title: Endothelin-1 and angiotensin-II stimulate delayed mitogenesis in cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells: evidence for common signaling mechanisms.
abstract: The vasoactive peptides endothelin-1 (ET-1) and angiotensin-II (AII) have been implicated in chronic hypertension and may play important roles in related vascular diseases such as restenosis and atherosclerosis. Using a rat aortic smooth muscle (RASM) cell model, both ET-1 and AII induced concentration-dependent delayed increases in DNA synthesis relative to that in the serum-deprived controls. Stimulation of DNA synthesis was maximal at 100 nM for each peptide. All treatment of RASM cells resulted in a greater mitogenic effect (4- to 7-fold) than that observed for ET-1 (3-fold). When added in the presence of AII, ET-1 had a supplemental effect on DNA synthesis (5- to 10-fold above control). Although RASM cells expressed both ETA and AT1 receptors, radioligand binding experiments indicated that approximately 10-fold as many AT1 receptors as ETA receptors were present. In signal transduction studies, ET-1 and AII each elicited concentration-dependent increases in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration. ET-1 and AII also stimulated phosphoinositide metabolism and phosphorylation of a specific substrate for protein kinase-C. The release of total inositol phosphates in response to ET-1 and AII was concentration dependent and inhibited by the ETA receptor-selective antagonist BQ-123 and the AT1 receptor-selective antagonist losartan, respectively. In addition, tyrosine phosphorylation of 120- and 75-kilodalton proteins as well as the mitogen-activated protein kinases p44mapk and p42mapk was observed within 5 min of the addition of either ET-1 or AII. Taken together, these data indicate that ET-1 and AII may promote smooth muscle cell growth through common intracellular signaling mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Biochemistry, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Princeton, New Jersey 08543.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Serafino
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moreland
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Norman
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Molloy
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016232:Endothelins / Q000502:physiology*; D008938:Mitosis / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000378:metabolism; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin; D017466:Receptors, Endothelin; D000804:Angiotensin II; D004247:DNA; D011494:Protein Kinases; D002118:Calcium