Autocrine/paracrine role of adrenomedullin in cultured endothelial and mesangial cells

Kidney International
H MichibataK Nakao

Abstract

Adrenomedullin (AM), a potent vasorelaxant and natriuretic peptide isolated from human pheochromocytoma, is present in the kidney and secreted from endothelial cells (EC) and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), but the functional role of AM is still unclear. To clarify the significance of AM as a local regulator, we investigated its secretion and action in cultured cells, and examined the effects of neutralization using a specific monoclonal antibody against AM. The prepared antibody directed against the ring structure showed a high affinity for human and rat AM. Using radioimmunoassay with this antibody, we found significant secretion from cultured rat mesangial cells (MC) of a 6-kDa mature form of AM as seen from EC and VSMC. The addition of AM into cultured cells dose-dependently increased cAMP production and potently inhibited PDGF-stimulated thymidine incorporation. Pretreatment with the monoclonal antibody completely abolished cAMP increase induced by exogenous AM. Moreover, antibody neutralization of endogenously secreted AM in cultured EC, but not in MC or VSMC, markedly (by approximately 70%) reduced basal cAMP production and significantly (1.7-fold) enhanced DNA synthesis. These results indicate that AM, acting as an...Continue Reading

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