Activation of Renin‐Angiotensin Aldosterone System's Effect on Protein Disulfide Isomerase

Abstract

Disordered activation of the Renin‐Angiotensin‐Aldosterone‐System (RAAS) is associated with hypertension and insulin resistance. The hormones Angiotensin II (Ang II) and Aldosterone (Aldo) are two of its principal effector molecules that have been shown to regulate sodium and volume homeostasis leading to blood pressure control. Ang II has been shown to activate endothelial cells and increase the secretion of extracellular protein disulfide isomerase (PDI). PDI is a multifunctional protein critical to thrombus formation and regulation of reactive oxygen species among other functions. Our group has recently reported that caloric restriction (CR) in rodents leads to increases in Aldo secretion from adrenal zona glomerulosa cells. However, the effects of CR on PDI are unknown. We hypothesize that CR, due to its association with activating RAAS, will lead to increases in the circulating PDI activity. To test our hypothesis, we propose to study the in vitro effects of AngII and Aldo on PDI activity. We will study the in vivo effects of CR on the circulating activity of PDI in Long‐Evans Tokushima Fatty (LETO) and Otsuka Long‐Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF). We use two assays to measure PDI activity. In one approach we will use insulin degradation assays. The measurement of circulating PDI activity will be further validated with a fluorescent of Di‐E‐GSSG assay. Initial studies have shown specificity of our assay using the insulin degradation assay and recombinant PDI. Controls of our fluorescent assay are currently underway. We expect that CR will be associated with increased PDI activity.Support or Funding InformationK.V. is supported by an NIH MARC grant R25HL121029 and by the Division of Medical Sciences.This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2018 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.