Hypotonic stress-induced NO production in endothelium depends on endogenous ATP |
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Authors: | Kimura C Koyama T Oike M Ito Y |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pharmacology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan. |
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Abstract: | The mechanism by which mechanical stress induces nitric oxide (NO) synthesis in endothelium is still controversial. Hypotonic stress (HTS, -20%) induced ATP release, which evoked Ca(2+) transients in bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC). HTS also induced NO synthesis, assessed by DAF-2 fluorescence, which was suppressed by inhibiting endogenous ATP-induced Ca(2+) transients with suramin or neomycin. Exogenously applied ATP mimicked these responses. Pretreatment with wortmannin did not affect DAF-2 fluorescence, suggesting that Akt phosphorylation was not involved in HTS-induced NO synthesis. These results indicate that endogenous ATP plays a central role in HTS-induced NO synthesis in BAEC. |
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