Journal: Physiological Reports
Article Title: Nitric oxide activates AMPK by modulating PDE3A in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells
doi: 10.14814/phy2.14559
Figure Lengend Snippet: siRNA silencing of PDE3A (siPDE3A) blunted NO‐induced AMPK activation. Human PASMC were transfected with siPDE3A, siPDE3B, or scramble siRNA. After 48 hr, cells were treated with DETA NONOate (250 μM) for 24 hr. Protein was harvested, analyzed by Western blot, and expression quantified by densitometry. (a) Representative Western blots for each PDE3A, PDE3B, β‐actin, and p‐ and total AMPK. Data are shown as fold changes ± SEM relative to scramble siRNA control for (b) PDE3A/β‐actin after siPDE3A or siPDE3B transfection; n = 5–6 for each group, * p < .025 different from scramble siRNA (two‐way ANOVA). (c) PDE3B/β‐actin after siPDE3A or siPDE3B transfection; n = 6 for each group, * p < .005 different from scramble siRNA (two‐way ANOVA), and (d) p/T‐AMPK after siPDE3A or siPDE3B transfection; n = 5–6 for each group, * p < .02 different from scramble siRNA, control; # p < .001 different from scramble siRNA, DETA NONOate; & p < .003 different from siPDE3A, DETA NONOate (two‐way ANOVA)
Article Snippet: AICAR (5‐Aminoimidazole‐4‐carboxamide‐1‐β‐D‐ribofuranoside), an AMPK agonist, was purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Santa Cruz, CA).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Transfection, Western Blot, Expressing, Control