title: NPY, ET-1, and Ang II nuclear receptors in human endocardial endothelial cells.
abstract: Neuropeptide Y (NPY), endothelin-1 (ET-1), and angiotensin II (Ang II) are peptides that are known to play many important roles in cardiovascular homeostasis. The physiological actions of these peptides are thought to be primarily mediated by plasma membrane receptors that belong to the G-protein-coupled receptor superfamily. However, there is increasing evidence that suggests the existence of functional G-protein-coupled receptors at the level of the nucleus and that the nucleus could be a cell within a cell. Here, we review our work showing the presence in the nucleus of the NPY Y(1) receptor, the ET(A) and ET(B) receptors, as well as the AT(1) and AT(2) receptors and their respective ligands. This work was carried out in 20-week-old fetal human endocardial endothelial cells. Our results demonstrate that nuclear Y1, AT(1), and ET(A) receptors modulate nuclear calcium in these cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sherbrooke, North, Canada. Danielle.Jacques@USherbrooke.ca
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jacques
authors.forename: Sawsan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sader
authors.forename: Claudine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perreault
authors.forename: Dima
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abdel-Samad
authors.forename: Farah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jules
authors.forename: Chantale
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Provost
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D004699:Endocardium / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D044139:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D044022:Receptor, Endothelin A / Q000378:metabolism; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B / Q000378:metabolism; D017476:Receptors, Neuropeptide Y / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D044140:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1; D044139:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2; D044022:Receptor, Endothelin A; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B; D017476:Receptors, Neuropeptide Y; C097212:neuropeptide Y-Y1 receptor; D002118:Calcium