Inhibitory effect of adrenomedullin on basal and tumour necrosis factor alpha-stimulated endothelin-1 synthesis in bovine aortic endothelial cells is independent of cyclic AMP.
Biochem Pharmacol
; 63(2): 149-56, 2002 Jan 15.
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ABSTRACT
Adrenomedullin (ADM) is a potent vasodilator and reverses the vasoconstrictor action of endothelin-1 (ET-1). These studies aimed to determine the effect of ADM on ET-1 synthesis in bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC) and to identify the possible mechanisms involved. In this cell model, ADM increased cyclic AMP production by BAEC with threshold concentrations of 100 pM and an EC(50) of 1 nM. This effect was not blocked by co-treatment with the CGRP type 1 receptor antagonist CGRP(8--37). ADM caused a potent concentration-dependent inhibition of ET-1 release that was correlated with reduced preproET-1 mRNA levels. This reached a maximal reduction of 70% compared to basal levels after 2 and 6 hr exposure of BAEC to 1 nM ADM, with significant decreases at concentrations as low as 10 pM. However, a 100-fold discrepancy between the threshold ADM concentration for cyclic AMP production and inhibition of ET-1 release was observed. Treatment of BAEC with tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha; 10 ng/mL) caused a 2-fold increase over basal ET-1 release. ADM caused a more marked reduction in stimulated ET-1 synthesis with a threshold of 1 pM, and suppression of ET-1 release to basal levels at 100 nM. 8-Bromo cyclic AMP, showed no concentration-dependent inhibition of ET-1 release, yet caused a 50% reduction in TNFalpha-stimulated intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) mRNA levels. Thus, physiological ADM concentrations inhibit ET-1 synthesis independently of cyclic AMP in BAEC at the level of preproET-1 mRNA expression. The high sensitivity of this inhibition implicates ADM as an important physiological regulator of endothelial ET-1 production.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Peptídeos
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Endotélio Vascular
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Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa
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AMP Cíclico
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Endotelina-1
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article