N-acetylcysteine inhibits angiotensin ii-mediated activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and epidermal growth factor receptor |
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Authors: | Frank G D Eguchi S Inagami T Motley E D |
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Affiliation: | Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, 37208, USA. |
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Abstract: | Angiotensin II (Ang II) is known to stimulate reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor transactivation to mediate growth-promoting signals such as extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). However, how ROS and EGF receptor interact to orchestrate these signals in VSMCs remains unclear. Here we found that an antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine, inhibited ERK activation and EGF receptor tyrosine phosphorylation induced by Ang II. Moreover, H(2)O(2) stimulates EGF receptor tyrosine phosphorylation and EGF receptor inhibitors attenuated H(2)O(2)-induced ERK activation. These data indicate that ROS mediate Ang II-induced EGF receptor transactivation, a critical mechanism for ERK-dependent growth in VSMCs. |
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