ERKs及细胞内游离钙在内皮素-1诱导心肌细胞肥大反应中的作用

目的:研究细胞外信号调节激酶(ERKs)及细胞内游离钙(i)在内皮素-1(ET-1)介导心肌细胞肥大反应中的作用及机制。方法:利用培养的新生大鼠心肌细胞,①以蛋白合成速率、蛋白含量及细胞表面积为心肌肥大反应的指标;②用滤纸法测定ERKs活性;③用Fura-2/AM作为钙荧光指示剂测定心肌Ca²⁺]i浓度。结果:①ET-1浓度依赖性增加新生大鼠心肌细胞蛋白质含量和心肌细胞表面积、ERKs活性及Ca²⁺]i浓度,以上作用可被ET_A受体拮抗剂BQ123所完全抑制,被百日咳毒素(PTX)部分抑制,而ET_B受体拮抗剂BQ788则无效;②ERKs激酶特异性抑制剂PD98059可完全抑制ET-1激活ERKs的作用,钙通道拮抗剂硝苯地平可明显抑制ET-1介导的Ca²⁺]i浓度增加,但二者皆仅部分抑制ET-1介导的心肌细胞肥大反应;③蛋白激酶C(PKC)选择性抑制剂staurosporine并不能明显抑制ET-1介导的ERKs激活,但可抑制ET-1介导的的Ca²⁺]i浓度增加及心肌细胞肥大反应。结论:ET-1主要通过ET_A受体并经PTX敏感的G-蛋白介导心肌细胞肥大反应,该作用至少涉及两条途径:①通过PKC介导的心肌Ca²⁺]i浓度增加;②不通过PKC介导的ERKs激活。

Roles of ERKs and intracellular free calcium in cardiomyocyte hypertrophic response induced by endothelin-1

AIM: To study the roles and mechanisms of ERKs and intracellular free calcium in cardiomyocyte hypertrophic response induced by endothelin-1(ET-1). METHODS: (1) Neonatal rat cardiomyocyte hypertrophic response was assayed by measuring cell surface area and protein content; (2) ERKs activity was determined by Whatman Paper Filter method; (3) Intracellular free calcium concentration (Ca 2 ]i) was measured using Fura-2/AM as a fluorescent indicator. RESULTS: (1) ET-1 could increase total protein production, surface area, ERKs activity and Ca 2 ]i in cultured cardiomyocyte in dose-dependent manner at concentrations ranging from 10 -9 to 10 -7 mol/L. And this effect could be abolished by BQ123, an antagonist of ET A receptor, partly inhibited by PTX, but not by BQ788, an antagonist of ET B receptor.(2)The activation of ERKs and the increase of Ca 2 ]i induced by ET-1 were obviously inhibited by PD98059, a selective ERKs kinase inhibitor, and nifedipine, a calcium channel blocker, respectively. Both antagonists partially inhibited ET-1-stimulated cardiomyocyte hypertrophic response. (3) Staurosporine, a selective PKC inhibitor, could inhibit ET-1-stimulated cardiomyocyte hypertrophic response and increase of Ca 2 ]i, but not affect the activation of ERKs. CONCLUSION: Cardiomyocyte hypertrophic response induced by ET-1 is mediated by ET A receptor coupled to PTX-sensitive G-protein, which involves at least two signalling pathways: PKC-mediated increase of Ca 2 ]i , and PKC-independent activation of ERKs.