title: State-dependent calcium mobilization by urotensin-II in cultured human endothelial cells.
abstract: Human endothelial cells express urotensin-II (U-II) as well as its receptor GPR14. Using microfluorimetric techniques, the effect of human U-II on cytosolic Ca2+ concentrations [Ca2+]i in cultured human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs) loaded with Fura-2 was evaluated in static or flow conditions. Under the static state, U-II (100 nM) abolished spontaneous Ca2+ oscillations, which occurred in a population of cultured HAEC. Similarly, U-II reduced thrombin-, but not ATP-induced calcium responses, suggesting that the peptide does not alter the Gq/11/IP3 pathway; rather, it modifies the coupling between protease-activated receptors and Gq/11/IP3. Under the flow condition, U-II (1, 10 and 100 nM) produced a dose-dependent increase in [Ca2+]i, which was subjected to desensitization. The result demonstrates a state-dependent effect of U-II in cultured HAEC, which may explain the variable responses to U-II under different experimental conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, 3420 N. Broad Street, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. ebrailou@temple.edu
authors.forename: Eugen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brailoiu
authors.forename: Xiaohua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: G Cristina
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Brailoiu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jaw Kang
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Nae J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Dun
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D033081:Shear Strength; D013917:Thrombin / Q000378:metabolism; D014579:Urotensins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014579:Urotensins; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; C029677:urotensin II; D013917:Thrombin; D002118:Calcium