title: Stimulation of endothelin-1 production by thrombin, but lack of interference by high ambient glucose in vitro.
abstract: Diabetic vascular disease is associated with a state of hypercoagulability and altered endothelial properties, leading to elevated plasma levels of endothelium-derived peptides and proteins, e.g. endothelin-1, von Willebrand factor or fibronectin. This study determined dynamic immunoreactive endothelin-1 secretion by human umbilical vein endothelial cells exposed to thrombin (5 x 10(6) mU/l) in the presence (40 mmol/l) and absence (5.5 mmol/l) of excessive glucose in the cell culture medium. Exposure to high glucose and thrombin concentrations was initiated after cell confluency and applied for 24 h for measurements of endothelin-1 and for 2 and 5 h for the determination of preproendothelin-1, von Willebrand factor and fibronectin messenger ribonucleic acid. Comparisons were made versus cells incubated with normal glucose concentrations or with high mannose or NaCl concentrations as osmotic control. Neither preproendothelin-1, fibronectin and von Willebrand factor messenger ribonucleic acid expression nor endothelin-1 release was affected by high concentrations of glucose, mannose or sodium chloride.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine III, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baumgartner-Parzer
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nowotny
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vierhapper
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Waldhäusl
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D019332:Endothelin-1; D016232:Endothelins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008358:Mannose / Q000494:pharmacology; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D013917:Thrombin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019332:Endothelin-1; D016232:Endothelins; D005353:Fibronectins; D011498:Protein Precursors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014841:von Willebrand Factor; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013917:Thrombin; D005947:Glucose; D008358:Mannose