Open AccessDownregulation of Cavin‐1 Expression via Increasing Caveolin‐1 Degradation Prompts the Proliferation and Migration of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Balloon Injury–Induced Neointimal Hyperplasia
Author(s) -
Zhou LiJun,
Chen XueYing,
Liu ShuiPing,
Zhang LinLin,
Xu YaNan,
Mu PanWei,
Geng DengFeng,
Tan Zhi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.117.005754
Subject(s) - vascular smooth muscle , caveolin 1 , neointimal hyperplasia , medicine , downregulation and upregulation , caveolae , gene knockdown , restenosis , neointima , microbiology and biotechnology , ubiquitin ligase , small hairpin rna , ubiquitin , signal transduction , biology , cell culture , biochemistry , genetics , smooth muscle , stent , gene
Background Percutaneous coronary intervention has been widely used in the treatment of ischemic heart disease, but vascular restenosis is a main limitation of percutaneous coronary intervention. Our previous work reported that caveolin‐1 had a key functional role in intimal hyperplasia, whereas whether Cavin‐1 (another important caveolae‐related protein) was involved is still unknown. Therefore, we will investigate the effect of Cavin‐1 on neointimal formation. Methods and Results Balloon injury markedly reduced Cavin‐1 protein and enhanced ubiquitin protein expression accompanied with neointimal hyperplasia in injured carotid arteries, whereas Cavin‐1 mRNA had no change. In cultured vascular smooth muscle cells ( VSMC s), Cavin‐1 was downregulated after inhibition of protein synthesis by cycloheximide, which was distinctly prevented by pretreatment with proteasome inhibitor MG 132 but not by lysosomal inhibitor chloroquine, suggesting that proteasomal degradation resulted in Cavin‐1 downregulation. Knockdown of Cavin‐1 by local injection of Cavin‐1 short hairpin RNA (shRNA) into balloon‐injured carotid arteries in vivo promoted neointimal formation. In addition, inhibition or overexpression of Cavin‐1 in cultured VSMC s in vitro prompted or suppressed VSMC proliferation and migration via increasing or decreasing extracellular signal‐regulated kinase phosphorylation and matrix‐degrading metalloproteinases‐9 activity, respectively. However, under basic conditions, the effect of Cavin‐1 on VSMC migration was stronger than on proliferation. Moreover, our results indicated that Cavin‐1 regulated caveolin‐1 expression via lysosomal degradation pathway. Conclusions Our study revealed the role and the mechanisms of Cavin‐1 downregulation in neointimal formation by promoting VSMC proliferation, migration, and synchronously enhancing caveolin‐1 lysosomal degradation. Cavin‐1 may be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of postinjury vascular remodeling.