title: Effects of phosphoinositide 3-kinase on endothelin-1-induced activation of voltage-independent Ca2+ channels and vasoconstriction.
abstract: We recently demonstrated that endothelin-1 (ET-1) activates two types of Ca(2+)-permeable nonselective cation channel (designated NSCC-1 and NSCC-2) and a store-operated Ca(2+) channel (SOCC) in rabbit basilar artery (BA) vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). In this study, we investigated the effects of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) on ET-1-induced activation of these channels and BA contraction by using PI3K inhibitors, wortmannin and LY 249002. To determine which Ca(2+) channels are activated via PI3K, monitoring of intracellular Ca(2+) concentration was performed. Role of PI3K in ET-1-induced vasoconstriction was examined by tension study using rabbit BA rings. Only NSCC-1 was activated by ET-1 in wortmannin- or LY 294002-pretreated VSMCs. In contrast, addition of these drugs after ET-1 stimulation did not suppress Ca(2+) influx. Wortmannin inhibited the ET-1-induced contraction of rabbit BA rings that depends on the Ca(2+) influx through NSCC-2 and SOCC. The IC(50) values of wortmannin for the ET-1-induced Ca(2+) influx and vasoconstriction were similar to those for the ET-1-induced PI3K activation. These results indicate that (1) NSCC-2 and SOCC are stimulated by ET-1 via PI3K-dependent cascade, whereas NSCC-1 is stimulated via PI3K-independent cascade; (2) PI3K is required for the activation of the Ca(2+) entry, but not for its maintenance; and (3) PI3K is involved in the ET-1-induced contraction of rabbit BA rings that depends on the extracellular Ca(2+) influx through SOCC and NSCC-2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan. kawanabe@takatsuki.jrc.or.jp
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawanabe
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Tomoh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masaki
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000494:pharmacology; D000730:Androstadienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000166:cytology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D002867:Chromones / Q000494:pharmacology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D009025:Morpholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D000077191:Wortmannin
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000730:Androstadienes; D015220:Calcium Channels; D002867:Chromones; D019332:Endothelin-1; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007093:Imidazoles; D007546:Isoquinolines; D009025:Morpholines; C081356:LOE 908; C085911:2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; C063159:1-(2-(3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propoxy)-4-methoxyphenylethyl)-1H-imidazole; D002118:Calcium; D000077191:Wortmannin