title: [Activation mechanisms by thrombin and vasopressin of fibroblasts in spontaneously hypertensive rats].
abstract: To gain insight into the mechanisms that could account for the augmentation of cellular reactivity in primary hypertension, we have examined some of the biochemical events which are implicated in the transmission of mitogenic signal as well as in cell reactivity. This study focussed on phospholipase C, protein kinase C and GTP-binding proteins (G-proteins), in response to thrombin or arginin-vasopressin (AVP). Cultured fibroblasts prepared from the adventitia of thoracic aorta of spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) were used as cell models and were compared with fibroblasts prepared from controls Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats. The mitogenicity of each agonist was estimated by measuring the incorporation of 3H-thymidine into the newly synthesized DNA. The agonist-induced phospholipase C activity was evaluated by measuring the production of 3H-inositol phosphates in cells prelabeled with 3H-inositol. The influence of protein kinase C and that of G proteins on the mitogenesis in cells stimulated by thrombin or AVP was determined by pretreating cells with phorbol 12-myristate, 13-acetate (TPA) and pertussis toxin, respectively. Kinetics and dose response studies have demonstrated that in response to thrombin and AVP, the phospholipase C activity and the incorporation of 3H-thymidine were significantly higher in the fibroblasts derived from SHR.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Groupe INSERM de pharmacologie vasculaire, hôpital Necker, Paris.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marche
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Herembert
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D013917:Thrombin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: C029152:G-substrate; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D014667:Vasopressins; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D013917:Thrombin
vernacular_title: Mécanismes de l'activation par la thrombine et la vasopressine des fibroblastes du rat spontanément hypertendu.