title: Protein kinase C does not mediate phenylephrine-induced down-regulation of Madin-Darby canine kidney cell alpha-1B adrenoceptors.
abstract: We examined the down-regulation of alpha-1B adrenoceptors in Madin-Darby canine kidney D1 (MDCK) cells with an emphasis on a possible role of protein kinase C. The alpha-1 adrenoceptor agonist phenylephrine (1-100 microM) concentration-dependently down-regulated alpha-1B adrenoceptors in MDCK cells. Down-regulation by 100 microM phenylephrine was detectable after 2 hr and maximal after 8 to 24 hr. The receptor down-regulation was accompanied by a decrease in phenylephrine-stimulated inositol phosphate formation but not by an altered expression of immunodetectable Gq/11 alpha subunits. Even though alpha-1B adrenoceptor and P2 purinergic receptor stimulation promote prostaglandin E2 formation, receptor down-regulation was not prevented by indomethacin (10 microM) treatment but was partly mimicked by treatment with the purinergic receptor agonists adenosine-5'-O-(3-thio)triphosphate and 2-methylthio-ATP (300 microM each). Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (1-100 nM) concentration-dependently down-regulated MDCK alpha-1B adrenoceptors to a greater extent than did phenylephrine. Three protein kinase C inhibitors, H7 (100 microM), staurosporine (100 nM) and KT5926 (1 microM), markedly attenuated receptor down-regulation promoted by phorbol ester but did not affect that by phenylephrine. Two inhibitors of Ca++/calmodulin protein kinase pathways, KT5926 (1 microM) and W-7 (30 microM), also failed to prevent phenylephrine-induced down-regulation of alpha-1B adrenoceptors. We conclude that agonist-induced down-regulation of MDCK cell alpha-1B adrenoceptors is mimicked by a protein kinase C-activating phorbol ester but that the second messenger kinases protein kinase C and Ca++/calmodulin protein kinase do not mediate agonist-induced down-regulation of the alpha-1B adrenoceptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Essen, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Büscher
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Grübbel
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Insel
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Michel
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000502:physiology; D004285:Dogs; D015536:Down-Regulation; D054770:G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 3; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011224:Prazosin / Q000378:metabolism; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000502:physiology*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000502:physiology; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1 / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D051552:beta-Adrenergic Receptor Kinases
chemical_list: D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1; D010656:Phenylephrine; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D054770:G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 3; D051552:beta-Adrenergic Receptor Kinases; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D011224:Prazosin; D007213:Indomethacin