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PGE2 amplifies the effects of IL-1beta on vascular smooth muscle cell de-differentiation: a consequence of the versatility of PGE2 receptors 3 due to the emerging expression of adenylyl cyclase 8.

Authors: Clement, N  Glorian, M  Raymondjean, M  Andreani, M  Limon, I 
Citation: Clement N, etal., J Cell Physiol. 2006 Sep;208(3):495-505.
RGD ID: 2312769
Pubmed: PMID:16741924   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1002/jcp.20673   (Journal Full-text)

Transition of vascular smooth muscle cells from a contractile/quiescent to a secretory/proliferative phenotype is one of the critical steps in atherosclerosis and is instigated by pro-inflammatory cytokines released from macrophages that have infiltrated into the vascular wall. In most inflammatory diseases, cell activation induced by these compounds leads to a massive production of type E2 prostaglandin (PGE2) which often takes over and even potentiates the pro-inflammatory cytokine-related effects. To evaluate PGE2 incidence on atheroma plaque development, we investigated whether and how this compound could enhance the dedifferentiation of smooth muscle cells initially induced by interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta). To address this issue, we took advantage of vascular smooth muscle cells in primary culture and tracked two markers: PLA2 secretion and alpha-actin filament disorganization. In such a context, we found that PGE2 synergizes with IL-1beta to further enhance the phenotype transition of smooth muscle cells, through cAMP-protein kinase A. As indicated by pharmacological studies, the full PGE2-dependent potentiation of IL-1beta induced PLA2 secretion is associated with a change of regulation exerted by the subtypes 3 G(i)-coupled PGE2 receptors toward adenylyl cyclase(s) activated by the subtype 4 G(s)-linked PGE2 receptor. Whereas on contractile cells, stimulated subtypes 3 inhibit type 4-dependent PLA2 secretion, this negative regulation is switched to positive on IL-1beta-treated cells. Using real time PCR, pharmacological tools and small interfering RNA (siRNA), we demonstrated that the different integration of PGE2 signals depends on the upregulation of calcium/calmodulin stimulable adenylyl cyclase 8.



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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Adcy8  (adenylate cyclase 8)

Objects referenced in this article
Gene Gnai1 G protein subunit alpha i1 Rattus norvegicus
Gene Gnai2 G protein subunit alpha i2 Rattus norvegicus
Gene Gnai3 G protein subunit alpha i3 Rattus norvegicus

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