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Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 263: F623-F636, 1992;
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AJP - Renal Physiology, Vol 263, Issue 4 623-F636, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Effect of vasoactive agents on induction of Egr-1 in rat mesangial cells: correlation with mitogenicity

H. D. Rupprecht, P. Dann, V. P. Sukhatme, R. B. Sterzel and D. L. Coleman
Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, Connecticut.

The early growth response gene 1 (Egr-1) is a member of the family of immediate early response genes. Egr-1 encodes a nuclear phosphoprotein that binds a specific nonameric DNA sequence through three zinc-finger domains and functions as a transcriptional activator. We tested whether the vasoactive agents platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), arginine vasopressin (AVP), serotonin (5-HT), and angiotensin II (ANG II) induced Egr-1 mRNA in cultured rat mesangial cells (MCs) and investigated the role of protein kinase C (PKC) in mediating the induction process. PDGF, AVP, and 5-HT induced Egr-1 mRNA within 15 min, reaching peak levels at 45-60 min. After PDGF and 5-HT stimulation, Egr-1 mRNA levels returned to baseline within 4 h, whereas AVP induced a sustained increase for up to 8 h. There was a very close correlation between doses required for Egr-1 induction and induction of MC proliferation. ANG II was a very weak MC mitogen and induced only a small increase in Egr-1 mRNA. Comparison of control cells with cells depleted of PKC by 48 h of PMA treatment revealed that induction of Egr-1 by PDGF and 5-HT is independent of PKC. In contrast, however, the Egr-1 response to AVP was diminished in PKC-depleted cells. AVP induced Egr-1 mRNA 10.9-fold in control cells, compared with 7.8-fold in PKC-depleted cells. Egr-1 mRNA after AVP stimulation remained elevated in control cells for up to 8 h but returned to baseline after 120 min in PKC-depleted cells. Similar results were obtained using the PKC-inhibitor H-7. Using immunocytochemistry, PDGF and AVP were found to induce Egr-1 protein within 30 min localized to the nucleus. We conclude that there is a strong correlation between induction of Egr-1 after stimulation with PDGF, AVP, 5-HT, and ANG II and the proliferative response elicited by these agents in MCs. AVP induces Egr-1 by both PKC-dependent and PKC-independent pathways, whereas the effects of PDGF and 5-HT are independent of PKC.


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