title: Cyclic AMP regulates cytokine stimulation of endothelin-1 release in human vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Exposure of human vascular smooth muscle cells (HVSMCs) to cytokines markedly elevates endothelin-1 (ET-1) mRNA expression and peptide production. Cyclic AMP is a key regulator of many physiological processes. The aim of this study was to determine whether an elevation of intracellular cAMP may affect cytokine-induced production of ET-1 in HVSMCs. Cicaprost, a prostacyclin analogue, forskolin, an activator of adenylate cyclase, and Ro-20-1724, a phosphodiesterase type IV inhibitor, inhibited cytokine-stimulated ET-1 release in a concentration-dependent manner. Ro-20-1724 also inhibited cytokine-induced upregulation of preproendothelin-1 mRNA expression in saphenous vein (SV) vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). These findings demonstrate that ET-1 mRNA expression and peptide production is modulated by elevations in cAMP levels. Further studies are necessary to elucidate which other pathways may be involved in the regulation of cytokine-stimulated ET-1 release from HVSMCs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Inflammation Research, St. Bartholomew's Hospital and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Warner
mesh_terms: D012368:4-(3-Butoxy-4-methoxybenzyl)-2-imidazolidinone / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D016232:Endothelins / Q000235:genetics; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D019332:Endothelin-1; D016232:Endothelins; D011498:Protein Precursors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D005576:Colforsin; D012368:4-(3-Butoxy-4-methoxybenzyl)-2-imidazolidinone; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D011464:Epoprostenol; D000242:Cyclic AMP; C043867:cicaprost