Background/aims: Vascular calcification and hypertension are intimately linked, and the progression of hypertension is closely correlated with endothelial dysfunction. However, the role of endothelial cells (ECs) in vascular calcification of hypertension remains unclear. Therefore, the present study explored the effects of ECs on calcification of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) from aortas of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR).
Methods: Aortic ECs and SMCs were isolated from SHR and Wistar rats, respectively. The roles of ECs in the regulation of SMCs calcification were investigated by co-culture and conditioned culture model. Calcium deposition of SMCs was detected by von Kossa staining. Quantization of calcium content in SMCs was determined colorimetrically by the o-cresolphthalein complexone method. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity was measured colorimetrically by p-nitrophenol. The expression levels of MMP-2, MMP-9 and the calcification-promoting proteins were analyzed by Western blot.
Results: Calcium deposition, ALP activity and the expression levels of calcification-promoting proteins in SMCs of SHR were significantly higher than that cultured without ECs after 6 days of co-culture with ECs or conditioned culture with the medium of ECs, however, there were no statistical differences between SMCs of Wistar rats. MMP-2 and MMP-9 in co-cultured ECs from SHR were dramatically higher than that cultured without SMCs, nevertheless, there were no statistical differences between ECs from Wistar rats and between SMCs from SHR or Wistar rats. Moreover, SB-3CT, a specific inhibitor of gelatinases, decreased calcium content and the expression levels of calcification-promoting proteins in both co-cultured and conditionally cultured SMCs from SHR.
Conclusion: ECs have the ability to promote calcification of aortic SMCs of SHR, and elevated expressions of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in ECs of SHR might facilitate the calcification of SMCs.
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