J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 262, Issue 18, 8557-8565, 06, 1987

Correlation between thrombin-induced prostacyclin production and inositol trisphosphate and cytosolic free calcium levels in cultured human endothelial cells

EA Jaffe, J Grulich, BB Weksler, G Hampel and K Watanabe

Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) stimulated with thrombin are known to synthesize prostacyclin at least in part from arachidonate released by phospholipase A2, an enzyme directly activated by calcium. In this study, thrombin stimulation of Quin 2-loaded HUVEC caused rapid and dose-dependent rises in inositol trisphosphate (IP3) and cytosolic free calcium (Ca2+i) levels which preceded a similarly dose-dependent rise in prostacyclin production measured as 6- ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha (6-keto-PGF1 alpha) by radioimmunoassay (ED50 = 0.6-0.7 units/ml for all three effects). Thrombin induced these effects in the absence of extracellular calcium (EGTA) or in the presence of either 8-bromo-cAMP or the calmodulin inhibitor W7. Thrombin inactivated with either diisopropyl fluorophosphate or D-Phe- Pro-Arg-chloromethyl ketone was inactive. In contrast, Quin 2-loaded cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells failed to respond to thrombin, although stimulation with trypsin elevated IP3 and Ca2+i levels and increased 6-keto-PGF1 alpha production. Restimulation of HUVEC with thrombin or histamine 5 min after an initial stimulation with thrombin (2 units/ml for 5 min) failed to induce a second rise in either IP3 or Ca2+i levels or further production of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha, whereas restimulation with ionomycin in the presence or absence of extracellular calcium elevated Ca2+i levels and induced further 6-keto- PGF1 alpha production. However, if the initial stimulation with thrombin was terminated by addition of D-Phe-Pro-Arg-chloromethyl ketone within 10-60 s, restimulation with a second dose of thrombin induced second rises in both IP3 and Ca2+i levels and additional 6-keto- PGF1 alpha production that were greatest when the initial thrombin stimulus was briefest. These results are consistent with the conclusion that IP3 acts as a second messenger by which thrombin elevates Ca2+i levels and initiates prostacyclin synthesis in HUVEC and that in vivo endothelial cells may be stimulated multiple times to synthesize prostacyclin if each period of stimulation is brief.
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