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Noy PJ, Gavin RL, Colombo D, Haining EJ, Reyat JS, Payne H, Thielmann I, Lokman AB, Neag G, Yang J, Lloyd T, Harrison N, Heath VL, Gardiner C, Whitworth KM, Robinson J, Koo CZ, Di Maio A, Harrison P, Lee SP, Michelangeli F, Kalia N, Rainger GE, Nieswandt B, Brill A, Watson SP, Tomlinson MG. Tspan18 is a novel regulator of the Ca 2+ channel Orai1 and von Willebrand factor release in endothelial cells. Haematologica 2019; 104:1892-1905. [PMID: 30573509 PMCID: PMC6717597 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.194241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ca2+ entry via Orai1 store-operated Ca2+ channels in the plasma membrane is critical to cell function, and Orai1 loss causes severe immunodeficiency and developmental defects. The tetraspanins are a superfamily of transmembrane proteins that interact with specific 'partner proteins' and regulate their trafficking and clustering. The aim of this study was to functionally characterize tetraspanin Tspan18. We show that Tspan18 is expressed by endothelial cells at several-fold higher levels than most other cell types analyzed. Tspan18-knockdown primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells have 55-70% decreased Ca2+ mobilization upon stimulation with the inflammatory mediators thrombin or histamine, similar to Orai1-knockdown. Tspan18 interacts with Orai1, and Orai1 cell surface localization is reduced by 70% in Tspan18-knockdown endothelial cells. Tspan18 overexpression in lymphocyte model cell lines induces 20-fold activation of Ca2+ -responsive nuclear factor of activated T cell (NFAT) signaling, in an Orai1-dependent manner. Tspan18-knockout mice are viable. They lose on average 6-fold more blood in a tail-bleed assay. This is due to Tspan18 deficiency in non-hematopoietic cells, as assessed using chimeric mice. Tspan18-knockout mice have 60% reduced thrombus size in a deep vein thrombosis model, and 50% reduced platelet deposition in the microcirculation following myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Histamine- or thrombin-induced von Willebrand factor release from endothelial cells is reduced by 90% following Tspan18-knockdown, and histamine-induced increase of plasma von Willebrand factor is reduced by 45% in Tspan18-knockout mice. These findings identify Tspan18 as a novel regulator of endothelial cell Orai1/Ca2+ signaling and von Willebrand factor release in response to inflammatory stimuli.
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- Peter J Noy
- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- University Hospital Würzburg and Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Haematology, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Scar Free Foundation for Burns Research, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE), Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham, Birmingham-Nottingham, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- University Hospital Würzburg and Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE), Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham, Birmingham-Nottingham, UK
- Department of Pathophysiology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE), Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham, Birmingham-Nottingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE), Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham, Birmingham-Nottingham, UK
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Endothelial Ca 2+ Signaling, Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis: just What It Takes to Make a Blood Vessel. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20163962. [PMID: 31416282 PMCID: PMC6721072 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20163962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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It has long been known that endothelial Ca2+ signals drive angiogenesis by recruiting multiple Ca2+-sensitive decoders in response to pro-angiogenic cues, such as vascular endothelial growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor, stromal derived factor-1α and angiopoietins. Recently, it was shown that intracellular Ca2+ signaling also drives vasculogenesis by stimulation proliferation, tube formation and neovessel formation in endothelial progenitor cells. Herein, we survey how growth factors, chemokines and angiogenic modulators use endothelial Ca2+ signaling to regulate angiogenesis and vasculogenesis. The endothelial Ca2+ response to pro-angiogenic cues may adopt different waveforms, ranging from Ca2+ transients or biphasic Ca2+ signals to repetitive Ca2+ oscillations, and is mainly driven by endogenous Ca2+ release through inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors and by store-operated Ca2+ entry through Orai1 channels. Lysosomal Ca2+ release through nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate-gated two-pore channels is, however, emerging as a crucial pro-angiogenic pathway, which sustains intracellular Ca2+ mobilization. Understanding how endothelial Ca2+ signaling regulates angiogenesis and vasculogenesis could shed light on alternative strategies to induce therapeutic angiogenesis or interfere with the aberrant vascularization featuring cancer and intraocular disorders.
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ER Ca 2+ release and store-operated Ca 2+ entry - partners in crime or independent actors in oncogenic transformation? Cell Calcium 2019; 82:102061. [PMID: 31394337 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2019.102061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ca2+ is a pleiotropic messenger that controls life and death decisions from fertilisation until death. Cellular Ca2+ handling mechanisms show plasticity and are remodelled throughout life to meet the changing needs of the cell. In turn, as the demands on a cell alter, for example through a change in its niche environment or its functional requirements, Ca2+ handling systems may be targeted to sustain the remodelled cellular state. Nowhere is this more apparent than in cancer. Oncogenic transformation is a multi-stage process during which normal cells become progressively differentiated towards a cancerous state that is principally associated with enhanced proliferation and avoidance of death. Ca2+ signalling is intimately involved in almost all aspects of the life of a transformed cell and alterations in Ca2+ handling have been observed in cancer. Moreover, this remodelling of Ca2+ signalling pathways is also required in some cases to sustain the transformed phenotype. As such, Ca2+ handling is hijacked by oncogenic processes to deliver and maintain the transformed phenotype. Central to generation of intracellular Ca2+ signals is the release of Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum intracellular (ER) Ca2+ store via inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (InsP3Rs). Upon depletion of ER Ca2+, store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) across the plasma membrane occurs via STIM-gated Orai channels. SOCE serves to both replenish stores but also sustain Ca2+ signalling events. Here, we will discuss the role and regulation of these two signalling pathways and their interplay in oncogenic transformation.
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Store-Operated Ca 2+ Entry in Tumor Progression: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Implications. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11070899. [PMID: 31252656 PMCID: PMC6678533 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11070899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The remodeling of Ca2+ homeostasis has been implicated as a critical event in driving malignant phenotypes, such as tumor cell proliferation, motility, and metastasis. Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) that is elicited by the depletion of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca2+ stores constitutes the major Ca2+ influx pathways in most nonexcitable cells. Functional coupling between the plasma membrane Orai channels and ER Ca2+-sensing STIM proteins regulates SOCE activation. Previous studies in the human breast, cervical, and other cancer types have shown the functional significance of STIM/Orai-dependent Ca2+ signals in cancer development and progression. This article reviews the information on the regulatory mechanisms of STIM- and Orai-dependent SOCE pathways in the malignant characteristics of cancer, such as proliferation, resistance, migration, invasion, and metastasis. The recent investigations focusing on the emerging importance of SOCE in the cells of the tumor microenvironment, such as tumor angiogenesis and antitumor immunity, are also reviewed. The clinical implications as cancer therapeutics are discussed.
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Lu F, Sun J, Zheng Q, Li J, Hu Y, Yu P, He H, Zhao Y, Wang X, Yang S, Cheng H. Imaging elemental events of store-operated Ca 2+ entry in invading cancer cells with plasmalemmal targeted sensors. J Cell Sci 2019; 132:jcs.224923. [PMID: 30814332 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.224923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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STIM1- and Orai1-mediated store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) constitutes the major Ca2+ influx in almost all electrically non-excitable cells. However, little is known about the spatiotemporal organization at the elementary level. Here, we developed Orai1-tethered or palmitoylated biosensor GCaMP6f to report subplasmalemmal Ca2+ signals. We visualized spontaneous discrete and long-lasting transients ('Ca2+ glows') arising from STIM1-Orai1 in invading melanoma cells. Ca2+ glows occurred preferentially in single invadopodia and at sites near the cell periphery under resting conditions. Re-addition of external Ca2+ after store depletion elicited spatially synchronous Ca2+ glows, followed by high-rate discharge of asynchronous local events. Knockout of STIM1 or expression of the dominant-negative Orai1-E106A mutant markedly decreased Ca2+ glow frequency, diminished global SOCE and attenuated invadopodial formation. Functionally, invadopodial Ca2+ glows provided high Ca2+ microdomains to locally activate Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent Pyk2 (also known as PTK2B), which initiates the SOCE-Pyk2-Src signaling cascade required for invasion. Overall, the discovery of elemental Ca2+ signals of SOCE not only unveils a previously unappreciated gating mode of STIM1-Orai1 channels in situ, but also underscores a critical role of the spatiotemporal dynamics of SOCE in orchestrating complex cell behaviors such as invasion. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Fujian Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.,State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Tumor Biology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA .,Department of Tumor Biology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Yang H, Xue Y, Kuang S, Zhang M, Chen J, Liu L, Shan Z, Lin Q, Li X, Yang M, Zhou H, Rao F, Deng C. Involvement of Orai1 in tunicamycin-induced endothelial dysfunction. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2019; 23:95-102. [PMID: 30820153 PMCID: PMC6384200 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2019.23.2.95] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is mediated by disturbance of Ca2+ homeostasis. The store-operated calcium (SOC) channel is the primary Ca2+ channel in non-excitable cells, but its participation in agent-induced ER stress is not clear. In this study, the effects of tunicamycin on Ca2+ influx in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were observed with the fluorescent probe Fluo-4 AM. The effect of tunicamycin on the expression of the unfolded protein response (UPR)-related proteins BiP and CHOP was assayed by western blotting with or without inhibition of Orai1. Tunicamycin induced endothelial dysfunction by activating ER stress. Orai1 expression and the influx of extracellular Ca2+ in HUVECs were both upregulated during ER stress. The SOC channel inhibitor SKF96365 reversed tunicamycin-induced endothelial cell dysfunction by inhibiting ER stress. Regulation of tunicamycin-induced ER stress by Orai1 indicates that modification of Orai1 activity may have therapeutic value for conditions with ER stress-induced endothelial dysfunction.
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- Hui Yang
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.,Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.,Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.,Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.,Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510623, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.,Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.,Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.,Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.,Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.,Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Guangzhou Panyu Shiqiao Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511400, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.,Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.,Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
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Johnson M, Trebak M. ORAI channels in cellular remodeling of cardiorespiratory disease. Cell Calcium 2019; 79:1-10. [PMID: 30772685 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2019.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cardiorespiratory disease, which includes systemic arterial hypertension, restenosis, atherosclerosis, pulmonary arterial hypertension, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are highly prevalent and devastating diseases with limited therapeutic modalities. A common pathophysiological theme to these diseases is cellular remodeling, which is contributed by changes in expression and activation of ion channels critical for either excitability or growth. Calcium (Ca2+) signaling and specifically ORAI Ca2+ channels have emerged as significant regulators of smooth muscle, endothelial, epithelial, platelet, and immune cell remodeling. This review details the dysregulation of ORAI in cardiorespiratory diseases, and how this dysregulation of ORAI contributes to cellular remodeling.
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- Martin Johnson
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, United States
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, United States.
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Rode B, Bailey MA, Marthan R, Beech DJ, Guibert C. ORAI Channels as Potential Therapeutic Targets in Pulmonary Hypertension. Physiology (Bethesda) 2019; 33:261-268. [PMID: 29897302 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00016.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Pulmonary hypertension is a complex and fatal disease that lacks treatments. Its pathophysiology involves pulmonary artery hyperreactivity, endothelial dysfunction, wall remodelling, inflammation, and thrombosis, which could all depend on ORAI Ca2+ channels. We review the knowledge about ORAI channels in pulmonary artery and discuss the interest to target them in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension.
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- Baptiste Rode
- INSERM, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux , Bordeaux , France.,Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds , Leeds , United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds , Leeds , United Kingdom
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- INSERM, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux , Bordeaux , France.,Univ. of Bordeaux, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux , Bordeaux , France.,CHU de Bordeaux, Pôle Cardio-Thoracique, Bordeaux , France
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds , Leeds , United Kingdom
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- INSERM, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux , Bordeaux , France.,Univ. of Bordeaux, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux , Bordeaux , France
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Sachdeva R, Fleming T, Schumacher D, Homberg S, Stilz K, Mohr F, Wagner AH, Tsvilovskyy V, Mathar I, Freichel M. Methylglyoxal evokes acute Ca 2+ transients in distinct cell types and increases agonist-evoked Ca 2+ entry in endothelial cells via CRAC channels. Cell Calcium 2019; 78:66-75. [PMID: 30658323 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2019.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Methylglyoxal (MG) is a by-product of glucose metabolism and its accumulation has been linked to the development of diabetic complications such as retinopathy and nephropathy by affecting multiple signalling pathways. However, its influence on the intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and particularly Ca2+ entry, which has been reported to be mediated via TRPA1 channels in DRG neurons, has not been studied in much detail in other cell types. In this study, we report the consequences of acute and long-term MG application on intracellular Ca2+ levels in endothelial cells. We showed that acute MG application doesn't evoke any instantaneous changes in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration in immortalized mouse cardiac endothelial cells (MCECs) and murine microvascular endothelial cells (muMECs). In contrast, an MG-induced rise in intracellular Ca2+ level was observed in primary mouse mesangial cells within 30 s, indicating that the modulation of Ca2+ homeostasis by MG is strictly cell type specific. The formation of the MG-derived advanced glycation end product (AGE) MG-H1 was found to be time and concentration-dependent in MCECs. Likewise, MG pre-incubation for 6 h increased the angiotensin II-evoked Ca2+ entry in MCECs and muMECs which was abrogated by inhibition of Calcium release activated calcium (CRAC) channels with GSK-7975A, but unaffected by an inhibitor specific to TRPA1 channels. Quantitative PCR analysis revealed that MG pre-treatment did not affect expression of the genes encoding the angiotensin receptors AT1R (Agtr 1a & Agtr 1b), Trpa1 nor Orai1, Orai2, Orai3, Stim1, Stim2 and Saraf which operate as constituents or regulators of CRAC channels and store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) in other cell types. Together, our results show that long-term MG stimulation leads to the formation of glycation end products, which facilitates the agonist-evoked Ca2+ entry in endothelial cells, and this could be a new pathway that might lead to MG-evoked vasoregression observed in diabetic vasculopathies.
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- Robin Sachdeva
- Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I and Clinical Chemistry, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Physiology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 326, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Physiology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 326, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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ZBTB46 is a shear-sensitive transcription factor inhibiting endothelial cell proliferation via gene expression regulation of cell cycle proteins. J Transl Med 2019; 99:305-318. [PMID: 29884909 PMCID: PMC6286701 DOI: 10.1038/s41374-018-0060-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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ZBTB46 is a transcription factor identified in classical dendritic cells and keeps dendritic cells in a quiescent state. Chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing in dendritic cells has identified over 1300 potential gene targets of ZBTB46, affecting many processes including cell cycle. Endothelial cells (ECs) also express ZBTB46 and are mostly in a quiescent non-proliferative state. While EC proliferation is a critical process in development, dysregulation of EC proliferation as seen in areas of disturbed flow play an important role in many disease processes such as atherosclerosis, pulmonary hypertension, transplant vasculopathy, neointimal hyperplasia, and in-stent restenosis. We studied the role of ZBTB46 in ECs, hypothesizing that it inhibits EC proliferation. Using a model of disturbed flow in mice, we found that ZBTB46 is expressed in murine arterial ECs in vivo, and is downregulated by disturbed flow. In vitro results using HAECs showed that cell confluence and laminar shear stress, both known physiological conditions promoting EC quiescence, led to upregulation of ZBTB46 expression. Adenoviral-mediated overexpression of ZBTB46 in vitro caused reduced EC proliferation, and increased number of cells in the G0/G1 phase of cell cycle, without affecting apoptosis or senescence, while siRNA knockdown of ZBTB46 negated the known inhibitory role of unidirectional laminar shear stress on EC proliferation. ZBTB46 overexpression also led to a broad suppression of genes involved in cell cycle progression including multiple cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases, but an increase in the CDK inhibitor CDKN1A. Phosphorylation of the retinoblastoma protein was also decreased as assessed by Western blot. Tube formation on Matrigel was reduced, suggesting an inhibitory role for ZBTB46 in angiogenesis. Further research is required to investigate the potential role of ZBTB46 in specific pathologic conditions and whether it can be targeted in a therapeutic manner.
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Smani T, Gómez LJ, Regodon S, Woodard GE, Siegfried G, Khatib AM, Rosado JA. TRP Channels in Angiogenesis and Other Endothelial Functions. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1731. [PMID: 30559679 PMCID: PMC6287032 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Angiogenesis is the growth of blood vessels mediated by proliferation, migration, and spatial organization of endothelial cells. This mechanism is regulated by a balance between stimulatory and inhibitory factors. Proangiogenic factors include a variety of VEGF family members, while thrombospondin and endostatin, among others, have been reported as suppressors of angiogenesis. Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels belong to a superfamily of cation-permeable channels that play a relevant role in a number of cellular functions mostly derived from their influence in intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis. Endothelial cells express a variety of TRP channels, including members of the TRPC, TRPV, TRPP, TRPA, and TRPM families, which play a relevant role in a number of functions, including endothelium-induced vasodilation, vascular permeability as well as sensing hemodynamic and chemical changes. Furthermore, TRP channels have been reported to play an important role in angiogenesis. This review summarizes the current knowledge and limitations concerning the involvement of particular TRP channels in growth factor-induced angiogenesis.
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- Tarik Smani
- Department of Medical Physiology and Biophysic, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain.,CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Medicine, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Department of Animal Medicine, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Cell Physiology Research Group, Department of Physiology, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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Liu Y, Li Y, Hou R, Shu Z. Knockdown GREM1 suppresses cell growth, angiogenesis, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colon cancer. J Cell Biochem 2018; 120:5583-5596. [PMID: 30426548 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Gremlin 1 (GREM1), as a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) antagonist and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR2) novel agonist, has been confirmed as overexpressed in colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues but its role in carcinogenesis remains unclear. Here we reported that the GREM1 expression in mesenchymal-like colon cancer cells (SW620 and SW480) was significantly higher than that of epithelial-like colon cancer cells (Caco-2, HTC116, and HT29) and normal colon cell. Simultaneously, we analyzed two series of CRC transcriptomes from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases and found the great majority of primary CRC tissues expressed high level of GREM1 messenger RNA (mRNA) compared with adjacent normal tissues, and that the GREM1 mRNA expression is correlated with low histological grade development and stage 2 to 3 metastatic recurrence in CRC based on a data analysis of 104 different stage CRC tissue from the GEO databases. Functional studies showed that GREM1 silencing by short hairpin RNA (shRNA) significantly inhibited CRC cells proliferation, migration, the formation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-induced capillary structure of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colon cancer cells by repressing phosphorylation levels of BMP downstream signal Smad1, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) downstream signal matrix metallopeptidase 2 (MMP2), and metastasis-related factor C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12) expression. In addition, shGREM1 combined with VEGF inhibitor BAW2881 displayed more effective antiangiogenesis to inhibit the tube formation of HUVEC. Hence, these experiments demonstrated that GREM1 is involved in CRC development and procession and provide a new idea for CRC diagnosis, resistance therapy, and prognosis.
