Calcium Signal Pathway is Involved in Prostaglandin E2 Induced Cardiac Fibrosis in Cardiac Fibroblasts
Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), one of the arachidonic acid metabolites synthetized from arachidonic acid through cyclooxygenase (COX) catalysis, demonstrates multiple physiological and pathological actions through different subtypes of EP receptors. PURPOSE: The present study was designed to explore the e...
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| author | Yunzi Ma Zhongbao Yue Boyu Zhang Min Yang Haiyan Lao Weihua Lai Yingtong Zeng Shaorui Chen Peiqing Liu |
| author_facet | Yunzi Ma Zhongbao Yue Boyu Zhang Min Yang Haiyan Lao Weihua Lai Yingtong Zeng Shaorui Chen Peiqing Liu |
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| description | Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), one of the arachidonic acid metabolites synthetized from arachidonic acid through cyclooxygenase (COX) catalysis, demonstrates multiple physiological and pathological actions through different subtypes of EP receptors. PURPOSE: The present study was designed to explore the effects of PGE2 on cardiac fibrosis and the involved mechanism. METHODS: We used western blot analysis, real-time quantitative PCR and immunostaining etc. to testify the mechanism. RESULTS: Our data showed that in cultured adult rat cardiac fibroblasts (CFs), PGE2 effectively promoted the expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), connective tissue growth factor (CTGF)，fibronectin (FN), Collagen I and induced [Ca2+]i increase. Besides, calcium increase evoked by PGE2 is mediated by virtue of EP1 activation. Instead of EP3 or EP4, inhibition of EP1 attenuated PGE2-stimulated upregulation of α-SMA，CTGF, FN, collagen I and [Ca2+]i, as well as the nuclear factor of activated T cell cytoplasmic 4 protein (NFATc4) translocation. CONCLUSIONS: PGE2 may promote cardiac fibrosis via EP1 receptor and calcium signal pathway. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40772c0f995a4418915354a171161d492023-08-02T06:24:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences1482-18262018-08-0121110.18433/jpps29322Calcium Signal Pathway is Involved in Prostaglandin E2 Induced Cardiac Fibrosis in Cardiac FibroblastsYunzi Ma0Zhongbao Yue1Boyu Zhang2Min Yang3Haiyan Lao4Weihua Lai5Yingtong Zeng6Shaorui Chen7Peiqing Liu8Department of Pharmacy, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China. Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China.Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China. Infinitus (China) Company Ltd., Guangzhou 510665, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China.Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China.Department of Pharmacy, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China.Department of Pharmacy, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China.Department of Pharmacy, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China.Department of Pharmacy, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China.Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China.Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China. National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Drugability Assessment and Evaluation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China.Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), one of the arachidonic acid metabolites synthetized from arachidonic acid through cyclooxygenase (COX) catalysis, demonstrates multiple physiological and pathological actions through different subtypes of EP receptors. PURPOSE: The present study was designed to explore the effects of PGE2 on cardiac fibrosis and the involved mechanism. METHODS: We used western blot analysis, real-time quantitative PCR and immunostaining etc. to testify the mechanism. RESULTS: Our data showed that in cultured adult rat cardiac fibroblasts (CFs), PGE2 effectively promoted the expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), connective tissue growth factor (CTGF)，fibronectin (FN), Collagen I and induced [Ca2+]i increase. Besides, calcium increase evoked by PGE2 is mediated by virtue of EP1 activation. Instead of EP3 or EP4, inhibition of EP1 attenuated PGE2-stimulated upregulation of α-SMA，CTGF, FN, collagen I and [Ca2+]i, as well as the nuclear factor of activated T cell cytoplasmic 4 protein (NFATc4) translocation. CONCLUSIONS: PGE2 may promote cardiac fibrosis via EP1 receptor and calcium signal pathway.https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jpps/index.php/JPPS/article/view/29322 |
| spellingShingle | Yunzi Ma Zhongbao Yue Boyu Zhang Min Yang Haiyan Lao Weihua Lai Yingtong Zeng Shaorui Chen Peiqing Liu Calcium Signal Pathway is Involved in Prostaglandin E2 Induced Cardiac Fibrosis in Cardiac Fibroblasts Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| title | Calcium Signal Pathway is Involved in Prostaglandin E2 Induced Cardiac Fibrosis in Cardiac Fibroblasts |
| title_full | Calcium Signal Pathway is Involved in Prostaglandin E2 Induced Cardiac Fibrosis in Cardiac Fibroblasts |
| title_fullStr | Calcium Signal Pathway is Involved in Prostaglandin E2 Induced Cardiac Fibrosis in Cardiac Fibroblasts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Calcium Signal Pathway is Involved in Prostaglandin E2 Induced Cardiac Fibrosis in Cardiac Fibroblasts |
| title_short | Calcium Signal Pathway is Involved in Prostaglandin E2 Induced Cardiac Fibrosis in Cardiac Fibroblasts |
| title_sort | calcium signal pathway is involved in prostaglandin e2 induced cardiac fibrosis in cardiac fibroblasts |
| url | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jpps/index.php/JPPS/article/view/29322 |
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