Calcineurin mediates the collagen synthesis of rat cardiac fibroblasts induced by arginine vasopressin / 医学研究生学报

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Objective:To investigate the effects of calcineurin signaling pathway on the collagen synthesis of rat cardiac fibroblasts(CF) induced by arginine vasopressin(AVP). Methods:CF of neonatal Sprague-Dawley rats were secured by trypsinization and Cultured.Collagen content of CF culture medium was estimated by hydroxyproline colorimetry.Calcineurin activity was determined with spectrophotometer.Results:① AVP increased the content of hydroxyproline in culture medium of CF in a concentration dependent manner.But in the presence of 0.5 ?g/ml cyclosporin A(CsA),the specific inhibitor of calcineurin,the hydroxyproline content of culture medium in corresponding AVP+CsA group was significantly lower than that of 10~(-7) mol/L AVP or 10~(-6)mol/L AVP group(both P