Possible roles of neuropeptide Y Y3-receptor subtype in rat aortic endothelial cell proliferation under hypoxia, and its specific signal transduction

Zhi Yong Chen, Guo Gang Feng, Kimitoshi Nishiwaki, Yasuhiro Shimada, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Toru Komatsu, Naohisa Ishikawa

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Abstract

The present study was undertaken to determine whether neuropeptide Y (NPY) induces proliferation of rat aortic endothelial cells (RAECs). Since NPY increased the permeability of RAEC monolayers to large molecules via the NPY Y3 receptor, RAEC proliferation has been evaluated in terms of NPY-receptor subtypes and also intracellular mechanisms. RAECs were incubated with gases containing 20, 15, or 10% O2 and a certain amount of N2, depending on the O2 content in 5% CO2 incubators. NPY (10-9-10-6 M) increased the RAEC numbers under hypoxic conditions, such as 15 or 10% O2. Peptide YY elicited no proliferative effect on RAEC, and NPY-(18-36) inhibited the NPY-induced increase in cell number, suggesting that NPY increases the RAEC count through the NPY Y3 receptor. Pertussis toxin, U-73122, GF-109203X, myristorylated autocamtide-2-related inhibitory peptide, and wort-mannin inhibited the NPY-induced proliferation of RAEC concentration dependently. DY9760e little affected the proliferation caused by NPY. ML-9 and imatinib actually enhanced the NPY-induced proliferation of cells. These results indicated that the NPY Y3 receptor is coupled with Gi protein, and that NPY-induced increases in RAEC proliferation are mediated by phospholipase C-protein kinase C and/or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathways. In intracellular Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent pathways, calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II partly participates in the NPY-induced cell proliferation. Regarding the previously reported effect of NPY on the permeability of RAEC monolayers to large molecules, it is probable that protein kinase C and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathways are activated for both permeability and cell proliferation induced by NPY under hypoxia, relevant to new insights into the roles of NPY in ischemia-hypoxia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)H959-H967
JournalAmerican Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology
Volume293
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 08-2007
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physiology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Physiology (medical)

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