Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA expression was analysed in rabbit vascular smooth muscle cells following exposure to hypoxia and platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB). Hypoxia potently upregulated VEGF mRNA steady-state levels in a time- and concentration-dependent manner reaching a maximum level (∼30-fold increase) after 12-24 h at 0% 02. In contrast, PDGF-BB caused a modest increase in VEGF expression. However, the combination of PDGF-BB and a threshold hypoxic stimulus (2.5% O2 for 4 h) had a marked synergistic effect. Synergy between hypoxia and PDGF-BB was selective for VEGF expression as hypoxia had no effect on the PDGF-induced upregulation of the proto-oncogene c-myc. These results raise the possibility that hypoxia and PDGF-BB may act in concert to induce VEGF expression in the arterial wall during the development of atherosclerosis. © 1995.
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Stavri, G. T., Hong, Y., Zachary, I. C., Breier, G., Baskerville, P. A., Ylä-Herttuala, S., … Erusalimsky, J. D. (1995). Hypoxia and platelet-derived growth factor-BB synergistically upregulate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in vascular smooth muscle cells. FEBS Letters, 358(3), 311–315. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(94)01458-D
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