title: Mechanism of endothelin-1 release from endothelial cells in pregnancy-induced hypertension.
abstract: We investigated the mechanism of vasoconstrictor-induced endothelin-1 (ET-1) release from human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in serum from women with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). We obtained serum samples from seven women with PIH, seven healthy nonpregnant women (NP), and seven normal pregnant women (NPIH). ET-1 and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) were assayed by ET-1 ELISA and an IP3 3H assay system, respectively. ET-1 release from HUVECs incubated with 10% serum (NP, NPIH, and PIH) was greater than that without human serum. Angiotensin II (Ang II)- and epinephrine (Epi)-induced ET-1 release were significantly increased by PIH serum. IP3 production in HUVECs incubated with 10% serum (NP, NPIH, and PIH) was greater than that without human serum. Ang II- or Epi-induced IP3 production in HUVECs incubated with PIH serum was increased but not significantly compared to that with other sera. Our results suggest that increased ET-1 release from HUVECs incubated with human serum may be mediated by IP3 production, but that Ang II- or Epi-induced ET-1 release from HUVECs incubated with PIH serum may be mediated by another mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohshika
mesh_terms: D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019332:Endothelin-1; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate