Table 2

Effects of sildenafil, organic nitrates, and the PKA inhibitor PKImyr on PDGF (10 ng/ml)-induced DNA synthesis in SMC.

CompoundsInhibition of PDGF-Induced DNA Synthesis
%
sildenafil (1 μM)5  ± 12
sildenafil (30 μM)93  ± 152-150
sildenafil (30 μM) + PKImyr (1 μM)25  ± 92-160
ISMN (10 μM)42  ± 72-150
ISMN (10 μM) + sildenafil (1 μM)92  ± 82-150
ISMN (10 μM) + sildenafil (1 μM) + PKImyr (1 μM)12  ± 82-160
PETN (3 μM)30  ± 62-150
PETN (3 μM) + sildenafil (1 μM)87  ± 82-150
PETN (3 μM) + sildenafil (1 μM) +PKImyr (1 μM)26  ± 72-160

Data are mean ± SE of three independent experiments performed in triplicate.

    • 2-150p < 0.05 versus control.

    • 2-160p < 0.05 versus sildenafil + organic nitrate.