Abstract:
:Insulin resistance and smoking are significant risk factors for cardiac and cerebral vascular diseases. Because vascular smooth muscle cells play a key role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis, we investigated the effect of nicotine on insulin-induced mitogenic signaling in aortic vascular smooth muscle cells isolated from Sprague Dawley rats. RT-PCR revealed the expression of alpha2-7, alpha10, beta1-3, delta, and epsilon subunits of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) in the cells. Short-term nicotine treatment stimulated phosphorylation of p44/42-MAPK, p38-MAPK, and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3. However, an additive effect of nicotine pretreatment on insulin stimulation was only observed on p44/42-MAPK. The nicotine-induced phosphorylation of p44/42-MAPK and [methyl-(3)H]thymidine incorporation were effectively suppressed by a alpha7-nAChR-selective antagonist, methyllycaconitine, and the phosphorylation of p44/42-MAPK was stimulated by a alpha7-nAChR-specific agonist, GTS21. Furthermore, the phosphorylation was mediated via calmodulin kinase II, Src, and Shc. Interestingly, long-term (48-h) pretreatment with nicotine increased the amount of alpha7-AChR in the plasma membrane and insulin-induced phosphorylation of p44/42-MAPK. These results provide the first evidence that acute exposure to nicotine enhances insulin-induced mitogenesis predominantly by affecting the phosphorylation of p44/42-MAPK and that chronic exposure further augments the insulin signal via up-regulation of alpha7-nAChR, which may be crucial for the development and progression of atherosclerosis in large vessels.
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Wada T,Naito M,Kenmochi H,Tsuneki H,Sasaoka Tdoi
10.1210/en.2006-0907subject
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2007-02-01 00:00:00pages
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