Angiotensin II triggers release of leukotriene C4 in vascular smooth muscle cells via the multidrug resistance-related protein 1.
The multidrug resistance-related protein-1 (MRP1) is important for the management of oxidative stress in vascular cells in vivo. Substrates of MRP1 are, among others, glutathione and the leukotriene C(4) (LTC(4)), an eicosanoid and mediator of inflammation. Angiotensin (Ang) II infusion results in MRP1(-/-) mice compared to wild-type mice in improved endothelial function and reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation. However, the interaction between Ang II, LTC(4) and MRP1 is not completely understood and has never been investigated in vitro. Ang II induced in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) the release of LTC(4) and the generation of ROS. Pharmacologic inhibition of MRP1 via MK 571 significantly reduced Ang II-induced ROS release (L012-luminescence) in VSMC. The release of ROS after Ang II stimulation is inhibited, to a comparable degree, by blockade of the Cys-LT1 receptor with montelukast. Incubation of VSMC with recombined LTC(4) and Ang II caused enhanced rates of proliferation in VSMC. This effect can be rescued by either MRP1 or Cys-LT1 receptor inhibition. Accordingly, stimulation of VSMC with LTC(4) reduces intracellular levels of glutathione, but does not affect apoptosis. LTC(4) stimulation results in a significant activation of MRP1, but does not alter MRP1 expression. These findings indicate a connection between Ang II, MRP1 and LTC(4). Both, MRP1 and LTC(4), are potentially promising targets for atheroprotective therapy.
Mueller
Cornelius F H
CF
Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Innere Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Sigmund Freud Str. 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany. cornelius.mueller@ukb.uni-bonn.de
Becher
Marc Ulrich
MU
Zimmer
Sebastian
S
Wassmann
Sven
S
Keuler
Barbara
B
Nickenig
Georg
G
D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D001692:Biological Transport; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005978:Glutathione / Q000032:analysis; D017997:Leukotriene C4 / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology*; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats
D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D000804:Angiotensin II; D017997:Leukotriene C4; D005978:Glutathione
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