Endothelin type B receptor-induced sustained Ca2+ influx involves Gq/11/phospholipase C-independent, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent activation of Na+/H+ exchanger

Tsunaki Higa, Takahiro Horinouchi, Hiroyuki Aoyagi, Hiroshi Asano, Tadashi Nishiya, Arata Nishimoto, Ikunobu Muramatsu, Soichi Miwa

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Abstract

The mechanism for sustained Ca2+ influx activated by G protein-coupled receptors was examined. In Chinese hamster ovary cells expressing recombinant human endothelin type B receptor (ETBR) and endogenous P2Y receptor (P2Y-R), endothelin-1 elicited a sustained Ca2+ influx depending on Gq/11 protein, phospholipase C (PLC), Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE), and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK), whereas P2Y-R-induced sustained Ca2+ influx was negligible. Functional studies showed that NHE activation by ETBR was mediated via p38MAPK but not Gq/11/PLC, while that by P2Y-R involves only Gq/11/PLC/p38MAPK. These results suggest that Gq/11/PLC-independent NHE activation via p38MAPK plays an important role in ETBR-mediated sustained Ca2+ influx.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)276-280
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Pharmacological Sciences
Volume113
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology

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