title: YS 49, 1-(alpha-naphtylmethyl)-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline, regulates angiotensin II-stimulated ROS production, JNK phosphorylation and vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation via the induction of heme oxygenase-1.
abstract: Overexpression of the gene for heme oxygenase (HO)-1 leads to a reduction in pressor responsiveness to angiotensin II (Ang II) in experimental animals. Using rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), we tested whether YS 49 [1-(alpha-naphtylmethyl)-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline] inhibits Ang II-stimulated proliferation of VSMCs via induction of HO-1. YS 49 induced HO-1 protein production in a dose-and time-dependent manner in VSMCs. Treatment with YS 49 significantly and dose-dependently inhibited Ang II-induced VSMC proliferation, ROS production, and phosphorylation of JNK, but not P38 MAP kinase or ERK1/2. The antiproliferation effect of YS 49 was reversed by pretreatment with the HO-1 inhibitor zinc protoporphyrin IX (ZnPPIX), or with hemoglobin, a carbon monoxide (CO) scavenger. Similarly, VSMC proliferation, ROS production and phosphorylation of JNK by Ang II were significantly inhibited in VSMCs transfected with the HO-1 gene. Thus, HO-1 and the HO-1 product CO play, at least in part, a crucial role in Ang II-stimulated VSMC proliferation through the regulation of ROS production and JNK phosphorylation. Therefore, YS 49 has potential as a therapeutic strategy for the pathogenesis of Ang II-related vascular diseases such as hypertension and atherosclerosis, via the induction of HO-1 gene activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University 92 Chilam-dong, Jinju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Ji
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Hye Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Han Geuk
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Jae Heun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hye Sook
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yun-Choi
authors.forename: Ki Churl
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000502:physiology; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology*; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines; C090309:YS 49; D000804:Angiotensin II; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases