β-arrestin-2 in PAR-1-biased signaling has a crucial role in endothelial function via PDGF-β in stroke

Cell Death Dis. 2019 Feb 4;10(2):100. doi: 10.1038/s41419-019-1375-x.

Abstract

Thrombin aggravates ischemic stroke and activated protein C (APC) has a neuroprotective effect. Both proteases interact with protease-activated receptor 1, which exhibits functional selectivity and leads to G-protein- and β-arrestin-mediated-biased signal transduction. We focused on the effect of β-arrestin in PAR-1-biased signaling on endothelial function after stroke or high-fat diet (HFD). Thrombin had a rapid disruptive effect on endothelial function, but APC had a slow protective effect. Paralleled by prolonged MAPK 42/44 signaling activation by APC via β-arrestin-2, a lower cleavage rate of PAR-1 for APC than thrombin was quantitatively visualized by bioluminescence video imaging. HFD-fed mice showed lower β-arrestin-2 levels and more severe ischemic injury. The expression of β-arrestin-2 in capillaries and PDGF-β secretion in HFD-fed mice were reduced in penumbra lesions. These results suggested that β-arrestin-2-MAPK-PDGF-β signaling enhanced protection of endothelial function and barrier integrity after stroke.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Endothelial Cells / enzymology
  • Endothelial Cells / metabolism*
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Luminescent Measurements
  • MAP Kinase Kinase 2 / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein C / metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis / metabolism*
  • Receptor, PAR-1 / genetics
  • Receptor, PAR-1 / metabolism*
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects
  • Stroke / enzymology
  • Stroke / metabolism*
  • Stroke / pathology
  • Thrombin / metabolism
  • Time Factors
  • beta-Arrestin 2 / genetics
  • beta-Arrestin 2 / metabolism*

Substances

  • Protein C
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis
  • Receptor, PAR-1
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • beta-Arrestin 2
  • MAP Kinase Kinase 2
  • Thrombin
  • drotrecogin alfa activated