title: Regulation of glucose transport in aortic smooth muscle cells by cAMP and cGMP.
abstract: We have studied the ability of cGMP and cAMP to modulate platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-stimulated 2-deoxy-D-glucose (deGlc) transport in primary cultures of vascular smooth muscle cells (VMSC) from rat aorta. PDGF stimulated deGlc transport in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. 8-Bromo-cGMP and atrial natriuretic peptide(1-28) [ANP(1-28)] were found to reduce PDGF-stimulated deGlc transport without affecting basal (unstimulated) transport activity. In contrast, 8-bromo-cAMP and dibutyryl-cAMP stimulated basal deGlc transport 2-fold and were without effect on PDGF-stimulated deGlc transport. 8-Bromo-cGMP also inhibited 8-bromo-cAMP-stimulated deGlc transport. The stimulation of deGlc transport by PDGF was sensitive to the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase (MEK) inhibitor PD98059, and we show that ERK1/2 was activated by PDGF. Neither 8-bromo-cGMP nor ANP(1-28) inhibited PDGF-stimulated ERK activation, suggesting that the effects of cGMP and ANP(1-28) were not mediated by inhibition of this kinase. Our data also argue against a role for cGMP-dependent protein kinase in mediating the effects of cGMP or ANP(1-28). Collectively, our data suggest that in VSMC: (i) cGMP and cAMP have opposing effects on deGlc transport; (ii) PDGF and cAMP have common elements in the pathways by which they activate deGlc transport; and (iii) a common element may be the target of the cGMP-mediated inhibition of deGlc transport.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: MacKenzie
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wakefield
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cairns
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Dominiczak
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Gould
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D002460:Cell Line; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY
chemical_list: D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D005947:Glucose