Angiotensin II stimulates rat astrocyte mitogen-activated protein kinase activity and growth through EGF and PDGF receptor transactivation.
We showed that the intracellular tyrosine kinases src and pyk2 mediate angiotensin II (Ang II) stimulation of growth and ERK1/2 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase phosphorylation in astrocytes. In this study, we investigated whether the membrane-bound receptor tyrosine kinases platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptors mediate Ang II stimulation of ERK1/2 and astrocyte growth. Ang II significantly stimulated PDGF and EGF receptors in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The PDGF receptor and the EGF receptor were maximally stimulated with 100 nM Ang II (0.98+/-0.18- and 4.4+/-1.4-fold above basal, respectively). This stimulation occurred as early as 5 min, and was sustained for at least 15 min for both receptor tyrosine kinases. Moreover, 1 microM AG1478 and 0.25 microM PDGFRInhib attenuated Ang II stimulation of the EGF and PDGF receptors, respectively. Ang II-induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and astrocyte growth was mediated by both PDGF and EGF receptors. This report also provides novel findings that co-inhibiting EGF and PDGF receptors had a greater effect to decrease Ang II-induced ERK1/2 (90% versus 49% and 71% with PDGF receptor and EGF receptor inhibition, respectively), and astrocyte growth (60% versus 10% and 32% with PDGF receptor and EGF receptor inhibition, respectively). In conclusion we showed in astrocytes that the PDGF and the EGF receptors mediate Ang II-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation and astrocyte growth and that these two receptors may exhibit synergism to regulate effects of the peptide in these cells.
Clark
Michelle A
MA
Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research Unit, Nova Southeastern University, 3200 South University Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328, United States. miclark@nova.edu
Gonzalez
Noelvy
N
D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004261:DNA Replication; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000378:metabolism*; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
D000804:Angiotensin II; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases