Propionyl-L-carnitine reduces proliferation and potentiates Bax-related apoptosis of aortic intimal smooth muscle cells by modulating nuclear factor-kappaB activity.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Augusto OrlandiLuigi Giusto Spagnoli

Abstract

Propionyl-l-carnitine (PLC) has been introduced among the therapeutic approaches of peripheral arterial disease, and more recently, an increase of intimal cell apoptosis has been demonstrated to contribute to its effectiveness in rabbit carotid postinjury myointimal hyperplasia prevention. How PLC mediates these effects on vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) remains poorly understood. We investigated the role of NF-kappaB in PLC-induced arterial remodeling. In vivo, daily PLC treatment 15 days after injury resulted in a reduction of relative rat aortic intimal volume, an increase of apoptosis, Bax up-regulation without changing the Bcl-2 level, and a reduction of NF-kappaB, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, monocyte chemotactic protein-1, and survivin in myointimal thickening compared with controls. In the presence of 10% serum, a reduced G(1) --> S phase progression preceded PLC-induced intimal cell apoptosis; in 0.1% serum cultures, in a dose-dependent manner, PLC rapidly induced intimal cell apoptosis and reduced p65, p50, IAP-1, and IAP-2 expression. Inhibiting NF-kappaB activation through SN50 increased apoptotic rate and Bax expression in intimal but not in medial SMCs, and successive PLC treatment failed to induce a fur...Continue Reading

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