The role of Rho kinase and extracellular regulated kinase-mitogen-activated protein kinase in alpha2-adrenoceptor-mediated vasoconstriction in the porcine palmar lateral vein

The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
R E Roberts

Abstract

Alpha2-adrenoceptor-mediated vasoconstriction in the porcine palmar lateral vein is dependent upon activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase-mitogen-activated protein (ERK-MAP) kinase signal transduction pathway. Recent studies have shown that alpha2-adrenoceptor-mediated vasoconstriction in the rat aorta is also dependent upon activation of Rho kinase. The aim of this study was to determine whether Rho kinase and ERK-MAP kinase are part of the same signaling pathway. The Rho kinase inhibitor Y27632 (trans-4-[(1R)-1-aminoethyl]-N-4-pyridinylcyclohexanecarboxamide dihydrochloride) (10 microM) almost completely inhibited the contractile response to the alpha2-adrenoceptor agonist UK14304 (5-bromo-6-[2-imidazolin-2-ylamine]-quinoxaline bitartrate) in segments of porcine palmar lateral vein [maximum response 2.9 +/- 2.3% of 60 mM KCl response (mean +/- S.E.M.) in the presence of Y27632, compared with 64.9 +/- 7.1% in control tissues, n = 4]. However, Y27632 had no effect on alpha2-adrenoceptor-mediated ERK activation, as measured by Western blotting. Alpha2-adrenoceptor-mediated vasoconstriction was associated with an increase in phosphorylation of the myosin phosphatase-targeting subunit (MYPT) at Thr696 (the Rho kin...Continue Reading

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