title: Effects of PKC isozyme inhibitors on constrictor responses in the feline pulmonary vascular bed.
abstract: The effects of Gö-6976, a Ca(2+)-dependent protein kinase C (PKC) isozyme inhibitor, and rottlerin, a PKC-delta isozyme/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent kinase III inhibitor, on responses to vasopressor agents were investigated in the feline pulmonary vascular bed. Injections of angiotensin II, norepinephrine (NE), serotonin, BAY K 8644, and U-46619 into the lobar arterial constant blood flow perfusion circuit caused increases in pressure. Gö-6976 reduced responses to angiotensin II; however, it did not alter responses to serotonin, NE, or U-46619, whereas Gö-6976 enhanced BAY K 8644 responses. Rottlerin reduced responses to angiotensin II and NE, did not alter responses to serotonin or U-46619, and enhanced responses to BAY K 8644. Immunohistochemistry of feline pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells demonstrated localization of PKC-alpha and -delta isozymes in response to phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate and angiotensin II. Localization of PKC-alpha and -delta isozymes decreased with administration of Gö-6976 and rottlerin, respectively. These data suggest that activation of Ca(2+)-dependent PKC isozymes and Ca(2+)-independent PKC-delta isozyme/CaM-dependent kinase III mediate angiotensin II responses. These data further suggest that Ca(2+)-independent PKC-delta isozyme/CaM-dependent kinase III mediate responses to NE. A rottlerin- or Gö-6976-sensitive mechanism is not involved in mediating responses to serotonin and U-46619, but these PKC isozyme inhibitors enhanced BAY K 8644 responses in the feline pulmonary vascular bed.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas 79430, USA.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: De Witt
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kaye
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Bivalacqua
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: D'Souza
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Banister
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Arif
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Nossaman
mesh_terms: D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D000098:Acetophenones / Q000494:pharmacology; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000494:pharmacology; D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D002415:Cats; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000032:analysis / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D064546:Protein Kinase C beta; D051571:Protein Kinase C-alpha; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000098:Acetophenones; D001578:Benzopyrans; D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists; D002227:Carbazoles; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D007211:Indoles; D007527:Isoenzymes; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D000804:Angiotensin II; C081021:Go 6976; D012701:Serotonin; D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester; D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; C085746:rottlerin; C087857:protein kinase C gamma; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D064546:Protein Kinase C beta; D051571:Protein Kinase C-alpha; D009638:Norepinephrine