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Mechanism of endothelin activation of phospholipase A2 in rat renal medullary interstitial cells

R. L. Barnett, L. Ruffini, D. Hart, P. Mancuso and E. P. Nord
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794.

Previous studies from this laboratory have demonstrated that endothelin-1 (ET) stimulates phosphatidylinositol (PI) hydrolysis, activates dihydropyridine-insensitive Ca2+ channels, and promotes prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) accumulation in cultured rat renal medullary interstitial cells (RMIC). The mechanism whereby ET augments PGE2 production was explored in the current study. ET-evoked PGE2 accumulation proceeded independent of large increments in cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i), derived from either extracellular or intracellular sources. Chelation of intracellular Ca2+ with 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid eliminated ET-evoked PGE2 production, indicating that eicosanoid production was nonetheless a Ca(2+)-requiring process. Nanomolar concentrations of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) alone did not stimulate PGE2 production, nor did PMA alter ET-stimulated PGE2 accumulation. Furthermore, downregulation of protein kinase C (PKC) by prolonged exposure of cells to PMA did not mitigate ET-mediated PGE2 production, demonstrating that PKC stimulation was not required for PGE2 production. ET stimulated PGE2 accumulation despite PI-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) inhibition by nanomolar concentrations of PMA, indicating that eicosanoid production was not a downstream event of PI hydrolysis. ET stimulated arachidonic acid metabolite release in parallel with a loss of label from membrane phospholipids. Phosphatidylethanolamine was the preferred substrate for ET-mediated activation of phospholipase A2 (PLA2). Immunocytochemical studies including immunostaining, immunoblotting, and immunoprecipitation confirmed the presence of cytosolic PLA2 (cPLA2) in RMIC. In summary, ET stimulation of PGE2 production in RMIC is mediated via agonist activation of cPLA2 independent of activation of PI-PLC, suggesting direct coupling to the ET receptor. Constitutive levels of [Ca2+]i rather than abrupt increments in [Ca2+]i are sufficient for activation of this receptor-effector system, with no obligatory requirement for PKC.

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