scholarly journals Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Is Induced by Angiotensin II in Heart and Isolated Cardiomyocytes, and Participates in Desensitization

Endocrinology ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 144 (10) ◽  
pp. 4586-4596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian C. Calegari ◽  
Rosangela M. N. Bezerra ◽  
Márcio A. Torsoni ◽  
Adriana S. Torsoni ◽  
Kleber G. Franchini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Rat Heart ◽  
Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Janus Kinase ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Cytokine Signaling ◽  
Ang Ii ◽  
Suppressor Of Cytokine Signaling ◽  
Rat Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Neonatal Rat Ventricular Myocytes

Angiotensin II (Ang II) exerts a potent growth stimulus on the heart and vascular wall. Activation of the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) intracellular signaling pathway by Ang II mediates at least some of the mitogenic responses to this hormone. In other signaling systems that use the JAK/STAT pathway, proteins of the suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) family participate in signal regulation. In the present study it is demonstrated that SOCS3 is constitutively expressed at a low level in rat heart and neonatal rat ventricular myocytes. Ang II at a physiological concentration enhances the expression of SOCS3 mRNA and protein, mainly via AT1 receptors. After induction, SOCS3 associates with JAK2 and impairs further activation of the JAK2/STAT1 pathway. Pretreatment of rats with a specific phosphorthioate antisense oligonucleotide to SOCS3, reverses the desensitization to angiotensin signaling, as detected by a fall in c-Jun expression after repetitive infusions of the hormone. Thus, SOCS3 is induced by Ang II in rat heart and neonatal rat ventricular myocytes and participates in the modulation of the signal generated by this hormone.

Effect of angiotensin II on cytosolic free calcium in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes

1991 ◽  
Vol 261 (1) ◽  
pp. C77-C85 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. C. Kem ◽  
E. I. Johnson ◽  
A. M. Capponi ◽  
D. Chardonnens ◽  
U. Lang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Acute Effect ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Free Calcium ◽  
Receptor Subtype ◽  
Ang Ii ◽  
Rat Cardiomyocytes ◽  
Neonatal Rat Ventricular Myocytes

The effect of angiotensin II (ANG II) on cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) was studied in cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes. [Ca2+]i was estimated in groups of one to three cells by dual-wavelength microfluorometry or in cell populations using conventional fluorometry. ANG II (10(-8) M) produced an acute short-lived increase over the control basal diastolic [Ca2+]i and increased the frequency of the [Ca2+]i transients. The amplitude of the [Ca2+]i transients was decreased to 64.4% of basal values. The effect of ANG II on [Ca2+]i was blocked by the selective AT1 receptor subtype antagonist Du Pont 753 but not by the AT2 antagonist PD 123319. Removal of extracellular Ca2+ or blockade of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in cells cultured for 5-7 days abolished the [Ca2+]i transients, but only partially diminished the effect of ANG II on [Ca2+]i. Thapsigargin, an inhibitor of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-Mg(2+)-ATPase, reduced or abolished the [Ca2+]i response to ANG II. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), 10(-6) and 10(-7) M, also decreased the amplitude of the Ca2+ transients similar to ANG II. Pretreatment with 10(-6) M PMA or 10(-6) M 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-glycerol (OAG) inhibited the initial rise in [Ca2+]i and the Ca2+ transients. Thus ANG II produces an acute rise in [Ca2+]i which is derived predominantly from sarcoplasmic reticulum intracellular stores. This acute effect is followed by a significant reduction in the amplitude for the Ca2+ transient and may be mediated by activation of protein kinase C.

Effect of Intermedin1-53 on Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertrophy in Neonatal Rat Ventricular Myocytes

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing-Hui Yang ◽  
Cun-Gen Ma ◽  
Yan Cai ◽  
Chun-Shui Pan ◽  
Jing Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Angiotensin Ii ◽  
Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Rat Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Neonatal Rat Ventricular Myocytes

CARP Plays a Key Role in Cellular Growth Under Hypertrophic Stimuli in Neonatal Rat Ventricular Myocytes

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara A Shrout
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Cellular Growth ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Transcriptional Level ◽  
Dual Nature ◽  
Hypertrophic Growth ◽  
Rat Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Neonatal Rat Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Over Time

Cardiac hypertrophy is a growth process that occurs in response to stress stimuli or injury, and leads to the induction of several pathways to alter gene expression. Under hypertrophic stimuli, sarcomeric structure is disrupted, both as a consequence of gene expression and local changes in sarcomeric proteins. Cardiac-restricted ankyrin repeat protein (CARP) is one such protein that function both in cardiac sarcomeres and at the transcriptional level. We postulate that due to this dual nature, CARP plays a key role in maintaining the cardiac sarcomere. GATA4 is another protein detected in cardiomyocytes as important in hypertrophy, as it is activated by hypertrophic stimuli, and directly binds to DNA to alter gene expression. Results of GATA4 activation over time were inconclusive; however, the role of CARP in mediating hypertrophic growth in cardiomyocytes was clearly demonstrated. In this study, Neonatal Rat Ventricular Myocytes were used as a model to detect changes over time in CARP and GATA4 under hypertrophic stimulation by phenylephrine and high serum media. Results were detected by analysis of immunoblotting. The specific role that CARP plays in mediating cellular growth under hypertrophic stimuli was studied through immunofluorescence, which demonstrated that cardiomyocyte growth with hypertrophic stimulation was significantly blunted when NRVMs were co-treated with CARP siRNA. These data suggest that CARP plays an important role in the hypertrophic response in cardiomyocytes.

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