title: Effects of Cl- channel blockers on endothelin-1-induced proliferation of rat vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: The effects of Cl- channel blockers on endothelin-1 (ET-1)-induced proliferation of rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) were examined. We found ET-1 concentration-dependently increased cell count and [3H]-thymidine incorporation into VSMC, with EC50 values of 24.8 and 11.4 nM, respectively. Both nifedipine and SK&F96365 inhibited 10 nM ET-1-induced [3H]-thymidine incorporation into VSMC with the maximal inhibitory concentrations of 1 and 10 microM, respectively. DIDS inhibited 10 nM ET-1-induced increase in cell count and [3H]-thymidine incorporation into VSMC in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas other Cl- channel blockers including IAA-94, NPPB, DPC, SITS and furosemide did not produce these effects. 3 microM DIDS reduced 10 nM ET-1-induced sustained increase in cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]) by 52%. Pretreatment of VSMC with 1 microM nifedipine completely inhibited the DIDS effect on 10 nM ET-1-induced [3H]-thymidine incorporation into VSMC and sustained increase in [Ca2+]i, whereas pretreatment with 10 microM SK&F96365 did not completely block these effects of DIDS. DIDS did not affect ET-1-induced Ca2+ release and 30 mM KCl-induced increase in [Ca2+]i. Our data suggest that DIDS-sensitive Cl- channels mediate VSMC proliferation induced by ET-1 by mechanisms related to membrane depolarization and Ca2+ influx through voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels.
authors: Department of Pharmacology, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
authors: Gui-Nan
authors: GN
authors: Xiao
authors: Yong-Yuan
authors: YY
authors: Guan
authors: Hua
authors: H
authors: He
mesh_terms: D017878:4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D018118:Chloride Channels / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D027963:Chloride-Bicarbonate Antiporters / Q000502:physiology; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D018118:Chloride Channels; D027963:Chloride-Bicarbonate Antiporters; D019332:Endothelin-1; D007093:Imidazoles; C063159:1-(2-(3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propoxy)-4-methoxyphenylethyl)-1H-imidazole; D017878:4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid; D002118:Calcium