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PI 3-kinase and MAP kinase regulate bradykinin induced prostaglandin E(2) release in human pulmonary artery by
D A Bradbury1, L Corbett, A J Knox
1Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK.
Abstract:
Here we studied the role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) and mitogen activated protein (MAP) kinase in regulating bradykinin (BK) induced prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) production in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (HPASMC). BK increased PGE(2) in a three step process involving phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)), cyclooxygenase (COX) and PGE synthase (PGES). BK stimulated PGE(2) release in cultured HPASMC was inhibited by the PI 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002 and the p38 MAP kinase inhibitor SB202190. The inhibitory mechanism used by LY294002 did not involve cytosolic PLA(2) activation or COX-1, COX-2 and PGES protein expression but rather a novel effect on COX enzymatic activity. SB202190 also inhibited COX activity.
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