Activity of Protein Kinase C in Abnormally Proliferated Vascular Endothelial Cells.

Bae, Yong Chan; Park, Suk Young; Nam, Su Bong; Moon, Jae Sul; Choi, Su Jong

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Original Article

Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2007;34(1):13-17.
Published online January 1, 2007.

Activity of Protein Kinase C in Abnormally Proliferated Vascular Endothelial Cells.

Yong Chan Bae, Suk Young Park, Su Bong Nam, Jae Sul Moon, Su Jong Choi

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. bayc2@ hanmail.net

Abstract

PURPOSE
To understand the pathogenesis of the disease that presents abnormally proliferated vascular endothelial cells, a model of DMH(1,2-dimethylhydrazine)-induced abnormal proliferation of HUVECs(Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells) was made. We indirectly determined that Protein Kinase C(PKC) restricts the cellular proliferation and inhibits the manifestation of growth factor by using several inhibiting substances of the transmitter through our previous studies. Thereupon, we attempted to observe direct enzymatic activities of PKC and its correlation with the abnormal proliferation of vascular endothelial cells. METHODS: 10(5) HUVECs cells were applied to 6 individual well plates in three different groups; A control group cultured without treatment, a group concentrated with 0.75x10(-8)M DMH only, and a group treated with DMH & 5x10(-9)M Calphostin C, inhibitor of PKC. In analyzing the formation of intracellular PKC enzyme, protein separation was performed, and separated protein was quantitatively measured. PKC enzyme reaction was analyzed through Protein Kinase C Assay System (Promega, USA), and the results were analyzed according to Beer's law.
RESULTS
Enzymatic activity of PKC presented the highest in all reaction time of a group concentrated only with DMH, and the lowest in the control group. The group treated with DMH and the inhibitor revealed statistically lower enzymatic activity than group only with DMH in all reaction time, although higher than the control group.
CONCLUSION
From the enzymatic aspect, most active and immediate reaction of the PKC was observed in the group concentrated with DMH only. The group treated with DMH & PKC inhibitor showed meaningful decrease. Accordingly, PKC holds a significant role in DMH-induced abnormal proliferation of vascular endothelial cells.

Keywords: Proliferation; Protein Kinase C; Vascular endothelial cells

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