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—We studied the effect of basic fibroblast growth factor (b-FGF) on different Ca2+ mechanisms elicited by angiotensin II (Ang II) in normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Intracellular Ca2+ (Ca2+ i ) variations were studied in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) isolated from the aorta of 5- to 6-week-old WKY rats and SHR. Ca2+ i was assessed in Fura-2–loaded cells with fluorescent imaging microscopy. Ang II subtype 1 receptor activation by Ang II (1 μmol/L) induced a transient increase in Ca2+ i that was partially attenuated by genistein, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Pretreatment of VSMCs with b-FGF for 24 hours markedly stimulated the Ang II–induced Ca2+ i release from the internal stores in WKY rats, whereas it was without effect in SHR. This was not consequent to a change in the affinity of Ang II subtype 1 receptors or an increase in their density. Inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase with PD 98059 reduced this stimulatory effect of the cytokine in the WKY rats. On the other hand, b-FGF stimulated the Ang II–induced Ca2+ influx in both strains. Similar results were observed when Ca2+ influx was induced with thapsigargin. Genistein and PD 98059 abolished the effect of b-FGF. These results show for the first time that b-FGF regulates Ca2+ mechanisms induced by Ang II and that this regulation is different in SHR than in normotensive control animals. The extracellular signal-regulated kinase cascade is implicated in this cross-regulation with G protein–signaling pathway at 2 levels and possibly more: 1 at the tyrosine kinases and the other downstream of the extracellular signal–regulated kinase family. These results may prove useful in understanding the interaction between these 2 pathways and their implication in genetic hypertension.

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Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Pathway Is Involved in Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Effect on Angiotensin II–Induced Ca <sup>2+</sup> Transient in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell From Wistar-Kyoto and Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Pathway Is Involved in Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Effect on Angiotensin II–Induced Ca 2+ Transient in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell From Wistar-Kyoto and Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Pathway Is Involved in Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Effect on Angiotensin II–Induced Ca ²⁺ Transient in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell From Wistar-Kyoto and Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats