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Cat cerebral arterial smooth muscle cells express cytochrome P450 4A2 enzyme and produce the vasoconstrictor 20-HETE which enhances L-type Ca2+ current. J Physiol 1998 Mar 15;507 ( Pt 3):771-81

Date

05/23/1998

Pubmed ID

9508838

Pubmed Central ID

PMC2230829

DOI

10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.771bs.x

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0032521122   159 Citations

Abstract

1. Cerebral arteries express cytochrome P450 4A enzymes (P450 4A) and produce 20- hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE), a potent constrictor of pial arterioles. It is not known which cell type in the vessel wall is responsible for the formation of 20-HETE. We examined whether freshly isolated cerebral arterial muscle cells (VSMCs) express P450 4A and produce 20-HETE. We also studied the effect of 20-HETE on pressurized cerebral arteries and on whole-cell L-type Ca2+current (ICa) recorded in cat cerebral VSMCs. 2. Cat cerebral VSMCs incubated with [14C]arachidonic acid ([14C]AA) produced 20-HETE (3.9 +/- 1.1 pmol min-1 (mg protein)-1). 3. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction studies revealed that cat cerebral VSMCs express mRNA for P450 4A which metabolizes AA to 20-HETE. Cloning and sequencing of the cDNA amplified from mRNA isolated from VSMCs showed > 96 % amino acid homology to the rat and human P450 4A2 and 4A3. 4. 20-HETE (1-300 nM) induced a concentration-dependent constriction of cat cerebral arteries, which was inhibited by nifedipine. 5. Addition of 10 and 100 nM 20-HETE to the bath increased peak ICa by 50 +/- 3 and 100 +/- 10 %, respectively. This effect was not influenced by altering the frequency of depolarization. 20-HETE (100 nM) failed to increase ICa in the presence of nifedipine. 6. These results demonstrate that cat cerebral VSMCs express P450 4A enzyme, and produce 20-HETE which activates L-type Ca2+ channel current to promote cerebral vasoconstriction.

Author List

Gebremedhin D, Lange AR, Narayanan J, Aebly MR, Jacobs ER, Harder DR

Author

Elizabeth R. Jacobs MD Associate Dean, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Arachidonic Acid
Cats
Cerebral Arteries
Cloning, Molecular
Cytochrome P-450 CYP4A
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
DNA Primers
Humans
Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acids
In Vitro Techniques
Membrane Potentials
Mixed Function Oxygenases
Molecular Sequence Data
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
Nifedipine
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Messenger
Rats
Sequence Alignment
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Transcription, Genetic
Vasoconstriction
Vasoconstrictor Agents