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  • Title: Endothelin-1-induced phospholipase C-beta and D and protein kinase C isoenzyme signaling leading to hypertrophy in rat cardiomyocytes.
    Author: Lamers JM, Eskildsen-Helmond YE, Resink AM, de Jonge HW, Bezstarosti K, Sharma HS, van Heugten HA.
    Journal: J Cardiovasc Pharmacol; 1995; 26 Suppl 3():S100-3. PubMed ID: 8587331.
    Abstract:
    We have previously demonstrated that stimulation of cultured rat neonatal cardiomyocytes by endothelin-1 (ET-1) induces rapid activation of phospholipase C-beta (PLC-beta), accompanied by transient expression of proto-oncogenes and subsequent development of hypertrophy and characteristic phenotypic changes. In the present study we examined the ET-1-induced hypertrophic response in relation to the initial signaling by phospholipase D (PLD) and protein kinase C (PKC). ET-1 (10(-8) M) induced hypertrophy after 48 h, as judged by protein/DNA ratio. The formation (0.5 h) of 14C-labeled phosphatidylethanol ([14C]PEth) in the presence of exogenous ethanol (0.5%) in [14C]palmitate prelabeled cells, which reflects the PLD activity, was increased 1.9- and 5.6-fold by ET-1 and phorbolester (PMA, 10(-6) M), respectively. The translocation of PKC isoforms from the cytosol to the membrane fraction was examined by immunoblot analysis using specific antibodies for PKC-alpha and -epsilon. ET-1 caused a rapid (within 15 s) and sustained disappearance of PKC-epsilon but not of PKC-alpha, from the cytosol. The translocation of PKC-epsilon to the membrane fraction was just detectable. However, PMA (10(-7) M) showed a rapid, sustained, and clearly detectable translocation of PKC-alpha and PKC-epsilon. The results indicate that the ET-1-induced development of hypertrophy via activation of distinct PKC isoenzymes may be initiated not only by PLC-beta but also by PLD signaling.
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