title: Resveratrol suppresses angiotensin II-induced Akt/protein kinase B and p70 S6 kinase phosphorylation and subsequent hypertrophy in rat aortic smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Resveratrol (RV), a polyphenolic substance found in grape skin, is proposed to account in part for the protective effect of red wine in the cardiovascular system. Angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced hypertrophy of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is a pivotal step in the development of cardiovascular disease. The aims of this study were to test the hypothesis that RV may alter Ang II-mediated hypertrophic VSMC growth and to identify the putative underlying signaling pathways. We show that RV indeed potently inhibits Ang II-induced [(3)H]leucine incorporation in a concentration-dependent manner (50 microM RV, 71% inhibition). Western blot analysis reveals that phosphorylation of Akt/protein kinase B (PKB) and to a lesser extent the mitogen-activated protein kinase extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2, both essentially involved in Ang II-mediated hypertrophy, is dose dependently reduced by RV. Consistent with these results, we show that RV attenuates phosphorylation of the p70 ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70(S6K)), a kinase downstream of the ERK 1/2 as well as the Akt pathway, that is implicated in Ang II-induced protein synthesis. Upstream of Akt/PKB RV seems to mediate its antihypertrophic effect by inhibiting phosphorylation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI(3)K) rather than by activating phosphatases. In summary, we demonstrate for the first time that RV inhibits Ang II-induced VSMC hypertrophy, possibly by interfering mainly with the PI(3)K/Akt and p70(S6K) but also with the ERK 1/2 signaling pathway. Thus, this study delivers important new insight in the molecular pathways that may contribute to the proposed beneficial effects of RV in cardiovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Center of Drug Research, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Ursula G B
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sorescu
authors.forename: Kathy K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Griendling
authors.forename: Angelika M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vollmar
authors.forename: Verena M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Dirsch
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D000077185:Resveratrol; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D013267:Stilbenes; D000804:Angiotensin II; C494920:Akt1 protein, rat; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D000077185:Resveratrol