Nicotine Enhances Angiotensin II-Induced Mitogenic Response in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Fibroblasts
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Vol. 24 (1), 80-84
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.atv.0000104007.17365.1c
Abstract
Objective— The pathogenetic mechanism of tobacco-related cardiovascular diseases is still not well defined. We examined the potential possibility of an interaction between nicotine, a major component of cigarette smoke, and angiotensin II (Ang II), which plays an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases characterized by Ang II type 1 (AT 1 ) receptor-mediated abnormal growth of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and fibroblasts. Methods and Results— Nicotine or Ang II-stimulated [ 3 H]thymidine incorporation and c-fos expression in adult rat aortic VSMC and adventitial fibroblast. The nicotine-induced DNA synthesis was not affected by valsartan, an AT 1 receptor-specific blocker, or PD123319, an Ang II type 2 (AT 2 ) receptor-specific antagonist. Nicotine or Ang II stimulation rapidly increased extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation, tyrosine- and serine-phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)1 and STAT3, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK), in both cell types. Interestingly, co-administration of nicotine and Ang II at lower doses, which did not affect cell growth, induced DNA synthesis and c-fos expression accompanied by enhancement of ERK, STAT, and p38MAPK activity. PD98059, a mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK kinase inhibitor, or SB23058, a p38MAPK inhibitor, significantly attenuated the vasotrophic effect of nicotine and Ang II. Conclusions— These results suggest that nicotine exerts a growth-promoting effect on vascular cells and enhances the Ang II-induced vasotrophic effect, which is at least partly mediated by the activation of ERK, STAT, and p38MAPK.Keywords
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