood vessel SMC ofrats. Method The content of collagen Ⅰ and Ⅲ protein in primary culture of SMC was measured with Western-blot. Results MIF couldpromote the increasing of the collagen Ⅰ protein expression in the SMC. But there were no improvement on collagen Ⅲ. Conclusions MIFcould stimulate SMC to synthesize the collagen Ⅰ.