Vascular smooth muscle cell migration is important in vascular disease. Previously, we showed thrombospondin-1 activates focal adhesion kinase in these cells. We hypothesized that focal adhesion kinase is important for thrombspondin-1-induced vascular smooth muscle cell migration. Bovine aortic smooth muscle cells were transfected with FAK397, FAK-wild type, pcDNA, or β-Gal plasmids. Migration was assessed with thrombospondin-1 or serum-free medium in quiescent transfected cells or quiescent cells pretreated with the focal adhesion kinase inhibitor, geldanamycin. Number of cells migrated per 5 fields (×400) were recorded. Antihemagglutinin immunoprecipitation and Western blot were used to examine thrombospondin-1-induced focal adhesion kinase phosphorylation in transfected cells. FAK397 transfection inhibited thrombospondin-1-induced focal adhesion kinase phosphorylation and migration (P < .05). Geldanamycin inhibited thrombospondin-1-induced smooth muscle cell migration (P < .05). In conclusion, vascular smooth muscle cells transfected with FAK397 inhibited thrombosponin-1-induced migration and tyrosine phosphorylation. Further, geldanamycin also inhibited migration. These results suggest focal adhesion kinase is involved in thrombospondin-1-induced vascular smooth muscle cell migration.
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