title: Role of vasoactive peptides in high glucose-induced increased expression of Gαq/11 proteins and associated signaling in vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: We have recently shown that A10 vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) exposed to high glucose exhibited enhanced expression of G(alpha)q and PLCbeta proteins. Since high glucose has been reported to increase the levels of vasoactive peptides and oxidative stress, the present study was undertaken to investigate the implication of angiotensin II (Ang II), endothelin (ET)-1, and oxidative stress in the high glucose-induced enhanced expression of G(alpha)q/11 and PLCbeta proteins and associated signaling in A10 VSMCs. The levels of G(alpha)q, G(alpha)11, PLCbeta-1, and PLCbeta-2 proteins, as determined by Western blotting, were significantly higher in A10 VSMCs exposed to high glucose than in control cells. The elevated levels were restored to control values by the antioxidant diphenyleneiodonium (DPI), as well as by the antagonist of Ang II AT1 receptor losartan and the antagonists of ETA and ETB receptors BQ123 and BQ788, respectively. In addition, ET-1-stimulated production of inositol trisphosphate (IP3), which was enhanced by high glucose, was also restored toward control levels by DPI. Furthermore, the enhanced production of superoxide anion (O2-), increased NADPH oxidase activity, and enhanced expression of p22phox and p47phox proteins induced by high glucose were restored to control levels by losartan, BQ123, and BQ788. These results suggest that through increased oxidative stress, high glucose-induced enhanced levels of endogenous Ang II and ET-1 may contribute to the increased levels of G(alpha)q/11 and mediated signaling in A10 VSMCs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, CP 6128, Succ Centre-ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
authors.forename: Magda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Descorbeth
authors.forename: Madhu B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Anand-Srivastava
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D043802:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D054799:Phospholipase C beta / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D019332:Endothelin-1; D000804:Angiotensin II; D054799:Phospholipase C beta; C518035:Plcb1 protein, rat; C518038:Plcb2 protein, rat; D043802:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11; D005947:Glucose