TY - JOUR
T1 - Reactive oxygen species mediate the activation of Akt/protein kinase B by angiotensin II in vascular smooth muscle cells
AU - Ushio-Fukai, Masuko
AU - Alexander, R. Wayne
AU - Akers, Marjorie
AU - Yin, Qi Qin
AU - Fujio, Yasushi
AU - Walsh, Kenneth
AU - Griendling, Kathy K.
PY - 1999/8/6
Y1 - 1999/8/6
N2 - Angiotensin II, a hypertrophic/anti-apoptotic hormone, utilizes reactive oxygen species (ROS) as growth-related signaling molecules in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Recently, the cell survival protein kinase Akt/protein kinase B (PKB) was proposed to be involved in protein synthesis. Here we show that angiotensin II causes rapid phosphorylation of Akt/PKB (6- ± 0.4-fold increase). Exogenous H2O2 (50-200 μM) also stimulates Akt/PKB phosphorylation (maximal 8- ± 0.2-fold increase), suggesting that Akt/PKB activation is redox-sensitive. Both angiotensin II and H2O2 stimulation of Akt/PKB are abrogated by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K) inhibitors wortmannin and LY294002 (2(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one), suggesting that PI3-K is an upstream mediator of Akt/PKB activation in VSMCs. Furthermore, diphenylene iodonium, an inhibitor of flavin-containing oxidases, or overexpression of catalase to block angiotensin II-induced intracellular H2O2 production significantly inhibits angiotensin II- induced Akt/PKB phosphorylation, indicating a role for ROS in agonist- induced Akt/PKB activation. In VSMCs infected with dominant-negative Akt/PKB, angiotensin II-stimulated [3H]leucine incorporation is attenuated. Thus, our studies indicate that Akt/PKB is part of the remarkable spectrum of angiotensin II signaling pathways and provide insight into the highly organized signaling mechanisms coordinated by ROS, which mediate the hypertrophic response to angiotensin II in VSMCs.
AB - Angiotensin II, a hypertrophic/anti-apoptotic hormone, utilizes reactive oxygen species (ROS) as growth-related signaling molecules in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Recently, the cell survival protein kinase Akt/protein kinase B (PKB) was proposed to be involved in protein synthesis. Here we show that angiotensin II causes rapid phosphorylation of Akt/PKB (6- ± 0.4-fold increase). Exogenous H2O2 (50-200 μM) also stimulates Akt/PKB phosphorylation (maximal 8- ± 0.2-fold increase), suggesting that Akt/PKB activation is redox-sensitive. Both angiotensin II and H2O2 stimulation of Akt/PKB are abrogated by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K) inhibitors wortmannin and LY294002 (2(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one), suggesting that PI3-K is an upstream mediator of Akt/PKB activation in VSMCs. Furthermore, diphenylene iodonium, an inhibitor of flavin-containing oxidases, or overexpression of catalase to block angiotensin II-induced intracellular H2O2 production significantly inhibits angiotensin II- induced Akt/PKB phosphorylation, indicating a role for ROS in agonist- induced Akt/PKB activation. In VSMCs infected with dominant-negative Akt/PKB, angiotensin II-stimulated [3H]leucine incorporation is attenuated. Thus, our studies indicate that Akt/PKB is part of the remarkable spectrum of angiotensin II signaling pathways and provide insight into the highly organized signaling mechanisms coordinated by ROS, which mediate the hypertrophic response to angiotensin II in VSMCs.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.274.32.22699
DO - 10.1074/jbc.274.32.22699
M3 - Article
C2 - 10428852
AN - SCOPUS:0033529675
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 274
SP - 22699
EP - 22704
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 32
ER -