title: Nongenomic mechanism of glucocorticoid inhibition of bradykinin-induced calcium influx in PC12 cells: possible involvement of protein kinase C.
abstract: Many stimulants, including bradykinin (BK), can induce increase in [Ca(2+)](i) in PC12 cells. Bradykinin induces an increase in [Ca(2+)](i) via intracellular Ca(2+) release and extracellular Ca(2+) influx through the transduction of G protein, but not through voltage-sensitive calcium channels. In this experiment, We analyzed how corticosterone (Cort) influences BK-induced intracellular Ca(2+) release and extracellular Ca(2+) influx, and further studied the mechanism of glucocorticoid's action. To dissociate the intracellular Ca(2+) release and extracellular Ca(2+) influx induced by BK, the Ca(2+)-free/Ca(2+)- reintroduction protocol was used. The results were as follows: (1) The Ca(2+) influx induced by BK could be rapidly inhibited by Cort, but intracellular Ca(2+) release could not be affected significantly. (2) The inhibitory effect of Cort-BSA (BSA -conjugated Cort) on Ca(2+) influx induced by BK was the same as the effect of free Cort. (3) Protein kinase C (PKC) activator (phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate) could mimic and PKC inhibitor Gö6976 could reverse the inhibitory effect of Cort. (4) There was no inhibitory effect of Cort on Ca(2+) influx induced by BK when pretreated with pertussis toxin. The results suggested, for the first time, that Cort might act via a putative membrane receptor and inhibit the Ca(2+) influx induced by BK through the pertussis toxin -sensitive G protein-PKC pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Second Military Medical University, 200433, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Chen-guang
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiu-ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yi-zhang
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D016716:PC12 Cells; D037342:Pertussis Toxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D019284:Thapsigargin / Q000494:pharmacology; D020960:omega-Conotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D002227:Carbazoles; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007211:Indoles; D020960:omega-Conotoxins; C081021:Go 6976; D019284:Thapsigargin; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D001920:Bradykinin; D002118:Calcium