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Zheng Y, Zuo W, Shen D, Cui K, Huang M, Zhang D, Shen X, Wang L. Mechanosensitive TRPV4 Channel-Induced Extracellular ATP Accumulation at the Acupoint Mediates Acupuncture Analgesia of Ankle Arthritis in Rats. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:513. [PMID: 34073103 PMCID: PMC8228741 DOI: 10.3390/life11060513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Acupuncture (AP) is a safe and effective analgesic therapy. Understanding how fine needles trigger biological signals can help us optimize needling manipulation to improve its efficiency. Adenosine accumulation in treated acupoints is a vital related event. Here, we hypothesized that extracellular ATP (eATP) mobilization preceded adenosine accumulation, which involved local activation of mechanosensitive channels, especially TRPV4 protein. (2) Methods: AP was applied at the injured-side Zusanli acupoint (ST36) of acute ankle arthritis rats. Pain thresholds were assessed in injured-side hindpaws. eATP in microdialysate from the acupoints was determined by luminescence assay. (3) Results: AP analgesic effect was significantly suppressed by pre-injection of GdCl3 or ruthenium red in ST36, the wide-spectrum inhibitors of mechanosensitive channels, or by HC067047, a specific antagonist of TRPV4 channels. Microdialysate determination revealed a needling-induced transient eATP accumulation that was significantly decreased by pre-injection of HC067047. Additionally, preventing eATP hydrolysis by pre-injection of ARL67156, a non-specific inhibitor of ecto-ATPases, led to the increase in eATP levels and the abolishment of AP analgesic effect. (4) Conclusions: These observations indicate that needling-induced transient accumulation of eATP, due to the activation of mechanosensitive TRPV4 channels and the activities of ecto-ATPases, is involved in the trigger mechanism of AP analgesia.
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- Yawen Zheng
- Acupuncture and Moxibustion College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Acupuncture and Moxibustion College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Acupuncture and Moxibustion College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Acupuncture and Moxibustion College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Mechanism and Acupoint Function (14DZ2260500), Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Acupuncture and Moxibustion College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Acupuncture and Moxibustion College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians, Shanghai 201203, China
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Anderson EO, Schneider ER, Matson JD, Gracheva EO, Bagriantsev SN. TMEM150C/Tentonin3 Is a Regulator of Mechano-gated Ion Channels. Cell Rep 2019; 23:701-708. [PMID: 29669276 PMCID: PMC5929159 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Neuronal mechano-sensitivity relies on mechano-gated ion channels, but pathways regulating their activity remain poorly understood. TMEM150C was proposed to mediate mechano-activated current in proprioceptive neurons. Here, we studied functional interaction of TMEM150C with mechano-gated ion channels from different classes (Piezo2, Piezo1, and the potassium channel TREK-1) using two independent methods of mechanical stimulation. We found that TMEM150C significantly prolongs the duration of the mechano-current produced by all three channels, decreases apparent activation threshold in Piezo2, and induces persistent current in Piezo1. We also show that TMEM150C is co-expressed with Piezo2 in trigeminal neurons, expanding its role beyond proprioceptors. Finally, we cloned TMEM150C from the trigeminal neurons of the tactile-foraging domestic duck and showed that it functions similarly to the mouse ortholog, demonstrating evolutionary conservation among vertebrates. Our studies reveal TMEM150C as a general regulator of mechano-gated ion channels from different classes.
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- Evan O Anderson
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Lau EOC, Lo CY, Yao Y, Mak AFT, Jiang L, Huang Y, Yao X. Aortic Baroreceptors Display Higher Mechanosensitivity than Carotid Baroreceptors. Front Physiol 2016; 7:384. [PMID: 27630578 PMCID: PMC5006318 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Arterial baroreceptors are mechanical sensors that detect blood pressure changes. It has long been suggested that the two arterial baroreceptors, aortic and carotid baroreceptors, have different pressure sensitivities. However, there is no consensus as to which of the arterial baroreceptors are more sensitive to changes in blood pressure. In the present study, we employed independent methods to compare the pressure sensitivity of the two arterial baroreceptors. Firstly, pressure-activated action potential firing was measured by whole-cell current clamp with a high-speed pressure clamp system in primary cultured baroreceptor neurons. The results show that aortic depressor neurons possessed a higher percentage of mechano-sensitive neurons. Furthermore, aortic baroreceptor neurons show a lower pressure threshold than that of carotid baroreceptor neurons. Secondly, uniaxial stretching of baroreceptor neurons, that mimics the forces exerted on blood vessels, elicited a larger increase in intracellular Ca(2+) rise in aortic baroreceptor neurons than in carotid baroreceptor neurons. Thirdly, the pressure-induced action potential firing in the aortic depressor nerve recorded in vivo was also higher. The present study therefore provides for a basic physiological understanding on the pressure sensitivity of the two baroreceptor neurons and suggests that aortic baroreceptors have a higher pressure sensitivity than carotid baroreceptors.
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- Eva On-Chai Lau
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Vigliotti A, McMeeking RM, Deshpande VS. Simulation of the cytoskeletal response of cells on grooved or patterned substrates. J R Soc Interface 2015; 12:rsif.2014.1320. [PMID: 25762648 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.1320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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We analyse the response of osteoblasts on grooved substrates via a model that accounts for the cooperative feedback between intracellular signalling, focal adhesion development and stress fibre contractility. The grooved substrate is modelled as a pattern of alternating strips on which the cell can adhere and strips on which adhesion is inhibited. The coupled modelling scheme is shown to capture some key experimental observations including (i) the observation that osteoblasts orient themselves randomly on substrates with groove pitches less than about 150 nm but they align themselves with the direction of the grooves on substrates with larger pitches and (ii) actin fibres bridge over the grooves on substrates with groove pitches less than about 150 nm but form a network of fibres aligned with the ridges, with nearly no fibres across the grooves, for substrates with groove pitches greater than about 300 nm. Using the model, we demonstrate that the degree of bridging of the stress fibres across the grooves, and consequently the cell orientation, is governed by the diffusion of signalling proteins activated at the focal adhesion sites on the ridges. For large groove pitches, the signalling proteins are dephosphorylated before they can reach the regions of the cell above the grooves and hence stress fibres cannot form in those parts of the cell. On the other hand, the stress fibre activation signal diffuses to a reasonably spatially homogeneous level on substrates with small groove pitches and hence stable stress fibres develop across the grooves in these cases. The model thus rationalizes the responsiveness of osteoblasts to the topography of substrates based on the complex feedback involving focal adhesion formation on the ridges, the triggering of signalling pathways by these adhesions and the activation of stress fibre networks by these signals.
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- A Vigliotti
- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK
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- Department of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, King's College, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK
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- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK
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Tabdanov E, Gondarenko S, Kumari S, Liapis A, Dustin ML, Sheetz MP, Kam LC, Iskratsch T. Micropatterning of TCR and LFA-1 ligands reveals complementary effects on cytoskeleton mechanics in T cells. Integr Biol (Camb) 2015; 7:1272-84. [PMID: 26156536 PMCID: PMC4593733 DOI: 10.1039/c5ib00032g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The formation of the immunological synapse between a T cell and the antigen-presenting cell (APC) is critically dependent on actin dynamics, downstream of T cell receptor (TCR) and integrin (LFA-1) signalling. There is also accumulating evidence that mechanical forces, generated by actin polymerization and/or myosin contractility regulate T cell signalling. Because both receptor pathways are intertwined, their contributions towards the cytoskeletal organization remain elusive. Here, we identify the specific roles of TCR and LFA-1 by using a combination of micropatterning to spatially separate signalling systems and nanopillar arrays for high-precision analysis of cellular forces. We identify that Arp2/3 acts downstream of TCRs to nucleate dense actin foci but propagation of the network requires LFA-1 and the formin FHOD1. LFA-1 adhesion enhances actomyosin forces, which in turn modulate actin assembly downstream of the TCR. Together our data shows a mechanically cooperative system through which ligands presented by an APC modulate T cell activation.
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- Erdem Tabdanov
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, New York University, New York, NY, USA
- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxon, UK
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Thoracotomy often results in chronic pain, characterized by resting pain and elevated mechano-sensitivity. This paper defines complex behavioral responses to tactile stimulation in rats after thoracotomy, shown to be reversibly relieved by systemic morphine, in order to develop a novel qualitative "pain" score. A deep incision and 1 hour of rib retraction in male Sprague-Dawley rats resulted in reduced threshold and a change in the locus of greatest tactile (von Frey filament) sensitivity, from the lower back to a more rostral location around the wound site, and extending bilaterally. The fraction of rats showing nocifensive responses to mild stimulation (10 gm) increased after thoracotomy (from a pre-operative value of 0/10 to 8/10 at 10 days post-op), and the average threshold decreased correspondingly, from 15 gm to ∼4 gm. The nature of the nocifensive responses to tactile stimulation, composed pre-operatively only of no response (Grade 0) or brief contractions of the local subcutaneous muscles (Grade I), changed markedly after thoracotomy, with the appearance of new behaviors including a brisk lateral "escape" movement and/or a 180° rotation of the trunk (both included as Grade II), and whole body shuddering, and scratching and squealing (Grade III). Systemic morphine (2.5 mg/kg, i.p.) transiently raised the threshold for response and reduced the frequency of Grade II and III responses, supporting the interpretation that these represent pain. The findings support the development of a Qualitative Hyperalgesic Profile to assess the complex behavior that indicates a central integration of hyperalgesia.
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- Pain Research Center, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston MA 02115, USA ; Department of Physical Therapy, Medical College, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, R.O.C. Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesia, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, UK
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- Pain Research Center, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston MA 02115, USA
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McGarry JP, Fu J, Yang MT, Chen CS, McMeeking RM, Evans AG, Deshpande VS. Simulation of the contractile response of cells on an array of micro-posts. Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci 2009; 367:3477-97. [PMID: 19657008 PMCID: PMC3263797 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2009.0097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A bio-chemo-mechanical model has been used to predict the contractile responses of smooth cells on a bed of micro-posts. Predictions obtained for smooth muscle cells reveal that, by converging onto a single set of parameters, the model captures all of the following responses in a self-consistent manner: (i) the scaling of the force exerted by the cells with the number of posts; (ii) actin distributions within the cells, including the rings of actin around the micro-posts; (iii) the curvature of the cell boundaries between the posts; and (iv) the higher post forces towards the cell periphery. Similar correspondences between predictions and measurements have been demonstrated for fibroblasts and mesenchymal stem cells once the maximum stress exerted by the stress fibre bundles has been recalibrated. Consistent with measurements, the model predicts that the forces exerted by the cells will increase with both increasing post stiffness and cell area (or equivalently, post spacing). In conjunction with previous assessments, these findings suggest that this framework represents an important step towards a complete model for the coupled bio-chemo-mechanical responses of cells.
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- J. P. McGarry
- Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
- Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
- Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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