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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 287: H2173-H2182, 2004. First published July 15, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00352.2004
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Role of caveolae in ouabain-induced proliferation of cultured vascular smooth muscle cells of the synthetic phenotype

Lijun Liu,1 Joel Abramowitz,2 Amir Askari,1 and Julius C. Allen2

1Department of Pharmacology, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio 43614; and 2Section of Cardiovascular Sciences, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030

Submitted 13 April 2004 ; accepted in final form 13 July 2004

We have shown earlier that low concentrations of ouabain that do not perturb the ionic milieu can initiate proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in the synthetic phenotype from three different species: canine, rodent, and human. This effect occurs by activation of Src and the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and thus supports the concept of an additional, nonionic, transducing function of the Na pump. The present study presents data suggesting that such activation occurs through specific Na pump sites localized to the caveolae, and subsequent interactions with selected signaling proteins resident within the same membrane microdomain. Our data show that at rest, 30% of the total number of Na pumps are concentrated within the caveolae. When the various VSMCs were treated with proliferating concentrations of ouabain, the key protein content in isolated caveolae was increased. However, the recruited proteins were different between the different tissues. Thus ouabain activated the recruitment of both the Na pump {alpha}1-subunit and EGFR in the caveolae from rat A7r5 cells, whereas in both human and canine cells, ouabain activated the recruitment of Src, with the caveolar content of the other proteins remaining constant. These data demonstrate that ouabain interacts with the {alpha}1-subunit of the Na pump that resides within the caveolar domain, and such interaction selectively recruits signal transducing proteins to this microdomain resulting in their activation, which is necessary for the initiation of the proliferative cascade.

Na pump; ouabain signaling; vascular smooth muscle proliferation


Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: J. C. Allen, Section of Cardiovascular Science, Dept. of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030 (E-mail: juliusa{at}bcm.tmc.edu)




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