Abstract
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) is a key player in glucose metabolism. If PPARgamma ligands modulate nitric oxide (NO) synthesis in the vascular tissue, they may affect the process of plaque formation and postangioplasty restenosis. We investigated the effects of PPARgamma ligands on NO synthesis in vascular smooth muscle cells. Incubation of cultures with interleukin-1beta (10 ng/mL) for 24 hours caused a significant increase in the production of nitrite, a stable metabolite of NO, in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells. The PPARgamma agonists troglitazone and 15-deoxy-triangle up(12,14)-prostaglandin J(2) (15d-PG J(2)) dose-dependently inhibited nitrite production by interleukin-1beta-stimulated vascular smooth muscle cells. Decreased interleukin-1beta-induced nitrite production by the PPARgamma agonists was accompanied by decreased inducible NO synthase mRNA and protein accumulation. Interleukin-1beta induced nuclear factor-kappaB activation in vascular smooth muscle cells, and both troglitazone and 15d-PG J(2) markedly suppressed this nuclear factor-kappaB activation. PPARgamma ligands inhibit NO synthesis in cytokine-stimulated vascular smooth muscle cells, suggesting that these agonists may act directly on the vascular smooth muscle and influence the process of atherosclerosis and restenosis.
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