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Submitted on February 26, 2003
Revised on July 31, 2003
Accepted on August 4, 2003

Role of Phosphodiesterase 3 in NO/cGMP-Mediated Antiinflammatory Effects in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Toru Aizawa ; Heng Wei ; Joseph M. Miano ; Jun-ichi Abe ; Bradford C. Berk ; and Chen Yan *

From the University of Rochester, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Rochester, NY.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: chen_yan{at}urmc.rochester.edu.

Atherosclerosis involves cellular immune responses and altered vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) function. Nitric oxide (NO)/cGMP is uniquely capable of inhibiting key processes in atherosclerosis. In this study, we determined the effects of NO/cGMP and their molecular mechanisms in the regulation of NF-{kappa}B-dependent gene expression in VSMCs. We found that cGMP-elevating agents such as the NO donor S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) and C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), reduced TNF-{alpha}-induced NF-{kappa}B-dependent reporter gene expression in rat aortic VSMCs in a cGMP-dependent manner. The effects of SNAP and CNP on NF-{kappa}B are mediated by cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) but not cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) based on the findings that the selective PKA inhibitor, PKI, abolished the effects of SNAP and CNP on NF-{kappa}B, whereas the PKG inhibitor Rp-8-Br-PET-cGMP had no effect. Inhibition of cGMP-inhibited cAMP-hydrolyzing phosphodiesterase 3 (PDE3) blocked SNAP- and CNP-elicited effects on NF-{kappa}B-dependent transcription. Furthermore, cGMP analogues such as 8-pCPT-cGMP, which selectively activates PKG but does not inhibit PDE3, had no effect on NF-{kappa}B-mediated transcription. Activation of PKA by SNAP or cAMP-elevating agents not only inhibited TNF-{alpha}-induced NF-{kappa}B-dependent reporter gene expression but also reduced endogenous NF-{kappa}B-dependent adhesion molecule and chemokine expression. These results suggest that SNAP and CNP exert inhibitory effects on NF-{kappa}B-dependent transcription by activation of PKA via cGMP-dependent inhibition of PDE3 activity. Therefore, PDE3 is a novel mediator of inflammation in VSMCs.


Key words: nitric oxide • nuclear factor-{kappa}B • cGMP • phosphodiesterases




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