The aim of this study was to observe the effects of adrenomedullin (ADM) on endothelin (ET) production induced by urotensin Ⅱ (UⅡ) in rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Cultured VSMCs which were incubated wit...The aim of this study was to observe the effects of adrenomedullin (ADM) on endothelin (ET) production induced by urotensin Ⅱ (UⅡ) in rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Cultured VSMCs which were incubated with UⅡ (10-8 mol/L) and with various concentrations of ADM were used to measure the VSMCs 3H-TdR incorporation, the activity of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), the amount of ET mRNA and ET production in VSMCs. In this work we found that incubation with UⅡ (10-8 mol/L) increased obviously the amount of ET mRNA in VSMCs and ET production in medium, however, co-incubation with ADM (10-10-10-8 mol/L) and UⅡ(10-8 mol/L) reduced the amount of ET mRNA by 15%, 24% and 45% (P【 0.01) respectively, compared with UⅡ alone. The content of ET in medium was 14.13, 11.38 and 11.00 pg/mL. ADM alone (10-8 mol/L) had no effect on ET production in VSMCs. UⅡ (10-8 mol/L) promoted the 3H-TdR incorporation and activity of ERK in VSMCs. ADM inhibited VSMCs 3H-TdR incorporation and activation of展开更多
基金This work was supported by the State Major Basic Research Development Program (Grant No. G2000056905).
文摘The aim of this study was to observe the effects of adrenomedullin (ADM) on endothelin (ET) production induced by urotensin Ⅱ (UⅡ) in rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Cultured VSMCs which were incubated with UⅡ (10-8 mol/L) and with various concentrations of ADM were used to measure the VSMCs 3H-TdR incorporation, the activity of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), the amount of ET mRNA and ET production in VSMCs. In this work we found that incubation with UⅡ (10-8 mol/L) increased obviously the amount of ET mRNA in VSMCs and ET production in medium, however, co-incubation with ADM (10-10-10-8 mol/L) and UⅡ(10-8 mol/L) reduced the amount of ET mRNA by 15%, 24% and 45% (P【 0.01) respectively, compared with UⅡ alone. The content of ET in medium was 14.13, 11.38 and 11.00 pg/mL. ADM alone (10-8 mol/L) had no effect on ET production in VSMCs. UⅡ (10-8 mol/L) promoted the 3H-TdR incorporation and activity of ERK in VSMCs. ADM inhibited VSMCs 3H-TdR incorporation and activation of
