title: Transforming growth factor beta 1 modulates angiotensin II-induced calcium influx in vascular smooth muscle.
abstract: The modulatory effects of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF beta 1) on the angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced increase in cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) were investigated in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). [Ca2+]i in VSMC was measured using the fluorescent dye fura-2. When TGF beta 1 was applied 30s prior to Ang II, the Ang II-induced [Ca2+]i increase was significantly enhanced in VSMC from SHR (P < 0.05 compared to control), whereas after the preincubation with TGF beta 1 for 30 min, the Ang II-induced [Ca2+]i increase was significantly reduced in VSMC from both strains. Using the manganese-quenching technique, it was confirmed that short-term exposure to TGF beta 1 enhanced the Ang II-induced trans-plasma-membrane calcium influx in SHR. The inhibition of protein kinase C by calphostin C abolished the stimulatory effect of TGF beta 1 on the Ang II-induced [Ca2+]i increase. It is concluded that TGF beta 1 modulates the Ang II-induced calcium handling in VSMC.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Universitäts-Poliklinik, University of Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tepel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neusser
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zidek
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D002118:Calcium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D006973:Hypertension / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D009281:Naphthalenes; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; C061465:calphostin complex; D000804:Angiotensin II; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D002118:Calcium