Propionyl-L-carnitine induces eNOS activation and nitric oxide synthesis in endothelial cells via PI3 and Akt kinases.

Abstract:

:Propionyl-l-carnitine (PLC) is a natural short-chain derivative of l-carnitine (LC), a natural amino acid that plays an important role in fatty acid metabolism. Recent studies suggest that PLC has vascular protective effects. Because of the importance of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and its product, antiatherogenic molecule nitric oxide (NO), in vascular endothelial function, we sought to elucidate that if PLC would stimulate eNOS and its upstream activators Akt and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3 Kinase) in cultured human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC). PLC caused eNOS phosphorylation at Ser-1177, and dominant negative Akt and a novel Akt-selective inhibitor MK-2206 inhibited both PLC-mediated phosphorylation and activation of the enzyme. PI3 kinase inhibition also blocked the phosphorylation and activation of eNOS by PLC. Studies with specific drug inhibitors PD173955 and PP2 showed that the non-receptor tyrosine kinase, src, is an upstream stimulator of the PI3 kinase-Akt pathway in this pathway. In addition, PLC significantly decreased intracellular ATP/ADP ratio and activate AMPK, subsequently leading to Src activation. Finally, we demonstrated that the effects of PLC to augment eNOS activity were associated with a net increase in NO release from endothelial cells. NO production following incubation with PLC was abolished in endothelial cells coincubated with L-NAME, PD173955, LY294002, MK-2206 and compound C. In conclusion, PLC, via AMPK/Src-mediated signaling that leads to activation of PI3 kinase and Akt, stimulates eNOS, leading to increased production of NO.

journal_name

Vascul Pharmacol

journal_title

Vascular pharmacology

authors

Ning WH,Zhao K

doi

10.1016/j.vph.2013.07.001

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-09-01 00:00:00

pages

76-82

issue

3-4

eissn

1537-1891

issn

1879-3649

pii

S1537-1891(13)00077-3

journal_volume

59

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