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  • Title: The role of rhoA/rho-kinase and PKC in the inhibitory effect of L-cysteine/H2S pathway on the carbachol-mediated contraction of mouse bladder smooth muscle.
    Author: Dalkir FT, Aydinoglu F, Ogulener N.
    Journal: Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol; 2023 Sep; 396(9):2023-2038. PubMed ID: 36894621.
    Abstract:
    We investigated the role of RhoA/Rho-kinase (ROCK) and PKC in the inhibitory effect of L-cysteine/hydrogen sulfide (H2S) pathway on the carbachol-mediated contraction of mouse bladder smooth muscle. Carbachol (10-8-10-4 M) induced a concentration-dependent contraction in bladder tissues. L-cysteine (H2S precursor; 10-2 M) and exogenous H2S (NaHS; 10-3 M) reduced the contractions evoked by carbachol by ~ 49 and ~ 53%, respectively, relative to control. The inhibitory effect of L-cysteine on contractions to carbachol was reversed by 10-2 M PAG (~ 40%) and 10-3 M AOAA (~ 55%), cystathionine-gamma-lyase (CSE) and cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS) inhibitor, respectively. Y-27632 (10-6 M) and GF 109203X (10-6 M), a specific ROCK and PKC inhibitor, respectively, reduced contractions evoked by carbachol (~ 18 and ~ 24% respectively), and the inhibitory effect of Y-27632 and GF 109203X on contractions was reversed by PAG (~ 29 and ~ 19%, respectively) but not by AOAA. Also, Y-27632 and GF 109203X reduced the inhibitory responses of L-cysteine on the carbachol-induced contractions (~ 38 and ~ 52% respectively), and PAG abolished the inhibitory effect of L-cysteine on the contractions in the presence of Y-27632 (~ 38%). Also, the protein expressions of CSE, CBS, and 3-MST enzymes responsible for endogenous H2S synthesis were detected by Western blot method. H2S level was increased by L-cysteine, Y-27632, and GF 109203X (from 0.12 ± 0.02 to 0.47 ± 0.13, 0.26 ± 0.03, and 0.23 ± 0.06 nmol/mg respectively), and this augmentation in H2S level decreased with PAG (0.17 ± 0.02, 0.15 ± 0.03, and 0.07 ± 0.04 nmol/mg respectively). Furthermore, L-cysteine and NaHS reduced carbachol-induced ROCK-1, pMYPT1, and pMLC20 levels. Inhibitory effects of L-cysteine on ROCK-1, pMYPT1, and pMLC20 levels, but not of NaHS, were reversed by PAG. These results suggest that there is an interaction between L-cysteine/H2S and RhoA/ROCK pathway via inhibition of ROCK-1, pMYPT1, and pMLC20, and the inhibition of RhoA/ROCK and/or PKC signal pathway may be mediated by the CSE-generated H2S in mouse bladder.
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