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(Hypertension. 2001;37:160.)
© 2001 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Fluid Shear Stress Reduces 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2

C.-Bettina Lanz; Maja Causevic; Christian Heiniger; Felix J. Frey; Brigitte M. Frey; Markus G. Mohaupt

From the Division of Nephrology/Hypertension, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland.

Correspondence to Markus G. Mohaupt, MD, University Hospital Berne, Division of Nephrology/Hypertension, 3010 Berne, Switzerland. E-mail markus.mohaupt{at}insel.ch

Abstract—In pregnancy, invading trophoblasts represent the inner vascular border of maternal spiral arteries and are exposed to elevated shear stress (ss) in hypertensive disorders. Intracellular cortisol availability is regulated by 11ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (11ß-HSDs), thus determining body fluid volume and vascular responses. The impact of ss on 11ß-HSD2 activity was studied in the human JEG-3 cell line, a model for trophoblasts. JEG-3 cells do not express 11ß-HSD1; however, 11ß-HSD2 message and activity are measured via cortisol/cortisone conversion in cell lysates, and both are reduced by ss. The reduction in 11ß-HSD2 activity via ss is dose dependent and completely reversible after the discontinuation of ss. cAMP-dependent protein kinase A activation increased the 11ß-HSD2 activity yet did not prevent the ss response. The ss response was completely protein kinase C independent. The mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase inhibitor PD-098059 enhanced 11ß-HSD2 activity in static conditions yet only ameliorated the ss effect. Cytochalasin D disrupts focal adhesion (FA)-cytoskeleton interactions and abolished the ss-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of FA kinase dose-dependently, thus maintaining 11ß-HSD2 activity. The 11ß-HSD2 activity was only partially restored by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein; however, herbimycin A almost completely abolished the ss effect on 11ß-HSD2 activity. In conclusion, JEG-3 cells express 11ß-HSD2, which is downregulated by ss. Regulatory mechanisms involve transcriptional control and require intact FA-cytoskeleton signaling and phosphorylation of FA kinase. Thus, ss adds to an enhanced intracellular availability of cortisol, which may ultimately support a vasoconstrictive vascular response.

Key Words: 11ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase • shear stress • cortisol • hypertension • focal adhesion • cytoskeleton

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