AT2 receptor stimulation induces generation of ceramides in PC12W cells
AT2 receptor stimulation induces generation of ceramides in PC12W cells
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DOI:
10.1016/s0014-5793(98)01675-5
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发表时间:
1999-01-22
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Unger, T
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作者:
Gallinat, S;Busche, S;Unger, T
The angiotensin AT(2) receptor has been implicated in both regeneration and apoptosis. To further investigate the molecular mechanisms leading to AT(2) receptor-induced programmed cell death in PC12W cells we studied the effects of angiotensin II (ANG II) on ceramide levels by HPTLC analysis. We could demonstrate that ANG II time- (1-10 h) and dose-dependently (10(-8)-5x10(-6) M) increased ceramide levels by maximally 175% but did not affect sphingomyelin degradation, The ANG II effects,were mediated by AT(2) receptors since they were completely abolished by co-incubation with the AT(2) receptor antagonist, PD123177 (10(-5) M), but not by the AT(1) receptor antagonist, losartan (10(-5) M). These data suggest a novel signal transduction pathway to the AT(2) receptor leading to apoptosis in neuronal cells. (C) 1999 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.