Angiotensin II and Myocyte Growth

Author:

Sil Subha Sen Parames1

Affiliation:

1. From the Department of Molecular Cardiology, Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Ohio).

Abstract

Abstract Angiotensin II (Ang II) has been implicated in stimulating myocyte growth in vitro, but the mechanism for such stimulation is still an open question. To understand the role of Ang II, we studied its effect on protein synthesis in rat neonatal and adult myocytes. Ang II (10 −8 mol/L) stimulated protein synthesis in neonatal myocytes by 43±3.5% over control. To prevent the proliferation of fibroblasts, bromodeoxyuridine was added, and protein synthesis in neonatal myocytes was reduced to 21±2.2% over control. In adult myocytes (cultured without bromodeoxyuridine), Ang II stimulated [ 3 H]leucine incorporation by 24±2.3% over control; with bromodeoxyuridine, that stimulation was reduced significantly (13±0.93% over control). These data suggest that the presence of fibroblasts in the cultures may control myocyte growth. When supernatant from pure fibroblast culture was added to myocyte preparations, a significant increase (49.8±3.5% over control) in protein synthesis occurred. Pretreatment of these fibroblasts with Ang II (10 −8 mol/L) further stimulated protein synthesis, suggesting that Ang II directly stimulates the production of a factor from fibroblasts. The stimulatory effect of Ang II on the release of the factor can be completely blocked by pretreatment with losartan, an Ang II receptor (AT 1 ) blocker. Our data are the first to demonstrate a paracrine effect of a fibroblast-derived factor that modulates myocyte growth. Fibroblast-derived factor loses its biological activity by (1) tryptic digestion, (2) exposure to pH below 4.0 and above 9.0, and (3) heating to 95°C. The molecular weight of the factor is approximately 65 kD. The antibodies against fibroblast growth factor (both acidic and basic) could not inhibit this factor’s stimulatory effect. Furthermore, this factor is heart specific and is produced at least up to the 16th passage of neonatal rat heart fibroblasts. Skin fibroblasts, aortic endothelial cells, and aortic smooth muscle cells do not produce this protein. Our data suggest that the observed myocyte growth by Ang II comes about via fibroblast-derived factor, which is increased by Ang II. Cross talk between fibroblasts and myocytes is an important factor in stimulating myocyte growth by Ang II.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Subject

Internal Medicine

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