Expression of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Ligands and Receptors by Rat Aortic Endothelium in vivo

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Abstract
In situ hybridization and immunostaining were used to study the time course of expression for platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) ligands and receptors in endothelium of the rat aorta after injury. The PDGF-A and -B chains were expressed in endothelial cells at the wound edge within 4 h after injury, but no expression was detectable in uninjured endothelium. PDGF α-receptor was expressed in a pattern similar to the PDGF-A chain, while expression of PDGF β-receptor was not detected at any time. Expression of the PDGF-B chain remained elevated in endothelial cells at the leading edge even at later measurements when these cells had stopped replicating. Smooth muscle cells (SMCs), which are absent from the intima of the normal aorta and are known to express PDGF β -receptors, were predominantly found to migrate into the intima near the endothelial leading edge where PDGF-B was expressed. These data suggest a paracrine role for endothelial PDGF in SMC migration.

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