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- Yan Liu
- Department of Ultrasonography, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Colorectal and Anal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Department of Gastrointestinal Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Colorectal and Anal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Department of Gastrointestinal Colorectal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Zhu Y, Gao M, Zhou T, Xie M, Mao A, Feng L, Yao X, Wong WT, Ma X. The TRPC5 channel regulates angiogenesis and promotes recovery from ischemic injury in mice. J Biol Chem 2018; 294:28-37. [PMID: 30413532 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.005392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ischemia-related diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide, and promoting therapeutic angiogenesis is key for effective recovery from hypoxia-ischemia. Given the limited success of angiogenic factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor, in clinical trials, it is important to find more promising angiogenic targets. Here, using both cell- and tissue-based assays and a mouse model of injury-induced ischemia, we investigated the involvement of the transient receptor potential canonical 5 (TRPC5) ion channel in angiogenesis and the effects of a TRPC5 activator, the Food and Drug Administration-approved drug riluzole, on recovery from ischemic injury. We demonstrate that TRPC5 is involved in endothelial cell sprouting, angiogenesis, and blood perfusion in an oxygen-induced retinopathy model and a hind limb ischemia model. We found a potential regulatory link between nuclear factor of activated T cell isoform c3 and angiopoietin-1 that could provide the mechanistic basis for the angiogenic function of TRPC5. Importantly, treatment with riluzole, which can activate TRPC5 in endothelial cells, improved recovery from ischemia in mice. Our study reveals TRPC5 as a potential angiogenic target and suggests riluzole as a promising drug for managing ischemic diseases.
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- Yifei Zhu
- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, China; School of Biomedical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, China; School of Biomedical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (CUHK), School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, China.
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Poletto V, Rosti V, Biggiogera M, Guerra G, Moccia F, Porta C. The role of endothelial colony forming cells in kidney cancer's pathogenesis, and in resistance to anti-VEGFR agents and mTOR inhibitors: A speculative review. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2018; 132:89-99. [PMID: 30447930 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2018.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is highly dependent on angiogenesis, due to the overactivation of the VHL/HIF/VEGF/VEGFRs axis; this justifies the marked sensitivity of this neoplasm to antiangiogenic agents which, however, ultimately fail to control tumor growth. RCC also frequently shows alterations in the mTOR signaling pathway, and mTOR inhibitors have shown a similar pattern of initial activity/late failure as pure antiangiogenic agents. Understanding mechanisms of resistance to these agents would be key to improve the outcome of our patients. Circulating endothelial cells are a family of mainly bone marrow-derived progenitors, which have been postulated to be responsible of the reactivation of angiogenesis in different tumors. In this review, we shall discuss the complex nature and function of these cells, the evidence pro and contra their contribution to tumor vascularization, especially as far as RCC is concerned, and their possible role in determining resistance to presently available treatments.
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- Valentina Poletto
- Center for the Study of Myelofibrosis, Research and Experimental Biotechnology Laboratory Area, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (I.R.C.C.S.) Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Piazzale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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- Center for the Study of Myelofibrosis, Research and Experimental Biotechnology Laboratory Area, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (I.R.C.C.S.) Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Piazzale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, via Forlanini 6, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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- Medical Oncology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (I.R.C.C.S.) Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Piazzale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy; present address: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia, and Division of Translational Oncology, IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, via S. Maugeri 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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Liu X, Wan X, Kan H, Wang Y, Yu F, Feng L, Jin J, Zhang P, Ma X. Hypoxia-induced upregulation of Orai1 drives colon cancer invasiveness and angiogenesis. Eur J Pharmacol 2018; 832:1-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2018.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Revised: 05/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Kanugula AK, Adapala RK, Midha P, Cappelli HC, Meszaros JG, Paruchuri S, Chilian WM, Thodeti CK. Novel noncanonical regulation of soluble VEGF/VEGFR2 signaling by mechanosensitive ion channel TRPV4. FASEB J 2018; 33:195-203. [PMID: 29957061 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201800509r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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VEGF signaling via VEGF receptor-2 (VEGFR2) is a major regulator of endothelial cell (EC) functions, including angiogenesis. Although most studies of angiogenesis focus on soluble VEGF signaling, mechanical signaling also plays a critical role. Here, we examined the consequence of disruption of mechanical signaling on soluble signaling pathways. Specifically, we observed that small interfering RNA (siRNA) knockdown of a mechanosensitive ion channel, transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4), significantly reduced perinuclear (Golgi) VEGFR2 in human ECs with a concomitant increase in phosphorylation at Y1175 and membrane translocation. TRPV4 knockout (KO) ECs exhibited increased plasma membrane localization of phospho-VEGFR2 compared with normal ECs. The knockdown also increased phospho-VEGFR2 in whole cell lysates and membrane fractions compared with control siRNA-treated cells. siRNA knockdown of TRPV4 enhanced nuclear localization of mechanosensitive transcription factors, yes-associated protein/transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif via rho kinase, which were shown to increase VEGFR2 trafficking to the plasma membrane. Furthermore, TRPV4 deletion/knockdown enhanced VEGF-mediated migration in vitro and increased expression of VEGFR2 in vivo in the vasculature of TRPV4 KO tumors compared with wild-type tumors. Our results thus show that TRPV4 channels regulate VEGFR2 trafficking and activation to identify novel cross-talk between mechanical (TRPV4) and soluble (VEGF) signaling that controls EC migration and angiogenesis.-Kanugula, A. K., Adapala, R. K., Midha, P., Cappelli, H. C., Meszaros, J. G., Paruchuri, S., Chilian, W. M., Thodeti, C. K., Novel noncanonical regulation of soluble VEGF/VEGFR2 signaling by mechanosensitive ion channel TRPV4.
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- Anantha K Kanugula
- Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio, USA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA; and
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- Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio, USA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA; and
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA; and
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA; and
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- Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio, USA.,School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA; and
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Nguyen NT, Han W, Cao W, Wang Y, Wen S, Huang Y, Li M, Du L, Zhou Y. Store‐Operated Calcium Entry Mediated by ORAI and STIM. Compr Physiol 2018; 8:981-1002. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c170031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Bazzazi H, Zhang Y, Jafarnejad M, Isenberg JS, Annex BH, Popel AS. Computer Simulation of TSP1 Inhibition of VEGF-Akt-eNOS: An Angiogenesis Triple Threat. Front Physiol 2018; 9:644. [PMID: 29899706 PMCID: PMC5988849 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The matricellular protein thrombospondin-1 (TSP1) is a potent inhibitor of angiogenesis. Specifically, TSP1 has been experimentally shown to inhibit signaling downstream of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The molecular mechanism of this inhibition is not entirely clear. We developed a detailed computational model of VEGF signaling to Akt-endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) to investigate the quantitative molecular mechanism of TSP1 inhibition. The model demonstrated that TSP1 acceleration of VEGFR2 degradation is sufficient to explain the inhibition of VEGFR2 and eNOS phosphorylation. However, Akt inhibition requires TSP1-induced phosphatase recruitment to VEGFR2. The model was then utilized to test various strategies for the rescue of VEGF signaling to Akt and eNOS. Inhibiting TSP1 was predicted to be not as effective as CD47 depletion in rescuing signaling to Akt. The model further predicts that combination strategy involving depletion of CD47 and inhibition of TSP1 binding to CD47 is necessary for effective recovery of signaling to eNOS. In all, computational modeling offers insight to molecular mechanisms involving TSP1 interaction with VEGF signaling and provides strategies for rescuing angiogenesis by targeting TSP1-CD47 axis.
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- Hojjat Bazzazi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Heart, Lung, Blood and Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.,Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Gerzanich V, Kwon MS, Woo SK, Ivanov A, Simard JM. SUR1-TRPM4 channel activation and phasic secretion of MMP-9 induced by tPA in brain endothelial cells. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0195526. [PMID: 29617457 PMCID: PMC5884564 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Hemorrhagic transformation is a major complication of ischemic stroke, is linked to matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), and is exacerbated by tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion is characterized by SUR1-TRPM4 (sulfonylurea receptor 1—transient receptor potential melastatin 4) channel upregulation in microvascular endothelium. In humans and rodents with cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R), the SUR1 antagonist, glibenclamide, reduces hemorrhagic transformation and plasma MMP-9, but the mechanism is unknown. We hypothesized that tPA induces protease activated receptor 1 (PAR1)-mediated, Ca2+-dependent phasic secretion of MMP-9 from activated brain endothelium, and that SUR1-TRPM4 is required for this process. Methods Cerebral I/R, of 2 and 4 hours duration, respectively, was obtained using conventional middle cerebral artery occlusion. Immunolabeling was used to quantify p65 nuclear translocation. Murine and human brain endothelial cells (BEC) were studied in vitro, without and with NF-κB activation, using immunoblot, zymography and ELISA, patch clamp electrophysiology, and calcium imaging. Genetic and pharmacological manipulations were used to identify signaling pathways. Results Cerebral I/R caused prominent nuclear translocation of p65 in microvascular endothelium. NF-κB-activation of BEC caused de novo expression of SUR1-TRPM4 channels. In NF-κB-activated BEC: (i) tPA caused opening of SUR1-TRPM4 channels in a plasmin-, PAR1-, TRPC3- and Ca2+-dependent manner; (ii) tPA caused PAR1-dependent secretion of MMP-9; (iii) tonic secretion of MMP-9 by activated BEC was not influenced by SUR1 inhibition; (iv) phasic secretion of MMP-9 induced by tPA or the PAR1-agonist, TFLLR, required functional SUR1-TRPM4 channels, with inhibition of SUR1 decreasing tPA-induced MMP-9 secretion. Conclusions tPA induces PAR1-mediated, SUR1-TRPM4-dependent, phasic secretion of MMP-9 from activated brain endothelium.
