title: Angiotensinogen gene expression is induced by cyclical mechanical stretch in cultured rat cardiomyocytes.
abstract: The effect of cyclical mechanical stretch on angiotensinogen gene expression was examined using a neonatal rat cardiocyte culture system. Cultured cardiocytes grown on a flexible membrane base were stretched by vacuum to 20% of maximum elongation, at 60 cycles/min. The angiotensinogen gene was activated 2 to 5 fold after stretch for 3 to 24 hr, as shown by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. The 5'-flanking region of the angiotensinogen promoter was activated after stretch for 24 hr. This gene expression could be completely suppressed by losartan, a specific antagonist of angiotensin II receptor. These results indicate that (1) cyclical mechanical stretching of cardiocytes is a good model for the study of cardiac hypertrophy-related gene expression; (2) cyclical stretch up-regulates expression of the angiotensinogen gene and (3) the increase in promoter activity may contribute to the induction of angiotensinogen mRNA by cyclical stretch.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Shyu
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Lien
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Liew
mesh_terms: D000808:Angiotensinogen / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001483:Base Sequence; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D017931:DNA Primers; D015870:Gene Expression; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D000808:Angiotensinogen; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase