(Hypertension. 2001;37:135.)
© 2001 American Heart Association, Inc.
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Expression of Ca2+ Transport Genes in Platelets and Endothelial Cells in Hypertension
From the Laboratorium voor Fysiologie (I.M., H.De S., F.W., J.B.P.), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; CNRS-UMR 5548, Faculté de Sciences –Gabriel (F.B.-A.), Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France; and the Unité d’Endocrinologie et Métabolisme (J.-C.J.), University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Correspondence to Jan B. Parys, Laboratorium voor Fysiologie, KU Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg O/N, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail jan.parys{at}med.kuleuven.ac.be
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Abstract—Altered Ca2+ handling is observed in different cells in essential hypertension. We investigated the expression of sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) isoforms in platelets and aortic endothelial cells (EC) isolated from spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats by ratio reverse-transcriptase—polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis and Western blotting. SERCA2b and SERCA3 were assessed at mRNA (EC and platelets) and at protein level (platelets). IP3R1, IP3R2, and IP3R3 mRNAs were demonstrated in both cell types, but only IP3R1 and IP3R2 proteins were detected in platelets. Compared with WKY, SHR EC and platelets showed higher SERCA3 and IP3R2 expression and lower IP3R1 expression. We then investigated the effect of lisinopril (20 mg · kg-1 · d-1; 10-week treatment of 4-week-old rats or 2-week treatment of adult rats) and captopril (100 mg · kg-1 · d-1; 2-week treatment of adult rats). Consequently, expression patterns of SERCAs and IP3Rs were significantly modified. Except for SERCAs mRNA in platelets, all differences between SHR and WKY disappeared. However, SERCA3 remained the predominant isoform. Both EC and platelets demonstrated a high equal expression of IP3R2 mRNA. IP3R1 was the predominant platelet protein isoform, as it was in untreated WKY. mRNA was also isolated from pancreatic islets of WKY and SHR, but no effect of either rat strain or of lisinopril treatment was observed on the expression of the studied genes. We hypothesize that the identical expression pattern of SERCAs and IP3Rs after treatment with ACE inhibitors represents a different nonhypertensive configuration, which, through changes in intracellular Ca2+ handling, improves endothelial and platelet dysfunction in SHR but has no effect in WKY.
Key Words: inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor • sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase • receptors, angiotensin • angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors • platelets • endothelium • hypertension, experimental
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High blood pressure (BP) is a major risk factor for cardiac and vascular diseases, which are among the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in Western countries. There is strong evidence that platelets and vascular endothelial cells (EC) play a central role in the pathogenesis and progression of hypertension.1 2 3 Endothelium is strategically located between the circulating blood and the vascular smooth muscles and is known to synthesize many factors involved in either inhibition or promotion of platelet and smooth muscle activation. Conversely, platelets release substances vital for normal EC function.1
All pathways leading to platelet activation result in an elevation of the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c). Increased platelet sensitivity to agonists is observed in hypertension, which may be related to the significantly higher resting levels of platelet [Ca2+]c found in patients with borderline or established hypertension.4 5 In addition, basal and stimulated [Ca2+]c was elevated in platelets isolated from 4-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), indicating that abnormalities in platelet Ca2+ metabolism might precede development of overt hypertension in SHR.6 In disease states, endothelial dysfunction contributes to enhanced vasoconstrictor responses, adhesion of platelets and monocytes, as well as proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells.7 In aortic EC of SHR, resting [Ca2+]c was found to be significantly lower than that of EC from normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). Moreover, bradykinin and thapsigargin-induced increases in [Ca2+]c in SHR EC were selectively and markedly impaired.8 These data could explain the decreased release of nitric oxide in SHR EC and, consequently, the increased basal vascular tone.9
According to Kuo et al,10 genes encoding major Ca2+ transport pathways, including Ca2+ pumps and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) channels are regulatorily linked. This link is provided by the Ca2+ load of the endoplasmic reticulum.10 Hence, expression of sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) might be a more sensitive indicator of the free-exchangeable Ca2+ in cells (in particular in platelets, which lack voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels) than resting [Ca2+]c.11 SERCA3 has already been found to be overexpressed in SHR platelets.12 13 In addition, SERCA3 knockout mice showed an impairment of both endothelium-dependent relaxation of aortic smooth muscle and endothelial Ca2+ signaling in response to acetylcholine.14 The mere magnitude of agonist-evoked [Ca2+]c responses may poorly reflect the true nature of the cellular Ca2+ signals. These signals spread from discrete domains within cells, and their frequency, duration, and temporal distribution determine different cell functions. Temporal patterns of Ca2+ signals depend critically on the expressed set of IP3R subtypes.15 Interestingly, in hypertensive patients, the impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilatation response to acetylcholine has been related to a defect in the phosphatidylinositol/Ca2+ signaling pathway.16
The aim of the present study was to explore the molecular basis of altered Ca2+ handling observed in essential hypertension. We therefore analyzed the expression patterns of the SERCA and IP3R isoforms both in platelets and in EC isolated from SHR and WKY. Effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors applied at different stages of BP in SHR were investigated.
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Experiments were performed in male, age-matched WKY and SHR (Harlan UK Ltd, Oxon, UK). Because WKY and SHR have numerous genetic characteristics not related to the difference in BP, age-matched male Wistar rats (WR) were used as a control for the WKY strain (Proefdierencentrum, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium). BP levels and expression patterns of SERCAs and IP3Rs were identical in WR and WKY (data not shown). Animals were assigned to one of the 4 following protocols (where n is number of rats per strain): 14-week-old untreated WKY and SHR (n=10); 4-week-old WKY and SHR treated for 10 weeks with 20 mg · kg-1 · d-1 lisinopril (Sigma-Aldrich; n=6); 14-week-old WKY and SHR treated for 2 weeks with 20 mg · kg-1 · d-1 lisinopril (n=12); 14-week-old WKY and SHR treated for 2 weeks with 100 mg · kg-1 · d-1 captopril (Sigma-Aldrich; n=6). Rats were placed in metabolic cages in a room maintained at 22°C with a 12-hour dark-light cycle. Animals were fed standard rat chow (Muracon-G, Carfil Huybrechts) ad libitum. Water intake was monitored daily, and rats were weighed regularly. Drugs were dissolved daily in drinking water, to which rats had free access. Drug concentration was adjusted according to body weight and water consumption. Systolic BP was measured by a standard tail-cuff method (Harvard Apparatus Ltd). Experimental procedures were approved by the local ethics committee for experiments in animals.
Cell Isolation
Rats were anesthetized with 100 mg/kg phenobarbital.
Abdominal aortas were cannulated, and blood was withdrawn in
heparinized syringes. Platelets were separated by NycoPrep animal
1.077 (14.1% Nycodenz solution, Nycomed Pharma AS).
EC17 and pancreatic islets18 were isolated by
collagenase digestion as previously described. Pancreatic
islets were chosen because they are a tissue not related to BP
regulation. Cells were collected by centrifugation,
quickly frozen in liquid N2, and kept at -80°C
until use. Ratio reverse-transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction
(RT-PCR) analysis for 
-smooth muscle actin was used to
demonstrate the absence of smooth-muscle-cell contamination in isolated
EC (data not shown).
mRNA Isolation and Ratio RT-PCR Analysis
PolyA+RNA was prepared with
Micro-FastTrack kit (Invitrogen Co). Oligo(dT)-primed first-strand cDNA
was synthesized by Moloney murine leukemia virus reverse-transcriptase
(Gibco-BRL). Ratio RT-PCR used in the present study was based on
simultaneous amplification of 
2 targets that comprised
identical primer template sequences. Amplified products were
discriminated by restriction enzymes with specific cleavage sites in
diverging areas of the targets as previously
published.19 20 Primer sets and PCR protocols were
described earlier.17 18 Amplification was performed with
AmpliTaq Gold (Perkin Elmer) in 50-µL amplification reaction mixture.
After the primary PCR reaction was complete, radioactive labeling was
done by 20-fold dilution of the reaction product in fresh
amplification mixture containing 15 nCi/µL
[-32P]dCTP (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech), and
4 additional PCR cycles were given. Labeled amplification products
and their restriction fragments were separated on a 6%
polyacrylamide gel.
Microsomes, Antibodies, and Western Blotting
Platelet microsomal membranes were prepared as
previously described.13 Protein concentration was
determined by the bicinchoninic acid method (Pierce), with BSA as
standard. Microsomal proteins were separated by SDS-PAGE on 3% to 12%
linear gels and transferred to Immobilon-P phosphor/fluorimager
(Millipore Co). The isoform-specific polyclonal antibodies raised in
our laboratory against N-terminus of SERCA3 (N89), C-termini of
SERCA2b, IP3R1 (Rbt03), or
IP3R2 (Rbt02), and the commercial monoclonal
antibody against IP3R3 (Transduction
Laboratories) were previously described.20 21 22 For
determination of the ratio of SERCA2b/SERCA3, we developed a new
antibody (TRY2), with equal affinity for SERCA2a, SERCA2b, or SERCA3.
This antibody was raised against a peptide (PDPRAVNQDKKN) corresponding
to the common amino acids stretch 195-206 of rat SERCA2a/SERCA2b/SERCA3
coupled to keyhole limpet hemocyanin. This epitope corresponds to a
well-exposed tryptic cleavage site, and certainly after SDS-PAGE it is
expected to be equally accessible in the different isoforms. Validation
of TRY2 is shown in Figure 1, in which
its immunoefficiency is compared with that of the isoform-specific
antibodies against N-terminus of SERCA3 (N89) and the C-terminus of
SERCA2b, respectively. An alkaline phosphatase–coupled anti-rabbit
antibody was used as a secondary antibody. Immunoreactivity was
visualized by conversion of the Vistra ECF substrate into a
fluorescent probe (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech). The 2 SERCA
isoforms present in platelets (SERCA2b and SERCA3) differ in
electrophoretic mobility, and their ratio was calculated by direct
comparison of the signals obtained with the TRY2 antiserum. For the
various IP3R isoforms, the intensity of the
signals recorded with the isoform-specific antibodies was compared
with those obtained in RBL-2H3 mast mucosal cells, known to express the
3 IP3R isoforms19 at a protein ratio
of 10/70/20.23
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Quantification of SERCA and IP3R Isoforms
Phosphorimaging (for radioactively labeled products)
and fluorimaging (for fluorescently labeled products) were
chosen as very sensitive methods for the quantitative analysis.
For accurate volume quantification of the signals, both imaging
techniques were performed using the Storm 840 polyvinylidene
fluoride membranes equipped with the ImageQuaNT 4.2 software (Molecular
Dynamics). Volume was defined as the integrated intensity of all the
pixels in the spot after subtraction of the background intensity and
was proportional to the amount of the mRNA or the protein present
in the band. The validation of this method, the linearity of the signal
with the quantity of the applied material (over a 10-fold concentration
range for fluorescent samples and over a 100-fold range for
radioactive samples), was published previously.19 22
Because [-32P]dCTP was used for DNA labeling
to calculate isoform ratios, band intensities were corrected for CG
content of amplified sequences. To investigate absolute changes in
expression in platelets and in EC, mRNA levels of SERCA and
IP3R were correlated to these of 2 different
housekeeping enzymes, GAPDH and cyclophilin. No discrepancy in the
results depending on the use of either standard has been found. In the
pancreatic islets, only cyclophilin was used as a control housekeeping
gene, because it has been shown that the GAPDH level in these cells
depends critically on small changes in plasma glucose
concentration.18
Results are expressed as mean±SEM. Statistical analysis was accomplished by a t test, and values were considered significantly different at P<0.05.
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BP Measurements
Systolic BP of untreated adult SHR was significantly higher than that of WKY (Figure 2A). At 4 weeks, BP of all rats was normal (Figure 2B). After lisinopril treatment (for 2 or 10 weeks), BP of SHR was, respectively, either normalized (Figure 2C) or its rise was prevented (Figure 2B). A 2-week captopril treatment was as effective as lisinopril application (Figure 2D).
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Expression Pattern of SERCA Isoforms
In platelets, the SERCA3 mRNA level was considerably higher
than that of SERCA2b, but the difference was significantly larger in
adult nontreated SHR versus WKY (Figure 3A). Captopril and lisinopril
treatment (2 or 10 weeks) did not change the expression pattern of
SERCA mRNA in either strain. However, at the protein level, the
situation was different (Figure 3B). Although SERCA3 proteins
were also more elevated in adult untreated SHR versus WKY, this
difference disappeared after application of either
lisinopril or captopril.
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EC were studied only at the mRNA level (Figure 3C), because the amount of EC that could be isolated from rat aorta was insufficient for microsomal preparation and protein analysis. In addition, we previously demonstrated that the expression pattern of both SERCA and IP3R rapidly changed when EC were brought into culture.17 EC of WKY had approximately equal levels of the 2 SERCA mRNAs, whereas in SHR EC (as in platelets) SERCA3 was significantly higher. Lisinopril or captopril treatments eliminated the difference in expression between the 2 rat strains, which left SERCA3 as the predominant isoform. In pancreatic islets, SERCA2b and SERCA3 mRNA levels were equal in both rat strains, and their expression pattern was not changed on lisinopril application (Figure 3D).
Expression Pattern of IP3R Isoforms
At mRNA level, a large difference in IP3R
expression patterns was observed between platelets isolated from
WKY and SHR (Figure 4A). Although in WKY
IP3R1 was predominant,
IP3R2 was the main isoform in SHR. After
lisinopril or captopril treatment, the relative expression
pattern became identical in both strains, with a predominance of
IP3R2 (Figure 4A). At the protein level
(Figure 4B) we detected only IP3R1 and
IP3R2. IP3R3 remained
undetectable, even when a 10-times-higher amount of microsomal proteins
was used in the assay. Similar to what was observed at the mRNA level,
IP3R2 protein was higher in adult SHR, although
IP3R1 was the main isoform in WKY. Notably, after
lisinopril or captopril treatment, the expression pattern
in both strains was identical to that of untreated adult WKY (ie,
IP3R1 was predominantly expressed).
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mRNA distribution in EC closely resembled that of platelets: IP3R1 was predominant in WKY, whereas in SHR it was IP3R2. Lisinopril or captopril led, in both strains, to an identical, high expression of IP3R2 (Figure 4C). IP3R mRNA in pancreatic islets from both strains displayed a similar isoform expression pattern. As was found for the SERCA, a 2-week lisinopril application did not affect the expression in this tissue (Figure 4D). None of the investigated cell types showed significant changes in total mRNA expression levels of SERCAs or IP3Rs when correlated with mRNA levels of GAPDH or cyclophilin (data not shown).
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The present study demonstrates different expression patterns of SERCA and IP3R in platelets and EC isolated from WKY and SHR. Moreover, we show that treatment with 2 ACE inhibitors, lisinopril and captopril, independently of their chemical structure, strongly and identically modified expression of these Ca2+-transporting genes in platelets and EC of both strains. The effect of the ACE inhibitors did not depend on the BP level, given that the same results were obtained when treating prehypertensive, 4-week-old SHR. Observed changes in expression of SERCA and IP3R isoforms appeared specifically related to cells connected with BP regulation; no modifications were demonstrated in WKY and SHR pancreatic islets.
Untreated Adult Animals
SERCA3 was overexpressed in platelets of SHR compared with
WKY, which confirms previous results of Bobe et al.12
IP3R2 was the main isoform in SHR, whereas
IP3R1 was predominant in WKY. Despite the
presence of its mRNA, IP3R3 protein was
undetectable in platelets, as also stated by others.24
The observed differences in the expression patterns of SERCA and
IP3R isoforms might be
physiologically significant, because a higher
[Ca2+]c was reported in
SHR platelets5 and it is known that SERCA3 is the
isoform with the lowest Ca2+
affinity,25 whereas IP3R2 is the
channel with the highest IP3
affinity.15 21
Although Wang et al8 showed a lower endothelial [Ca2+]c in SHR, we observed, for both SERCA and IP3R, a similar shift in expression pattern in EC as in platelets. However, note that the study of Wang et al was performed in cultured EC. As already mentioned, a rapid change in SERCA and IP3R expression pattern, characterized by a decrease of SERCA3 and an increase of IP3R3, was observed once EC were brought into culture.17
On the basis of our results in platelets and EC, we hypothesized that the differences in expression between WKY and SHR could be either a consequence or a prere-quisite for BP rise. This assumption was further supported by identical SERCA and IP3R expression patterns found in WKY and SHR pancreatic islets, a tissue not related with BP regulation (Figures 3D and 4D).
ACE Inhibitor Treatment
To test the above hypothesis, we first treated WKY and SHR with
lisinopril. As an ACE inhibitor,
lisinopril has, together with Ca2+
entry blockers, the advantage to revert structural changes observed in
hypertension.26 Ca2+ entry blockers
were not used in the present study because they directly interfere
with Ca2+ metabolism and thus could
be expected to affect the expression of proteins connected with
Ca2+ homeostasis. Lisinopril either
normalized BP in adult SHR or prevented its rise during the 10-week
treatment of 4-week-old SHR. Remarkably, the lisinopril
application in platelets and EC yielded nearly identical SERCA and
IP3R expression patterns in both rat strains. In
platelets at the protein level, the drug even induced a reversion
of the expression pattern to that of untreated, adult WKY. The
difference in results obtained at the mRNA and protein levels might be
either because the isolated mRNAs do not reflect the actual protein
composition (because protein synthesis is impaired in platelets) or
in platelets additional posttranslational mechanisms determine
final protein expression. Furthermore, the effect of the drug did not
correlate with BP level per se, given that it was the same in both
groups of SHR with or without developed hypertension.
One plausible explanation of the present data could be that lisinopril has a specific but general action on expression of SERCA and IP3R genes. We checked this hypothesis in pancreatic islets, which possess the same 2 SERCA and 3 IP3R isoforms and which, as platelets27 and EC,28 contain angiotensin receptors (AT).29 However, as shown in Figures 3D and 4D, the drug treatment did not modify the expression of the studied genes. Therefore, effects of lisinopril seem to be limited to particular cells types involved in BP regulation.
ACE inhibitors differ in chemical structure of their active moieties, which is connected with some of their known side effects.30 Hence, we treated adult WKY and SHR with captopril, which is the prototype of the sulfhydryl-containing ACE inhibitors, in contrast to lisinopril, which contains a carboxyl moiety. However, results were the same as with lisinopril, both concerning the effect on BP and on the modifications in expression patterns of SERCAs and IP3Rs (Figures 3C and 4C). Thus, we assume that ACE inhibitors modified the expression of SERCA and IP3R Ca2+-transporting proteins independently of their chemical structure.
ACE inhibitors, in addition to their effect on BP, reverse endothelial dysfunction observed in hypertension and affect structure of vessel walls.31 In addition to inhibiting the renin-angiotensin system, ACE inhibitors diminish inactivation of bradykinin, thus leading to an augmentation of nitric oxide release. In addition, these compounds stabilize the B2-receptor and reduce oxidative stress and formation of cyclo-oxygenase–dependent endothelium-derived contracting factors.31 Moreover, angiotensin II has growth-modulating actions that depend on the type of angiotensin receptors present on a given cell.28 The growth-promoting effect is mediated through AT1, which through G proteins activate phospholipase C and thus the diacylglycerol and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate pathway. This action in turn leads to an elevation of [Ca2+]c and a consequent increase in expression of certain proto-oncogenes (c-fos, c-myc, and c-jun) and growth factors.26 In EC, this effect is offset by the antiproliferative actions of AT2.28 The observed effects of the ACE inhibitors on SERCAs and IP3Rs conceivably could be related to some of the above pathways.
The treatment of the ACE inhibitors leads to an identical expression pattern in WKY and SHR, both at the mRNA and protein levels. An important observation is that at the protein level in platelets, the expression of SERCAs and IP3Rs is reverted to that of the untreated WKY. However, at the mRNA level, the configuration after ACE inhibitor treatment is far from that found in WKY and is more similar to that of untreated SHR. Hence, our hypothesis is that ACE inhibitors affect the expression of the Ca2+-transport genes, which leads to a different nonhypertensive pattern. Through adaptations in intracellular Ca2+ handling, this pattern eventually improves endothelial and platelet dysfunction in SHR but has no effects in WKY. Further experiments are needed to delineate through which pathway these modifications are related to the level of [Ca2+]c in platelets and EC.
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We acknowledge the skillful assistance of Lea Bauwens, Irene Willems, and Yves Parijs. We thank Dr Paul Lijnen (Hypertension and Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Unit, KU Leuven) for stimulating discussions and advice. This project was financially supported by research grants "Levenslijn" 7.0030.98, G.O.A. 99/08, and 3.4552.98 from the "Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique Médicale (Brussels)" and by the Interuniversity Poles of Attraction Program, Belgium State, Prime Minister’s Federal Office for Scientific, Technical, and Cultural Affairs IUAP P4/23. J.B.P. is Research Associate of the FWO, Flanders, and J.-C.J. is Research Associate of the FNRS, Belgium.
Received June 26, 2000; first decision July 10, 2000; accepted July 29, 2000.
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