title: Activation of Rho signaling contributes to lysophosphatidic acid-induced contraction of intact ileal smooth muscle of guinea-pig.
abstract: To elucidate the possible role of Rho A/Rho-kinase on lysophosphatidic acid (LPA)-induced contraction in intact guinea-pig ileal smooth muscle, we examined effects of pretreatment with a specific inhibitor of Rho-kinase (Y-27632) on the LPA-induced contraction and MLC20 phosphorylation. In addition, we investigated whether LPA actually elicits an activation of Rho A by studying subcellular distribution of Rho A in unstimulated and stimulated smooth muscles by LPA. LPA induced a less intense, but sustained, contraction compared with ACh, and was accompanied by significant increases in MLC20 phosphorylation. The effects of LPA on tension and MLC20 phosphorylation were inhibited by Y-27632. The ACh-induced contraction, but not increases in MLC20 phosphorylation, was partially inhibited by Y-27632. High K+-induced contraction was unaffected by the inhibitor. LPA stimulated translocation of Rho A from the cytosol to the membrane fraction of the muscle. Translocation of Rho A was also induced by ACh and high K+. These results suggest that LPA-induced contraction of intact ileal smooth muscle is dominated through activation of Rho A and Rho-kinase and subsequent increases in MLC20 phosphorylation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan. mkawabe@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsushima
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000577:Amides / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007082:Ileum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000494:pharmacology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D054460:rho-Associated Kinases; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D011725:Pyridines; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; C108830:Y 27632; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D054460:rho-Associated Kinases; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein; D000109:Acetylcholine