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A role for insulin on L-arginine transport in fetal endothelial dysfunction in hyperglycaemia.
Current Vascular Pharmacology 2009 October
Endothelial cells are key in the regulation of vascular tone through the release of vasoactive molecules, including nitric oxide (NO). NO is a gas synthesized from the cationic amino acid L-arginine via the endothelial NO synthase (eNOS). The semi-essential amino acid L-arginine is a taken up by endothelial cells via systems y(+) and y(+)L in primary cultures of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). System y(+) is a family of membrane transporters including at least five transport systems for cationic amino acids (CAT) of which HUVEC express human CAT-1 (hCAT-1) and hCAT-2B. Exposure of HUVEC to high extracellular concentrations of D-glucose increases L-arginine transport, hCAT-1 mRNA expression and eNOS activity. These phenomena are also related with increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), thus supporting the possibility that changes in L-arginine/NO signalling pathway result from elevated ROS. It has been shown that insulin blocks D-glucose-increased L-arginine transport and cGMP accumulation in HUVEC, whereas in this cell type insulin also modulates high D-glucose effects by activating the transcriptional factors Sp1 and NFkappaB. These transcription factors have response elements in SLC7A1 (for hCAT-1) gene promoter region, thus representing 2 possible targets for regulation of the expression of this transporter by D-glucose and/or insulin in this cell type. Recent evidences suggest that insulin blocks the stimulatory effect of D-glucose on L-arginine transport by reducing the transcriptional activity of SLC7A1 via Sp1-, NFkappaB- and ROS-dependent mechanisms. Thus, a role for these transcription factors in response to insulin is proposed in fetal endothelial cells exposed to hyperglycaemia.
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