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- Volodymyr Gerzanich
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Guerra G, Lucariello A, Perna A, Botta L, De Luca A, Moccia F. The Role of Endothelial Ca 2+ Signaling in Neurovascular Coupling: A View from the Lumen. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E938. [PMID: 29561829 PMCID: PMC5979341 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19040938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Neurovascular coupling (NVC) is the mechanism whereby an increase in neuronal activity (NA) leads to local elevation in cerebral blood flow (CBF) to match the metabolic requirements of firing neurons. Following synaptic activity, an increase in neuronal and/or astrocyte Ca2+ concentration leads to the synthesis of multiple vasoactive messengers. Curiously, the role of endothelial Ca2+ signaling in NVC has been rather neglected, although endothelial cells are known to control the vascular tone in a Ca2+-dependent manner throughout peripheral vasculature. METHODS We analyzed the literature in search of the most recent updates on the potential role of endothelial Ca2+ signaling in NVC. RESULTS We found that several neurotransmitters (i.e., glutamate and acetylcholine) and neuromodulators (e.g., ATP) can induce dilation of cerebral vessels by inducing an increase in endothelial Ca2+ concentration. This, in turn, results in nitric oxide or prostaglandin E2 release or activate intermediate and small-conductance Ca2+-activated K⁺ channels, which are responsible for endothelial-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH). In addition, brain endothelial cells express multiple transient receptor potential (TRP) channels (i.e., TRPC3, TRPV3, TRPV4, TRPA1), which induce vasodilation by activating EDH. CONCLUSIONS It is possible to conclude that endothelial Ca2+ signaling is an emerging pathway in the control of NVC.
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- Germano Guerra
- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, via F. De Santis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.
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- Department of Mental Health and Preventive Medicine, Section of Human Anatomy, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", 81100 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, via F. De Santis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology "L. Spallanzani", University of Pavia, via Forlanini 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Mental Health and Preventive Medicine, Section of Human Anatomy, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", 81100 Naples, Italy.
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology "L. Spallanzani", University of Pavia, via Forlanini 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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Lee YC, Chang YC, Wu CC, Huang CC. Hypoxia-Preconditioned Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Protect Against Neurovascular Damage After Hypoxic Ischemia in Neonatal Brain. Mol Neurobiol 2018; 55:7743-7757. [PMID: 29460267 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-0867-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2017] [Accepted: 01/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Therapy targeting the neurovascular unit may provide effective neuroprotection against neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI). We hypothesized that the peripheral injection of hypoxia-preconditioned human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) following HI protects against neurovascular damage and provides long-term neuroprotection in a postpartum (P) day-7 rat pup model. Compared with normoxic HUVECs, hypoxic HUVECs showed enhanced migration and angiogenesis in vitro and had augmented migration effects into the brain when administered intraperitoneally in vivo after HI. Moreover, 24 and 72 h post-HI, the hypoxic HUVECs group but not the normoxic HUVECs or culture-medium groups had significantly higher preservation of microvessels and neurons, and attenuation of blood-brain barrier damage than the normal-saline group. Compared to control or normal-saline groups, only the hypoxic HUVECs group had no impaired foot steps and showed a significant reduction of brain area loss at P42. Next-generation sequencing showed hypoxia-induced upregulation and downregulation of 209 and 215 genes in HUVECs, respectively. Upstream regulator analysis by ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA) identified hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha as the key predicted activated transcription regulator. After hypoxia, 12 genes (ADAMTS1, EFNA1, HIF1A, LOX, MEOX2, SELE, VEGFA, VEGFC, CX3CL1, HMMR, SDC, and SERPINE) associated with migration and/or angiogenesis were regulated in HUVECs. In addition, 6 genes (VEGFA, VEGFC, NTN4, TGFA, SERPINE1, and CX3CL1) involved in the survival of endothelial and neuronal cells were also markedly altered in hypoxic HUVECs. Thus, cell therapy by using hypoxic HUVECs that enhance migration and neurovascular protection may provide an effective therapeutic strategy for treating neonatal asphyxia.
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- Yi-Chao Lee
- Ph.D. Program for Neural Regenerative Medicine, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Center for Neurotrauma and Neuroregeneration, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Department of Pediatrics Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan. .,Department of Pediatrics, Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Department of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Endothelial Ca 2+ Signaling and the Resistance to Anticancer Treatments: Partners in Crime. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19010217. [PMID: 29324706 PMCID: PMC5796166 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19010217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Intracellular Ca2+ signaling drives angiogenesis and vasculogenesis by stimulating proliferation, migration, and tube formation in both vascular endothelial cells and endothelial colony forming cells (ECFCs), which represent the only endothelial precursor truly belonging to the endothelial phenotype. In addition, local Ca2+ signals at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-mitochondria interface regulate endothelial cell fate by stimulating survival or apoptosis depending on the extent of the mitochondrial Ca2+ increase. The present article aims at describing how remodeling of the endothelial Ca2+ toolkit contributes to establish intrinsic or acquired resistance to standard anti-cancer therapies. The endothelial Ca2+ toolkit undergoes a major alteration in tumor endothelial cells and tumor-associated ECFCs. These include changes in TRPV4 expression and increase in the expression of P2X7 receptors, Piezo2, Stim1, Orai1, TRPC1, TRPC5, Connexin 40 and dysregulation of the ER Ca2+ handling machinery. Additionally, remodeling of the endothelial Ca2+ toolkit could involve nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, gasotransmitters-gated channels, two-pore channels and Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger. Targeting the endothelial Ca2+ toolkit could represent an alternative adjuvant therapy to circumvent patients' resistance to current anti-cancer treatments.
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Liu X, Wang T, Wang Y, Chen Z, Hua D, Yao X, Ma X, Zhang P. Orai1 is critical for Notch-driven aggressiveness under hypoxic conditions in triple-negative breast cancers. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2018; 1864:975-986. [PMID: 29307746 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2018.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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It is believed that hypoxia stimulates triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) metastasis, which is associated with a poor prognosis. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we demonstrated that hypoxia up-regulates both the levels of Orai1 and Notch1, and the increase in Orai1 is mediated by Notch1 signaling in TNBCs. Functionally, Orai1 caused a sustained elevation of intracellular Ca2+ via Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE), then activated the calcineurin-nuclear factor of activated T-cell 4 (NFAT4, also named NFATc3) in hypoxic TNBCs. Furthermore, pharmacologic inhibition or gene-silencing studies showed that the aggressiveness mediated by Orai1 during hypoxia is dependent on the Notch1/Orai1/SOCE/NFAT4 signaling. Moreover, Orai1 signaling also mediated hypoxia-induced angiogenesis in TNBCs. Thus, our results revealed a novel role of Orai1 as an inducer of aggression and angiogenesis under hypoxic conditions, and this suggests a novel mechanism of hypoxia-induced invasion. It may be worthwhile to further explore the potential of using Orai1 signaling as new target for anti-tumor therapy in TNBCs.
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- Xiaoyu Liu
- School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China; School of Biomedical Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
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- School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
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Ranchoux B, Harvey LD, Ayon RJ, Babicheva A, Bonnet S, Chan SY, Yuan JXJ, Perez VDJ. Endothelial dysfunction in pulmonary arterial hypertension: an evolving landscape (2017 Grover Conference Series). Pulm Circ 2018; 8:2045893217752912. [PMID: 29283043 PMCID: PMC5798691 DOI: 10.1177/2045893217752912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Endothelial dysfunction is a major player in the development and progression of vascular pathology in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a disease associated with small vessel loss and obstructive vasculopathy that leads to increased pulmonary vascular resistance, subsequent right heart failure, and premature death. Over the past ten years, there has been tremendous progress in our understanding of pulmonary endothelial biology as it pertains to the genetic and molecular mechanisms that orchestrate the endothelial response to direct or indirect injury, and how their dysregulation can contribute to the pathogenesis of PAH. As one of the major topics included in the 2017 Grover Conference Series, discussion centered on recent developments in four areas of pulmonary endothelial biology: (1) angiogenesis; (2) endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EndMT); (3) epigenetics; and (4) biology of voltage-gated ion channels. The present review will summarize the content of these discussions and provide a perspective on the most promising aspects of endothelial dysfunction that may be amenable for therapeutic development.
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- University of Pittsburgh Vascular Medicine Institute Division of Cardiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Translational and Regenerative Medicine, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Division of Translational and Regenerative Medicine, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh Vascular Medicine Institute Division of Cardiology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Translational and Regenerative Medicine, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA
- The Vera Moulton Wall Center for Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA
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Zuccolo E, Di Buduo C, Lodola F, Orecchioni S, Scarpellino G, Kheder DA, Poletto V, Guerra G, Bertolini F, Balduini A, Rosti V, Moccia F. Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1α Promotes Endothelial Colony-Forming Cell Migration Through the Ca2+-Dependent Activation of the Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2 and Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/AKT Pathways. Stem Cells Dev 2018; 27:23-34. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2017.0114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- Estella Zuccolo
- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Lazzaro Spallanzani,” University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology, and Advanced Diagnosis, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Lazzaro Spallanzani,” University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Hematology–Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Lazzaro Spallanzani,” University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Lazzaro Spallanzani,” University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zakho, Zakho, Kurdistan-Region of Iraq
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology, and Advanced Diagnosis, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences “Vincenzo Tiberio,” University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Laboratory of Hematology–Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology, and Advanced Diagnosis, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology, and Advanced Diagnosis, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Lazzaro Spallanzani,” University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Lee SH, Rigas NK, Lee CR, Bang A, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Kang MK, Kim RH, Park NH, Shin KH. Orai1 promotes tumor progression by enhancing cancer stemness via NFAT signaling in oral/oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncotarget 2017; 7:43239-43255. [PMID: 27259269 PMCID: PMC5190020 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Emerging evidence indicates that Orai1, a key calcium channel for store-operated Ca2+ entry, is associated with human cancer. However, the underlying mechanism by which Orai1 regulates cancer progression remains unknown. Here we report that intracellular level of Orai1 is increased in a stepwise manner during oral/oropharyngeal carcinogenesis and highly expressed in cancer stem-like cell (CSC)-enriched populations of human oral/oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Ectopic Orai1 expression converted non-tumorigenic immortalized oral epithelial cells to malignant cells that showed CSC properties, e.g., self-renewal capacity, increased ALDH1HIGH cell population, increased key stemness transcription factors, and enhanced mobility. Conversely, inhibition of Orai1 suppressed tumorigenicity and CSC phenotype of OSCC, indicating that Orai1 could be an important element for tumorigenicity and stemness of OSCC. Mechanistically, Orai1 activates its major downstream effector molecule, NFATc3. Knockdown of NFATc3 in the Orai1-overexpressing oral epithelial cells abrogates the effect of Orai1 on CSC phenotype. Moreover, antagonist of NFAT signaling also decreases CSC phenotype, implying the functional importance of Orai1/NFAT axis in OSCC CSC regulation. Our study identifies Orai1 as a novel molecular determinant for OSCC progression by enhancing cancer stemness, suggesting that inhibition of Orai1 signaling may offer an effective therapeutic modality against OSCC.
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- Sung Hee Lee
- The Shapiro Family Laboratory of Viral Oncology and Aging Research, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- The Shapiro Family Laboratory of Viral Oncology and Aging Research, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- The Shapiro Family Laboratory of Viral Oncology and Aging Research, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- The Shapiro Family Laboratory of Viral Oncology and Aging Research, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- The Shapiro Family Laboratory of Viral Oncology and Aging Research, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- The Shapiro Family Laboratory of Viral Oncology and Aging Research, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- The Shapiro Family Laboratory of Viral Oncology and Aging Research, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- The Shapiro Family Laboratory of Viral Oncology and Aging Research, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Ca 2+ signals initiate at immobile IP 3 receptors adjacent to ER-plasma membrane junctions. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1505. [PMID: 29138405 PMCID: PMC5686115 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01644-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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IP3 receptors (IP3Rs) release Ca2+ from the ER when they bind IP3 and Ca2+. The spatial organization of IP3Rs determines both the propagation of Ca2+ signals between IP3Rs and the selective regulation of cellular responses. Here we use gene editing to fluorescently tag endogenous IP3Rs, and super-resolution microscopy to determine the geography of IP3Rs and Ca2+ signals within living cells. We show that native IP3Rs cluster within ER membranes. Most IP3R clusters are mobile, moved by diffusion and microtubule motors. Ca2+ signals are generated by a small population of immobile IP3Rs. These IP3Rs are licensed to respond, but they do not readily mix with mobile IP3Rs. The licensed IP3Rs reside alongside ER-plasma membrane junctions where STIM1, which regulates store-operated Ca2+ entry, accumulates after depletion of Ca2+ stores. IP3Rs tethered close to ER-plasma membrane junctions are licensed to respond and optimally placed to be activated by endogenous IP3 and to regulate Ca2+ entry. IP3 receptors mediate Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum. Here the authors show that only a small fraction of IP3 receptors initiate Ca2+ signals; these immobile IP3 receptors adjacent to the plasma membrane are optimally placed to control STIM1-dependent Ca2+ entry.
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Moccia F, Lucariello A, Guerra G. TRPC3-mediated Ca 2+ signals as a promising strategy to boost therapeutic angiogenesis in failing hearts: The role of autologous endothelial colony forming cells. J Cell Physiol 2017; 233:3901-3917. [PMID: 28816358 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are a sub-population of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells that are released in circulation to restore damaged endothelium during its physiological turnover or rescue blood perfusion after an ischemic insult. Additionally, they may be mobilized from perivascular niches located within larger arteries' wall in response to hypoxic conditions. For this reason, EPCs have been regarded as an effective tool to promote revascularization and functional recovery of ischemic hearts, but clinical application failed to exploit the full potential of patients-derived cells. Indeed, the frequency and biological activity of EPCs are compromised in aging individuals or in subjects suffering from severe cardiovascular risk factors. Rejuvenating the reparative phenotype of autologous EPCs through a gene transfer approach has, therefore, been put forward as an alternative approach to enhance their therapeutic potential in cardiovascular patients. An increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration constitutes a pivotal signal for the activation of the so-called endothelial colony forming cells (ECFCs), the only known truly endothelial EPC subset. Studies from our group showed that the Ca2+ toolkit differs between peripheral blood- and umbilical cord blood (UCB)-derived ECFCs. In the present article, we first discuss how VEGF uses repetitive Ca2+ spikes to regulate angiogenesis in ECFCs and outline how VEGF-induced intracellular Ca2+ oscillations differ between the two ECFC subtypes. We then hypothesize about the possibility to rejuvenate the biological activity of autologous ECFCs by transfecting the cell with the Ca2+ -permeable channel Transient Receptor Potential Canonical 3, which selectively drives the Ca2+ response to VEGF in UCB-derived ECFCs.
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- Francesco Moccia
- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Section of Human Anatomy, Universy of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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Coupling between the TRPC3 ion channel and the NCX1 transporter contributed to VEGF-induced ERK1/2 activation and angiogenesis in human primary endothelial cells. Cell Signal 2017; 37:12-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2017.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Lodola F, Laforenza U, Cattaneo F, Ruffinatti FA, Poletto V, Massa M, Tancredi R, Zuccolo E, Khdar DA, Riccardi A, Biggiogera M, Rosti V, Guerra G, Moccia F. VEGF-induced intracellular Ca 2+ oscillations are down-regulated and do not stimulate angiogenesis in breast cancer-derived endothelial colony forming cells. Oncotarget 2017; 8:95223-95246. [PMID: 29221123 PMCID: PMC5707017 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.20255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Endothelial colony forming cells (ECFCs) represent a population of truly endothelial precursors that promote the angiogenic switch in solid tumors, such as breast cancer (BC). The intracellular Ca2+ toolkit, which drives the pro-angiogenic response to VEGF, is remodelled in tumor-associated ECFCs such that they are seemingly insensitive to this growth factor. This feature could underlie the relative failure of anti-VEGF therapies in cancer patients. Herein, we investigated whether and how VEGF uses Ca2+ signalling to control angiogenesis in BC-derived ECFCs (BC-ECFCs). Although VEGFR-2 was normally expressed, VEGF failed to induce proliferation and in vitro tubulogenesis in BC-ECFCs. Likewise, VEGF did not trigger robust Ca2+ oscillations in these cells. Similar to normal cells, VEGF-induced intracellular Ca2+ oscillations were triggered by inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate-dependent Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and maintained by store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE). However, InsP3-dependent Ca2+ release was significantly lower in BC-ECFCs due to the down-regulation of ER Ca2+ levels, while there was no remarkable difference in the amplitude, pharmacological profile and molecular composition of SOCE. Thus, the attenuation of the pro-angiogenic Ca2+ response to VEGF was seemingly due to the reduction in ER Ca2+ concentration, which prevents VEGF from triggering robust intracellular Ca2+ oscillations. However, the pharmacological inhibition of SOCE prevented BC-ECFC proliferation and in vitro tubulogenesis. These findings demonstrate for the first time that BC-ECFCs are insensitive to VEGF, which might explain at cellular and molecular levels the failure of anti-VEGF therapies in BC patients, and hint at SOCE as a novel molecular target for this disease.
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- Francesco Lodola
- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy.,Current address: Italian Institute of Technology, Center for Nano Science and Technology, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Advanced Diagnosis, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Laboratory of Immunology Transplantation, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Foundation IRCCS Salvatore Maugeri, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Foundation IRCCS Salvatore Maugeri, Pavia 27100, Italy.,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Advanced Diagnosis, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso 86100, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani", University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy
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Abuarab N, Munsey TS, Jiang LH, Li J, Sivaprasadarao A. High glucose-induced ROS activates TRPM2 to trigger lysosomal membrane permeabilization and Zn 2+-mediated mitochondrial fission. Sci Signal 2017; 10:10/490/eaal4161. [PMID: 28765513 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aal4161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Diabetic stress increases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to mitochondrial fragmentation and dysfunction. We hypothesized that ROS-sensitive TRPM2 channels mediated diabetic stress-induced mitochondrial fragmentation. We found that chemical inhibitors, RNAi silencing, and genetic knockout of TRPM2 channels abolished the ability of high glucose to cause mitochondrial fission in endothelial cells, a cell type that is particularly vulnerable to diabetic stress. Similar to high glucose, increasing ROS in endothelial cells by applying H2O2 induced mitochondrial fission. Ca2+ that entered through TRPM2 induced lysosomal membrane permeabilization, which led to the release of lysosomal Zn2+ and a subsequent increase in mitochondrial Zn2+ Zn2+ promoted the recruitment of the fission factor Drp-1 to mitochondria to trigger their fission. This signaling pathway may operate in aging-associated illnesses in which excessive mitochondrial fragmentation plays a central role.
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- Nada Abuarab
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK.,Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK.,College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, P.O. Box 9515, Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK
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- Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK.,School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK. .,Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK
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Ma S, Jiang Y, Huang W, Li X, Li S. Role of Transient Receptor Potential Channels in Heart Transplantation: A Potential Novel Therapeutic Target for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy. Med Sci Monit 2017; 23:2340-2347. [PMID: 28516902 PMCID: PMC5444344 DOI: 10.12659/msm.901920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Heart transplantation has evolved as the criterion standard therapy for end-stage heart failure, but its efficacy is limited by the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV), a unique and rapidly progressive form of atherosclerosis in heart transplant recipients. Here, we briefly review the key processes in the development of CAV during heart transplantation and highlight the roles of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels in these processes during heart transplantation. Understanding the roles of TRP channels in contributing to the key procedures for the development of CAV during heart transplantation could provide basic scientific knowledge for the development of new preventive and therapeutic approaches to manage patients with CAV after heart transplantation.
