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Arachidonic acid metabolites inhibit the stimulatory effect of angiotensin II in renal proximal tubules.by: Yuehong Li, Hideomi Yamada, Yoshihiro Kita, Masashi Suzuki, Yoko Endo, Shoko Horita, Osamu Yamazaki, Takao Shimizu, George Seki, Toshiro Fujita
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension, Vol. 31, No. 12. (December 2008), pp. 2155-2164.
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AbstractAngiotensin II (Ang II) regulates renal proximal transport in a biphasic way via Ang II type 1 receptor (AT1). Whereas extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation mediates the stimulatory effect, cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) mediates the inhibitory effect independently of ERK. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the cPLA2/P450 epoxygenase pathway might work to suppress the Ang II-mediated ERK activation. In the presence of arachidonic acid or 5,6-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET), Ang II failed to stimulate the Na-HCO3 cotransporter activity in renal proximal tubules isolated from wild-type, AT1A-deficient, and cPLA2-alpha-deficient mice. In addition, Ang II failed to induce a significant ERK phosphorylation in the presence of arachidonic acid or 5,6-EET. Arachidonic acid or 5,6-EET also suppressed the stimulatory effect of Ang II on net proximal tubule bicarbonate absorption without changing cell Ca2+ concentrations. These results indicate that the cPLA2-alpha/P450/EET pathway blocks the stimulatory effect of Ang II by suppressing the ERK activation. Thus, the cPLA2-alpha/P450/EET pathway may operate as a unique negative feedback mechanism to attenuate excessive Ang II activity in the renal proximal tubules, where extremely high concentrations of Ang II are found.
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