[Expression of early growth response gene-1 and its correlative genes in autogenous vein graft and significance thereof: an experiment with rats]
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[Expression of early growth response gene-1 and its correlative genes in autogenous vein graft and significance thereof: an experiment with rats]
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the expression of early growth response gene-1 (Egr-1) and its correlative genes: platelet-derived growth factor-B (PDGF-B) gene and transforming growth factor-beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) gene, in autogenous vein graft and the relationship of the expression of these genes to intimal hyperplasia (IH).
Methods: A segment of the right common jugular vein was transplanted to the infra-renal abdominal aorta of the same individual so as to establish an autogenous vein graft model in 90 Wistar rats. Vein samples were harvested 1, 2, 6, and 24 hours, 3 and 7 days, and 2, 4, and 6 weeks after the operation to undergo histological examination. In situ hybridization and RT-OCR were performed to examine the mRNA expression of Egr-1, PDGF-B, and TGF-beta(1). Western blotting and immunohistochemistry were used to detect the protein expression of Egr-1, PDGF-B, and TGF-beta(1). The contralateral common jugular vein was used as control.
Results: Histological examination showed a great amount of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in the tunica intima and tunica media of the vein graft since the 7 th day after the transplantation. mRNA expression of Egr-1, PDGF-B, and TGF-beta(1) was not found in the normal veins. The expression of Egr-1 mRNA in the vein graft showed a biphasic manner: increased remarkably 1 h after the transplantation, decreased during the period 6 h approximately 3 d after, re-increased 7 d after, and peaked 4 weeks after. The mRNA expression of PDGF-B appeared 6 h after, and peaked 2 weeks after, and began to decrease since the 4 th week. The mRNA expression of TGF-beta(1) increased 6 h after, peaked 7d after, and began to decrease 2 weeks after. The protein expression of Egr-1 appeared 2 h after, and peaked 4 weeks after; the protein expression of PDGF-B appeared 6 h after and peaked 4 weeks after; and the protein expression of TGF-beta(1). Appeared 24 h after and peaked 2 weeks after. Immunohistochemistry showed that Egr-1 protein expression was mainly in the VSMCs and monocytes/macrophages in the tunica media in the early stage after transplantation, and peaked 4 weeks later with a positive cell rate of 40% +/- 9%; in the early stage after transplantation PDGF-B protein expression was mainly in the VSMCs in the tunica media, and peaked 4 weeks after with a positive cell rate of 45% +/- 4%; the TGF-beta(1) protein expression peaked 2 weeks after with a positive cell rate of 41% +/- 7%; and 4 weeks after transplantation the protein expressions of Egr-1, PDGF-B, and TGF-beta(1) were all mainly in the VSMCs in the newly-grown tunica intima.
Conclusion: The IH of vein graft is affinitive with the expression of Egr-1, PDGF-B, and TGF-beta(1). The activation and expression of Egr-1, PDGF-B, and TGF-beta(1) depend on Egr-1 and may contribute to the high expression of Egr1 via a feedback mechanism.
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