title: Regulation of endothelin-1 mRNA by angiotensin II in rat heart endothelial cells.
abstract: In a series of experiments carried out in cultured endothelial cells derived from rat hearts (RHE), angiotensin II (AII) is shown to stimulate preproendothelin-1 mRNA in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The induction of preproendothelin-1 mRNA is rapid, reaching a maximal level 1 h after the addition of AII (1 x 10(-8) M). The mRNA levels decline rapidly to basal levels in 4 h. The addition of Losartan (Dup 753; 1 x 10(-6) M), an AII receptor (type I) antagonist, blocks the AII effect. Calphostin C, a potent protein kinase C inhibitor, is able to abolish this effect of AII suggesting that the induction of preproendothelin-1 mRNA is mediated by a protein kinase C-dependent pathway. Since endothelial cells line the inner surface of the myocardium and blood vessels and sense the rise of AII associated with renovascular hypertension at the endothelial surface, these data suggest that endothelin which is produced by RHE cells in response to AII could be an important mediator which may play a role in modulating gene expression in AII-mediated cardiac hypertrophy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Diglio
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Siu
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000502:physiology*; D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D000818:Animals; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019332:Endothelin-1; D016232:Endothelins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D019808:Losartan; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D019332:Endothelin-1; D016232:Endothelins; D007093:Imidazoles; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; D011498:Protein Precursors; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013777:Tetrazoles; D000804:Angiotensin II; D011493:Protein Kinase C; C058819:calphostin C; D019808:Losartan