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The extracellular regulated kinases (ERK) 1/2 mediate cannabinoid-induced inhibition of gap junctional communication in endothelial cells.

Abstract：

:1. Cannabinoids are potent inhibitors of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)-mediated relaxations. We set out to study the mechanism underlying this effect and the possible role of cannabinoid-induced changes in intercellular gap junction communication. 2. In cultured endothelial cells, Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta(9)-THC) and the cannabinoid receptor agonist HU210, increased the phosphorylation of extracellular regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) and inhibited gap junctional communication, as determined by Lucifer Yellow dye transfer and electrical capacity measurements. 3. Delta(9)-THC elicited a pronounced increase in the phosphorylation of connexin 43, which was sensitive to PD98059 and U0126, two inhibitors of ERK1/2 activation. Inhibition of ERK1/2 also prevented the Delta(9)-THC-induced inhibition of gap junctional communication. 4. Delta(9)-THC prevented both the bradykinin-induced hyperpolarization and the nitric oxide and prostacyclin-independent relaxation of pre-contracted rings of porcine coronary artery. These effects were prevented by PD98059 as well as U0126. 5. In the absence of Delta(9)-THC, neither PD98059 nor U0126 affected the NO-mediated relaxation of coronary artery rings but both substances induced a leftward shift in the concentration - relaxation curve to bradykinin when diclofenac and N(omega)nitro-L-arginine were present. Moreover, PD98059 and U0126 prolonged the bradykinin-induced hyperpolarization of porcine coronary arteries, without affecting the magnitude of the response. 6. These results indicate that the cannabinoid-induced activation of ERK1/2, which leads to the phosphorylation of connexin 43 and inhibition of gap junctional communication, may partially account for the Delta(9)-THC-induced inhibition of EDHF-mediated relaxation. Moreover, the activation of ERK1/2 by endothelial cell agonists such as bradykinin, appears to exert a negative feedback inhibition on EDHF-mediated responses.

journal_name

Br J Pharmacol

journal_title

British journal of pharmacology

authors

Brandes RP,Popp R,Ott G,Bredenkötter D,Wallner C,Busse R,Fleming I

doi

10.1038/sj.bjp.0704776

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-07-01 00:00:00

pages

709-16

issue

eissn

0007-1188

issn

1476-5381

journal_volume

136

pub_type

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The extracellular regulated kinases (ERK) 1/2 mediate cannabinoid-induced inhibition of gap junctional communication in endothelial cells.