title: Involvement of protein kinase C, tyrosine kinases, and Rho kinase in Ca(2+) handling of human small arteries.
abstract: The mechanisms of Ca(2+) handling and sensitization were investigated in human small omental arteries exposed to norepinephrine (NE) and to the thromboxane A(2) analog U-46619. Contractions elicited by NE and U-46619 were associated with an increase in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)), an increase in Ca(2+)-independent signaling pathways, or an enhancement of the sensitivity of the myofilaments to Ca(2+). The two latter pathways were abolished by protein kinase C (PKC), tyrosine kinase (TK), and Rho-associated protein kinase (ROK) inhibitors. In Ca(2+)-free medium, both NE and U-46619 elicited an increase in tension that was greatly reduced by PKC inhibitors and abolished by caffeine or ryanodine. After depletion of Ca(2+) stores with NE and U-46619 in Ca(2+)-free medium, addition of CaCl(2) in the continuous presence of the agonists produced increases in [Ca(2+)](i) and contractions that were inhibited by nitrendipine and TK inhibitors but not affected by PKC inhibitors. NE and U-46619 induced tyrosine phosphorylation of a 42- or a 58-kDa protein, respectively. These results indicate that the mechanisms leading to contraction elicited by NE and U-46619 in human small omental arteries are composed of Ca(2+) release from ryanodine-sensitive stores, Ca(2+) influx through nitrendipine-sensitive channels, and Ca(2+) sensitization and/or Ca(2+)-independent pathways. They also show that the TK pathway is involved in the tonic contraction associated with Ca(2+) entry, whereas TK, PKC, and ROK mechanisms regulate Ca(2+)-independent signaling pathways or Ca(2+) sensitization.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et Physico-Chimie des Intéractions Cellulaires et Moléculaires, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Centre National pour les Recherches Scientifiques 7034, Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, France.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Randriamboavonjy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ohlmann
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Komas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Stoclet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andriantsitohaina
mesh_terms: D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D000368:Aged; D001160:Arterioles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D009852:Omentum / Q000098:blood supply; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D012433:Ryanodine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D054460:rho-Associated Kinases
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D012433:Ryanodine; D002110:Caffeine; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D054460:rho-Associated Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D002118:Calcium; D009638:Norepinephrine