Effect of nitric oxide on mitogen-activated protein kinases in neonatal pulmonary vascular smooth muscle.
Effect of nitric oxide on mitogen-activated protein kinases in neonatal pulmonary vascular smooth muscle.
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一氧化氮对新生儿肺血管平滑肌丝裂原激活蛋白激酶的影响。
DOI:
10.1007/s00408-005-2545-4
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发表时间:
2005
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5
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Barman,ScottA
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作者:
Barman,ScottA
Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) belong to the group of serine/threonine kinases that are rapidly activated in response to growth factor stimulation. In adult mammalian cells, the MAPK family includes extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1 and ERK2 or p44mapkand p42mapk), which translocate to the nucleus and integrate signals from second messengers leading to cellular proliferation or differentiation. However, the specific role of MAPKs in neonatal pulmonary vascular smooth muscle is not well understood. Expression of p44mapkand p42mapkin primary cultured pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cells from neonatal (1–2 day old) rats was identified by Western immunoblot analysis. Treatment with 10 nM endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent vasoconstrictor with vascular mitogenic properties, induced phosphorylation of both p44mapkand p42mapk, but treatment with the exogenous nitric oxide (NO) donor sodium nitroprusside inhibited both p44mapkand p42mapkphosphorylation by ET-1. The specific cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) inhibitor KT5823, the nonspecific nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitorL-NAME, and the specific NOS 1 blocker NPLA all significantly enhanced both p44mapkand p42mapkphosphorylation by ET-1. Collectively, these data demonstrate the expression and phosphorylation of specific MAPKs in rat neonatal pulmonary vascular smooth muscle and suggests that the NO signaling pathway modulates MAPK activation by ET-1.