PMID- 19371329 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20091015 LR - 20211020 IS - 1476-5381 (Electronic) IS - 0007-1188 (Print) IS - 0007-1188 (Linking) VI - 157 IP - 4 DP - 2009 Jun TI - 3',4'-Dihydroxyflavonol down-regulates monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in smooth muscle: role of focal adhesion kinase and PDGF receptor signalling. PG - 597-606 LID - 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00199.x [doi] AB - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: We investigated the effects of a synthetic flavonol, 3',4'-dihydroxyflavonol (DiOHF) on the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in rat vascular smooth muscle cells. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: MCP-1 expression was assessed by quantitative real-time PCR and protein phosphorylation by immunoprecipitation and Western blots. KEY RESULTS: DiOHF (1-30 micromol x L(-1)) concentration-dependently reduced MCP-1 expression in both quiescent cells and cells stimulated with platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) or interleukin 1-beta. The effect of DiOHF was associated with a suppression of focal adhesion kinase (FAK)-mediated signalling. In vitro kinase assays demonstrated that DiOHF is a potent inhibitor of FAK kinase activity (EC(50)= 2.4 micromol x L(-1)). Expression of FAK-related non-kinase reduced basal MCP-1 expression, but not that induced by PDGF or interleukin 1-beta. DiOHF also inhibited autophosphorylation of PDGF receptors. The PDGF receptor inhibitor AG-1296 potently suppressed basal and PDGF-induced MCP-1 expression. Inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation by DiOHF, either directly or indirectly, may also be involved in its effects on MCP-1 expression. DiOHF had no inhibitory effect on either p38 or nuclear factor-kappaB activation. Moreover, DiOHF inhibited smooth muscle cell spreading (a FAK-mediated response) and proliferation. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: This is the first report on a flavonoid compound (DiOHF) that is a potent FAK inhibitor. DiOHF also inhibits PDGF receptor autophosphorylation. These effects underlie the inhibitory action of DiOHF on MCP-1 expression in smooth muscle cells. Our results suggest that DiOHF might be a useful tool for dissection of the (patho)physiological roles of FAK signalling. FAU - Jiang, F AU - Jiang F AD - Bernard O'Brien Institute of Microsurgery, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. fjiang@unimelb.edu.au FAU - Guo, N AU - Guo N FAU - Dusting, G J AU - Dusting GJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20090409 PL - England TA - Br J Pharmacol JT - British journal of pharmacology JID - 7502536 RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Flavonols) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (FAK-related nonkinase) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Protein-Tyrosine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor) RN - EC 2.7.10.2 (Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - R1I1R1C88V (3',4'-dihydroxyflavonol) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Movement/drug effects MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chemokine CCL2/*biosynthesis MH - Cytokines/pharmacology MH - Down-Regulation/*drug effects MH - Flavonols/*pharmacology MH - Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/*antagonists & inhibitors/physiology MH - Male MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/metabolism MH - Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/*drug effects/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/biosynthesis MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor/metabolism MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism PMC - PMC2707972 EDAT- 2009/04/18 09:00 MHDA- 2009/10/16 06:00 PMCR- 2010/06/01 CRDT- 2009/04/18 09:00 PHST- 2009/04/18 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/04/18 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/10/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - BPH199 [pii] AID - 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00199.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Br J Pharmacol. 2009 Jun;157(4):597-606. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00199.x. Epub 2009 Apr 9.