title: Atrial natriuretic peptide inhibits the production and secretion of endothelin from cultured endothelial cells. Mediation through the C receptor.
abstract: Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) are vasoactive peptides produced in cells of the cardiovascular system. We examined the effects of ANP on ET-1 transcription, production (translation), and secretion in cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC). ANP and C-ANP 4-23 (a specific ligand for the C or non-guanylate cyclase receptor) equipotently inhibited the synthesis of prepro-ET-1 and ET-1 proteins in BAEC by at least 50%. Both of these forms of ANP and another C receptor specific ligand, nanopiperazine ANP (11-15)-NH2, inhibited ET-1 secretion by as much as 55%. LY 83583, an inhibitor of ANP-induced cGMP generation, failed to reverse the ANP-induced inhibition of ET-1 secretion. This further indicated that the guanylate cyclase-linked B receptor is not involved. The decreased ET-1 secretion caused by C-ANP 4-23 was reversed by 8-bromo-cAMP or amiloride, which prevents ANP-induced inhibition of cAMP. We also found that ANP and C-ANP 4-23 augmented ET-1 mRNA levels in BAEC by prolonging the mRNA half-life. ANP or cycloheximide comparably inhibited ET-1 translation while increasing ET-1 mRNA levels, suggesting that the two events are related. These results indicate that ANP inhibits ET-1 protein production and secretion while stabilizing the ET-1 mRNA. The effects of ANP are mediated through the C receptor and are probably the result of ANP inhibiting the generation of cAMP. These findings suggest a potentially important new function for this receptor to mediate, in part, the interactions of ANP and ET in the vasculature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine 92717.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pedram
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016232:Endothelins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D007700:Kinetics; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor