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Hu SY, Xue CD, Li YJ, Li S, Gao ZN, Qin KR. Microfluidic investigation for shear-stress-mediated repair of dysglycemia-induced endothelial cell damage. MECHANOBIOLOGY IN MEDICINE 2024; 2:100069. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mbm.2024.100069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2025]
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Zeng X, Xue CD, Li YJ, Qin KR. A mathematical model for intracellular NO and ROS dynamics in vascular endothelial cells activated by exercise-induced wall shear stress. Math Biosci 2023; 359:109009. [PMID: 37086782 DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2023.109009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/24/2023]
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Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) residing in the innermost layer of blood vessels are exposed to dynamic wall shear stress (WSS) induced by blood flow. The intracellular nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in ECs modulated by the dynamic WSS play important roles in endothelial functions. Mathematical modeling is a popular methodology for biophysical studies. It can not only explain existing cell experiments, but also reveal the underlying mechanism. However, the previous mathematical models of NO dynamics in ECs are limited to the static WSS induced by constant flow, while arterial blood flow is a periodic pulsatile flow with varying amplitude and frequency at different exercise intensities. In this study, a mathematical model of intracellular NO and ROS dynamics activated by dynamic WSS based on the in vitro cell experiments is developed. With the hypothesis of the viscoelastic body, the Kelvin model is adopted to simulate the mechanosensors on EC. Thus, the NO dynamics activated by dynamic shear stresses induced by constant flow, pulsatile flow, and oscillatory flow are analyzed and compared. Moreover, the roles of ROS have been considered for the first time in the modeling of NO dynamics in ECs based on the analysis of cell experiments. The predictions of the proposed model coincide fairly well with the experimental data when ECs are subjected to exercise-induced WSS. The mechanism is elucidated that WSS induced by moderate-intensity exercise is most favorable to NO production in ECs. This study can provide valuable insights for further study of NO and ROS dynamics in ECs and help develop appropriate exercise regimens for improving endothelial functions.
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- Xiao Zeng
- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning, PR China.
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- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning, PR China.
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- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning, PR China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning, PR China.
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Purinoceptor: a novel target for hypertension. Purinergic Signal 2023; 19:185-197. [PMID: 35181831 PMCID: PMC9984596 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-022-09852-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Hypertension is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally among all cardiovascular diseases. Purinergic signalling plays a crucial role in hypertension through the sympathetic nerve system, neurons in the brain stem, carotid body, endothelium, immune system, renin-angiotensin system, sodium excretion, epithelial sodium channel activity (ENaC), and renal autoregulation. Under hypertension, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is released as a cotransmitter from the sympathetic nerve. It mediates vascular tone mainly through P2X1R activation on smooth muscle cells and activation of P2X4R and P2YR on endothelial cells and also via interaction with other purinoceptors, showing dual effects. P2Y1R is linked to neurogenic hypertension. P2X7R and P2Y11R are potential targets for immune-related hypertension. P2X3R located on the carotid body is the most promising novel therapeutic target for hypertension. A1R, A2AR, A2BR, and P2X7R are all related to renal autoregulation, which contribute to both renal damage and hypertension. The main focus is on the evidence addressing the involvement of purinoceptors in hypertension and therapeutic interventions.
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Mathematical modeling of intracellular calcium in presence of receptor: a homeostatic model for endothelial cell. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2023; 22:217-232. [PMID: 36219362 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-022-01643-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Calcium is a ubiquitous molecule and second messenger that regulates many cellular functions ranging from exocytosis to cell proliferation at different time scales. In the vasculature, a constant adenosine triphosphate (ATP) concentration is maintained because of ATP released by red blood cells (RBCs). These ATP molecules continuously react with purinergic receptors on the surface of endothelial cells (ECs). Consequently, a cascade of chemical reactions are triggered that result in a transient cytoplasmic calcium (Ca[Formula: see text]), followed by return to its basal concentration. The mathematical models proposed in the literature are able to reproduce the transient peak. However, the trailing concentration is always higher than the basal cytoplasmic Ca[Formula: see text] concentrations, and the Ca[Formula: see text] concentration in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) remains lower than its initial concentration. This means that the intracellular homeostasis is not recovered. We propose, herein, a minimal model of calcium kinetics. We find that the desensitization of EC surface receptors due to phosphorylation and recycling plays a vital role in maintaining calcium homeostasis in the presence of a constant stimulus (ATP). The model is able to capture several experimental observations such as refilling of Ca[Formula: see text] in the ER, variation of cytoplasmic Ca[Formula: see text] transient peak in ECs, the resting cytoplasmic Ca[Formula: see text] concentration, the effect of removing ATP from the plasma on Ca[Formula: see text] homeostasis, and the saturation of cytoplasmic Ca[Formula: see text] transient peak with increase in ATP concentration. Direct confrontation with several experimental results is conducted. This work paves the way for systematic studies on coupling between blood flow and chemical signaling, and should contribute to a better understanding of the relation between (patho)physiological conditions and Ca[Formula: see text] kinetics.
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Li Y, Qin Z, Zhou L, Shahzad KA, Xia D. Collective influence of substrate chemistry with physiological fluid shear stress on human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Cell Biol Int 2021; 45:1926-1934. [PMID: 34009727 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, vascular scaffold materials play an extremely important role. The appropriate substrate chemistries and 15 dynes/cm2 physiological fluid shear stress (FSS) are both required to ensure normal physiological activity of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). The present study reported the collective influence of substrate chemistries and FSS on HUVECs in the sense of its biological functions. The CH3 , NH2 , and OH functional groups were adopted to offer a variety of substrate chemistries on glass slides by the technology of self-assembled monolayers, whereas FSS was generated by a parallel-plate fluid flow system. Substrate chemistries on its own by no means had noticeable effects on eNOS, ATP, NO, and PGI2 expressions, while FSS stimuli enhanced their production. While substrate chemistries, as well as FSS, were both exerted, the releases of ATP, NO, and PGI2 were dependent on substrate chemistries. Study of F-actin organization and focal adhesions (FAs) formation of HUVECs before FSS exposure proves that F-action organization and FAs formation followed similar chemistry-dependence. Hereby proposed a feasible mechanism, that is, the F-actin organization and FAs formation of HUVECs are controlled by substrate chemistries, further advancing the modulation of FSS-triggered responses of HUVECs.
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- Yan Li
- School of Pharmacy, Taizhou Polytechnic College, Taizhou, China.,Bone Tissue Engineering Research Center of Taizhou, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of South-west Medical University, Luzhou, China.,Orofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Laboratory, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Taizhou Polytechnic College, Taizhou, China.,Bone Tissue Engineering Research Center of Taizhou, Taizhou, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Taizhou Polytechnic College, Taizhou, China.,Department of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of South-west Medical University, Luzhou, China.,Orofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Laboratory, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.,Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Kong Q, Quan Y, Tian G, Zhou J, Liu X. Purinergic P2 Receptors: Novel Mediators of Mechanotransduction. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:671809. [PMID: 34025431 PMCID: PMC8138185 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.671809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Mechanosensing and mechanotransduction are vital processes in mechanobiology and play critical roles in regulating cellular behavior and fate. There is increasing evidence that purinergic P2 receptors, members of the purinergic family, play a crucial role in cellular mechanotransduction. Thus, information on the specific mechanism of P2 receptor-mediated mechanotransduction would be valuable. In this review, we focus on purinergic P2 receptor signaling pathways and describe in detail the interaction of P2 receptors with other mechanosensitive molecules, including transient receptor potential channels, integrins, caveolae-associated proteins and hemichannels. In addition, we review the activation of purinergic P2 receptors and the role of various P2 receptors in the regulation of various pathophysiological processes induced by mechanical stimuli.
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- Qihang Kong
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Iop L. Toward the Effective Bioengineering of a Pathological Tissue for Cardiovascular Disease Modeling: Old Strategies and New Frontiers for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 7:591583. [PMID: 33748193 PMCID: PMC7969521 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2020.591583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) still represent the primary cause of mortality worldwide. Preclinical modeling by recapitulating human pathophysiology is fundamental to advance the comprehension of these diseases and propose effective strategies for their prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. In silico, in vivo, and in vitro models have been applied to dissect many cardiovascular pathologies. Computational and bioinformatic simulations allow developing algorithmic disease models considering all known variables and severity degrees of disease. In vivo studies based on small or large animals have a long tradition and largely contribute to the current treatment and management of CVDs. In vitro investigation with two-dimensional cell culture demonstrates its suitability to analyze the behavior of single, diseased cellular types. The introduction of induced pluripotent stem cell technology and the application of bioengineering principles raised the bar toward in vitro three-dimensional modeling by enabling the development of pathological tissue equivalents. This review article intends to describe the advantages and disadvantages of past and present modeling approaches applied to provide insights on some of the most relevant congenital and acquired CVDs, such as rhythm disturbances, bicuspid aortic valve, cardiac infections and autoimmunity, cardiovascular fibrosis, atherosclerosis, and calcific aortic valve stenosis.
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- Laura Iop
- Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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Modeling of Endothelial Calcium Responses within a Microfluidic Generator of Spatio-Temporal ATP and Shear Stress Signals. MICROMACHINES 2021; 12:mi12020161. [PMID: 33562260 PMCID: PMC7914997 DOI: 10.3390/mi12020161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Intracellular calcium dynamics play essential roles in the proper functioning of cellular activities. It is a well known important chemosensing and mechanosensing process regulated by the spatio-temporal microenvironment. Nevertheless, how spatio-temporal biochemical and biomechanical stimuli affect calcium dynamics is not fully understood and the underlying regulation mechanism remains missing. Herein, based on a developed microfluidic generator of biochemical and biomechanical signals, we theoretically analyzed the generation of spatio-temporal ATP and shear stress signals within the microfluidic platform and investigated the effect of spatial combination of ATP and shear stress stimuli on the intracellular calcium dynamics. The simulation results demonstrate the capacity and flexibility of the microfluidic system in generating spatio-temporal ATP and shear stress. Along the transverse direction of the microchannel, dynamic ATP signals of distinct amplitudes coupled with identical shear stress are created, which induce the spatio-temporal diversity in calcium responses. Interestingly, to the multiple combinations of stimuli, the intracellular calcium dynamics reveal two main modes: unimodal and oscillatory modes, showing significant dependence on the features of the spatio-temporal ATP and shear stress stimuli. The present study provides essential information for controlling calcium dynamics by regulating spatio-temporal biochemical and biomechanical stimuli, which shows the potential in directing cellular activities and understanding the occurrence and development of disease.
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The intracellular calcium dynamics in a single vascular endothelial cell being squeezed through a narrow microfluidic channel. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2020; 20:55-67. [PMID: 32710185 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-020-01368-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Revealing the mechanisms underlying the intracellular calcium responses in vascular endothelial cells (VECs) induced by mechanical stimuli contributes to a better understanding for vascular diseases, including hypertension, atherosclerosis, and aneurysm. Combining with experimental measurement and Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation, we developed a mechanobiological model to investigate the intracellular [Ca2+] response in a single VEC being squeezed through narrow microfluidic channel. The time-dependent cellular surface tension dynamics was quantified throughout the squeezing process. In our model, the various Ca2+ signaling pathways activated by mechanical stimulation is fully considered. The simulation results of our model exhibited well agreement with our experimental results. By using the model, we theoretically explored the mechanism of the two-peak intracellular [Ca2+] response in single VEC being squeezed through narrow channel and made some testable predictions for guiding experiment in the future.
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Gao P, Li L, Wei X, Wang M, Hong Y, Wu H, Shen Y, Ma T, Wei X, Zhang Q, Fang X, Wang L, Yan Z, Du GH, Zheng H, Yang G, Liu D, Zhu Z. Activation of Transient Receptor Potential Channel Vanilloid 4 by DPP-4 (Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4) Inhibitor Vildagliptin Protects Against Diabetic Endothelial Dysfunction. Hypertension 2019; 75:150-162. [PMID: 31735085 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.119.13778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Endothelial dysfunction is an early step to the progression of cardiovascular diseases in diabetes. Apart from their anti-diabetic action, DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase-4) inhibitors also reduce cardiovascular events in diabetic patients. However, the underlying mechanism of the beneficial effect of DPP-4 inhibitor on endothelial function is still obscure. In this study, we intervened type 1 or 2 diabetic model mice with vildagliptin for 4 weeks and measured the vascular reactivity. We found that vildagliptin improved endothelium-dependent vasodilation in diabetic mice independent of GLP-1 (glucagonlike peptide-1), but this effect was blocked by a SIRT1 (Sirtuin 1) inhibitor, Ex527. Mechanistically, vildagliptin-activated Transient Receptor Potential Channel Vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) to promote extracellular calcium uptake in endothelial cells, which activated AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase)/SIRT1 pathway to counteract hyperglycemia-induced endothelial reactive oxygen species generation and senescence. Vildagliptin directly binds to TRPV4 by forming a hydrogen bond, which is critical to vildagliptin-evoked endothelial calcium intake. Knockout or inhibition of TRPV4 erased the beneficial role of vildagliptin. In addition, activation of SIRT1 by SRT1720 improved endothelial function independent of TRPV4 and reduced TRPV4 transcription to maintain an appropriate calcium level. In summary, our findings prove that vildagliptin protects against hyperglycemia-induced endothelial dysfunction by activating TRPV4-meditaed Ca2+ uptake, which helps to re-understand the mechanism of DPP-4 inhibitors and expand the therapeutic scope.
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- Peng Gao
- From the Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, China (P.G., Xiao Wei, Y.H., H.W., T.M., Xing Wei, L.W., Z.Y., D.L., Z.Z.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Targets Identification and Drug Screening, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China (L.L., Y.S., G.-H.D.)
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- From the Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, China (P.G., Xiao Wei, Y.H., H.W., T.M., Xing Wei, L.W., Z.Y., D.L., Z.Z.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University and Chongqing Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, China (M.W., Q.Z., X.F., G.Y.)
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- From the Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, China (P.G., Xiao Wei, Y.H., H.W., T.M., Xing Wei, L.W., Z.Y., D.L., Z.Z.)
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- From the Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, China (P.G., Xiao Wei, Y.H., H.W., T.M., Xing Wei, L.W., Z.Y., D.L., Z.Z.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Targets Identification and Drug Screening, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China (L.L., Y.S., G.-H.D.)
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- From the Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, China (P.G., Xiao Wei, Y.H., H.W., T.M., Xing Wei, L.W., Z.Y., D.L., Z.Z.)
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- From the Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, China (P.G., Xiao Wei, Y.H., H.W., T.M., Xing Wei, L.W., Z.Y., D.L., Z.Z.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University and Chongqing Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, China (M.W., Q.Z., X.F., G.Y.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University and Chongqing Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, China (M.W., Q.Z., X.F., G.Y.)
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- From the Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, China (P.G., Xiao Wei, Y.H., H.W., T.M., Xing Wei, L.W., Z.Y., D.L., Z.Z.)
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- From the Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, China (P.G., Xiao Wei, Y.H., H.W., T.M., Xing Wei, L.W., Z.Y., D.L., Z.Z.)
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Targets Identification and Drug Screening, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China (L.L., Y.S., G.-H.D.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, Translational Research Key Laboratory for Diabetes, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China (H.Z.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University and Chongqing Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, China (M.W., Q.Z., X.F., G.Y.)
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- From the Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, China (P.G., Xiao Wei, Y.H., H.W., T.M., Xing Wei, L.W., Z.Y., D.L., Z.Z.)
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- From the Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, China (P.G., Xiao Wei, Y.H., H.W., T.M., Xing Wei, L.W., Z.Y., D.L., Z.Z.)
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Yu M, Li YJ, Shao JY, Qin KR. Transport of dynamic biochemical signals in a microfluidic single cell trapping channel with varying cross-sections. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. E, SOFT MATTER 2019; 42:33. [PMID: 30888544 DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2019-11793-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Dynamic biochemical signal control in vitro is important in the study of cellular responses to dynamic biochemical stimuli in microenvironment in vivo. To this end, we designed a microfluidic single cell trapping channel with varying cross-sections. In this work, we analyzed the transport of dynamic biochemical signals in steady and non-reversing pulsatile flows in such a microchannel. By numerically solving the 2D time-dependent Taylor-Aris dispersion equation, we studied the transport mechanism of different signals with varying parameters. The amplitude spectrum in steady flow shows that the trapping microchannel acts as a low-pass filter due to the longitudinal dispersion. The input signal can be modulated nonlinearly by the pulsatile flow. In addition, the nonlinear modulation effects are affected by the pulsatile flow frequency, the pulsatile flow amplitude and the average flow rate. When the flow frequency is much smaller or larger than that of the biochemical signal, the signal can be transmitted more efficiently. Besides, smaller pulsatile flow amplitude and larger average flow rate can decrease the nonlinear modulation and promote the signal transmission. These results demonstrate that in order to accurately load a desired dynamic biochemical signal to the trapped cell to probe the cellular dynamic response to the dynamic biochemical stimulus, the transport mechanism of the signals in the microchannel should be carefully considered.
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- Miao Yu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2, Linggong Rd., 116024, Dalian, China
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- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2, Linggong Rd., 116024, Dalian, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, 63130-4899, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2, Linggong Rd., 116024, Dalian, China.
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Barbee KA, Parikh JB, Liu Y, Buerk DG, Jaron D. Effect of spatial heterogeneity and colocalization of eNOS and capacitative calcium entry channels on shear stress-induced NO production by endothelial cells: A modeling approach. Cell Mol Bioeng 2018; 11:143-155. [PMID: 30288177 DOI: 10.1007/s12195-018-0520-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Introduction Colocalization of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and capacitative Ca2+ entry (CCE) channels in microdomains such as cavaeolae in endothelial cells (ECs) has been shown to significantly affect intracellular Ca2+ dynamics and NO production, but the effect has not been well quantified. Methods We developed a two-dimensional continuum model of an EC integrating shear stress-mediated ATP production, intracellular Ca2+ mobilization, and eNOS activation to investigate the effects of spatial colocalization of plasma membrane eNOS and CCE channels on Ca2+ dynamics and NO production in response to flow-induced shear stress. Our model examines the hypothesis that subcellular colocalization of cellular components can be critical for optimal coupling of NO production to blood flow. Results Our simulations predict that heterogeneity of CCE can result in formation of microdomains with significantly higher Ca2+ compared to the average cytosolic Ca2+. Ca2+ buffers with lower or no mobility further enhanced Ca2+ gradients relative to mobile buffers. Colocalization of eNOS to CCE channels significantly increased NO production. Conclusions Our results provide quantitative understanding for the role of spatial heterogeneity and the compartmentalization of signals in regulation of shear stress-induced NO production.
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- Kenneth A Barbee
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3140 Market St., Bossone 704, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, 1101 Kitchawan Rd., Yorktown Heights, NY USA 10598
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3140 Market St., Bossone 704, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3140 Market St., Bossone 704, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, 3140 Market St., Bossone 704, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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Chen ZZ, Yuan WM, Xiang C, Zeng DP, Liu B, Qin KR. A microfluidic device with spatiotemporal wall shear stress and ATP signals to investigate the intracellular calcium dynamics in vascular endothelial cells. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2018; 18:189-202. [PMID: 30187350 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-018-1076-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Intracellular calcium dynamics plays an important role in the regulation of vascular endothelial cellular functions. In order to probe the intracellular calcium dynamic response under synergistic effect of wall shear stress (WSS) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) signals, a novel microfluidic device, which provides the adherent vascular endothelial cells (VECs) on the bottom of microchannel with WSS signal alone, ATP signal alone, and different combinations of WSS and ATP signals, is proposed based upon the principles of fluid mechanics and mass transfer. The spatiotemporal profiles of extracellular ATP signals from numerical simulation and experiment studies validate the implementation of our design. The intracellular calcium dynamics of VECs in response to either WSS signal or ATP signal alone, and different combinations of WSS and ATP signals have been investigated. It is found that the synergistic effect of the WSS and ATP signals plays a more significant role in the signal transduction of VECs rather than that from either WSS signal or ATP signal alone. In particular, under the combined stimuli of WSS and ATP signals with different amplitudes and frequencies, the amplitudes and frequencies of the intracellular Ca2+ dynamic signals are observed to be closely related to the amplitudes and frequencies of WSS or ATP signals.
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- Zong-Zheng Chen
- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science and School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2, Linggong Rd, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning Province, China.,First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University (Shenzhen Second People's Hospital), No.3002,Sungang Rd, Shenzhen, 518035, Guangdong Province, China
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- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science and School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2, Linggong Rd, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science and School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2, Linggong Rd, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science and School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2, Linggong Rd, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning Province, China
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- School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science and School of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, No. 2, Linggong Rd, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning Province, China.
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Meng G, Li C, Sun H, Lee I. Multiple calcium patterns of rat osteoblasts under fluidic shear stress. J Orthop Res 2018; 36:2039-2051. [PMID: 29266507 DOI: 10.1002/jor.23843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The intracellular calcium ([Ca2+ ]i ) response induced by external forces can be diverse and complex. Using primary osteoblasts from Wistar rats, we found multiple patterns of [Ca2+ ]i responses induced by fluidic shear stress (Fss), including homogeneous non-oscillation and heterogeneous oscillations. These multiple-patterned [Ca2+ ]i responses could be influenced by Fss intensity, cell density, and cell differentiation. Our real-time measurements with free calcium, ATP, ATP without calcium, suramin, apyrase, and thapsigargin confirmed homogeneous [Ca2+ ]i patterns and/or heterogeneous [Ca2+ ]i oscillations with respect to the combined degree of external Ca2+ influx, and intracellular Ca2+ release. Our theoretical model supported diverse Fss-induced calcium activities as well. We concluded that a singular factor of Ca2+ influx or release dominated to produce smooth homogeneous patterns, but combined factors produced oscillatory heterogeneous patterns. © 2017 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 36:2039-2051, 2018.
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- Guixian Meng
- The Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics, Ministry of Education, TEDA Institute of Applied Physics and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.,Academy of Laboratory, Jilin Medical University, Jilin, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics, Ministry of Education, TEDA Institute of Applied Physics and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics, Ministry of Education, TEDA Institute of Applied Physics and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics, Ministry of Education, TEDA Institute of Applied Physics and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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Cell culture: complications due to mechanical release of ATP and activation of purinoceptors. Cell Tissue Res 2017; 370:1-11. [PMID: 28434079 PMCID: PMC5610203 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-017-2618-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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There is abundant evidence that ATP (adenosine 5′-triphosphate) is released from a variety of cultured cells in response to mechanical stimulation. The release mechanism involved appears to be a combination of vesicular exocytosis and connexin and pannexin hemichannels. Purinergic receptors on cultured cells mediate both short-term purinergic signalling of secretion and long-term (trophic) signalling such as proliferation, migration, differentiation and apoptosis. We aim in this review to bring to the attention of non-purinergic researchers using tissue culture that the release of ATP in response to mechanical stress evoked by the unavoidable movement of the cells acting on functional purinergic receptors on the culture cells is likely to complicate the interpretation of their data.
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Chen ZZ, Gao ZM, Zeng DP, Liu B, Luan Y, Qin KR. A Y-Shaped Microfluidic Device to Study the Combined Effect of Wall Shear Stress and ATP Signals on Intracellular Calcium Dynamics in Vascular Endothelial Cells. MICROMACHINES 2016; 7:mi7110213. [PMID: 30404384 PMCID: PMC6190056 DOI: 10.3390/mi7110213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Revised: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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The intracellular calcium dynamics in vascular endothelial cells (VECs) in response to wall shear stress (WSS) and/or adenosine triphosphate (ATP) have been commonly regarded as an important factor in regulating VEC function and behavior including proliferation, migration and apoptosis. However, the effects of time-varying ATP signals have been usually neglected in the past investigations in the field of VEC mechanobiology. In order to investigate the combined effects of WSS and dynamic ATP signals on the intracellular calcium dynamic in VECs, a Y-shaped microfluidic device, which can provide the cultured cells on the bottom of its mixing micro-channel with stimuli of WSS signal alone and different combinations of WSS and ATP signals in one single micro-channel, is proposed. Both numerical simulation and experimental studies verify the feasibility of its application. Cellular experimental results also suggest that a combination of WSS and ATP signals rather than a WSS signal alone might play a more significant role in VEC Ca2+ signal transduction induced by blood flow.
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- Zong-Zheng Chen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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De Oliveira Moreira D, Santo Neto H, Marques MJ. P2Y 2 purinergic receptors are highly expressed in cardiac and diaphragm muscles of mdx mice, and their expression is decreased by suramin. Muscle Nerve 2016; 55:116-121. [PMID: 27220808 DOI: 10.1002/mus.25199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and in the mdx mouse model of DMD, the lack of dystrophin leads to increased calcium influx and muscle necrosis. Patients suffer progressive muscle loss, and cardiomyopathy is an important determinant of morbidity. P2 purinergic receptors participate in the increased calcium levels in dystrophic skeletal muscles. METHODS In this study, we evaluated whether P2 receptors are involved in cardiomyopathy in mdx mice at later stages of the disease. RESULTS Western blotting revealed that P2Y2 receptor levels were upregulated (54%) in dystrophic heart compared with a normal heart. Suramin reduced the levels of P2Y2 to almost normal values. Suramin also decreased heart necrosis (reduced CK-MB) and the expression of the stretch-activated calcium channel TRPC1. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that P2Y2 may participate in cardiomyopathy in mdx mice. P2-selective drugs with specific actions in the dystrophic heart may ameliorate cardiomyopathy in dystrophinopathies. Muscle Nerve 55: 116-121, 2017.
