Article
Altered fibronectin-dependent cell adhesion by PDGF accompanies phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 29 Oct 1993
Fujio Y, Yamada F, Takahashi K, Shibata N
Abstract excerpt
PDGF promotes growth of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and induces morphological changes. We investigated the effects of PDGF on cell-matrix adhesion of SMCs. PDGF reorganized integrin distribution as well as actin filament structure. PDGF-treated cells attached more loosely to fibronectin than non-treated cells. Decreased expression of alpha-actin by PDGF was antagonized by coating culture dishes with fibronectin...
Topics
- Actins
- Animals
- Cell Adhesion
- Cell Line
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Extracellular Matrix
- Fibronectins
- Glycoproteins
- Humans
- Kinetics
- Laminin
