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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-4-26
pubmed:abstractText
Endothelin is a novel peptide secreted by endothelial cells, the vasoconstrictor effects of which appear dependent on the activation of phospholipase C. We examined in tissue culture its potential as a growth factor for vascular smooth muscle. In quiescent cultures of rat aortic smooth muscle cells, endothelin rapidly elevated levels of c-fos and c-myc mRNA. Peak effects on c-fos mRNA occurred between 15 and 30 min and were completely gone after 2 h. The elevation in c-fos mRNA was, in part, dependent on protein kinase C, since phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) also elevated c-fos mRNA and further increased c-fos mRNA expression by endothelin, but the effects were not additive. Furthermore, the endothelin-induced elevation in c-fos mRNA was attenuated but not abolished in protein kinase C-depleted cells. Maximum levels of c-myc mRNA occurred between 15 and 30 min after exposing the cells to endothelin and persisted for at least 6 h. The effects of simultaneous addition of endothelin and PMA on c-myc mRNA levels were essentially similar to those observed with c-fos mRNA. [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA occurred 8 h after exposing the cells to endothelin. The mitogenic effect of endothelin was smaller than that observed with either fetal calf serum or epidermal growth factor and was dependent on both pertussis toxin-insensitive and -sensitive pathways. Sensitivity to the latter pathway did not appear dependent on attenuation of phospholipase C activity, since neither peak intracellular calcium concentrations nor c-fos mRNA levels were reduced in pertussis toxin-treated cells.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Benzofurans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Endothelins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Epidermal Growth Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fluorescent Dyes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fura-2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Peptides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pertussis Toxin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Virulence Factors, Bordetella, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/fura-2-am
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
258
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
C408-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Aorta, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Benzofurans, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-DNA Replication, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Endothelins, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Fluorescent Dyes, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Fura-2, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Muscle, Smooth, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Peptides, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Pertussis Toxin, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-RNA, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Rats, Inbred SHR, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate, pubmed-meshheading:1690514-Virulence Factors, Bordetella
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Growth factor activity of endothelin on vascular smooth muscle.
pubmed:affiliation
Baker Medical Research Institute, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't