Abstract | OBJECTIVES: MATERIALS AND METHODS: RESULTS: Ang II significantly reduced mRNA and protein levels of PRMT2 in VSMCs in time-dependent and dose-dependent manner. Results of PRMT2 overexpression indicated that PRMT2 inhibited proliferation of VSMCs stimulated with 100 nmol/L Ang II for 24 hours. Furthermore, overexpression of PRMT2 reduced Ang II-induced production of proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin 6 (IL-6) and interleukin 1β (IL-1β) in VSMCs. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that PRMT2 alleviates Ang II-induced VSMCs proliferation and inflammation, providing a new mechanism about how Ang II mediated VSMCs proliferation and inflammation.
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Authors | Si-Yu Zeng, Jing-Fei Luo, Hai-Yan Quan, Yun-Bin Xiao, Yu-Huan Liu, Hui-Qin Lu, Xu-Ping Qin |
Journal | BioMed research international
(Biomed Res Int)
Vol. 2018
Pg. 1547452
( 2018)
ISSN: 2314-6141 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 30186848
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Angiotensin II
- PRMT2 protein, human
- Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases
- protein arginine methyltransferase 2
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Topics |
- Angiotensin II
- Cell Proliferation
(physiology)
- Cells, Cultured
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
(physiology)
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
(physiology)
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
- Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases
(physiology)
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