title: Modulation of the (Na(+)+K+)ATPase activity by Angiotensin-(1-7) in MDCK cells.
abstract: In the present paper the effect of Ang-(1-7) on the distal tubule (Na(+)+K+)ATPase activity was evaluated by using MDCK cells as a model. Confluent cell monolayers were incubated with increasing concentrations of Ang-(1-7) for 30 min. Thereafter, the (Na(+)+K+)ATPase activity was evaluated and a dose-dependent (from 10(-12) to 10(-7) M) inhibition was observed. The maximal inhibitory effect (54%) was reached at the concentration of 10(-8) M. The inhibitory effect of Ang-(1-7) was not affected by the AT2 receptor selective antagonist PD123319 (from 10(-10) to 10(-7) M) but was blocked in a dose-dependent manner by the AT1 receptor selective antagonists losartan (10(-10) M), candesartan (10(-17) M), irbesartan (2 x 10(-12) M) and telmisartan (2 x 10(-16) M). The signaling pathway triggered by stimulation of the AT(1) receptor was also investigated. The PI-phospholipase C (PI-PLC) inhibitor U73122 (5 x 10(-8) M) blocked the inhibitory effect elicited by Ang-(1-7). Involvement of the protein kinase C (PKC) was evidenced by the sensitivity of the inhibitory effect of Ang-(1-7) to calphostin C (6.32 x 10(-7) M) and the lack of additive effects when the cells were co-incubated with Ang-(1-7) and 3.2 x 10(-8) M PMA. Altogether, these results demonstrate that Ang-(1-7) inhibits the (Na(+)+K+)ATPase activity of the prototypic distal tubule cell MDCK through the AT1 receptor-mediated stimulation of PI-PLC/PKC signaling pathway.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS Bloco G, 21949-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: De Carvalho
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Leão-Ferreira
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caruso-Neves
mesh_terms: D000803:Angiotensin I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D007686:Kidney Tubules, Distal / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D000803:Angiotensin I; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; C118790:angiotensin I (1-7)