title: Involvement of the platelet-derived growth factor receptor in angiotensin II-induced activation of extracellular regulated kinases 1 and 2 in human mesangial cells.
abstract: In mesangial cells angiotensin II (Ang II) has been shown to activate extracellular regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2). Here, we studied the role of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) in Ang II-induced ERK1/2 activation in human mesangial cells. Ang II induced activation of ERK1/2 via the AT(1) receptor, and this response was blocked by the PDGFR-selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor AG1295, but not by AG1478, an EGFR-selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor, indicating participation of the PDGFR, but not of the EGFR in Ang II-induced ERK1/2 activation. In agreement with this assumption, Ang II caused tyrosine phosphorylation of the PDGFR and the adapter protein Shc in an AG1295-sensitive fashion. In conclusion, our data show that Ang II-induced activation of mitogenic signalling cascade in human mesangial cells involves ligand-independent activation of the PDGFR, but not of the coexpressed EGFR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. mondorf@em.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: U F
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Mondorf
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Geiger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herrero
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zeuzem
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piiper
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005920:Glomerular Mesangium / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; D044139:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000502:physiology; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; D044139:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin; D000804:Angiotensin II; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases