title: Mg(++)-induced endothelial cell migration: substratum selectivity and receptor-involvement.
abstract: The activation of endothelial cells during angiogenesis requires cell spreading and migration. These processes are influenced by extracellular signals such as chemoattractants from the local microenvironment. We have shown previously that transmembrane Ca++ influx is necessary for motility and cell spreading, thus we hypothesized that the extracellular divalent cations Mg++ and Ca++ may regulate human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) spreading and act as chemoattractants. Studies demonstrated that extracellular Mg++ induced a statistically better spread phenotype when cells were plated on multiple extracellular matrix substrata; Ca++ promoted cell spreading only on vitronectin. Mg++ but not Ca++ acted as a potent chemoattractant when HUVEC migrated on gelatin- and type IV collagen- but not on vitronectin-coated filters. A checkerboard analysis of migration showed that Mg++ induces both chemokinetic and chemotactic migration peaking at 0.1 and 10 mM, respectively. An equivalent effect of oligomycin was seen on motility to Mg++ or to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in extracellular Mg(++)-free conditions, ruling out an exclusive role for Mg++ as a migration energy producer. The Mg(++)-stimulated chemotaxis was inhibited > 60% by pertussis toxin, d-erythrosphingosine, and tyrphostin B48, but unaffected by cholera toxin exposure. These data suggest that Mg(++)-induced chemotaxis may be promoted through a Gi protein-coupled receptor pathway with a requirement for protein kinase C activity and protein tyrosine phosphorylation. Thus, Mg++ may be a newly recognized receptor-mediated chemoattractant for endothelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1500, Building 10/2A33, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lapidos
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Woodhouse
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Kohn
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Masiero
mesh_terms: D025181:ATP Synthetase Complexes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D009840:Oligomycins / Q000494:pharmacology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013499:Surface Properties; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
chemical_list: D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D008222:Lymphokines; D009840:Oligomycins; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors; D025181:ATP Synthetase Complexes; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium