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Huang F, Zhang F, Huang L, Zhu X, Huang C, Li N, Da Q, Huang Y, Yang H, Wang H, Zhao L, Lin Q, Chen Z, Xu J, Liu J, Ren M, Wang Y, Han Z, Ouyang K. Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors Regulate Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Neointima Formation in Mice. J Am Heart Assoc 2024; 13:e034203. [PMID: 39023067 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.034203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation is involved in many types of arterial diseases, including neointima hyperplasia, in which Ca2+ has been recognized as a key player. However, the physiological role of Ca2+ release via inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) from endoplasmic reticulum in regulating VSMC proliferation has not been well determined. METHODS AND RESULTS Both in vitro cell culture models and in vivo mouse models were generated to investigate the role of IP3Rs in regulating VSMC proliferation. Expression of all 3 IP3R subtypes was increased in cultured VSMCs upon platelet-derived growth factor-BB and FBS stimulation as well as in the left carotid artery undergoing intimal thickening after vascular occlusion. Genetic ablation of all 3 IP3R subtypes abolished endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release in cultured VSMCs, significantly reduced cell proliferation induced by platelet-derived growth factor-BB and FBS stimulation, and also decreased cell migration of VSMCs. Furthermore, smooth muscle-specific deletion of all IP3R subtypes in adult mice dramatically attenuated neointima formation induced by left carotid artery ligation, accompanied by significant decreases in cell proliferation and matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression in injured vessels. Mechanistically, IP3R-mediated Ca2+ release may activate cAMP response element-binding protein, a key player in controlling VSMC proliferation, via Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and Akt. Loss of IP3Rs suppressed cAMP response element-binding protein phosphorylation at Ser133 in both cultured VSMCs and injured vessels, whereas application of Ca2+ permeable ionophore, ionomycin, can reverse cAMP response element-binding protein phosphorylation in IP3R triple knockout VSMCs. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrated an essential role of IP3R-mediated Ca2+ release from endoplasmic reticulum in regulating cAMP response element-binding protein activation, VSMC proliferation, and neointima formation in mouse arteries.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Male
- Mice
- Becaplermin/pharmacology
- Becaplermin/metabolism
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Signaling
- Carotid Artery Injuries/pathology
- Carotid Artery Injuries/metabolism
- Carotid Artery Injuries/genetics
- Cell Movement
- Cell Proliferation
- Cells, Cultured
- Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/metabolism
- Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/genetics
- Disease Models, Animal
- Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism
- Endoplasmic Reticulum/pathology
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/metabolism
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/genetics
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/pathology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/pathology
- Neointima/pathology
- Phosphorylation
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism
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- Fang Huang
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Central Laboratory Peking University Shenzhen Hospital Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine Shenzhen University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiology Qingdao Municipal Hospital Qingdao China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Peking University Shenzhen China
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Asunción-Alvarez D, Palacios J, Ybañez-Julca RO, Rodriguez-Silva CN, Nwokocha C, Cifuentes F, Greensmith DJ. Calcium signaling in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells: sex differences and the influence of estrogens and androgens. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2024; 326:H950-H970. [PMID: 38334967 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00600.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
Abstract
Calcium signaling in vascular endothelial cells (ECs) and smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is essential for the regulation of vascular tone. However, the changes to intracellular Ca2+ concentrations are often influenced by sex differences. Furthermore, a large body of evidence shows that sex hormone imbalance leads to dysregulation of Ca2+ signaling and this is a key factor in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. In this review, the effects of estrogens and androgens on vascular calcium-handling proteins are discussed, with emphasis on the associated genomic or nongenomic molecular mechanisms. The experimental models from which data were collected were also considered. The review highlights 1) in female ECs, transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) and mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU) enhance Ca2+-dependent nitric oxide (NO) generation. In males, only transient receptor potential canonical 3 (TRPC3) plays a fundamental role in this effect. 2) Female VSMCs have lower cytosolic Ca2+ levels than males due to differences in the activity and expression of stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1), calcium release-activated calcium modulator 1 (Orai1), calcium voltage-gated channel subunit-α1C (CaV1.2), Na+-K+-2Cl- symporter (NKCC1), and the Na+/K+-ATPase. 3) When compared with androgens, the influence of estrogens on Ca2+ homeostasis, vascular tone, and incidence of vascular disease is better documented. 4) Many studies use supraphysiological concentrations of sex hormones, which may limit the physiological relevance of outcomes. 5) Sex-dependent differences in Ca2+ signaling mean both sexes ought to be included in experimental design.
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- Daniel Asunción-Alvarez
- Laboratorio de Bioquímica Aplicada, Química y Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica Aplicada, Química y Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique, Chile
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Trujillo, Perú
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, Trujillo, Perú
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences Physiology Section, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología Experimental (EphyL), Instituto Antofagasta (IA), Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile
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- Biomedical Research Centre, School of Science, Engineering and Environment, The University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom
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Zeng Z, Cheng M, Li M, Wang T, Wen F, Sanderson MJ, Sneyd J, Shen Y, Chen J. Inherent differences of small airway contraction and Ca 2+ oscillations in airway smooth muscle cells between BALB/c and C57BL/6 mouse strains. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1202573. [PMID: 37346175 PMCID: PMC10279852 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1202573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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BALB/c and C57BL/6 mouse strains are widely used as animal model in studies of respiratory diseases, such as asthma. Asthma is characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness, which is eventually resulted from the excessive airway smooth muscle (ASM) contraction mediated by Ca2+ oscillations in ASM cells. It is reported that BALB/c mice have inherently higher airway responsiveness, but show no different contractive response of tracheal ring as compared to C57BL/6 mice. However, whether the different airway responsiveness is due to the different extents of small airway contraction, and what's underlying mechanism remains unknown. Here, we assess agonist-induced small airway contraction and Ca2+ oscillations in ASM cells between BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice by using precision-cut lung slices (PCLS). We found that BALB/c mice showed an intrinsically stronger extent of small airway narrowing and faster Ca2+ oscillations in ASM cells in response to agonists. These differences were associated with a higher magnitude of Ca2+ influx via store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE), as a result of increased expression of SOCE components (STIM1, Orai1) in the ASM cells of small airway of BALB/c mice. An established mathematical model and experimental results suggested that the increased SOC current could result in increased agonist-induced Ca2+ oscillations. Therefore, the inherently higher SOC underlies the increased Ca2+ oscillation frequency in ASM cells and stronger small airway contraction in BALB/c mice, thus higher airway responsiveness in BALB/c than C57BL/6 mouse strain.
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- Zijian Zeng
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States
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- Department of Mathematics, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Division of Pulmonary Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Huang AS, Tong BCK, Hung HCH, Wu AJ, Ho OKY, Kong AHY, Leung MMK, Bai J, Fu X, Yu Z, Li M, Leung TF, Mak JCW, Leung GPH, Cheung KH. Targeting calcium signaling by inositol trisphosphate receptors: A novel mechanism for the anti-asthmatic effects of Houttuynia cordata. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 164:114935. [PMID: 37245337 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by airway hypersensitivity and remodeling. The current treatments provide only short-term benefits and may have undesirable side effects; thus, alternative or supplementary therapy is needed. Because intracellular calcium (Ca2+) signaling plays an essential role in regulating the contractility and remodeling of airway smooth muscle cells, the targeting of Ca2+ signaling is a potential therapeutic strategy for asthma. Houttuynia cordata is a traditional Chinese herb that is used to treat asthma due to its anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory properties. We hypothesized that H. cordata might modulate intracellular Ca2+ signaling and could help relieve asthmatic airway remodeling. We found that the mRNA and protein levels of inositol trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) were elevated in interleukin-stimulated primary human bronchial smooth muscle cells and a house dust mite-sensitized model of asthma. The upregulation of IP3R expression enhanced intracellular Ca2+ release upon stimulation and contributed to airway remodeling in asthma. Intriguingly, pretreatment with H. cordata essential oil rectified the disruption of Ca2+ signaling, mitigated asthma development, and prevented airway narrowing. Furthermore, our analysis suggested that houttuynin/2-undecanone could be the bioactive component in H. cordata essential oil because we found similar IP3R suppression in response to the commercially available derivative sodium houttuyfonate. An in silico analysis showed that houttuynin, which downregulates IP3R expression, binds to the IP3 binding domain of IP3R and may mediate a direct inhibitory effect. In summary, our findings suggest that H. cordata is a potential alternative treatment choice that may reduce asthma severity by targeting the dysregulation of Ca2+ signaling.
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- Alexis Shiying Huang
- Teaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Teaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Teaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Teaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Teaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Teaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Teaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Teaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Teaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Teaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Teaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Teaching and Research Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
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Afolabi JM, Kanthakumar P, Williams JD, Kumar R, Soni H, Adebiyi A. Post-injury Inhibition of Endothelin-1 Dependent Renal Vasoregulation Mitigates Rhabdomyolysis-Induced Acute Kidney Injury. FUNCTION 2023; 4:zqad022. [PMID: 37342410 PMCID: PMC10278989 DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023] Open
Abstract
In patients with rhabdomyolysis, the overwhelming release of myoglobin into the circulation is the primary cause of kidney injury. Myoglobin causes direct kidney injury as well as severe renal vasoconstriction. An increase in renal vascular resistance (RVR) results in renal blood flow (RBF) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) reduction, tubular injury, and acute kidney injury (AKI). The mechanisms that underlie rhabdomyolysis-induced AKI are not fully understood but may involve the local production of vasoactive mediators in the kidney. Studies have shown that myoglobin stimulates endothelin-1 (ET-1) production in glomerular mesangial cells. Circulating ET-1 is also increased in rats subjected to glycerol-induced rhabdomyolysis. However, the upstream mechanisms of ET-1 production and downstream effectors of ET-1 actions in rhabdomyolysis-induced AKI remain unclear. Vasoactive ET-1 is generated by ET converting enzyme 1 (ECE-1)-induced proteolytic processing of inactive big ET to biologically active peptides. The downstream ion channel effectors of ET-1-induced vasoregulation include the transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily C member 3 (TRPC3). This study demonstrates that glycerol-induced rhabdomyolysis in Wistar rats promotes ECE-1-dependent ET-1 production, RVR increase, GFR decrease, and AKI. Rhabdomyolysis-induced increases in RVR and AKI in the rats were attenuated by post-injury pharmacological inhibition of ECE-1, ET receptors, and TRPC3 channels. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of TRPC3 channels attenuated ET-1-induced renal vascular reactivity and rhabdomyolysis-induced AKI. These findings suggest that ECE-1-driven ET-1 production and downstream activation of TRPC3-dependent renal vasoconstriction contribute to rhabdomyolysis-induced AKI. Hence, post-injury inhibition of ET-1-mediated renal vasoregulation may provide therapeutic targets for rhabdomyolysis-induced AKI.
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- Jeremiah M Afolabi
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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Romero-Martínez BS, Sommer B, Solís-Chagoyán H, Calixto E, Aquino-Gálvez A, Jaimez R, Gomez-Verjan JC, González-Avila G, Flores-Soto E, Montaño LM. Estrogenic Modulation of Ionic Channels, Pumps and Exchangers in Airway Smooth Muscle. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24097879. [PMID: 37175587 PMCID: PMC10178541 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24097879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
Abstract
To preserve ionic homeostasis (primarily Ca2+, K+, Na+, and Cl-), in the airway smooth muscle (ASM) numerous transporters (channels, exchangers, and pumps) regulate the influx and efflux of these ions. Many of intracellular processes depend on continuous ionic permeation, including exocytosis, contraction, metabolism, transcription, fecundation, proliferation, and apoptosis. These mechanisms are precisely regulated, for instance, through hormonal activity. The lipophilic nature of steroidal hormones allows their free transit into the cell where, in most cases, they occupy their cognate receptor to generate genomic actions. In the sense, estrogens can stimulate development, proliferation, migration, and survival of target cells, including in lung physiology. Non-genomic actions on the other hand do not imply estrogen's intracellular receptor occupation, nor do they initiate transcription and are mostly immediate to the stimulus. Among estrogen's non genomic responses regulation of calcium homeostasis and contraction and relaxation processes play paramount roles in ASM. On the other hand, disruption of calcium homeostasis has been closely associated with some ASM pathological mechanism. Thus, this paper intends to summarize the effects of estrogen on ionic handling proteins in ASM. The considerable diversity, range and power of estrogens regulates ionic homeostasis through genomic and non-genomic mechanisms.
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- Bianca S Romero-Martínez
- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Hiperreactividad Bronquial, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias "Ismael Cosío Villegas", Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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- Neurociencia Cognitiva Evolutiva, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Cognitivas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62209, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neurobiología, Dirección de Investigación en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz", Ciudad de México 14370, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Departamento de Fibrosis Pulmonar, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, México City 14080, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Estrógenos y Hemostasis, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Dirección de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Geriatría (INGER), Ciudad de México 10200, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Oncología Biomédica, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias "Ismael Cosío Villegas", México City 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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Rakotondramanana DA, Razafindrakoto ZR, Donno D, Tombozara N, Nalimanana NR, Andrianajara C, Beccaro GL, Ramanitrahasimbola D, Nicoletti M. Bio-guided isolation of androsta-1,4-dien-3,16-dione as a vasodilator active principle from the inflorescence of Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn. (Strelitziaceae). Nat Prod Res 2023; 37:809-818. [PMID: 35724374 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2089668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Androsta-1,4-dien-3,16-dione was isolated for the first time from the plant kingdom of the ethanolic extract of the Ravenala madagascariensis' inflorescence by the bio-guided method. Its structure was elucidated by NMR and MS spectroscopic data analysis. The vascular effects of ethanol extracts, fractions and androsta-1,4-dien-3,16-dione were assessed on the phenylephrine pre-contracted isolated rat aorta. The isolated compound exerted the most potent vaso-relaxing effect (EC50 = 109.32 ± 15.82 µM) than the ethanol extract and fractions. The pharmacological mechanism of its vaso-relaxing action was analysed on isolated rat aorta using free-endothelial vascular tissue, specific contracting reagents (CaCl2 and KCl), antagonist (propranolol), enzyme inhibitors (L-NAME, methylene blue) and channel blocker (glibenclamide). Its vaso-relaxing activity could be due, at least partly, to the non-specific inhibition of the calcic influx.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Applied Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Institut Malgache de Recherches Appliquées, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Applied Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Institut Malgache de Recherches Appliquées, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Applied Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Institut Malgache de Recherches Appliquées, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Pharmacy Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar.,Applied Pharmacognosy Laboratory, Institut Malgache de Recherches Appliquées, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Roma, Rome, Italy
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Perez-Zoghbi JF, Sajorda DR, Webb DA, Arnold LA, Emala CW, Yocum GT. Imidazobenzodiazepine PI320 Relaxes Mouse Peripheral Airways by Inhibiting Calcium Mobilization. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2022; 67:482-490. [PMID: 35776523 PMCID: PMC9564932 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2022-0084oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Asthma is a common respiratory disease characterized, in part, by excessive airway smooth muscle (ASM) contraction (airway hyperresponsiveness). Various GABAAR (γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor) activators, including benzodiazepines, relax ASM. The GABAAR is a ligand-operated Cl- channel best known for its role in inhibitory neurotransmission in the central nervous system. Although ASM cells express GABAARs, affording a seemingly logical site of action, the mechanism(s) by which GABAAR ligands relax ASM remains unclear. PI320, a novel imidazobenzodiazepine designed for tissue selectivity, is a promising asthma drug candidate. Here, we show that PI320 alleviates methacholine (MCh)-induced bronchoconstriction in vivo and relaxes peripheral airways preconstricted with MCh ex vivo using the forced oscillation technique and precision-cut lung slice experiments, respectively. Surprisingly, the peripheral airway relaxation demonstrated in precision-cut lung slices does not appear to be GABAAR-dependent, as it is not inhibited by the GABAAR antagonist picrotoxin or the benzodiazepine antagonist flumazenil. Furthermore, we demonstrate here that PI320 inhibits MCh-induced airway constriction in the absence of external Ca2, suggesting that PI320-mediated relaxation is not mediated by inhibition of Ca2+ influx in ASM. However, PI320 does inhibit MCh-induced intracellular Ca2+ oscillations in peripheral ASM, a key mediator of contraction that is dependent on sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ mobilization. Furthermore, PI320 inhibits peripheral airway constriction induced by experimentally increasing the intracellular concentration of inositol triphosphate (IP3). These novel data suggest that PI320 relaxes murine peripheral airways by inhibiting intracellular Ca2+ mobilization in ASM, likely by inhibiting Ca2+ release through IP3Rs (IP3 receptors).
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- Jose F. Perez-Zoghbi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York; and
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York; and
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and,Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and,Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York; and
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York; and
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Kumar R, Soni H, Afolabi JM, Kanthakumar P, Mankuzhy PD, Iwhiwhu SA, Adebiyi A. Induction of reactive oxygen species by mechanical stretch drives endothelin production in neonatal pig renal epithelial cells. Redox Biol 2022; 55:102394. [PMID: 35841629 PMCID: PMC9289874 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Vasoactive endothelin (ET) is generated by ET converting enzyme (ECE)-induced proteolytic processing of pro-molecule big ET to biologically active peptides. H2O2 has been shown to increase the expression of ECE1 via transactivation of its promoter. The present study demonstrates that H2O2 triggered ECE1-dependent ET1-3 production in neonatal pig proximal tubule (PT) epithelial cells. A uniaxial stretch of PT cells decreased catalase, increased NADPH oxidase (NOX)2 and NOX4, and increased H2O2 levels. Stretch also increased cellular ECE1, an effect reversed by EUK-134 (a synthetic superoxide dismutase/catalase mimetic), NOX inhibitor apocynin, and siRNA-mediated knockdown of NOX2 and NOX4. Short-term unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO), an inducer of renal tubular cell stretch and oxidative stress, increased renal ET1-3 generation and vascular resistance (RVR) in neonatal pigs. Despite removing the obstruction, UUO-induced increase in RVR persisted, resulting in early acute kidney injury (AKI). ET receptor (ETR)-operated Ca2+ entry in renal microvascular smooth muscle (SM) via transient receptor potential channel 3 (TRPC3) channels reduced renal blood flow and increased RVR. Although acute reversible UUO (rUUO) did not change protein expression levels of ETR and TRPC3 in renal microvessels, inhibition of ECE1, ETR, and TRPC3 protected against renal hypoperfusion, RVR increase, and early AKI. These data suggest that mechanical stretch-driven oxyradical generation stimulates ET production in neonatal pig renal epithelial cells. ET activates renal microvascular SM TRPC3, leading to persistent vasoconstriction and reduction in renal blood flow. These mechanisms may underlie rUUO-induced renal insufficiency in infants.
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- Ravi Kumar
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
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Inagaki S, Suzuki Y, Kawasaki K, Kondo R, Imaizumi Y, Yamamura H. Mitofusin 2 positively regulates Ca 2+ signaling by tethering the sarcoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria in rat aortic smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2022; 323:C295-C305. [PMID: 35704692 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00274.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mitochondria buffer cytosolic Ca2+increases following Ca2+ influx from extracellular spaces and Ca2+ release from intracellular Ca2+ store sites under physiological circumstances. Therefore, close contact of mitochondria with the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is required for maintaining Ca2+ homeostasis. Mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) localizes in both mitochondrial and SR membranes, and is hypothesized to optimize the distance and Ca2+ transfer between these organelles. However, the physiological significance of Mfn2 in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is poorly understood. In the present study, the role of Mfn2 in the physical and functional couplings between SR and mitochondria was examined in rat aortic smooth muscle cells (rASMCs) by confocal and electron microscope imaging. When Mfn2 was knocked-down using siRNA in rASMCs, the mean distance between these organelles was extended from 16.2 to 21.6 nm. The increase in the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]cyt) induced by 100 nM arginine vasopressin (AVP) was not affected by Mfn2 siRNA knockdown, whereas cytosolic Ca2+ removal was slower after Mfn2 knockdown. Following the AVP-induced [Ca2+]cyt increase, mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake and Ca2+ refill into the SR were attenuated by Mfn2 knockdown. In addition, Mfn2-knockdown cells exhibited a loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨmito) and lower ATP levels in mitochondria. Moreover, Mfn2 knockdown inhibited cell proliferation. In contrast, Mfn2 overexpression increased ΔΨmito and cell growth. This study strongly suggests that Mfn2 is responsible for SR-mitochondria Ca2+ signaling by tethering mitochondria to SR, thereby regulating ATP production and proliferation of VSMCs.
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- Sou Inagaki
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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Loh YC, Oo CW, Tew WY, Wen X, Wei X, Yam MF. The predominance of endothelium-derived relaxing factors and beta-adrenergic receptor pathways in strong vasorelaxation induced by 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde in the rat aorta. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 150:112905. [PMID: 35421787 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.112905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (4HB), known as ρ-hydroxybenzaldehyde, is commonly present in traditional Chinese medicine herb, most frequently used for hypertension treatment. This research aims to determine the potency of 4HB's vasorelaxant action. In the study, the vasodilation effect of 4HB was evaluated using in vitro isolated rat aortic rings assay. The aortic rings were pre-incubated with respective antagonists before being pre-contracted with phenylephrine (PE) and challenged with various concentrations of 4HB for mechanistic action studies. Rmax (maximal vasodilation) and pEC50 (negative logarithm of half-maximal effective concentration) values of each experiment were determined for comparison purposes. 4HB caused vasodilation on endothelium-intact aortic rings which pre-contracted with PE (pEC50 = 3.53 ± 0.05, Rmax = 100.95 ± 4.25%) or potassium chloride (pEC50 = 2.96 ± 0.13, Rmax = 72.13 ± 4.93%). The vasodilation effect of 4HB was significantly decreased in the absence of an endothelium (pEC50 = 2.21 ± 0.25, Rmax = 47.96 ± 4.16%). The atropine, 4-aminopyridine, Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, glibenclamide, and propranolol significantly reduced the vasorelaxation effect of 4HB. Besides that, 4HB blocked the voltage-operated calcium channel (VOCC) and regulated the intracellular Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) in the aortic ring. Thus, the results indicated that 4HB exerted its vasodilatory effect via cGMP and β2 pathways, M3-dependent PLC/IP3 pathways, and potassium and calcium channels.
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- Yean Chun Loh
- College of Pharmacy, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1 Qiuyang Road, Shangjie, Minhou, Fuzhou 350122, Fujian, China; Department of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, UniversitiSains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, UniversitiSains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia
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- College of Pharmacy, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1 Qiuyang Road, Shangjie, Minhou, Fuzhou 350122, Fujian, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1 Qiuyang Road, Shangjie, Minhou, Fuzhou 350122, Fujian, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1 Qiuyang Road, Shangjie, Minhou, Fuzhou 350122, Fujian, China; Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia.
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Sadraei H, Ghasemi M, Saranji S. Evaluation of spasmolytic effects of naringenin on ileum contraction and intestinal charcoal meal transit: Involvement of ATP-sensitive K+ channels. JOURNAL OF HERBMED PHARMACOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.34172/jhp.2022.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Introduction: Naringenin is a flavonoid constituent of many herbal plants, including citreous fruits. Biological studies have suggested various therapeutic effects for naringenin, including protective effects on gastrointestinal (GI) motility. The present study was performed to investigate the involvement of ATP-sensitive K+ channels on the effect of naringenin in rat ileum motility. Methods: Ileum contractions were induced by either KCl or acetylcholine (ACh) in vitro. Inhibitory concentration-response curves were constructed for naringenin and diazoxide after exposure of rat isolated ileum to KCl (20mM) or ACh (500nM). The relaxant effects of naringenin and diazoxide were also examined in the presence of glibenclamide. Furthermore, oral effects of diazoxide (25 mg/kg) and naringenin (25, 50 mg/kg) were also assessed on the intestinal charcoal meal transit in mice (n=10) in the absence and presence of glibenclamide (50 mg/kg). Results: Diazoxide and naringenin in a concentration-dependent manner inhibited ileum contractions induced by low bath concentration of KCl (20mM). However, both drugs had no effect on contractions induced by a high concentration of KCl (160mM). The inhibitory effects of diazoxide and naringenin were blocked by glibenclamide. Oral administration of diazoxide and naringenin significantly reduced the intestinal transit of charcoal meal. The delay in the intestinal transit was blocked by the oral dose of glibenclamide. The effect of naringenin on the rat intestinal strip pre-contracted with the KCl was relatively similar to that of ATP-sensitive K+ channel opener (diazoxide). Conclusion: This research supports that ATP-sensitive K+ channels are involved in the rat small intestinal smooth muscles relaxation induced by naringenin.
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- Hassan Sadraei
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Dridi H, Santulli G, Gambardella J, Jankauskas SS, Yuan Q, Yang J, Reiken S, Wang X, Wronska A, Liu X, Lacampagne A, Marks AR. IP3 receptor orchestrates maladaptive vascular responses in heart failure. J Clin Invest 2022; 132:e152859. [PMID: 35166236 PMCID: PMC8843748 DOI: 10.1172/jci152859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Patients with heart failure (HF) have augmented vascular tone, which increases cardiac workload, impairing ventricular output and promoting further myocardial dysfunction. The molecular mechanisms underlying the maladaptive vascular responses observed in HF are not fully understood. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) control vasoconstriction via a Ca2+-dependent process, in which the type 1 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R1) on the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) plays a major role. To dissect the mechanistic contribution of intracellular Ca2+ release to the increased vascular tone observed in HF, we analyzed the remodeling of IP3R1 in aortic tissues from patients with HF and from controls. VSMC IP3R1 channels from patients with HF and HF mice were hyperphosphorylated by both serine and tyrosine kinases. VSMCs isolated from IP3R1VSMC-/- mice exhibited blunted Ca2+ responses to angiotensin II (ATII) and norepinephrine compared with control VSMCs. IP3R1VSMC-/- mice displayed significantly reduced responses to ATII, both in vivo and ex vivo. HF IP3R1VSMC-/- mice developed significantly less afterload compared with HF IP3R1fl/fl mice and exhibited significantly attenuated progression toward decompensated HF and reduced interstitial fibrosis. Ca2+-dependent phosphorylation of the MLC by MLCK activated VSMC contraction. MLC phosphorylation was markedly increased in VSMCs from patients with HF and HF mice but reduced in VSMCs from HF IP3R1VSMC-/- mice and HF WT mice treated with ML-7. Taken together, our data indicate that VSMC IP3R1 is a major effector of increased vascular tone, which contributes to increased cardiac afterload and decompensation in HF.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Calcium Signaling
- Heart Failure/genetics
- Heart Failure/metabolism
- Heart Failure/physiopathology
- Humans
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/genetics
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiopathology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Vasoconstriction
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- Haikel Dridi
- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Clyde and Helen Wu Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Clyde and Helen Wu Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Einstein-Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism (FIDAM), Einstein Institute for Neuroimmunology and Inflammation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Clyde and Helen Wu Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, New York, New York, USA
- International Translational Research and Medical Education (ITME) Consortium, Department of Advanced Biomedical Science, “Federico II” University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Einstein-Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism (FIDAM), Einstein Institute for Neuroimmunology and Inflammation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Clyde and Helen Wu Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Clyde and Helen Wu Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Clyde and Helen Wu Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Einstein-Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism (FIDAM), Einstein Institute for Neuroimmunology and Inflammation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Clyde and Helen Wu Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Clyde and Helen Wu Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- PhyMedExp, University of Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, CHRU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Clyde and Helen Wu Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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Nusier M, Shah AK, Dhalla NS. Structure-Function Relationships and Modifications of Cardiac Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-Transport. Physiol Res 2022; 70:S443-S470. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is a specialized tubular network, which not only maintains the intracellular concentration of Ca2+ at a low level but is also known to release and accumulate Ca2+ for the occurrence of cardiac contraction and relaxation, respectively. This subcellular organelle is composed of several phospholipids and different Ca2+-cycling, Ca2+-binding and regulatory proteins, which work in a coordinated manner to determine its function in cardiomyocytes. Some of the major proteins in the cardiac SR membrane include Ca2+-pump ATPase (SERCA2), Ca2+-release protein (ryanodine receptor), calsequestrin (Ca2+-binding protein) and phospholamban (regulatory protein). The phosphorylation of SR Ca2+-cycling proteins by protein kinase A or Ca2+-calmodulin kinase (directly or indirectly) has been demonstrated to augment SR Ca2+-release and Ca2+-uptake activities and promote cardiac contraction and relaxation functions. The activation of phospholipases and proteases as well as changes in different gene expressions under different pathological conditions have been shown to alter the SR composition and produce Ca2+-handling abnormalities in cardiomyocytes for the development of cardiac dysfunction. The post-translational modifications of SR Ca2+ cycling proteins by processes such as oxidation, nitrosylation, glycosylation, lipidation, acetylation, sumoylation, and O GlcNacylation have also been reported to affect the SR Ca2+ release and uptake activities as well as cardiac contractile activity. The SR function in the heart is also influenced in association with changes in cardiac performance by several hormones including thyroid hormones and adiponectin as well as by exercise-training. On the basis of such observations, it is suggested that both Ca2+-cycling and regulatory proteins in the SR membranes are intimately involved in determining the status of cardiac function and are thus excellent targets for drug development for the treatment of heart disease.
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen, Research Centre, 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6 Canada.
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Dixon RE, Navedo MF, Binder MD, Santana LF. Mechanisms and Physiological Implications of Cooperative Gating of Ion Channels Clusters. Physiol Rev 2021; 102:1159-1210. [PMID: 34927454 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00022.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Ion channels play a central role in the regulation of nearly every cellular process. Dating back to the classic 1952 Hodgkin-Huxley model of the generation of the action potential, ion channels have always been thought of as independent agents. A myriad of recent experimental findings exploiting advances in electrophysiology, structural biology, and imaging techniques, however, have posed a serious challenge to this long-held axiom as several classes of ion channels appear to open and close in a coordinated, cooperative manner. Ion channel cooperativity ranges from variable-sized oligomeric cooperative gating in voltage-gated, dihydropyridine-sensitive Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 channels to obligatory dimeric assembly and gating of voltage-gated Nav1.5 channels. Potassium channels, transient receptor potential channels, hyperpolarization cyclic nucleotide-activated channels, ryanodine receptors (RyRs), and inositol trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) have also been shown to gate cooperatively. The implications of cooperative gating of these ion channels range from fine tuning excitation-contraction coupling in muscle cells to regulating cardiac function and vascular tone, to modulation of action potential and conduction velocity in neurons and cardiac cells, and to control of pace-making activity in the heart. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms leading to cooperative gating of ion channels, their physiological consequences and how alterations in cooperative gating of ion channels may induce a range of clinically significant pathologies.
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- Rose Ellen Dixon
- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, United States
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Jackson WF. Calcium-Dependent Ion Channels and the Regulation of Arteriolar Myogenic Tone. Front Physiol 2021; 12:770450. [PMID: 34819877 PMCID: PMC8607693 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.770450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Arterioles in the peripheral microcirculation regulate blood flow to and within tissues and organs, control capillary blood pressure and microvascular fluid exchange, govern peripheral vascular resistance, and contribute to the regulation of blood pressure. These important microvessels display pressure-dependent myogenic tone, the steady state level of contractile activity of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) that sets resting arteriolar internal diameter such that arterioles can both dilate and constrict to meet the blood flow and pressure needs of the tissues and organs that they perfuse. This perspective will focus on the Ca2+-dependent ion channels in the plasma and endoplasmic reticulum membranes of arteriolar VSMCs and endothelial cells (ECs) that regulate arteriolar tone. In VSMCs, Ca2+-dependent negative feedback regulation of myogenic tone is mediated by Ca2+-activated K+ (BKCa) channels and also Ca2+-dependent inactivation of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (VGCC). Transient receptor potential subfamily M, member 4 channels (TRPM4); Ca2+-activated Cl− channels (CaCCs; TMEM16A/ANO1), Ca2+-dependent inhibition of voltage-gated K+ (KV) and ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels; and Ca2+-induced-Ca2+ release through inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) participate in Ca2+-dependent positive-feedback regulation of myogenic tone. Calcium release from VSMC ryanodine receptors (RyRs) provide negative-feedback through Ca2+-spark-mediated control of BKCa channel activity, or positive-feedback regulation in cooperation with IP3Rs or CaCCs. In some arterioles, VSMC RyRs are silent. In ECs, transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily, member 4 (TRPV4) channels produce Ca2+ sparklets that activate IP3Rs and intermediate and small conductance Ca2+ activated K+ (IKCa and sKCa) channels causing membrane hyperpolarization that is conducted to overlying VSMCs producing endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization and vasodilation. Endothelial IP3Rs produce Ca2+ pulsars, Ca2+ wavelets, Ca2+ waves and increased global Ca2+ levels activating EC sKCa and IKCa channels and causing Ca2+-dependent production of endothelial vasodilator autacoids such as NO, prostaglandin I2 and epoxides of arachidonic acid that mediate negative-feedback regulation of myogenic tone. Thus, Ca2+-dependent ion channels importantly contribute to many aspects of the regulation of myogenic tone in arterioles in the microcirculation.
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- William F Jackson
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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Tsymbalyuk OV, Davydovska TL, Naumenko AM, Liashevych AN, Lupaina IS, Voiteshenko IS, Nuryshchenko NY, Skryshevsky VA. Functional state of the myometrium of rats under chronic in vivo effect of nanostructured ZnO and ТіО2 materials. REGULATORY MECHANISMS IN BIOSYSTEMS 2021. [DOI: 10.15421/022179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The specificities of the structure and blood supply of the uterus facilitate a considerable accumulation of nanosized xenobiotics, including nanoparticles of metal oxides, in its tissues. Numerous in vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrated that nanoparticles of metal oxides (ZnO and TiO2) have significant cytotoxic activity, caused by oxidative stress induction. However, there is no information about the impact of these nanomaterials on the functional state of the myometrium under chronic exposure on the organism. Tenzometric methods and mechanokinetic analysis were used in our work to investigate the contractile activity of the myometrium of non-pregnant rats. The contractile activity was either spontaneous or induced by oxytocin (the uterotonic hormone) and acetylcholine (the agonist of muscarinic choline receptors) under chronic peroral intake of the ZnO and TiO2 aqueous nanocolloids into the organism. It was found that after burdening of rats with ZnO and ТіО2 aqueous nanocolloids there were no changes in the pacemaker-dependent mechanisms forming the frequency of spontaneous contractions in the myometrium, but there was a considerably induced increase in the AU index of contractions. It was shown that during the oxytocin-induced excitation of the myometrium under both chronic and short-term burdening of the rats with ZnO and TiO2 aqueous nanocolloids, the mechanisms that regulate the intracellular concentration of Ca2+ ions are the target for the nanomaterials. When the rats were burdened with ZnO aqueous nanocolloids for 6 months, during cholinergic excitation there was hyperstimulation of both M3-receptor-dependent mechanisms of Са2+ ions intake via the potential-governed Са2+-channels of L-type into the smooth muscles of the myometrium, and M2-receptor-dependent mechanisms, controlling the intracellular concentration of these cations. Thus, the regularities and mechanisms of the change in the functioning of uterine smooth muscles under chronic intake of the ZnO and TiO2 aqueous nanocolloids were determined in this study.
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Sharma A, Ramena GT, Elble RC. Advances in Intracellular Calcium Signaling Reveal Untapped Targets for Cancer Therapy. Biomedicines 2021; 9:1077. [PMID: 34572262 PMCID: PMC8466575 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9091077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Intracellular Ca2+ distribution is a tightly regulated process. Numerous Ca2+ chelating, storage, and transport mechanisms are required to maintain normal cellular physiology. Ca2+-binding proteins, mainly calmodulin and calbindins, sequester free intracellular Ca2+ ions and apportion or transport them to signaling hubs needing the cations. Ca2+ channels, ATP-driven pumps, and exchangers assist the binding proteins in transferring the ions to and from appropriate cellular compartments. Some, such as the endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, and lysosomes, act as Ca2+ repositories. Cellular Ca2+ homeostasis is inefficient without the active contribution of these organelles. Moreover, certain key cellular processes also rely on inter-organellar Ca2+ signaling. This review attempts to encapsulate the structure, function, and regulation of major intracellular Ca2+ buffers, sensors, channels, and signaling molecules before highlighting how cancer cells manipulate them to survive and thrive. The spotlight is then shifted to the slow pace of translating such research findings into anticancer therapeutics. We use the PubMed database to highlight current clinical studies that target intracellular Ca2+ signaling. Drug repurposing and improving the delivery of small molecule therapeutics are further discussed as promising strategies for speeding therapeutic development in this area.
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- Aarushi Sharma
- Department of Pharmacology and Simmons Cancer Institute, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62702, USA;
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- Department of Aquaculture, University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR 71601, USA;
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- Department of Pharmacology and Simmons Cancer Institute, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62702, USA;
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Cross-Talk between Mechanosensitive Ion Channels and Calcium Regulatory Proteins in Cardiovascular Health and Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22168782. [PMID: 34445487 PMCID: PMC8395829 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mechanosensitive ion channels are widely expressed in the cardiovascular system. They translate mechanical forces including shear stress and stretch into biological signals. The most prominent biological signal through which the cardiovascular physiological activity is initiated or maintained are intracellular calcium ions (Ca2+). Growing evidence show that the Ca2+ entry mediated by mechanosensitive ion channels is also precisely regulated by a variety of key proteins which are distributed in the cell membrane or endoplasmic reticulum. Recent studies have revealed that mechanosensitive ion channels can even physically interact with Ca2+ regulatory proteins and these interactions have wide implications for physiology and pathophysiology. Therefore, this paper reviews the cross-talk between mechanosensitive ion channels and some key Ca2+ regulatory proteins in the maintenance of calcium homeostasis and its relevance to cardiovascular health and disease.
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Ahumada-Castro U, Puebla-Huerta A, Cuevas-Espinoza V, Lovy A, Cardenas JC. Keeping zombies alive: The ER-mitochondria Ca 2+ transfer in cellular senescence. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2021; 1868:119099. [PMID: 34274397 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2021.119099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Cellular senescence generates a permanent cell cycle arrest, characterized by apoptosis resistance and a pro-inflammatory senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). Physiologically, senescent cells promote tissue remodeling during development and after injury. However, when accumulated over a certain threshold as happens during aging or after cellular stress, senescent cells contribute to the functional decline of tissues, participating in the generation of several diseases. Cellular senescence is accompanied by increased mitochondrial metabolism. How mitochondrial function is regulated and what role it plays in senescent cell homeostasis is poorly understood. Mitochondria are functionally and physically coupled to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the major calcium (Ca2+) storage organelle in mammalian cells, through special domains known as mitochondria-ER contacts (MERCs). In this domain, the release of Ca2+ from the ER is mainly regulated by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs), a family of three Ca2+ release channels activated by a ligand (IP3). IP3R-mediated Ca2+ release is transferred to mitochondria through the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU), where it modulates the activity of several enzymes and transporters impacting its bioenergetic and biosynthetic function. Here, we review the possible connection between ER to mitochondria Ca2+ transfer and senescence. Understanding the pathways that contribute to senescence is essential to reveal new therapeutic targets that allow either delaying senescent cell accumulation or reduce senescent cell burden to alleviate multiple diseases.
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- Ulises Ahumada-Castro
- Center for Integrative Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Santiago 8580745, Chile; Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism, Santiago 8580745, Chile
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- Center for Integrative Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Santiago 8580745, Chile; Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism, Santiago 8580745, Chile
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- Center for Integrative Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Santiago 8580745, Chile; Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism, Santiago 8580745, Chile
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- Center for Integrative Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Santiago 8580745, Chile; Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neuroscience Research, Tufts School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Integrative Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Santiago 8580745, Chile; Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism, Santiago 8580745, Chile; Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94945, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
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A Comparative Perspective on Functionally-Related, Intracellular Calcium Channels: The Insect Ryanodine and Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11071031. [PMID: 34356655 PMCID: PMC8301844 DOI: 10.3390/biom11071031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Calcium (Ca2+) homeostasis is vital for insect development and metabolism, and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a major intracellular reservoir for Ca2+. The inositol 1,4,5- triphosphate receptor (IP3R) and ryanodine receptor (RyR) are large homotetrameric channels associated with the ER and serve as two major actors in ER-derived Ca2+ supply. Most of the knowledge on these receptors derives from mammalian systems that possess three genes for each receptor. These studies have inspired work on synonymous receptors in insects, which encode a single IP3R and RyR. In the current review, we focus on a fundamental, common question: “why do insect cells possess two Ca2+ channel receptors in the ER?”. Through a comparative approach, this review covers the discovery of RyRs and IP3Rs, examines their structures/functions, the pathways that they interact with, and their potential as target sites in pest control. Although insects RyRs and IP3Rs share structural similarities, they are phylogenetically distinct, have their own structural organization, regulatory mechanisms, and expression patterns, which explains their functional distinction. Nevertheless, both have great potential as target sites in pest control, with RyRs currently being targeted by commercial insecticide, the diamides.
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Cripps SM, Mattiske DM, Pask AJ. Erectile Dysfunction in Men on the Rise: Is There a Link with Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals? Sex Dev 2021; 15:187-212. [PMID: 34134123 DOI: 10.1159/000516600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions affecting men. ED can arise from disruptions during development, affecting the patterning of erectile tissues in the penis and/or disruptions in adulthood that impact sexual stimuli, neural pathways, molecular changes, and endocrine signalling that are required to drive erection. Sexual stimulation activates the parasympathetic system which causes nerve terminals in the penis to release nitric oxide (NO). As a result, the penile blood vessels dilate, allowing the penis to engorge with blood. This expansion subsequently compresses the veins surrounding the erectile tissue, restricting venous outflow. As a result, the blood pressure localised in the penis increases dramatically to produce a rigid erection, a process known as tumescence. The sympathetic pathway releases noradrenaline (NA) which causes detumescence: the reversion of the penis to the flaccid state. Androgen signalling is critical for erectile function through its role in penis development and in regulating the physiological processes driving erection in the adult. Interestingly, estrogen signalling is also implicated in penis development and potentially in processes which regulate erectile function during adulthood. Given that endocrine signalling has a prominent role in erectile function, it is likely that exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is a risk factor for ED, although this is an under-researched field. Thus, our review provides a detailed description of the underlying biology of erectile function with a focus on the role of endocrine signalling, exploring the potential link between EDCs and ED based on animal and human studies.
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- Samuel M Cripps
- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Ottolini M, Sonkusare SK. The Calcium Signaling Mechanisms in Arterial Smooth Muscle and Endothelial Cells. Compr Physiol 2021; 11:1831-1869. [PMID: 33792900 PMCID: PMC10388069 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c200030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The contractile state of resistance arteries and arterioles is a crucial determinant of blood pressure and blood flow. Physiological regulation of arterial contractility requires constant communication between endothelial and smooth muscle cells. Various Ca2+ signals and Ca2+ -sensitive targets ensure dynamic control of intercellular communications in the vascular wall. The functional effect of a Ca2+ signal on arterial contractility depends on the type of Ca2+ -sensitive target engaged by that signal. Recent studies using advanced imaging methods have identified the spatiotemporal signatures of individual Ca2+ signals that control arterial and arteriolar contractility. Broadly speaking, intracellular Ca2+ is increased by ion channels and transporters on the plasma membrane and endoplasmic reticular membrane. Physiological roles for many vascular Ca2+ signals have already been confirmed, while further investigation is needed for other Ca2+ signals. This article focuses on endothelial and smooth muscle Ca2+ signaling mechanisms in resistance arteries and arterioles. We discuss the Ca2+ entry pathways at the plasma membrane, Ca2+ release signals from the intracellular stores, the functional and physiological relevance of Ca2+ signals, and their regulatory mechanisms. Finally, we describe the contribution of abnormal endothelial and smooth muscle Ca2+ signals to the pathogenesis of vascular disorders. © 2021 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 11:1831-1869, 2021.
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- Matteo Ottolini
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Department of Molecular Physiology & Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Ahumada-Castro U, Bustos G, Silva-Pavez E, Puebla-Huerta A, Lovy A, Cárdenas C. In the Right Place at the Right Time: Regulation of Cell Metabolism by IP3R-Mediated Inter-Organelle Ca 2+ Fluxes. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:629522. [PMID: 33738285 PMCID: PMC7960657 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.629522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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In the last few years, metabolism has been shown to be controlled by cross-organelle communication. The relationship between the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria/lysosomes is the most studied; here, inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3) receptor (IP3R)-mediated calcium (Ca2+) release plays a central role. Recent evidence suggests that IP3R isoforms participate in synthesis and degradation pathways. This minireview will summarize the current findings in this area, emphasizing the critical role of Ca2+ communication on organelle function as well as catabolism and anabolism, particularly in cancer.
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- Ulises Ahumada-Castro
- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism, Center for Integrative Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile
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- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism, Center for Integrative Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile
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- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism, Center for Integrative Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile
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- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism, Center for Integrative Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile
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- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism, Center for Integrative Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile.,Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neuroscience Research, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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- Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism, Center for Integrative Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile.,Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
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Ismatullah H, Jabeen I, Saeed MT. Biological Regulatory Network (BRN) Analysis and Molecular Docking Simulations to Probe the Modulation of IP 3R Mediated Ca 2+ Signaling in Cancer. Genes (Basel) 2020; 12:34. [PMID: 33383780 PMCID: PMC7823498 DOI: 10.3390/genes12010034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) mediated Ca+2 signaling is essential in determining the cell fate by regulating numerous cellular processes, including cell division and cell death. Despite extensive studies about the characterization of IP3R in cancer, the underlying molecular mechanism initiating the cell proliferation and apoptosis remained enigmatic. Moreover, in cancer, the modulation of IP3R in downstream signaling pathways, which control oncogenesis and cancer progression, is not well characterized. Here, we constructed a biological regulatory network (BRN), and describe the remodeling of IP3R mediated Ca2+ signaling as a central key that controls the cellular processes in cancer. Moreover, we summarize how the inhibition of IP3R affects the deregulated cell proliferation and cell death in cancer cells and results in the initiation of pro-survival responses in resistance of cell death in normal cells. Further, we also investigated the role of stereo-specificity of IP3 molecule and its analogs in binding with the IP3 receptor. Molecular docking simulations showed that the hydroxyl group at R6 position along with the phosphate group at R5 position in 'R' conformation is more favorable for IP3 interactions. Additionally, Arg-266 and Arg-510 showed π-π and hydrogen bond interactions and Ser-278 forms hydrogen bond interactions with the IP3 binding site. Thus, they are identified as crucial for the binding of antagonists.
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- Research Center for Modeling and Simulation (RCMS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Academic-I Building, H-12 Islamabad 44000, Pakistan; (H.I.); (M.T.S.)
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Mechanosensitivity Is a Characteristic Feature of Cultured Suburothelial Interstitial Cells of the Human Bladder. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21155474. [PMID: 32751838 PMCID: PMC7432121 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21155474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Bladder dysfunction is characterized by urgency, frequency (pollakisuria, nocturia), and dysuria and may lead to urinary incontinence. Most of these symptoms can be attributed to disturbed bladder sensitivity. There is growing evidence that, besides the urothelium, suburothelial interstitial cells (suICs) are involved in bladder afferent signal processing. The massive expansion of the bladder during the filling phase implicates mechanical stress delivered to the whole bladder wall. Little is known about the reaction of suICs upon mechanical stress. Therefore, we investigated the effects of mechanical stimulation in cultured human suICs. We used fura-2 calcium imaging as a major physiological readout. We found spontaneous intracellular calcium activity in 75 % of the cultured suICs. Defined local pressure application via a glass micropipette led to local increased calcium activity in all stimulated suICs, spreading over the whole cell. A total of 51% of the neighboring cells in a radius of up to 100 µm from the stimulated cell showed an increased activity. Hypotonic ringer and shear stress also induced calcium transients. We found an 18-times increase in syncytial activity compared to unstimulated controls, resulting in an amplification of the primary calcium signal elicited in single cells by 50%. Our results speak in favor of a high sensitivity of suICs for mechanical stress and support the view of a functional syncytium between suICs, which can amplify and distribute local stimuli. Previous studies of connexin expression in the human bladder suggest that this mechanism could also be relevant in normal and pathological function of the bladder in vivo.
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Yang Z, Song T, Truong L, Reyes-García J, Wang L, Zheng YM, Wang YX. Important Role of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca 2+ Release via Ryanodine Receptor-2 Channel in Hypoxia-Induced Rieske Iron-Sulfur Protein-Mediated Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Generation in Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells. Antioxid Redox Signal 2020; 32:447-462. [PMID: 31456413 PMCID: PMC6987675 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2018.7652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Aims: It is known that mitochondrial reactive oxygen species generation ([ROS]m) causes the release of Ca2+via ryanodine receptor-2 (RyR2) on the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs), playing an essential role in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV). In this study, we sought to determine whether hypoxia-induced RyR2-mediated Ca2+ release may in turn promote [ROS]m in PASMCs and the underlying signaling mechanism. Results: Our data reveal that application of caffeine or norepinephrine to induce Ca2+ release increased [ROS]m in PASMCs. Likewise, exogenous Ca2+ augmented ROS generation in isolated mitochondria and at complex III from PASMCs. Inhibition of mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU) with Ru360 attenuated agonist-induced [ROS]m. Ru360 produced a similar inhibitory effect on hypoxia-induced [ROS]m. Rieske iron-sulfur protein (RISP) gene knockdown inhibited Ca2+- and caffeine-induced [ROS]m. Inhibition of RyR2 by tetracaine or RyR2 gene knockout suppressed hypoxia-induced [ROS]m as well. Innovation: In this article, we present convincing evidence that Ca2+ release following hypoxia or RyR simulation causes a significant increase in MCU, and the increased MCU subsequently RISP-dependent [ROS]m, which provides a positive feedback mechanism to enhance hypoxia-initiated [ROS]m in PASMCs. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that hypoxia-induced mitochondrial ROS-dependent SR RyR2-mediated Ca2+ release increases MCU and then RISP-dependent [ROS]m in PASMCs, which may make significant contributions to HPV and associated pulmonary hypertension.
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- Zhao Yang
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Suzhou Science & Technology Town Hospital, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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Barabas P, Augustine J, Fernández JA, McGeown JG, McGahon MK, Curtis TM. Ion channels and myogenic activity in retinal arterioles. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2020; 85:187-226. [PMID: 32402639 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctm.2020.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Retinal pressure autoregulation is an important mechanism that protects the retina by stabilizing retinal blood flow during changes in arterial or intraocular pressure. Similar to other vascular beds, retinal pressure autoregulation is thought to be mediated largely through the myogenic response of small arteries and arterioles which constrict when transmural pressure increases or dilate when it decreases. Over recent years, we and others have investigated the signaling pathways underlying the myogenic response in retinal arterioles, with particular emphasis on the involvement of different ion channels expressed in the smooth muscle layer of these vessels. Here, we review and extend previous work on the expression and spatial distribution of the plasma membrane and sarcoplasmic reticulum ion channels present in retinal vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and discuss their contribution to pressure-induced myogenic tone in retinal arterioles. This includes new data demonstrating that several key players and modulators of the myogenic response show distinctively heterogeneous expression along the length of the retinal arteriolar network, suggesting differences in myogenic signaling between larger and smaller pre-capillary arterioles. Our immunohistochemical investigations have also highlighted the presence of actin-containing microstructures called myobridges that connect the retinal VSMCs to one another. Although further work is still needed, studies to date investigating myogenic mechanisms in the retina have contributed to a better understanding of how blood flow is regulated in this tissue. They also provide a basis to direct future research into retinal diseases where blood flow changes contribute to the pathology.
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- Peter Barabas
- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom.
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Sarcoplasmic reticulum and calcium signaling in muscle cells: Homeostasis and disease. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 350:197-264. [PMID: 32138900 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2019.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The sarco/endoplasmic reticulum is an extensive, dynamic and heterogeneous membranous network that fulfills multiple homeostatic functions. Among them, it compartmentalizes, stores and releases calcium within the intracellular space. In the case of muscle cells, calcium released from the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum in the vicinity of the contractile machinery induces cell contraction. Furthermore, sarco/endoplasmic reticulum-derived calcium also regulates gene transcription in the nucleus, energy metabolism in mitochondria and cytosolic signaling pathways. These diverse and overlapping processes require a highly complex fine-tuning that the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum provides by means of its numerous tubules and cisternae, specialized domains and contacts with other organelles. The sarco/endoplasmic reticulum also possesses a rich calcium-handling machinery, functionally coupled to both contraction-inducing stimuli and the contractile apparatus. Such is the importance of the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum for muscle cell physiology, that alterations in its structure, function or its calcium-handling machinery are intimately associated with the development of cardiometabolic diseases. Cardiac hypertrophy, insulin resistance and arterial hypertension are age-related pathologies with a common mechanism at the muscle cell level: the accumulation of damaged proteins at the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum induces a stress response condition termed endoplasmic reticulum stress, which impairs proper organelle function, ultimately leading to pathogenesis.
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The Na,K-ATPase is an enzyme essential for ion homeostasis in all cells. Over the last decades, it has been well-established that in addition to the transport of Na+/K+ over the cell membrane, the Na,K-ATPase acts as a receptor transducing humoral signals intracellularly. It has been suggested that ouabain-like compounds serve as endogenous modulators of this Na,K-ATPase signal transduction. The molecular mechanisms underlying Na,K-ATPase signaling are complicated and suggest the confluence of divergent biological pathways. This review discusses recent updates on the Na,K-ATPase signaling pathways characterized or suggested in vascular smooth muscle cells. The conventional view on this signaling is based on a microdomain structure where the Na,K-ATPase controls the Na,Ca-exchanger activity via modulation of intracellular Na+ in the spatially restricted submembrane space. This, in turn, affects intracellular Ca2+ and Ca2+ load in the sarcoplasmic reticulum leading to modulation of contractility as well as gene expression. An ion-transport-independent signal transduction from the Na,K-ATPase is based on molecular interactions. This was primarily characterized in other cell types but recently also demonstrated in vascular smooth muscles. The downstream signaling from the Na,K-ATPase includes Src and phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3 kinase signaling pathways and generation of reactive oxygen species. Moreover, in vascular smooth muscle cells the interaction between the Na,K-ATPase and proteins responsible for Ca2+ homeostasis, e.g., phospholipase C and inositol triphosphate receptors, contributes to an integration of the signaling pathways. Recent update on the Na,K-ATPase dependent intracellular signaling and the significance for physiological functions and pathophysiological changes are discussed in this review.
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Type 2 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor inhibits the progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension via calcium signaling and apoptosis. Heart Vessels 2018; 34:724-734. [PMID: 30460575 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-018-1304-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease associated with vasoconstriction and remodeling. Intracellular Ca2+ signaling regulates the contraction of pulmonary arteries and the proliferation of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs); however, it is not clear which molecules related to Ca2+ signaling contribute to the progression of PAH. In this study, we found the specific expression of type 2 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R2), which is an intracellular Ca2+ release channel, on the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum in mouse PASMCs, and demonstrated its inhibitory role in the progression of PAH using a chronic hypoxia-induced PAH mouse model. After chronic hypoxia exposure, IP3R2-/- mice exhibited the significant aggravation of PAH, as determined by echocardiography and right ventricular hypertrophy, with significantly greater medial wall thickness by immunohistochemistry than that of wild-type mice. In IP3R2-/- murine PASMCs with chronic hypoxia, a TUNEL assay revealed the significant suppression of apoptosis, whereas there was no significant change in proliferation. Thapsigargin-induced store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) was significantly enhanced in IP3R2-/- PASMCs in both normoxia and hypoxia based on in vitro fluorescent Ca2+ imaging. Furthermore, the enhancement of SOCE in IP3R2-/- PASMCs was remarkably suppressed by the addition of DPB162-AE, an inhibitor of the stromal-interacting molecule (STIM)-Orai complex which is about 100 times more potent than 2-APB. Our results indicate that IP3R2 may inhibit the progression of PAH by promoting apoptosis and inhibiting SOCE via the STIM-Orai pathway in PASMCs. These findings suggest a previously undetermined role of IP3R in the development of PAH and may contribute to the development of targeted therapies.
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Reyes-García J, Flores-Soto E, Carbajal-García A, Sommer B, Montaño LM. Maintenance of intracellular Ca2+ basal concentration in airway smooth muscle (Review). Int J Mol Med 2018; 42:2998-3008. [PMID: 30280184 PMCID: PMC6202086 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2018.3910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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In airway smooth muscle, the intracellular basal Ca2+ concentration [b(Ca2+)i] must be tightly regulated by several mechanisms in order to maintain a proper airway patency. The b[Ca2+]i is efficiently regulated by sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase 2b, plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase 1 or 4 and by the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger. Membranal Ca2+ channels, including the L-type voltage dependent Ca2+ channel (L-VDCC), T-type voltage dependent Ca2+ channel (T-VDCC) and transient receptor potential canonical 3 (TRPC3), appear to be constitutively active under basal conditions via the action of different signaling pathways, and are responsible for Ca2+ influx to maintain b[Ca2+]i. The two types of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (L- and T-type) are modulated by phosphorylation processes mediated by mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) and extracellular-signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2). The MEK/ERK signaling pathway can be activated by G-protein-coupled receptors through the αq subunit when the endogenous ligand (i.e., acetylcholine, histamine, leukotrienes, etc.) is present under basal conditions. It may also be stimulated when receptor tyrosine kinases are occupied by the appropriate ligand (cytokines, growth factors, etc.). ERK1/2 phosphorylates L-VDCC on Ser496 of the β2 subunit and Ser1928 of the α1 subunit, decreasing or increasing the channel activity, respectively, and enabling it to switch between an open and closed state. T-VDCC is also probably phosphorylated by ERK1/2, although further research is required to identify the phosphorylation sites. TRPC3 is directly activated by diacylglycerol produced by phospholipase C (PLCβ or γ). Constitutive inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate production induces the release of Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum through inositol triphosphate receptor 1. This ion induces Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release through the ryanodine receptor 2 (designated as Ca2+ ‘sparks’). Therefore, several Ca2+ handling mechanisms are finely tuned to regulate basal intracellular Ca2+ concentrations. It is conceivable that alterations in any of these processes may render airway smooth muscle susceptible to develop hyperresponsiveness that is observed in ailments such as asthma.
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- Jorge Reyes-García
- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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- Departamento de Investigación en Hiperreactividad Bronquial, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Ciudad de México 14080, México
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, México
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Montaño LM, Flores-Soto E, Reyes-García J, Díaz-Hernández V, Carbajal-García A, Campuzano-González E, Ramírez-Salinas GL, Velasco-Velázquez MA, Sommer B. Testosterone induces hyporesponsiveness by interfering with IP 3 receptors in guinea pig airway smooth muscle. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2018; 473:17-30. [PMID: 29275169 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Revised: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Asthma symptoms have been associated with sex steroids. During childhood, this illness seems more frequent in boys than in girls and this tendency reverts in puberty when it is more severe in women. Testosterone (TES), at supraphysiological concentrations, relaxed pre-contracted airway smooth muscle, but its effects at physiological concentrations have not been thoroughly studied. We explored this possibility in guinea pig tracheal smooth muscle. In myocytes TES (10 nM) abolished carbachol (CCh)-induced intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) increment. Ca2+ responses to ATP were partially modified by TES while histamine's were not. These results indicate that inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) signaling pathway might be involved. Photolysis of caged-IP3 increased [Ca2+]i and TES abolished this effect. TES diminished reactivity of the smooth muscle to CCh and this effect was non-genomic since it was unchanged by flutamide. In tracheal smooth muscle, mRNA for each IP3 receptor (ITPR) isoform was found and, by immunofluorescence, ITPR1 and ITPR3 seems to be the main isoforms observed while ITPR2 was less prominent. Comparing the amino acid sequence of ITPR1 and the sequence of the TES binding site on the androgen receptor, we found that they share a short sequence. This domain could be responsible for the TES binding to the ITPR1 and probably for its blocking effect. We conclude that TES modifies ITPR1 function in airway smooth muscle, turning this tissue less reactive to contractile agonists that act through PLCβ-IP3 signaling cascade. These results might be related to the low asthma prevalence in males from puberty to adulthood.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Channels/metabolism
- Carbachol/pharmacology
- Genome
- Guinea Pigs
- Histamine/pharmacology
- Humans
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/pharmacology
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/chemistry
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/metabolism
- Intracellular Space/metabolism
- Male
- Muscle Contraction/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth/physiology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Protein Isoforms/metabolism
- Receptors, Androgen/chemistry
- Receptors, Androgen/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Testosterone/pharmacology
- Trachea/drug effects
- Trachea/physiology
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- Luis M Montaño
- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Embriología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico; Cátedras CONACYT, Mexico; Unidad Periférica de Biomedicina Traslacional, (CMN 20 de Noviembre, ISSSTE) Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico; Unidad Periférica de Biomedicina Traslacional, (CMN 20 de Noviembre, ISSSTE) Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Investigación en Hiperreactividad Bronquial, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Eid AH, El-Yazbi AF, Zouein F, Arredouani A, Ouhtit A, Rahman MM, Zayed H, Pintus G, Abou-Saleh H. Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors in Hypertension. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1018. [PMID: 30093868 PMCID: PMC6071574 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Chronic hypertension remains a major cause of global mortality and morbidity. It is a complex disease that is the clinical manifestation of multiple genetic, environmental, nutritional, hormonal, and aging-related disorders. Evidence supports a role for vascular aging in the development of hypertension involving an impairment in endothelial function together with an alteration in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) calcium homeostasis leading to increased myogenic tone. Changes in free intracellular calcium levels ([Ca2+] i ) are mediated either by the influx of Ca2+ from the extracellular space or release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores, mainly the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). The influx of extracellular Ca2+ occurs primarily through voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (VGCCs), store-operated Ca2+ channels (SOC), and Ca2+ release-activated channels (CRAC), whereas SR-Ca2+ release occurs through inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) and ryanodine receptors (RyRs). IP3R-mediated SR-Ca2+ release, in the form of Ca2+ waves, not only contributes to VSMC contraction and regulates VGCC function but is also intimately involved in structural remodeling of resistance arteries in hypertension. This involves a phenotypic switch of VSMCs as well as an alteration of cytoplasmic Ca2+ signaling machinery, a phenomena tightly related to the aging process. Several lines of evidence implicate changes in expression/function levels of IP3R isoforms in the development of hypertension, VSMC phenotypic switch, and vascular aging. The present review discusses the current knowledge of these mechanisms in an integrative approach and further suggests potential new targets for hypertension management and treatment.
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- Ali H Eid
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.,Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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Gheibi S, Jeddi S, Kashfi K, Ghasemi A. Regulation of vascular tone homeostasis by NO and H 2S: Implications in hypertension. Biochem Pharmacol 2018; 149:42-59. [PMID: 29330066 PMCID: PMC5866223 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2018.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are two gasotransmitters that are produced in the vasculature and contribute to the regulation of vascular tone. NO and H2S are synthesized in both vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells; NO functions primarily through the sGC/cGMP pathway, and H2S mainly through activation of the ATP-dependent potassium channels; both leading to relaxation of vascular smooth muscle cells. A deficit in the NO/H2S homeostasis is involved in the pathogenesis of various cardiovascular diseases, especially hypertension. It is now becoming increasingly clear that there are important interactions between NO and H2S and that have a profound impact on vascular tone and this may provide insights into the new therapeutic interventions. The aim of this review is to provide a better understanding of individual and interactive roles of NO and H2S in vascular biology. Overall, available data indicate that both NO and H2S contribute to vascular (patho)physiology and in regulating blood pressure. In addition, boosting NO and H2S using various dietary sources or donors could be a hopeful therapeutic strategy in the management of hypertension.
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- Sevda Gheibi
- Endocrine Physiology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Neurophysiology Research Center and Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Endocrine Physiology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City University of New York School of Medicine, NY, USA
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- Endocrine Physiology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Bahadoran S, Dehghani Samani A, Hassanpour H. Effect of heat stress on the gene expression of ion transporters/channels in the uterus of laying hens during eggshell formation. Stress 2018; 21:51-58. [PMID: 29115887 DOI: 10.1080/10253890.2017.1394291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Heat stress is a problem in laying hens as it decreases egg quality by decreasing eggshell mineralization. Heat stress alters gene expression, hence our aim was to investigate effects of heat stress on gene expression of ion transport elements involving in uterine mineralization (TRPV6, CALB1, ITPR3, SCNN1G, SLC4A4, KCNJ15, SLC4A9, and CLCN2) by real time quantitative PCR. Forty 23-week-old White Leghorn laying hens were housed in two rooms. The control group (n = 20) was maintained at 21-23 °C, and the heat stress group (n = 20) was exposed to 36-38 °C for 8 weeks. All parameters of egg quality including egg weight, surface area, volume, and eggshell weight, thickness, ash weight, and calcium content were decreased in the heat stress group compared to the control group (by 26.9%, 32.7%, 44.1%, 38.4%, 31.7%, 39.4%, and 11.1%, respectively). Total plasma calcium was decreased by 13.4%. Levels of ITPR3, SLC4A4, and SLC4A9 transcripts in the uterine lining were decreased in the heat stress group compared to the control group (by 61.4%, 66.1%, and 66.1%, respectively). CALB1 transcript level was increased (by 34.2 fold) in the heat stress group of hens compared to controls. TRPV6, SCNN1G, KCNJ15, and CLCN2 transcript levels did not significantly differ between control and heat stress groups of laying hens. It is concluded that the down-expression of ITPR3, SLC4A4, and SLC4A9 genes may impair transportation of Cl-, HCO3-, and Na+ in eggshell mineralization during heat stress. Increased CALB1 gene expression may increase resistance of uterine cells to detrimental effects of heat stress.
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- Shahab Bahadoran
- a Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Shahrekord University , Shahrekord , Iran
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- a Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Shahrekord University , Shahrekord , Iran
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- b Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Shahrekord University , Shahrekord , Iran
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Yamamura H, Kawasaki K, Inagaki S, Suzuki Y, Imaizumi Y. Local Ca 2+ coupling between mitochondria and sarcoplasmic reticulum following depolarization in guinea pig urinary bladder smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2017; 314:C88-C98. [PMID: 29046294 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00208.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Spatiotemporal changes in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c) trigger a number of physiological functions in smooth muscle cells (SMCs). We previously imaged Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release following membrane depolarization as local Ca2+ transients, Ca2+ hotspots, in subplasmalemmal regions. In this study, the physiological significance of mitochondria on local Ca2+ signaling was examined. Cytosolic and mitochondrial Ca2+ images following depolarization or action potentials were recorded in single SMCs from the guinea pig urinary bladder using a fast-scanning confocal fluorescent microscope. Depolarization- and action potential-induced [Ca2+]c transients occurred at several discrete sites in subplasmalemmal regions, peaked within 30 ms, and then spread throughout the whole-cell. In contrast, Ca2+ concentration in the mitochondria matrix ([Ca2+]m) increased after a delay of ~50 ms from the start of depolarization, and then peaked within 500 ms. Following repolarization, [Ca2+]c returned to the resting level with a half-decay time of ~500 ms, while [Ca2+]m recovered more slowly (∼1.5 s). Carbonyl cyanide 4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenylhydrazone, a mitochondrial uncoupler, abolished depolarization-induced [Ca2+]m elevations and slowed [Ca2+]c changes. Importantly, short depolarization-induced changes in [Ca2+]m and transmembrane potential in mitochondria coupled to Ca2+ hotspots were significantly larger than those in other mitochondria. Total internal reflection fluorescence imaging revealed that a subset of mitochondria closely localized with ryanodine receptors and voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels. These results indicate that particular mitochondria are functionally coupled to ion channels and sarcoplasmic reticulum fragments within the local Ca2+ microdomain, and thus, strongly contribute to [Ca2+]c regulation in SMCs.
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- Hisao Yamamura
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University , Nagoya , Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University , Nagoya , Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University , Nagoya , Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University , Nagoya , Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University , Nagoya , Japan
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Soni H, Peixoto-Neves D, Buddington RK, Adebiyi A. Adenosine A 1 receptor-operated calcium entry in renal afferent arterioles is dependent on postnatal maturation of TRPC3 channels. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2017; 313:F1216-F1222. [PMID: 28855189 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00335.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Adenosine, a regulator of cardiovascular development and renal function, constricts renal afferent arterioles by inducing intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) elevation in smooth muscle cells (SMCs) via activation of its cognate A1 receptors (A1Rs). Mechanisms that underlie A1R-dependent [Ca2+]i elevation in renal vascular SMCs are not fully resolved. Whether A1R expression and function in preglomerular microvessels are dependent on postnatal kidney maturation is also unclear. In this study, we show that selective activation of A1Rs by 2-chloro-N6-cyclopentyladenosine (CCPA) does not stimulate store-operated Ca2+ entry in afferent arterioles isolated from neonatal pigs. However, CCPA-induced [Ca2+]i elevation is dependent on phospholipase C and transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily C, member 3 (TRPC3). Basal [Ca2+]i was unchanged in afferent arterioles isolated from newborn (0-day-old) pigs compared with their 20-day-old counterparts. By contrast, CCPA treatment resulted in significantly larger [Ca2+]i in afferent arterioles from 20-day-old pigs. A1R protein expression levels in the kidneys and afferent arterioles were unaltered in 0- vs. 20-day-old pigs. However, the TRPC3 channel protein expression level was ~92 and 78% higher in 20-day-old pig kidneys and afferent arterioles, respectively. These data suggest that activation of A1Rs elicits receptor-operated Ca2+ entry in porcine afferent arterioles, the level of which is dependent on postnatal maturation of TRPC3 channels. We propose that TRPC3 channels may contribute to the physiology and pathophysiology of A1Rs.
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- Hitesh Soni
- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee; and
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee; and
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee; and.,School of Health Studies, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee; and
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Altered mitochondrial function, capacitative calcium entry and contractions in the aorta of hypertensive rats. J Hypertens 2017; 35:1594-1608. [PMID: 28403042 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000001360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE It has been suggested that Ca entry through store-operated Ca channels (SOCs) is regulated by a dynamic interplay between the endoplasmic reticulum Ca stores and the mitochondria. These relationships drive the activation and inactivation of SOCs, yet it remains unclear whether this regulation of SOCs by mitochondria is altered in the aorta of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). METHODS We performed a thorough study of the mitochondrial membrane potential, the ability of mitochondria to deal with cytosolic Ca, capacitative Ca entry (CCE), and stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) and calcium release-activated calcium modulator 1 (orai1) protein expression, as well as the contractile capacity of aortic rings, in normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats (WKYs) and SHRs. RESULTS Changes were observed in aortic tissue and cultured vascular smooth muscle cells isolated from SHRs relative to WKYs, including more depolarized mitochondria, stronger CCE upon the addition of Ca, larger cytosolic Ca transients (cytosolic Ca concentration) or aortic ring contraction elicited by endoplasmic reticulum depletion and a significant increase in STIM1 protein expression but not of orai1. CONCLUSION These results suggest that the impaired Ca buffering capacity of partially depolarized mitochondria dysregulates CCE, leading to overfilling of the endoplasmic reticulum Ca store through enhanced STIM1/orai1 interactions and an increase in aorta contractions in SHRs. Thus, understanding the implications of the alterations to STIM1/orai1, and their relationship to mitochondria, may aid drug development and therapeutic strategies to treat hypertension, as well as its long-term sequelae in poorly controlled patients.
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Ewart MA, Ugusman A, Vishwanath A, Almabrouk TA, Alganga H, Katwan OJ, Hubanova P, Currie S, Kennedy S. Changes in IP3 Receptor Expression and Function in Aortic Smooth Muscle of Atherosclerotic Mice. J Vasc Res 2017; 54:68-78. [PMID: 28365690 PMCID: PMC5804831 DOI: 10.1159/000461581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Peroxynitrite is an endothelium-independent vasodilator that induces relaxation via membrane hyperpolarization. The activation of IP3 receptors triggers the opening of potassium channels and hyperpolarization. Previously we found that relaxation to peroxynitrite was maintained during the development of atherosclerosis due to changes in the expression of calcium-regulatory proteins. In this study we investigated: (1) the mechanism of peroxynitrite-induced relaxation in the mouse aorta, (2) the effect of atherosclerosis on relaxation to peroxynitrite and other vasodilators, and (3) the effect of atherosclerosis on the expression and function of the IP3 receptor. Aortic function was studied using wire myography, and atherosclerosis was induced by fat-feeding ApoE−/− mice. The expression of IP3 receptors was studied using Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Relaxation to peroxynitrite was attenuated by the IP3 antagonists 2-APB and xestospongin C and also the Kv channel blocker 4-aminopyridine (4-AP). Atherosclerosis attenuated vasodilation to cromakalim and the AMPK activator A769662 but not peroxynitrite. Relaxation was attenuated to a greater extent by 2-APB in atherosclerotic aortae despite the reduced expression of IP3 receptors. 4-AP was less effective in ApoE−/− mice fat-fed for 4 months. Peroxynitrite relaxation involves an IP3-induced calcium release and KV channel activation. This mechanism becomes less important as atherosclerosis develops, and relaxation to peroxynitrite may be maintained by increased calcium extrusion.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects
- Aorta, Thoracic/metabolism
- Aorta, Thoracic/physiopathology
- Aortic Diseases/genetics
- Aortic Diseases/metabolism
- Aortic Diseases/physiopathology
- Apolipoproteins E/deficiency
- Apolipoproteins E/genetics
- Atherosclerosis/genetics
- Atherosclerosis/metabolism
- Atherosclerosis/physiopathology
- Calcium Signaling
- Diet, High-Fat
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/agonists
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors/metabolism
- Male
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiopathology
- Peroxynitrous Acid/pharmacology
- Phenotype
- Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated/metabolism
- Vasodilation/drug effects
- Vasodilator Agents/pharmacology
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- Marie-Ann Ewart
- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- *Dr. Simon Kennedy, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ (UK), E-Mail
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Tykocki NR, Boerman EM, Jackson WF. Smooth Muscle Ion Channels and Regulation of Vascular Tone in Resistance Arteries and Arterioles. Compr Physiol 2017; 7:485-581. [PMID: 28333380 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c160011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Vascular tone of resistance arteries and arterioles determines peripheral vascular resistance, contributing to the regulation of blood pressure and blood flow to, and within the body's tissues and organs. Ion channels in the plasma membrane and endoplasmic reticulum of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in these blood vessels importantly contribute to the regulation of intracellular Ca2+ concentration, the primary determinant of SMC contractile activity and vascular tone. Ion channels provide the main source of activator Ca2+ that determines vascular tone, and strongly contribute to setting and regulating membrane potential, which, in turn, regulates the open-state-probability of voltage gated Ca2+ channels (VGCCs), the primary source of Ca2+ in resistance artery and arteriolar SMCs. Ion channel function is also modulated by vasoconstrictors and vasodilators, contributing to all aspects of the regulation of vascular tone. This review will focus on the physiology of VGCCs, voltage-gated K+ (KV) channels, large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BKCa) channels, strong-inward-rectifier K+ (KIR) channels, ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels, ryanodine receptors (RyRs), inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs), and a variety of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels that contribute to pressure-induced myogenic tone in resistance arteries and arterioles, the modulation of the function of these ion channels by vasoconstrictors and vasodilators, their role in the functional regulation of tissue blood flow and their dysfunction in diseases such as hypertension, obesity, and diabetes. © 2017 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 7:485-581, 2017.
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- Nathan R Tykocki
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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Lopez-Crisosto C, Pennanen C, Vasquez-Trincado C, Morales PE, Bravo-Sagua R, Quest AFG, Chiong M, Lavandero S. Sarcoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria communication in cardiovascular pathophysiology. Nat Rev Cardiol 2017; 14:342-360. [PMID: 28275246 DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2017.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Repetitive, calcium-mediated contractile activity renders cardiomyocytes critically dependent on a sustained energy supply and adequate calcium buffering, both of which are provided by mitochondria. Moreover, in vascular smooth muscle cells, mitochondrial metabolism modulates cell growth and proliferation, whereas cytosolic calcium levels regulate the arterial vascular tone. Physical and functional communication between mitochondria and sarco/endoplasmic reticulum and balanced mitochondrial dynamics seem to have a critical role for optimal calcium transfer to mitochondria, which is crucial in calcium homeostasis and mitochondrial metabolism in both types of muscle cells. Moreover, mitochondrial dysfunction has been associated with myocardial damage and dysregulation of vascular smooth muscle proliferation. Therefore, sarco/endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria coupling and mitochondrial dynamics are now viewed as relevant factors in the pathogenesis of cardiac and vascular diseases, including coronary artery disease, heart failure, and pulmonary arterial hypertension. In this Review, we summarize the evidence related to the role of sarco/endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria communication in cardiac and vascular muscle physiology, with a focus on how perturbations contribute to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disorders.
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- Camila Lopez-Crisosto
- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas &Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Sergio Livingstone 1007, Santiago 8380492, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas &Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Sergio Livingstone 1007, Santiago 8380492, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas &Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Sergio Livingstone 1007, Santiago 8380492, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas &Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Sergio Livingstone 1007, Santiago 8380492, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas &Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Sergio Livingstone 1007, Santiago 8380492, Chile.,Instituto de Nutricion y Tecnologia de los Alimentos (INTA), Universidad de Chile, Avenida El Líbano 5524, Santiago 7830490, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas &Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Sergio Livingstone 1007, Santiago 8380492, Chile.,Centro de Estudios Moleculares de la Celula (CEMC), Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Santiago 8380453, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas &Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Sergio Livingstone 1007, Santiago 8380492, Chile
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- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas y Farmaceuticas &Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Sergio Livingstone 1007, Santiago 8380492, Chile.,Centro de Estudios Moleculares de la Celula (CEMC), Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Independencia 1027, Santiago 8380453, Chile.,Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Division), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75235, USA
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Kuang SJ, Qian JS, Yang H, Rao F, Chen XY, Zhang MZ, Shan ZX, Lin QX, Xue YM, Wu SL, Jiang L, Chen CB, Deng CY. The enhancement of TXA 2 receptors-mediated contractile response in intrarenal artery dysfunction in type 2 diabetic mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2017; 805:93-100. [PMID: 28286123 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2017.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Thromboxane A2 (TXA2) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic vascular complications, although the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The present study investigated the alterations in TXA2 receptor signal transduction in type 2 diabetic renal arteries. The contraction of renal arterial rings in control (db/m+) mice and type 2 diabetic (db/db) mice was measured by a Multi Myograph System. Intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) in vascular smooth muscle cells was measured by Fluo-4/AM dye and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Quantitative real-time PCR and Western blot analysis were used to determine gene and protein expression levels, respectively. A stable TXA2 mimic U46619 caused markedly stronger dose-dependent contractions in the renal arteries of db/db mice than in those of db/m+ mice. This response was completely blocked by a TXA2 receptor antagonist GR32191 and significantly inhibited by U73122. U46619-induced vasoconstriction was increased in the presence of nifedipine in db/db mice compared with that in db/m+ mice, whereas the response to U46619 did not differ between the two groups in the presence of SKF96365. Sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release-mediated and CaCl2-induced contractions did not differ between the two groups. In db/db mice, store-operated Ca2+(SOC) entry-mediated contraction in the renal arteries and SOC entry-mediated Ca2+ influx in smooth muscle cells were significantly increased. And the gene and protein expressions of TXA2 receptors, Orai1 and Stim1 were upregulated in the diabetic renal arteries. Therefore the enhancement of U46619-induced contraction was mediated by the upregulation of TXA2 receptors and downstream signaling in the diabetic renal arteries.
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- Su-Juan Kuang
- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, PR China; Department of Medical Research, Guangdong General Hospital, PR China; Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Intervention Radiology Institute, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, PR China; Department of Medical Research, Guangdong General Hospital, PR China; Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, PR China; Department of Medical Research, Guangdong General Hospital, PR China; Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, PR China; Department of Medical Research, Guangdong General Hospital, PR China; Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, PR China; Department of Medical Research, Guangdong General Hospital, PR China; Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, PR China; Department of Medical Research, Guangdong General Hospital, PR China; Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, PR China; Department of Medical Research, Guangdong General Hospital, PR China; Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, PR China; Department of Medical Research, Guangdong General Hospital, PR China; Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, PR China; Department of Medical Research, Guangdong General Hospital, PR China; Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, PR China; Department of Medical Research, Guangdong General Hospital, PR China; Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, PR China.
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, PR China; Department of Medical Research, Guangdong General Hospital, PR China; Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, PR China.
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Ghosh D, Syed AU, Prada MP, Nystoriak MA, Santana LF, Nieves-Cintrón M, Navedo MF. Calcium Channels in Vascular Smooth Muscle. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2016; 78:49-87. [PMID: 28212803 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2016.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Calcium (Ca2+) plays a central role in excitation, contraction, transcription, and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMs). Precise regulation of intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) is crucial for proper physiological VSM function. Studies over the last several decades have revealed that VSMs express a variety of Ca2+-permeable channels that orchestrate a dynamic, yet finely tuned regulation of [Ca2+]i. In this review, we discuss the major Ca2+-permeable channels expressed in VSM and their contribution to vascular physiology and pathology.
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- D Ghosh
- University of California, Davis, CA, United States
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- University of California, Davis, CA, United States
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- University of California, Davis, CA, United States
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- Diabetes and Obesity Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- University of California, Davis, CA, United States
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- University of California, Davis, CA, United States.
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Wang Q, Leo MD, Narayanan D, Kuruvilla KP, Jaggar JH. Local coupling of TRPC6 to ANO1/TMEM16A channels in smooth muscle cells amplifies vasoconstriction in cerebral arteries. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2016; 310:C1001-9. [PMID: 27147559 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00092.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Anoctamin-1 [ANO1, also known as transmembrane protein 16A (TMEM16A)] is a Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channel expressed in arterial myocytes that regulates membrane potential and contractility. Signaling mechanisms that control ANO1 activity in arterial myocytes are poorly understood. In cerebral artery myocytes, ANO1 channels are activated by local Ca(2+) signals generated by plasma membrane nonselective cation channels, but the molecular identity of these proteins is unclear. Arterial myocytes express several different nonselective cation channels, including multiple members of the transient receptor potential receptor (TRP) family. The goal of this study was to identify localized ion channels that control ANO1 currents in cerebral artery myocytes. Coimmunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence resonance energy transfer microscopy experiments indicate that ANO1 and canonical TRP 6 (TRPC6) channels are present in the same macromolecular complex and localize in close spatial proximity in the myocyte plasma membrane. In contrast, ANO1 is not near TRPC3, TRP melastatin 4, or inositol trisphosphate receptor 1 channels. Hyp9, a selective TRPC6 channel activator, stimulated Cl(-) currents in myocytes that were blocked by T16Ainh-A01, an ANO1 inhibitor, ANO1 knockdown using siRNA, and equimolar replacement of intracellular EGTA with BAPTA, a fast Ca(2+) chelator that abolishes local Ca(2+) signaling. Hyp9 constricted pressurized cerebral arteries, and this response was attenuated by T16Ainh-A01. In contrast, T16Ainh-A01 did not alter depolarization-induced (60 mM K(+)) vasoconstriction. These data indicate that TRPC6 channels generate a local intracellular Ca(2+) signal that activates nearby ANO1 channels in myocytes to stimulate vasoconstriction.
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- Qian Wang
- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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Parajuli SP, Zheng YM, Levin R, Wang YX. Big-conductance Ca 2+-activated K + channels in physiological and pathophysiological urinary bladder smooth muscle cells. Channels (Austin) 2016; 10:355-364. [PMID: 27101440 DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2016.1180488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Contraction and relaxation of urinary bladder smooth muscle cells (UBSMCs) represent the important physiological functions of the bladder. Contractile responses in UBSMCs are regulated by a number of ion channels including big-conductance Ca2+- activated K+ (BK) channels. Great progress has been made in studies of BK channels in UBSMCs. The intent of this review is to summarize recent exciting findings with respect to the functional interactions of BK channels with muscarinic receptors, ryanodine receptors (RyRs) and inositol triphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) as well as their functional importance under normal and pathophysiological conditions. BK channels are highly expressed in UBSMCs. Activation of muscarinic M3 receptors inhibits the BK channel activity, facilitates opening of voltage-dependent Ca2+ (CaV) channels, and thereby enhances excitability and contractility of UBSMCs. Signaling molecules and regulatory mechanisms involving RyRs and IP3Rs have a significant effect on functions of BK channels and thereby regulate cellular responses in UBSMCs under normal and pathophysiological conditions including overactive bladders. Moreover, BK channels may represent a novel target for the treatment of bladder dysfunctions.
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- Shankar P Parajuli
- a Center for Cardiovascular Sciences, Albany Medical College , Albany , NY , USA
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- a Center for Cardiovascular Sciences, Albany Medical College , Albany , NY , USA
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- b Stratton VA Medical Center , Albany , NY , USA
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- a Center for Cardiovascular Sciences, Albany Medical College , Albany , NY , USA
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Karlin A. Membrane potential and Ca2+ concentration dependence on pressure and vasoactive agents in arterial smooth muscle: A model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 146:79-96. [PMID: 26123196 PMCID: PMC4485026 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201511380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A mathematical model incorporating junctional and stretch-activated microdomains and 37 protein components describes the myogenic response in arterial smooth muscle cells. Arterial smooth muscle (SM) cells respond autonomously to changes in intravascular pressure, adjusting tension to maintain vessel diameter. The values of membrane potential (Vm) and sarcoplasmic Ca2+ concentration (Cain) within minutes of a change in pressure are the results of two opposing pathways, both of which use Ca2+ as a signal. This works because the two Ca2+-signaling pathways are confined to distinct microdomains in which the Ca2+ concentrations needed to activate key channels are transiently higher than Cain. A mathematical model of an isolated arterial SM cell is presented that incorporates the two types of microdomains. The first type consists of junctions between cisternae of the peripheral sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), containing ryanodine receptors (RyRs), and the sarcolemma, containing voltage- and Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channels. These junctional microdomains promote hyperpolarization, reduced Cain, and relaxation. The second type is postulated to form around stretch-activated nonspecific cation channels and neighboring Ca2+-activated Cl− channels, and promotes the opposite (depolarization, increased Cain, and contraction). The model includes three additional compartments: the sarcoplasm, the central SR lumen, and the peripheral SR lumen. It incorporates 37 protein components. In addition to pressure, the model accommodates inputs of α- and β-adrenergic agonists, ATP, 11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid, and nitric oxide (NO). The parameters of the equations were adjusted to obtain a close fit to reported Vm and Cain as functions of pressure, which have been determined in cerebral arteries. The simulations were insensitive to ±10% changes in most of the parameters. The model also simulated the effects of inhibiting RyR, BK, or voltage-activated Ca2+ channels on Vm and Cain. Deletion of BK β1 subunits is known to increase arterial–SM tension. In the model, deletion of β1 raised Cain at all pressures, and these increases were reversed by NO.
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- Arthur Karlin
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, and Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels: Potential Target for Cardiovascular Diseases. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2015; 104:233-261. [PMID: 27038376 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2015.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels (KCa) are classified into three subtypes: big conductance (BKCa), intermediate conductance (IKCa), and small conductance (SKCa) KCa channels. The three types of KCa channels have distinct physiological or pathological functions in cardiovascular system. BKCa channels are mainly expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and inner mitochondrial membrane of cardiomyocytes, activation of BKCa channels in these locations results in vasodilation and cardioprotection against cardiac ischemia. IKCa channels are expressed in VSMCs, endothelial cells, and cardiac fibroblasts and involved in vascular smooth muscle proliferation, migration, vessel dilation, and cardiac fibrosis. SKCa channels are widely expressed in nervous and cardiovascular system, and activation of SKCa channels mainly contributes membrane hyperpolarization. In this chapter, we summarize the physiological and pathological roles of the three types of KCa channels in cardiovascular system and put forward the possibility of KCa channels as potential target for cardiovascular diseases.
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Mizuta K, Zhang Y, Mizuta F, Hoshijima H, Shiga T, Masaki E, Emala CW. Novel identification of the free fatty acid receptor FFAR1 that promotes contraction in airway smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2015; 309:L970-82. [PMID: 26342087 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00041.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Obesity is one of the major risk factors for asthma. Previous studies have demonstrated that free fatty acid levels are elevated in the plasma of obese individuals. Medium- and long-chain free fatty acids act as endogenous ligands for the free fatty acid receptors FFAR1/GPR40 and FFAR4/GPR120, which couple to Gq proteins. We investigated whether FFAR1 and FFAR4 are expressed on airway smooth muscle and whether they activate Gq-coupled signaling and modulate airway smooth muscle tone. We detected the protein expression of FFAR1 and FFAR4 in freshly dissected native human and guinea pig airway smooth muscle and cultured human airway smooth muscle (HASM) cells by immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry. The long-chain free fatty acids (oleic acid and linoleic acid) and GW9508 (FFAR1/FFAR4 dual agonist) dose-dependently stimulated transient intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]i) increases and inositol phosphate synthesis in HASM cells. Downregulation of FFAR1 or FFAR4 in HASM cells by small interfering RNA led to a significant inhibition of the long-chain free fatty acids-induced transient [Ca(2+)]i increases. Oleic acid, linoleic acid, or GW9508 stimulated stress fiber formation in HASM cells, potentiated acetylcholine-contracted guinea pig tracheal rings, and attenuated the relaxant effect of isoproterenol after an acetylcholine-induced contraction. In contrast, TUG-891 (FFAR4 agonist) did not induce the stress fiber formation or potentiate acetylcholine-induced contraction. These results suggest that FFAR1 is the functionally dominant free fatty acid receptor in both human and guinea pig airway smooth muscle. The free fatty acid sensors expressed on airway smooth muscle could be an important modulator of airway smooth muscle tone.
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- Kentaro Mizuta
- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York; Department of Dento-oral Anesthesiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan; and
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Department of Dento-oral Anesthesiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan; and
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- Department of Dento-oral Anesthesiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan; and
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Chemotherapy Research Institute, Kaken Hospital, International University of Health and Welfare, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Dento-oral Anesthesiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan; and
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- Department of Anesthesiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York
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Leloup AJ, Van Hove CE, De Meyer GR, Schrijvers DM, Fransen P. Basal activity of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels controls the IP3-mediated contraction by α1-adrenoceptor stimulation of mouse aorta segments. Eur J Pharmacol 2015; 760:163-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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