Abstract
Endothelin-stimulated [3H]-inositol phosphate formation and [3H]-arachidonic acid release were measured in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells from rabbit renal artery. Both responses were partially inhibited by pretreatment with pertussis toxin, indicating the involvement of pertussis toxin-sensitive guanine nucleotide binding regulatory proteins in the coupling processes. Pretreatment with the phorbol ester PMA inhibited endothelin-stimulated [3H]-inositol phosphate formation, but potentiated endothelin-stimulated [3H]-arachidonic acid release, suggesting that these two coupling processes occur in a parallel and independent manner in vascular smooth muscle cells.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Arachidonic Acid
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Arachidonic Acids / metabolism*
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Cells, Cultured
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Endothelins
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Endothelium, Vascular / enzymology
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Endothelium, Vascular / metabolism*
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Endothelium, Vascular / physiology
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Hydrolysis
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Inositol Phosphates / biosynthesis
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Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / enzymology
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Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / metabolism*
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Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / physiology
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Peptides / metabolism
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Peptides / physiology*
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Pertussis Toxin
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Phosphatidylinositols / metabolism*
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Phospholipases A / metabolism
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Rabbits
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Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / drug effects
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Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / pharmacology*
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Type C Phospholipases / metabolism
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Virulence Factors, Bordetella
Substances
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Arachidonic Acids
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Endothelins
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Inositol Phosphates
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Peptides
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Phosphatidylinositols
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Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha
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Virulence Factors, Bordetella
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Arachidonic Acid
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Pertussis Toxin
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Phospholipases A
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Type C Phospholipases
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Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate