title: Amiloride sensitive activation of S6 kinase by angiotensin II in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Angiotensin II was shown to activate S6-kinase in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) in a dose- (10(-9)-10(-6) M) and time-dependent manner. Pretreatment of quiescent cells with 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate had no effect on the activation levels of the kinase at the hormone levels used. However, stimulation of S6-kinase activity by angiotensin II was markedly inhibited by the inclusion of amiloride hydrochloride in serum-free medium during activation procedures. Angiotensin was not mitogenic for VSMC at even the highest doses used (10(-6) M). These findings support the notion that raised intracellular pH results in the activation of protein synthesis in quiescent cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Research, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Scott-Burden
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Resink
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Baur
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bürgin
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Bühler
mesh_terms: D000584:Amiloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000804:Angiotensin II; D000584:Amiloride; D011494:Protein Kinases; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate