Thrombin-induced p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activation is mediated by epidermal growth factor receptor transactivation pathway

British Journal of Pharmacology
Y KandaY Watanabe

Abstract

Thrombin is a potent mitogen for vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and has been implicated its pathogenic role in vascular remodelling. However, the signalling pathways by which thrombin mediates its mitogenic response are not fully understood. We have previously reported that thrombin activates p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) by a tyrosine kinase-dependent mechanism, and that p38 MAPK has a role in thrombin-induced mitogenic response in rat VSMC. In the present study, we examine the involvement of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor in thrombin-induced p38 MAPK activation. We found that thrombin induced EGF receptor tyrosine phosphorylation (transactivation) in A10 cells, a clonal VSMC cell line. A selective inhibitor of EGF receptor kinase (AG1478) inhibited the p38 MAPK activation in a dose-dependent manner, whereas it had no effect on the response to platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). EGF receptor phosphorylation induced by thrombin was inhibited by BAPTA-AM and GF109203X, which suggest a requirement for intracellular Ca(2+) increase and protein kinase C. We next examined the effect of AG1478 on thrombin-induced DNA synthesis. AG1478 inhibited thrombin-induced DNA synthesis in a dose-dependent manne...Continue Reading

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