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. 1991 Mar 1;88(5):2021-5.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.88.5.2021.

Human microvascular endothelial cells express receptors for platelet-derived growth factor

J G Beitz  1 , I S Kim, P Calabresi, A R Frackelton Jr
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Human microvascular endothelial cells express receptors for platelet-derived growth factor

J G Beitz et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .

Abstract

Endothelial cells have been widely thought to be unresponsive to platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF, a major growth factor released from stimulated platelets at the sites of vascular insults) and devoid of PDGF receptors. Nevertheless, in examining the growth-factor responses of microvascular endothelial cells isolated from human omental adipose tissue, we were surprised to detect PDGF-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of a 180-kDa glycoprotein, subsequently identified as the cellular receptor for PDGF by specific immunoprecipitation. Scatchard analysis of 125I-labeled PDGF binding to human microvascular endothelial cells revealed 30,000 PDGF receptors per cell with a Kd of 0.14 nM. PDGF stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of PDGF receptors and other cellular proteins in a dose- and time-dependent manner, with half-maximal receptor phosphorylation occurring at 0.3 nM recombinant human PDGF (B chain) and a less than or equal to 1-min exposure to PDGF. Normal cellular consequences of receptor activation were also observed, including tyrosine phosphorylation of a 42-kDa protein and serine phosphorylation of ribosomal protein S6. Furthermore, PDGF was mitogenic for these cells. Microvascular endothelial cells play a central role in neovascularization required for wound healing and solid tumor growth. Thus, the discovery of functional PDGF receptors on human microvascular endothelial cells suggests a direct role for PDGF in this process.

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