Diminished insulin action in the vasculature may contribute to the development of cardiovascular diseases in diabetes. We have studied insulin's effects on the phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase pathway in arterial smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and its inhibition by endothelin (ET)-1, a potent vasoactive hormone reported to be elevated in insulin resistance and other vascular diseases. ET-1 increased the level of serine phosphorylation of insulin receptor beta subunit but increased both tyrosine and serine phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-2. Pretreatment of cells with ET-1 (10 nmol/l) inhibited insulin-stimulated PI 3-kinase activity associated with IRS-2 by 50-60% and inhibited the association of p85 subunit of PI 3-kinase to IRS-2. The inhibition of insulin-stimulated PI 3-kinase activity by ET-1 was prevented by BQ-123, a selective ET(A) receptor antagonist, but was not affected by pertussis toxin. Treatment of cells with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, an activator of protein kinase C (PKC), reduced both insulin-stimulated PI 3-kinase activity by 57% and the association of IRS-2 to the p85 subunit of PI 3-kinase by 40%, whereas GF109203X, a specific inhibitor of PKC, partially prevented the inhibitory effect of ET-1 on insulin-induced PI 3-kinase activity. These results suggested that ET-1 could interfere with insulin signaling in SMCs by both PKC-dependent and -independent pathways.
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May 01 1999
Endothelin-1 modulates insulin signaling through phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway in vascular smooth muscle cells.
Z Y Jiang;
Z Y Jiang
Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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Q L Zhou;
Q L Zhou
Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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A Chatterjee;
A Chatterjee
Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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E P Feener;
E P Feener
Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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M G Myers, Jr;
M G Myers, Jr
Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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M F White;
M F White
Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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G L King
G L King
Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
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Z Y Jiang, Q L Zhou, A Chatterjee, E P Feener, M G Myers, M F White, G L King; Endothelin-1 modulates insulin signaling through phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway in vascular smooth muscle cells.. Diabetes 1 May 1999; 48 (5): 1120–1130. https://doi.org/10.2337/diabetes.48.5.1120
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