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- Drielen De Oliveira Moreira
- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-970, Brazil
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Huang J, Zhang M, Zhang P, Liang H, Ouyang K, Yang HT. Coupling switch of P2Y-IP3 receptors mediates differential Ca(2+) signaling in human embryonic stem cells and derived cardiovascular progenitor cells. Purinergic Signal 2016; 12:465-78. [PMID: 27098757 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-016-9512-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Purinergic signaling mediated by P2 receptors (P2Rs) plays important roles in embryonic and stem cell development. However, how it mediates Ca(2+) signals in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and derived cardiovascular progenitor cells (CVPCs) remains unclear. Here, we aimed to determine the role of P2Rs in mediating Ca(2+) mobilizations of these cells. hESCs were induced to differentiate into CVPCs by our recently established methods. Gene expression of P2Rs and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) was analyzed by quantitative/RT-PCR. IP3R3 knockdown (KD) or IP3R2 knockout (KO) hESCs were established by shRNA- or TALEN-mediated gene manipulations, respectively. Confocal imaging revealed that Ca(2+) responses in CVPCs to ATP and UTP were more sensitive and stronger than those in hESCs. Consistently, the gene expression levels of most P2YRs except P2Y1 were increased in CVPCs. Suramin or PPADS blocked ATP-induced Ca(2+) transients in hESCs but only partially inhibited those in CVPCs. Moreover, the P2Y1 receptor-specific antagonist MRS2279 abolished most ATP-induced Ca(2+) signals in hESCs but not in CVPCs. P2Y1 receptor-specific agonist MRS2365 induced Ca(2+) transients only in hESCs but not in CVPCs. Furthermore, IP3R2KO but not IP3R3KD decreased the proportion of hESCs responding to MRS2365. In contrast, both IP3R2 and IP3R3 contributed to UTP-induced Ca(2+) responses while ATP-induced Ca(2+) responses were more dependent on IP3R2 in the CVPCs. In conclusion, a predominant role of P2Y1 receptors in hESCs and a transition of P2Y-IP3R coupling in derived CVPCs are responsible for the differential Ca(2+) mobilization between these cells.
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- Jijun Huang
- Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200031, China.,Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200031, China.,Translational Medical Center for Stem Cell Therapy, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Drug Discovery Center, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200031, China. .,Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China. .,Translational Medical Center for Stem Cell Therapy, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China.
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Kirby PL, Buerk DG, Parikh J, Barbee KA, Jaron D. Mathematical model for shear stress dependent NO and adenine nucleotide production from endothelial cells. Nitric Oxide 2016; 52:1-15. [PMID: 26529478 PMCID: PMC4703509 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We developed a mass transport model for a parallel-plate flow chamber apparatus to predict the concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) and adenine nucleotides (ATP, ADP) produced by cultured endothelial cells (ECs) and investigated how the net rates of production, degradation, and mass transport for these three chemical species vary with changes in wall shear stress (τw). These simulations provide an improved understanding of experimental results obtained with parallel-plate flow chambers and allows quantitative analysis of the relationship between τw, adenine nucleotide concentrations, and NO produced by ECs. Experimental data obtained after altering ATP and ADP concentrations with apyrase were analyzed to quantify changes in the rate of NO production (RNO). The effects of different isoforms of apyrase on ATP and ADP concentrations and nucleotide-dependent changes in RNO could be predicted with the model. A decrease in ATP was predicted with apyrase, but an increase in ADP was simulated due to degradation of ATP. We found that a simple proportional relationship relating a component of RNO to the sum of ATP and ADP provided a close match to the fitted curve for experimentally measured changes in RNO with apyrase. Estimates for the proportionality constant ranged from 0.0067 to 0.0321 μM/s increase in RNO per nM nucleotide concentration, depending on which isoform of apyrase was modeled, with the largest effect of nucleotides on RNO at low τw (<6 dyn/cm(2)).
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- Patrick L Kirby
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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