Platelet Derived Growth Factor-BB is a Potent Mitogen for Rat Ureteral and Human Bladder Smooth Muscle Cells: Dependence in Lipid Rafts for Cell Signaling

2003 ◽  
Vol 169 (3) ◽  
pp. 1165-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAXIMILIAN STEHR ◽  
ROSALYN M. ADAM ◽  
JOSEPH KHOURY ◽  
LIYAN ZHUANG ◽  
KEITH R. SOLOMON ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Cell Signaling ◽  
Lipid Rafts ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Platelet Derived Growth Factor ◽  
Bladder Smooth Muscle ◽  
Human Bladder

Mechanical stretch regulates cell survival in human bladder smooth muscle cells in vitro

2002 ◽  
Vol 283 (6) ◽  
pp. F1192-F1199 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Galvin ◽  
R. William G. Watson ◽  
James I. Gillespie ◽  
Hugh Brady ◽  
John M. Fitzpatrick
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Mechanical Stretch ◽  
Bladder Smooth Muscle ◽  
Human Bladder ◽  
Cell Hypertrophy ◽  
Growth Factor Production

Our understanding of the pathophysiology of the overactive bladder is poor. It has been proposed that localized contractions result in the abnormal stretching of bladder smooth muscle. We hypothesize that stretch regulates the cellular processes that determine tissue size. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of stretch on apoptosis, proliferation, cell hypertrophy, and growth factor production in human bladder smooth muscle cells in vitro. Normal human detrusor muscle was obtained from patients undergoing radical cystectomy for invasive bladder cancer, and primary cultures were established. Cells were mechanically stretched on flexible plates at a range of pressures and times. Apoptosis was assessed by propidium iodide incorporation and flow cytometry. Radiolabeled thymidine and amino acid incorporation were used to assess proliferation and cell hypertrophy. ELISA and RT-PCR were used to assess growth factor production. Mechanical stretch inhibits apoptosis in a time- and dose-dependent manner and was associated with increases in the antiapoptotic proteins heat shock protein-70 and cIAP-1. Stretch also increases smooth muscle cell proliferation and hypertrophy, but hypertrophy is the more dominant response. These changes were associated with increases in IGF-1 and basic FGF and a decrease in transforming growth factor-β1. Mechanical stretch regulates apoptosis, proliferation, and cell hypertrophy in human bladder smooth muscle cells.

scholarly journals Mechanical stretch is a highly selective regulator of gene expression in human bladder smooth muscle cells

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalyn M. Adam ◽  
Samuel H. Eaton ◽  
Carlos Estrada ◽  
Ashish Nimgaonkar ◽  
Shu-Ching Shih ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Mechanical Stimuli ◽  
Bladder Smooth Muscle ◽  
Human Bladder ◽  
Cox 2

Application of mechanical stimuli has been shown to alter gene expression in bladder smooth muscle cells (SMC). To date, only a limited number of “stretch-responsive” genes in this cell type have been reported. We employed oligonucleotide arrays to identify stretch-sensitive genes in primary culture human bladder SMC subjected to repetitive mechanical stimulation for 4 h. Differential gene expression between stretched and nonstretched cells was assessed using Significance Analysis of Microarrays (SAM). Expression of 20 out of 11,731 expressed genes (∼0.17%) was altered >2-fold following stretch, with 19 genes induced and one gene (FGF-9) repressed. Using real-time RT-PCR, we tested independently the responsiveness of 15 genes to stretch and to platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB), another hypertrophic stimulus for bladder SMC. In response to both stimuli, expression of 13 genes increased, 1 gene (FGF-9) decreased, and 1 gene was unchanged. Six transcripts (HB-EGF, BMP-2, COX-2, LIF, PAR-2, and FGF-9) were evaluated using an ex vivo rat model of bladder distension. HB-EGF, BMP-2, COX-2, LIF, and PAR-2 increased with bladder stretch ex vivo, whereas FGF-9 decreased, consistent with expression changes observed in vitro. In silico analysis of microarray data using the FIRED algorithm identified c-jun, AP-1, ATF-2, and neurofibromin-1 (NF-1) as potential transcriptional mediators of stretch signals. Furthermore, the promoters of 9 of 13 stretch-responsive genes contained AP-1 binding sites. These observations identify stretch as a highly selective regulator of gene expression in bladder SMC. Moreover, they suggest that mechanical and growth factor signals converge on common transcriptional regulators that include members of the AP-1 family.

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