title: Calcium mobilization and Na+/H+ antiport activation by endothelin in human skin fibroblasts.
abstract: Endothelin (ET-1) has been shown to exert vasoconstrictor activity in vivo and mobilize Ca2+ in vascular smooth muscle cells in culture. In this paper we show that the human skin fibroblast exhibits specific receptors to ET-1 and that activation of these receptors results in increased intracellular Ca2+ (Ca2+i) and accelerated Na+/H+ antiport activity. ET-1 raised Ca2+i in a dose-response manner; the peak Ca2+i rise was from basal levels of 112.2 +/- 21.9 to 299.2 +/- 49.7 nM at 300 nM ET-1. This rise was attenuated by removal of extracellular Ca2+i0. Although ET-1 did not alter basal intracellular pH, it enhanced Na+/H+ antiport activity of acidified cells. Fibroblasts demonstrated 156 +/- 18 (mean +/- SE) ET-1 receptors per unit cell and an equilibrium dissociation constant of 203.4 +/- 35.6 pM. Inasmuch as ET-1 plays a role in the metabolism of cells such as the undifferentiated fibroblast, an important action of this peptide may be to act as a growth factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103-2757.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maher
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aviv
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016232:Endothelins; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D016232:Endothelins; D010455:Peptides; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin; D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D002118:Calcium