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- Shuo Ma
- Department of Physiology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China (mainland).,The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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- Department of Physiology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China (mainland).,The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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- Department of Physiology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China (mainland).,The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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- Department of Physiology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China (mainland)
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Iamshanova O, Fiorio Pla A, Prevarskaya N. Molecular mechanisms of tumour invasion: regulation by calcium signals. J Physiol 2017; 595:3063-3075. [PMID: 28304082 DOI: 10.1113/jp272844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Intracellular calcium (Ca2+ ) signals are key regulators of multiple cellular functions, both healthy and physiopathological. It is therefore unsurprising that several cancers present a strong Ca2+ homeostasis deregulation. Among the various hallmarks of cancer disease, a particular role is played by metastasis, which has a critical impact on cancer patients' outcome. Importantly, Ca2+ signalling has been reported to control multiple aspects of the adaptive metastatic cancer cell behaviour, including epithelial-mesenchymal transition, cell migration, local invasion and induction of angiogenesis (see Abstract Figure). In this context Ca2+ signalling is considered to be a substantial intracellular tool that regulates the dynamicity and complexity of the metastatic cascade. In the present study we review the spatial and temporal organization of Ca2+ fluxes, as well as the molecular mechanisms involved in metastasis, analysing the key steps which regulate initial tumour spread.
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- Oksana Iamshanova
- Inserm U1003, Laboratory of Excellence, Ion Channels Science and Therapeutics, Equipe Labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, SIRIC ONCOLille, University of Lille, 59656, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- Inserm U1003, Laboratory of Excellence, Ion Channels Science and Therapeutics, Equipe Labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, SIRIC ONCOLille, University of Lille, 59656, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.,Department of Life Science and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Inserm U1003, Laboratory of Excellence, Ion Channels Science and Therapeutics, Equipe Labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, SIRIC ONCOLille, University of Lille, 59656, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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Computational investigation of sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK1) and calcium dependent ERK1/2 activation downstream of VEGFR2 in endothelial cells. PLoS Comput Biol 2017; 13:e1005332. [PMID: 28178265 PMCID: PMC5298229 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a powerful regulator of neovascularization. VEGF binding to its cognate receptor, VEGFR2, activates a number of signaling pathways including ERK1/2. Activation of ERK1/2 is experimentally shown to involve sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK1) activation and its calcium-dependent translocation downstream of ERK1/2. Here we construct a rule-based computational model of signaling downstream of VEGFR2, by including SphK1 and calcium positive feedback mechanisms, and investigate their consequences on ERK1/2 activation. The model predicts the existence of VEGF threshold in ERK1/2 activation that can be continuously tuned by cellular concentrations of SphK1 and sphingosine 1 phosphate (S1P). The computer model also predicts powerful effects of perturbations in plasma and ER calcium pump rates and the current through the CRAC channels on ERK1/2 activation dynamics, highlighting the critical role of intracellular calcium in shaping the pERK1/2 signal. The model is then utilized to simulate anti-angiogenic therapeutic interventions targeting VEGFR2-ERK1/2 axis. Simulations indicate that monotherapies that exclusively target VEGFR2 phosphorylation, VEGF, or VEGFR2 are ineffective in shutting down signaling to ERK1/2. By simulating therapeutic strategies that target multiple nodes of the pathway such as Raf and SphK1, we conclude that combination therapy should be much more effective in blocking VEGF signaling to EKR1/2. The model has important implications for interventions that target signaling pathways in angiogenesis relevant to cancer, vascular diseases, and wound healing. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling is a potent regulator of angiogenesis, the growth and development of new vessels out of a preexisting vascular network. Angiogenesis requires enhanced survival, proliferation, and motility of the vascular endothelial cells. Crucial signaling endpoints in VEGF-mediated angiogenic response include elevation in intracellular calcium and the activation of the proteins ERK1 and 2 (ERK1/2). In this study, we have developed a novel computer model for the activation of ERK1/2 and calcium downstream of VEGF receptor type 2 (VEGFR2). Our model is the first of its kind to incorporate and investigate the consequences of calcium elevation and the role of a cellular lipid modifier known as sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK1). We also utilize the model to simulate therapeutic strategies targeting VEGF signaling to ERK1/2 indicating inefficiency of single therapies known as tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) that target receptor phosphorylation. Computer simulations indicate that combination therapy is essential for effective blockade of this important pathway. Our results have important implications for human diseases such as cancer where plethora of anti-VEGF therapies are currently employed. Overall, our computer model sheds new light on a complex feedback involving SphK1 and calcium that radically alters the response of cells to VEGF.
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Bazzazi H, Isenberg JS, Popel AS. Inhibition of VEGFR2 Activation and Its Downstream Signaling to ERK1/2 and Calcium by Thrombospondin-1 (TSP1): In silico Investigation. Front Physiol 2017; 8:48. [PMID: 28220078 PMCID: PMC5292565 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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VEGF signaling through VEGFR2 is a central regulator of the angiogenic response. Inhibition of VEGF signaling by the stress-induced matricellular protein TSP1 plays a role in modulating the angiogenic response to VEGF in both health and disease. TSP1 binding to CD47 inhibits VEGFR2 activation. The full implications of this inhibitory interaction are unknown. We developed a detailed rule-based computational model to inquire if TSP1-CD47 signaling through VEGF had downstream effects upon ERK1/2 and calcium. Our Simulations suggest that enhanced degradation of VEGFR2 initiated by the binding of TSP1 to CD47 is sufficient to explain the inhibition of VEGFR2 phosphorylation, calcium elevation, and ERK1/2 activation downstream of VEGF. A complementary mechanism involving the recruitment of phosphatases to the VEGFR2 complex with consequent increase in the rate of receptor dephosphorylation may augment the inhibition of the VEGF signal. The model was then utilized to simulate the effect of inhibiting external TSP1 or the depletion of CD47 as potential therapeutic strategies in restoring VEGF signaling. Results suggest that depleting CD47 is a more efficient strategy in inhibiting the effects of TSP1/CD47 on VEGF signaling. Our results highlight the utility of in silico investigations in elucidating and clarifying molecular mechanisms at the intersection of TSP1 and VEGF biology and in differentiating between competing pro-angiogenic therapeutic strategies relevant to peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and wound healing.
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- Hojjat Bazzazi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Heart, Lung, Blood, and Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD, USA
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Hempel N, Trebak M. Crosstalk between calcium and reactive oxygen species signaling in cancer. Cell Calcium 2017; 63:70-96. [PMID: 28143649 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2017.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Revised: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The interplay between Ca2+ and reactive oxygen species (ROS) signaling pathways is well established, with reciprocal regulation occurring at a number of subcellular locations. Many Ca2+ channels at the cell surface and intracellular organelles, including the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria are regulated by redox modifications. In turn, Ca2+ signaling can influence the cellular generation of ROS, from sources such as NADPH oxidases and mitochondria. This relationship has been explored in great depth during the process of apoptosis, where surges of Ca2+ and ROS are important mediators of cell death. More recently, coordinated and localized Ca2+ and ROS transients appear to play a major role in a vast variety of pro-survival signaling pathways that may be crucial for both physiological and pathophysiological functions. While much work is required to firmly establish this Ca2+-ROS relationship in cancer, existing evidence from other disease models suggests this crosstalk is likely of significant importance in tumorigenesis. In this review, we describe the regulation of Ca2+ channels and transporters by oxidants and discuss the potential consequences of the ROS-Ca2+ interplay in tumor cells.
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- Nadine Hempel
- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey PA 17033, United States; Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey PA 17033, United States.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey PA 17033, United States; Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey PA 17033, United States.
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Groschner K, Shrestha N, Fameli N. Cardiovascular and Hemostatic Disorders: SOCE in Cardiovascular Cells: Emerging Targets for Therapeutic Intervention. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 993:473-503. [PMID: 28900929 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-57732-6_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The discovery of the store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) phenomenon is tightly associated with its recognition as a pathway of high (patho)physiological significance in the cardiovascular system. Early on, SOCE has been investigated primarily in non-excitable cell types, and the vascular endothelium received particular attention, while a role of SOCE in excitable cells, specifically cardiac myocytes and pacemakers, was initially ignored and remains largely enigmatic even to date. With the recent gain in knowledge on the molecular components of SOCE as well as their cellular organization within nanodomains, potential tissue/cell type-dependent heterogeneity of the SOCE machinery along with high specificity of linkage to downstream signaling pathways emerged for cardiovascular cells. The basis of precise decoding of cellular Ca2+ signals was recently uncovered to involve correct spatiotemporal organization of signaling components, and even minor disturbances in these assemblies trigger cardiovascular pathologies. With this chapter, we wish to provide an overview on current concepts of cellular organization of SOCE signaling complexes in cardiovascular cells with particular focus on the spatiotemporal aspects of coupling to downstream signaling and the potential disturbance of these mechanisms by pathogenic factors. The significance of these mechanistic concepts for the development of novel therapeutic strategies will be discussed.
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- Klaus Groschner
- Institute of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstrasse 6/4, 8010, Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstrasse 6/4, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstrasse 6/4, 8010, Graz, Austria
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Boeldt DS, Krupp J, Yi FX, Khurshid N, Shah DM, Bird IM. Positive versus negative effects of VEGF165 on Ca2+ signaling and NO production in human endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2016; 312:H173-H181. [PMID: 27836897 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00924.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Revised: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The role increased vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays in vascular function during normal vs. preeclamptic pregnancy has been a source of some controversy of late. In this study, we seek to understand how VEGF165 influences vasodilator production via Ca2+ signaling mechanisms in human endothelial cells. We utilize human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) as well as intact ex vivo human umbilical vein (HUV Endo) to address direct stimulation of Ca2+ and NO by VEGF165 alone, as well as the effect of VEGF165 on subsequent ATP-stimulated Ca2+ signaling and NO production. We show that VEGF165 stimulates Ca2+ responses in both HUVEC and HUV Endo, which results in a corresponding increase in NO production in HUV Endo. Longer-term VEGF165 pretreatment then inhibits sustained Ca2+ burst responses to ATP in HUVEC and HUV Endo. This is paralleled by a corresponding drop in ATP-stimulated NO production in HUV Endo, likely through inhibition of Cx43 gap-junction function. Thus, although VEGF165 makes a small initial positive impact on vasodilator production via direct stimulation of Ca2+ responses, this is outweighed by the greater subsequent negative impact on Ca2+ bursts and vasodilator production promoted by more potent agonists such as ATP. Overall, elevated levels of VEGF165 associated with preeclampsia could contribute to the endothelial dysfunction by preventing Ca2+ bursts to other agonists including but not limited to ATP. NEW & NOTEWORTHY In this manuscript, we show that VEGF levels associated with preeclampsia are a net negative contributor to potential vasodilator production in both a human ex vivo and in vitro endothelial cell model. Therefore, pharmacological targeting of VEGF-stimulated signaling pathways could be a novel treatment modality for preeclampsia-related hypertension.
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- Derek S Boeldt
- Perinatal Research Laboratories, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; and
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- Perinatal Research Laboratories, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; and.,Division Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Perinatal Research Laboratories, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; and
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- Perinatal Research Laboratories, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; and.,Division Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Division Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Perinatal Research Laboratories, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; and
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Azimi I, Flanagan JU, Stevenson RJ, Inserra M, Vetter I, Monteith GR, Denny WA. Evaluation of known and novel inhibitors of Orai1-mediated store operated Ca 2+ entry in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells using a Fluorescence Imaging Plate Reader assay. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 25:440-449. [PMID: 27856238 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Revised: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The Orai1 Ca2+ permeable ion channel is an important component of store operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) in cells. It's over-expression in basal molecular subtype breast cancers has been linked with poor prognosis, making it a potential target for drug development. We pharmacologically characterised a number of reported inhibitors of SOCE in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells using a convenient Fluorescence Imaging Plate Reader (FLIPR) assay, and show that the rank order of their potencies in this assay is the same as those reported in a wide range of published assays. The assay was also used in a screening project seeking novel inhibitors. Following a broad literature survey of classes of calcium channel inhibitors we used simplified ligand structures to query the ZINC on-line database, and following two iterations of refinement selected a novel Orai1-selective dichlorophenyltriazole hit compound. Analogues of this were synthesized and evaluated in the FLIPR assay to develop structure-activity relationships (SAR) for the three domains of the hit; triazole (head), dichlorophenyl (body) and substituted phenyl (tail). For this series, the results suggested the need for a lipophilic tail domain and an out-of-plane twist between the body and tail domains.
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- Iman Azimi
- The School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia; School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia; School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia
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- The School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
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Stolwijk JA, Zhang X, Gueguinou M, Zhang W, Matrougui K, Renken C, Trebak M. Calcium Signaling Is Dispensable for Receptor Regulation of Endothelial Barrier Function. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:22894-22912. [PMID: 27624938 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.756114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Endothelial barrier function is tightly regulated by plasma membrane receptors and is crucial for tissue fluid homeostasis; its dysfunction causes disease, including sepsis and inflammation. The ubiquitous activation of Ca2+ signaling upon phospholipase C-coupled receptor ligation leads quite naturally to the assumption that Ca2+ signaling is required for receptor-regulated endothelial barrier function. This widespread hypothesis draws analogy from smooth muscle and proposes the requirement of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-generated Ca2+ signaling in activating the endothelial contractile apparatus and generating interendothelial gaps. Notwithstanding endothelia being non-excitable in nature, the hypothesis of Ca2+-induced endothelial contraction has been invoked to explain actions of GPCR agonists that either disrupt or stabilize endothelial barrier function. Here, we challenge this correlative hypothesis by showing a lack of causal link between GPCR-generated Ca2+ signaling and changes in human microvascular endothelial barrier function. We used three endogenous GPCR agonists: thrombin and histamine, which disrupt endothelial barrier function, and sphingosine-1-phosphate, which stabilizes barrier function. The qualitatively different effects of these three agonists on endothelial barrier function occur independently of Ca2+ entry through the ubiquitous store-operated Ca2+ entry channel Orai1, global Ca2+ entry across the plasma membrane, and Ca2+ release from internal stores. However, disruption of endothelial barrier function by thrombin and histamine requires the Ca2+ sensor stromal interacting molecule-1 (STIM1), whereas sphingosine-1-phosphate-mediated enhancement of endothelial barrier function occurs independently of STIM1. We conclude that although STIM1 is required for GPCR-mediated disruption of barrier function, a causal link between GPCR-induced cytoplasmic Ca2+ increases and acute changes in barrier function is missing. Thus, the cytosolic Ca2+-induced endothelial contraction is a cum hoc fallacy that should be abandoned.
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- Judith A Stolwijk
- From the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033.,the Applied Biophysics Inc., Troy, New York 12180
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- From the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
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- From the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
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- From the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
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- the Department of Physiological Sciences, East Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia 23507, and
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- From the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033,
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Gaunt HJ, Vasudev NS, Beech DJ. Transient receptor potential canonical 4 and 5 proteins as targets in cancer therapeutics. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2016; 45:611-620. [PMID: 27289383 PMCID: PMC5045487 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-016-1142-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Revised: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Novel approaches towards cancer therapy are urgently needed. One approach might be to target ion channels mediating Ca2+ entry because of the critical roles played by Ca2+ in many cell types, including cancer cells. There are several types of these ion channels, but here we address those formed by assembly of transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) proteins, particularly those which involve two closely related members of the family: TRPC4 and TRPC5. We focus on these proteins because recent studies point to roles in important aspects of cancer: drug resistance, transmission of drug resistance through extracellular vesicles, tumour vascularisation, and evoked cancer cell death by the TRPC4/5 channel activator (−)-englerin A. We conclude that further research is both justified and necessary before these proteins can be considered as strong targets for anti-cancer cell drug discovery programmes. It is nevertheless already apparent that inhibitors of the channels would be unlikely to cause significant adverse effects, but, rather, have other effects which may be beneficial in the context of cancer and chemotherapy, potentially including suppression of innate fear, visceral pain and pathological cardiac remodelling.
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- Hannah J Gaunt
- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, LIGHT Building, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, LIGHT Building, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds, LIGHT Building, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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Chen YF, Hsu KF, Shen MR. The store-operated Ca 2+ entry-mediated signaling is important for cancer spread. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2016; 1863:1427-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2015.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2015] [Revised: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Peng H, Hao Y, Mousawi F, Roger S, Li J, Sim JA, Ponnambalam S, Yang X, Jiang LH. Purinergic and Store-Operated Ca(2+) Signaling Mechanisms in Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Roles in ATP-Induced Stimulation of Cell Migration. Stem Cells 2016; 34:2102-14. [PMID: 27038239 DOI: 10.1002/stem.2370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2015] [Revised: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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ATP is an extrinsic signal that can induce an increase in the cytosolic Ca(2+) level ([Ca(2+) ]c ) in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). However, the cognate intrinsic mechanisms underlying ATP-induced Ca(2+) signaling in MSCs is still contentious, and their importance in MSC migration remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying ATP-induced Ca(2+) signaling and their roles in the regulation of cell migration in human dental pulp MSCs (hDP-MSCs). RT-PCR analysis of mRNA transcripts and interrogation of agonist-induced increases in the [Ca(2+) ]c support that P2X7, P2Y1 , and P2Y11 receptors participate in ATP-induced Ca(2+) signaling. In addition, following P2Y receptor activation, Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) Orai1/Stim1 channel as a downstream mechanism also plays a significant role in ATP-induced Ca(2+) signaling. ATP concentration-dependently stimulates hDP-MSC migration. Pharmacological and genetic interventions of the expression or function of the P2X7, P2Y1 and P2Y11 receptors, and Orai1/Stim1 channel support critical involvement of these Ca(2+) signaling mechanisms in ATP-induced stimulation of hDP-MSC migration. Taken together, this study provide evidence to show that purinergic P2X7, P2Y1 , and P2Y11 receptors and store-operated Orai1/Stim1 channel represent important molecular mechanisms responsible for ATP-induced Ca(2+) signaling in hDP-MSCs and activation of these mechanisms stimulates hDP-MSC migration. Such information is useful in building a mechanistic understanding of MSC homing in tissue homeostasis and developing more efficient MSC-based therapeutic applications. Stem Cells 2016;34:2102-2114.
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- Hongsen Peng
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Life Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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Fiorio Pla A, Kondratska K, Prevarskaya N. STIM and ORAI proteins: crucial roles in hallmarks of cancer. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2016; 310:C509-19. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00364.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Intracellular Ca2+ signals play a central role in several cellular processes; therefore it is not surprising that altered Ca2+ homeostasis regulatory mechanisms lead to a variety of severe pathologies, including cancer. Stromal interaction molecules (STIM) and ORAI proteins have been identified as critical components of Ca2+ entry in both store-dependent (SOCE mechanism) and independent by intracellular store depletion and have been implicated in several cellular functions. In recent years, both STIMs and ORAIs have emerged as possible molecular targets for cancer therapeutics. In this review we focus on the role of STIM and ORAI proteins in cancer progression. In particular we analyze their role in the different hallmarks of cancer, which represent the organizing principle that describes the complex multistep process of neoplastic diseases.
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- A. Fiorio Pla
- Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Inserm, U1003 - PHYCELL - Physiologie Cellulaire, Lille, France; and
- Department of Life Science and Systems Biology, and Nanostructured Interfaces and Surfaces Centre of Excellence, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Inserm, U1003 - PHYCELL - Physiologie Cellulaire, Lille, France; and
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- Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Inserm, U1003 - PHYCELL - Physiologie Cellulaire, Lille, France; and
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Zuccolo E, Bottino C, Diofano F, Poletto V, Codazzi AC, Mannarino S, Campanelli R, Fois G, Marseglia GL, Guerra G, Montagna D, Laforenza U, Rosti V, Massa M, Moccia F. Constitutive Store-Operated Ca2+ Entry Leads to Enhanced Nitric Oxide Production and Proliferation in Infantile Hemangioma-Derived Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells. Stem Cells Dev 2016; 25:301-19. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2015.0240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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- Estella Zuccolo
- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Lazzaro Spallanzani,” University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Lazzaro Spallanzani,” University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Research Laboratory of Biotechnology, Center for the Study of Myelofibrosis, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Research Laboratory of Biotechnology, Center for the Study of Myelofibrosis, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Research Laboratory of Biotechnology, Center for the Study of Myelofibrosis, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences “Vincenzo Tiberio,” University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Laboratory of Immunology Transplantation, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Research Laboratory of Biotechnology, Center for the Study of Myelofibrosis, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Lazzaro Spallanzani,” University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Martial S. Involvement of ion channels and transporters in carcinoma angiogenesis and metastasis. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2016; 310:C710-27. [PMID: 26791487 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00218.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Angiogenesis is a finely tuned process, which is the result of the equilibrium between pro- and antiangiogenic factors. In solid tumor angiogenesis, the balance is highly in favor of the production of new, but poorly functional blood vessels, initially intended to provide growing tumors with nutrients and oxygen. Among the numerous proteins involved in tumor development, several types of ion channels are overexpressed in tumor cells, as well as in stromal and endothelial cells. Ion channels thus actively participate in the different hallmarks of cancer, especially in tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. Indeed, from their strategic localization in the plasma membrane, ion channels are key operators of cell signaling, as they sense and respond to environmental changes. This review aims to decipher how ion channels of different families are intricately involved in the fundamental angiogenesis and metastasis hallmarks, which lead from a nascent tumor to systemic dissemination. An overview of the possible use of ion channels as therapeutic targets will also be given, showing that ion channel inhibitors or specific antibodies may provide effective tools, in the near future, in the treatment of carcinomas.
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- Sonia Martial
- Institut de Recherche sur le Cancer et le Vieillissement, CNRS UMR 7284, Inserm U1081, Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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Brailoiu GC, Deliu E, Console-Bram LM, Soboloff J, Abood ME, Unterwald EM, Brailoiu E. Cocaine inhibits store-operated Ca2+ entry in brain microvascular endothelial cells: critical role for sigma-1 receptors. Biochem J 2016; 473:1-5. [PMID: 26467159 PMCID: PMC4679692 DOI: 10.1042/bj20150934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Sigma-1 receptor (Sig-1R) is an intracellular chaperone protein with many ligands, located at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Binding of cocaine to Sig-1R has previously been found to modulate endothelial functions. In the present study, we show that cocaine dramatically inhibits store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE), a Ca(2+) influx mechanism promoted by depletion of intracellular Ca(2+) stores, in rat brain microvascular endothelial cells (RBMVEC). Using either Sig-1R shRNA or pharmacological inhibition with the unrelated Sig-1R antagonists BD-1063 and NE-100, we show that cocaine-induced SOCE inhibition is dependent on Sig-1R. In addition to revealing new insight into fundamental mechanisms of cocaine-induced changes in endothelial function, these studies indicate an unprecedented role for Sig-1R as a SOCE inhibitor.
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- G Cristina Brailoiu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jefferson College of Pharmacy, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, U.S.A
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- Center for Substance Abuse Research, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, U.S.A
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- Center for Substance Abuse Research, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, U.S.A
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology and Department of Medical Genetics & Molecular Biochemistry, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, U.S.A
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- Center for Substance Abuse Research, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, U.S.A. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, U.S.A
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- Center for Substance Abuse Research, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, U.S.A. Department of Pharmacology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, U.S.A
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- Center for Substance Abuse Research, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, U.S.A.
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Yokota Y, Nakajima H, Wakayama Y, Muto A, Kawakami K, Fukuhara S, Mochizuki N. Endothelial Ca 2+ oscillations reflect VEGFR signaling-regulated angiogenic capacity in vivo. eLife 2015; 4. [PMID: 26588168 PMCID: PMC4720519 DOI: 10.7554/elife.08817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Sprouting angiogenesis is a well-coordinated process controlled by multiple extracellular inputs, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). However, little is known about when and how individual endothelial cell (EC) responds to angiogenic inputs in vivo. Here, we visualized endothelial Ca2+ dynamics in zebrafish and found that intracellular Ca2+ oscillations occurred in ECs exhibiting angiogenic behavior. Ca2+ oscillations depended upon VEGF receptor-2 (Vegfr2) and Vegfr3 in ECs budding from the dorsal aorta (DA) and posterior cardinal vein, respectively. Thus, visualizing Ca2+ oscillations allowed us to monitor EC responses to angiogenic cues. Vegfr-dependent Ca2+ oscillations occurred in migrating tip cells as well as stalk cells budding from the DA. We investigated how Dll4/Notch signaling regulates endothelial Ca2+ oscillations and found that it was required for the selection of single stalk cell as well as tip cell. Thus, we captured spatio-temporal Ca2+ dynamics during sprouting angiogenesis, as a result of cellular responses to angiogenic inputs. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.08817.001 Throughout life, new blood vessels grow out like branches from existing vessels in a process called “sprouting angiogenesis”. This involves some of the endothelial cells that line the inner surface of the blood vessel migrating outwards, creating a vessel sprout made up of tip cells and stalk cells. Sprouting is controlled by two opposing signaling systems. One pathway is triggered by a molecule called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). This molecule binds to receptor proteins to activate a range of signaling processes that stimulate endothelial cells to become tip cells, and so encourage the formation of new sprouts. However, it was not known exactly when or how the endothelial cells respond to these signals. By contrast, the Notch signaling pathway inhibits sprouting angiogenesis. The two signaling pathways interact with each other: VEGF signaling in tip cells activates Notch signaling in neighboring cells, which then prevents VEGF signaling in these cells. This feedback mechanism helps a new sprout to form by suppressing tip-like activity in the cells surrounding a new tip cell, forcing these cells to become stalk cells. Activating VEGF receptors also causes brief increases, or oscillations, in the level of calcium ions inside the endothelial cells. Now, Yokota, Nakajima et al. have investigated VEGF activity by genetically engineering zebrafish embryos so that fluorescent proteins inside their endothelial cells emit more light when calcium ion levels inside the cell increase. As zebrafish embryos are transparent, this change in fluorescence can be seen in the living animal. Imaging the embryos revealed that calcium ion oscillations occur in both tip and stalk cells in response to VEGF signaling as they bud from vessels. Notch signaling can also regulate the calcium ion oscillations; this controls whether an individual cell becomes a tip or a stalk cell, and restricts the number of stalk cells in the sprout. The flow of blood through the vessels is also thought to influence calcium ion oscillations in endothelial cells. Future studies could therefore use the imaging technique developed by Yokota, Nakajima et al. to investigate how blood flow influences the development of new blood vessels. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.08817.002
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- Yasuhiro Yokota
- Department of Cell Biology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan.,Department of Genetics, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan.,Department of Genetics, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Japan.,AMED-CREST, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Suita, Japan
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Moccia F, Guerra G. Ca2+Signalling in Endothelial Progenitor Cells: Friend or Foe? J Cell Physiol 2015; 231:314-27. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Francesco Moccia
- Laboratory of General Physiology; Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Lazzaro Spallanzani”; University of Pavia; Pavia Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences “Vincenzo Tiberio”; University of Molise; Campobasso Italy
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Dysregulation of VEGF-induced proangiogenic Ca2+ oscillations in primary myelofibrosis-derived endothelial colony-forming cells. Exp Hematol 2015; 43:1019-1030.e3. [PMID: 26432919 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2015.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Endothelial progenitor cells could be implicated in the aberrant neoangiogenesis that occurs in bone marrow and spleen in patients with primary myelofibrosis (PMF). However, antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) monotherapy had only a modest and transient effect in these individuals. Recently it was found that VEGF-induced proangiogenic intracellular Ca(2+) oscillations could be impaired in endothelial progenitor cells of subjects with malignancies. Therefore, we employed Ca(2+) imaging, wavelet analysis, and functional assays to assess whether and how VEGF-induced Ca(2+) oscillations are altered in PMF-derived endothelial progenitor cells. We focused on endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs), which are the only endothelial progenitor cell subtype capable of forming neovessels both in vivo and in vitro. VEGF triggers repetitive Ca(2+) spikes in both normal ECFCs (N-ECFCs) and ECFCs obtained from PMF patients (PMF-ECFCs). However, the spiking response to VEGF is significantly weaker in PMF-ECFCs. VEGF-elicited Ca(2+) oscillations are patterned by the interaction between inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate-dependent Ca(2+) mobilization and store-operated Ca(2+) entry. However, in most PMF-ECFCs, Ca(2+) oscillations are triggered by a store-independent Ca(2+) entry pathway. We found that diacylglycerol gates transient receptor potential canonical 1 channel to trigger VEGF-dependent Ca(2+) spikes by recruiting the phospholipase C/inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate signaling pathway, reflected as a decrease in endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) content. Finally, we found that, apart from being less robust and dysregulated as compared with N-ECFCs, VEGF-induced Ca(2+) oscillations modestly stimulate PMF-ECFC growth and in vitro angiogenesis. These results may explain the modest effect of anti-VEGF therapies in PMF.
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