Exposure of cultured porcine aortic endothelial cells to shear stress increased the ratio of G-actin to total actin from 54% to 87% at 6 hours, mediating an increase in endothelin-1 gene expression.
Shear stress-induced ET-1 gene expression in endothelial cells is mediated by the disruption of the actin cytoskeleton and depends on microtubule integrity.
Absolute Event Rate: 87% vs 54%
Hemodynamic shear stress alters the architecture and functions of vascular endothelial cells. We have previously shown that the synthesis of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in endothelial cells is increased by exposure to shear stress. Here we examined whether shear stress-induced alterations in cytoskeletal structures are responsible for increases in ET-1 synthesis in cultured porcine aortic endothelial cells. Exposure of endothelial cells to 5 dyn/cm2 of low shear stress rapidly increased monomeric G-actin contents within 5 min without changing total actin contents. The ratio of G- to total actin, 54 +/- 0.8% in quiescent endothelial cells, increased to 87 +/- 4.2% at 6 h and then decreased. Following the disruption of filamentous (F)-actin into G-actin, ET-1 mRNA levels in endothelial cells also increased within 30 min and reached a peak at 6 h. The F-actin stabilizer, phalloidin, abolished shear stress-induced increases in ET-1 mRNA; however, it failed to inhibit increases in ET-1 mRNA secondary to other stimulants. This indicates that shear stress-induced increases in ET-1 mRNA levels may be mediated by the disruption of actin fibers. Furthermore, increases in ET-1 gene expression can be induced by actin-disrupting agents, cytochalasin B and D. Another cytoskeleton-disrupting agent, colchicine, which inhibits dimerization of tubulin, did not affect the basal level of ET-1 mRNA. However, colchicine completely inhibited shear stress- and cytochalasin B-induced increases in ET-1 mRNA levels. These results suggest that shear stress-induced ET-1 gene expression in endothelial cells is mediated by the disruption of actin cytoskeleton and this induction is dependent on the integrity of microtubules.
Morita et al. (Fri,) conducted a other in Endothelial cell function. Shear stress vs. Static condition was evaluated on Ratio of G-actin to total actin at 6 hours. Exposure of cultured porcine aortic endothelial cells to shear stress increased the ratio of G-actin to total actin from 54% to 87% at 6 hours, mediating an increase in endothelin-1 gene expression.
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