Flavone Attenuates Vascular Contractions by Inhibiting RhoA/Rho Kinase Pathway

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作者
Baek, Inji [1 ]
Jeon, Su Bun [1 ]
Song, Min-Ji [1 ]
Yang, Enyue [1 ]
Sohn, Uy Dong [3 ]
Kim, In Kyeom [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Kyungpook Natl Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pharmacol, Taegu 700422, South Korea
[2] Kyungpook Natl Univ, Sch Med, Cardiovasc Res Inst, Taegu 700422, South Korea
[3] Chung Ang Univ, Coll Pharm, Seoul 156756, South Korea
关键词
Flavone; RhoA; Rho kinase; CPI-17; MYPT1; Vasorelaxation; SMOOTH-MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOSIN PHOSPHATASE; RHO-KINASE; PHOSPHORYLATION; ACTIVATION; MECHANISMS; ENTRY; AORTA;
D O I
10.4196/kjpp.2009.13.3.201
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Our previous study demonstrated that flavone inhibits vascular contractions by decreasing the phosphorylation level of the myosin phosphatase target subunit (MYPT1). In the present study, we hypothesized that flavone attenuates vascular contractions through the inhibition of the RhoA/Rho kinase pathway. Rat aortic rings were denuded of endothelium, mounted in organ baths, and contracted with either 30 nM U46619 (a thromboxane A2 analogue) or 8.0 mM NaF 30 min after pretreatment with either flavone (100 or 300 mu M) or vehicle. We determined the phosphorylation level of the myosin light chain (MLC20), the myosin phophatase targeting subunit 1 (MYPT1) and the protein kinase C-potentiated inhibitory protein for heterotrimeric myosin light chain phophatase of 17-kDa (CPI17) by means of Western blot analysis. Flavone inhibited, not only vascular contractions induced by these contractors, but also the levels of MLC20 phosphorylation. Furthermore, flavone inhibited the activation of RhoA which had been induced by either U46619 or NaF. Incubation with flavone attenuated U46619- or NaF-induced phosphorylation of MYPT1(Thr855) and CPI17(Thr38), the downstream effectors of Rho-kinase. In regards to the Ca2+-free solution, flavone inhibited the phosphorylation of MYPT1(Thr855) and CPI17(Thr38), as well as vascular contractions induced by U46619. These results indicate that flavone attenuates vascular contractions, at least in part, through the inhibition of the RhoA/Rho-kinase pathway.
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页码:201 / 207
页数:7
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