Objective The experiment was designed to study the effect of L ?arginine on the proliferation of human mesangial cells in vitro by using 3?(4,5?dimethylthiazole?2?yl)?2,5?diphenyl tetrazolium bromide(MTT) method. Methods The effects of L ?arginine on human mesangial were cells examined by cell culture technology and the method of MTT.Result Cell growth was significantly inhibited when the concentration of L ?arginine in the media was more than 20?mmol·L -1 compared with the control group, which showed dose?dependent manner. Furthermore, the antiproliferative effect of L ?arginine was demonstrated as time?dependent manner as well in this experiment,inhibitive rate increasing in 0~48?h at 25?mmol·L -1 . Conclusion L ?arginine might exert an antiproliferative effect on the human renal mesangial cells with a dose?and time?dependent manner. |