Triacylglycerol-rich lipoproteins trigger the phosphorylation of extracellular-signal regulated kinases in vascular cells.
Postprandial triacylglycerol-rich lipoproteins (TRL) have been implicated in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis, but the intracellular processes by which TRL could affect vascular function are still unknown. Incubation of TRL obtained at 2 h postprandial period with vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) produced a tyrosine phosphorylation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1 and ERK2) that belong to the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family. The activation of ERK1 and ERK2 had a maximum at 15 min, returned to baseline by 60 min, and was partially depleted after incubation of cells with a MAPKK inhibitor (PD 098059). In addition, postprandial TRL did competent VSMC for DNA replication through a MAPK pathway. These effects were dependent of the lipid composition of TRL. Our observations suggest that postprandial TRL can trigger activation of the MAPK pathway and induce a mitogenic response in VSMC in a lipid-dependent fashion.
Instituto de la Grasa, CSIC, Avda. Padre García Tejero 4, 41012 Seville, Spain.
Yolanda M
YM
Pacheco
Rocío
R
Abia
Javier S
JS
Perona
Kathryn E
KE
Meier
Emilio
E
Montero
Valentina
V
Ruiz-Gutiérrez
Francisco J G
FJ
Muriana
D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*
D004041:Dietary Fats; D008074:Lipoproteins; D010938:Plant Oils; D014280:Triglycerides; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases