title: Role of protein kinase C in NADPH oxidase derived O2*(-)-mediated regulation of KV-LVOCC axis under U46619 induced increase in [Ca2+]i in pulmonary smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Treatment of bovine pulmonary smooth muscle cells with the TxA(2) mimetic, U46619 stimulated [Ca(2+)](i), which was inhibited upon pretreatment with apocynin (NADPH oxidase inhibitor). Pretreatment with cromakalim (K(V) channel opener) or nifedepine (L-VOCC inhibitor) inhibited U46619 induced increase in [Ca(2+)](i), indicating a role of K(V)-LVOCC axis in this scenario. Neither cromakalim nor nifedepine inhibited U46619 induced increase in NADPH oxidase activity, suggesting that the NADPH oxidase activation is proximal to the K(V)-LVOCC axis in the cells. Pretreatment with calphostin C (PKC inhibitor) markedly reduced U46619 induced increase in NADPH oxidase activity and [Ca(2+)](i) in the cells. Calphostin C pretreatment also markedly reduced p(47phox) phosphorylation and translocation to the membrane and association with p(22phox), a component of Cyt.b(558) of NADPH oxidase in the membrane. Overall, PKC plays an important role in NADPH oxidase derived O(2)(-)-mediated regulation of K(V)-LVOCC axis leading to an increase in [Ca(2+)](i) by U46619 in the cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India. sajal_chakraborti@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sajal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakraborti
authors.forename: Animesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: Pulak
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kar
authors.forename: Partha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Soni
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.forename: Soumitra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Tapati
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authors.lastname: Chakraborti
mesh_terms: D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology*; D051379:Mice; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D019255:NADPH Oxidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D024642:Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated / Q000378:metabolism; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000166:cytology; D017482:Receptors, Thromboxane / Q000378:metabolism; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism*; D013931:Thromboxanes / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007473:Ion Channels; D024642:Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated; D017482:Receptors, Thromboxane; D013931:Thromboxanes; D013481:Superoxides; D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D002118:Calcium