title: Angiotensin II induces tyrosine nitration and activation of ERK1/2 in vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Angiotensin II (Ang II) induces a prominent and sustained nitration and activation of ERK1/2 in rat vascular smooth muscle cells, both mediated via AT1 receptor. Nitration and activation was also shown for recombinant non-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and MEK. Nitration and phosphorylation of ERK1/2 by Ang II was significantly inhibited by NAD(P)H inhibitors and scavengers of oxygen and nitrogen reactive species and completely blocked by a selective inducible nitric-oxide synthase inhibitor. MEK inhibitor U0126 did not affect ERK nitration but completely blocked activation. These data indicate that Ang II nitrates and activates ERK1/2 via a reactive species-sensitive pathway.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire HP2, Faculté de Médecine, Université Joseph Fourier, 38706 La Tronche, France.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pinzar
authors.forename: Tianyi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Maria R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Garrido
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Serge P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bottari
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000378:metabolism; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D008981:Molsidomine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology*; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D019255:NADPH Oxidases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D009566:Nitrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D009566:Nitrates; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; D000804:Angiotensin II; D014443:Tyrosine; C002385:linsidomine; D008981:Molsidomine; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1