Overexpression of cationic amino acid transporter-1 increases nitric oxide production in hypoxic human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells.

Abstract:

:1. The endogenous production of and/or the bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO) is decreased in pulmonary hypertensive diseases. L-arginine (L-arg) is the substrate for NO synthase (NOS). L-arg is transported into cells via the cationic amino acid transporters (CAT), of which there are two isoforms in endothelial cells, CAT-1 and CAT-2. 2. To test the hypothesis that hypoxia will decrease CAT expression and L-arg uptake resulting in decreased NO production in human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (hPMVEC), cells were incubated in either normoxia (21% O(2), 5% CO(2), balance N(2)) or hypoxia (1% O(2), 5% CO(2), balance N(2)). 3. The hPMVEC incubated in hypoxia had 80% less NO production than cells incubated in normoxia (P < 0.01). The hPMVEC incubated in hypoxia had significantly lower CAT-2 mRNA levels than normoxic hPMVEC (P < 0.005), and the transport of L-arg was 40% lower in hypoxic than in normoxic hPMVEC (P < 0.01). In hypoxic cells, overexpression of CAT-1 resulted in significantly greater L-arg transport and NO production (P < 0.05). 4. These results demonstrate that in hPMVEC, hypoxia decreased CAT-2 expression, L-arg uptake and NO production. Furthermore, the hypoxia-induced decrease in NO production in hPMVEC can be attenuated by overexpressing CAT in these cells. We speculate that the CAT may represent a novel therapeutic target for treating pulmonary hypertensive disorders.

authors

Cui H,Chen B,Chicoine LG,Nelin LD

doi

10.1111/j.1440-1681.2011.05609.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-12-01 00:00:00

pages

796-803

issue

12

eissn

0305-1870

issn

1440-1681

journal_volume

38

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