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Fila M, Przyslo L, Derwich M, Sobczuk P, Pawlowska E, Blasiak J. The TRPA1 Ion Channel Mediates Oxidative Stress-Related Migraine Pathogenesis. Molecules 2024; 29:3385. [PMID: 39064963 PMCID: PMC11280075 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29143385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Although the introduction of drugs targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) revolutionized migraine treatment, still a substantial proportion of migraine patients do not respond satisfactorily to such a treatment, and new therapeutic targets are needed. Therefore, molecular studies on migraine pathogenesis are justified. Oxidative stress is implicated in migraine pathogenesis, as many migraine triggers are related to the production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS). Migraine has been proposed as a superior mechanism of the brain to face oxidative stress resulting from energetic imbalance. However, the precise mechanism behind the link between migraine and oxidative stress is not known. Nociceptive primary afferent nerve fiber endings express ion channel receptors that change harmful stimuli into electric pain signals. Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 1 (TRPA1) is an ion channel that can be activated by oxidative stress products and stimulate the release of CGRP from nerve endings. It is a transmembrane protein with ankyrin repeats and conserved cysteines in its N-terminus embedded in the cytosol. TRPA1 may be a central element of the signaling pathway from oxidative stress and NO production to CGRP release, which may play a critical role in headache induction. In this narrative review, we present information on the role of oxidative stress in migraine pathogenesis and provide arguments that TRPA1 may be "a missing link" between oxidative stress and migraine and therefore a druggable target in this disease.
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- Michal Fila
- Department of Developmental Neurology and Epileptology, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute, 93-338 Lodz, Poland; (M.F.); (L.P.)
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- Department of Developmental Neurology and Epileptology, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute, 93-338 Lodz, Poland; (M.F.); (L.P.)
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-217 Lodz, Poland; (M.D.); (E.P.)
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- Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine Department, Medical University of Lodz, 92-209 Lodz, Poland;
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Polish Mothers’ Memorial Hospital–Research Institute, Rzgowska 281, 93-338 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-217 Lodz, Poland; (M.D.); (E.P.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Mazovian Academy in Plock, 09-402 Plock, Poland
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Koldsø H, Jensen MØ, Jogini V, Shaw DE. Functional dynamics and allosteric modulation of TRPA1. Structure 2023; 31:1556-1566.e3. [PMID: 37729917 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2023.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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The cation channel TRPA1 is a potentially important drug target, and characterization of TRPA1 functional dynamics might help guide structure-based drug design. Here, we present results from long-timescale molecular dynamics simulations of TRPA1 with an allosteric activator, allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), in which we observed spontaneous transitions from a closed, non-conducting channel conformation into an open, conducting conformation. Based on these transitions, we propose a gating mechanism in which movement of a regulatory TRP-like domain allosterically translates into pore opening in a manner reminiscent of pore opening in voltage-gated ion channels. In subsequent experiments, we found that mutations that disrupt packing of the S4-S5 linker-TRP-like domain and the S5 and S6 helices also affected channel activity. In simulations, we also observed A-967079, a known allosteric inhibitor, binding between helices S5 and S6, suggesting that A-967079 may suppress activity by stabilizing a non-conducting pore conformation-a finding consistent with our proposed gating mechanism.
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- D. E. Shaw Research, New York, NY 10036, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Rosenbaum T, Morales-Lázaro SL, Islas LD. TRP channels: a journey towards a molecular understanding of pain. Nat Rev Neurosci 2022; 23:596-610. [PMID: 35831443 DOI: 10.1038/s41583-022-00611-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The perception of nociceptive signals, which are translated into pain, plays a fundamental role in the survival of organisms. Because pain is linked to a negative sensation, animals learn to avoid noxious signals. These signals are detected by receptors, which include some members of the transient receptor potential (TRP) family of ion channels that act as transducers of exogenous and endogenous noxious cues. These proteins have been in the focus of the field of physiology for several years, and much knowledge of how they regulate the function of the cell types and organs where they are expressed has been acquired. The last decade has been especially exciting because the 'resolution revolution' has allowed us to learn the molecular intimacies of TRP channels using cryogenic electron microscopy. These findings, in combination with functional studies, have provided insights into the role played by these channels in the generation and maintenance of pain.
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- Tamara Rosenbaum
- Departamento de Neurociencia Cognitiva, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Neurociencia Cognitiva, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
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Tear gases, or chemical demonstration control agents (DCA), were originally created as weapons that could severely disable or kill enemy troops. Though banned in war, these chemicals are still used in domestic policing. Here we review the available scientific literature on tear gas, summarizing findings from animal and environmental studies as well describing data from new human studies. We find a lack of scientific evidence supporting the safety of tear gas, especially regarding its long-term impacts on human health and the environment. Many of the available studies were published decades ago, and do not parse data by variables such as chemical type and exposure time, nor do they account for the diversity of individuals who are exposed to tear gas in real-life situations. Due to the dearth of scientific research and the misinterpretation of some of the available studies, we conclude that a serious reevaluation of chemical DCA safety and more comprehensive exposure follow-up studies are necessary.
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- Jennifer L Brown
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Ma S, Wang DH. Knockout of Trpa1 Exacerbates Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury With Classical Activation of Macrophages. Am J Hypertens 2021; 34:110-116. [PMID: 33005917 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpaa162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Classically activated macrophages contribute to the development of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). This study aimed to investigate the role of transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (Trpa1), a regulator of macrophage activation, in IRI-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) by using the Trpa1 gene knockout (Trpa1-/-) mouse model. METHODS Male 8-week-old Trpa1-/- mice and wild-type (WT) littermates were subjected to renal ischemia for 35 minutes by clamping bilateral renal pedicles under isoflurane anesthesia, and blood and tissue samples were collected 24 hours after reperfusion and analyzed with histological and molecular measurements. RESULTS Following IRI, Trpa1-/- mice developed more deteriorated biochemical and morphological signs of AKI when comparing with WT mice. More classically activated M1 macrophages were found in the kidneys of Trpa1-/- mice comparing with WT mice after IRI, while the counts of alternatively activated M2 macrophages in the kidney were similar between the 2 strains after IRI. Furthermore, significantly higher expression levels of proinflammatory markers including interleukin-1 beta and tumor necrosis factor alpha were detected in the kidney of Trpa1-/- mice compared with WT mice after IRI. The levels of TRPA1 protein in the kidney of WT mice were also decreased after IRI. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that ablation of Trpa1 exacerbates infiltration of classically activated macrophages, renal inflammation, and renal injury in mice after IRI. These findings suggest that activation of TRPA1 may protect against IRI-induced AKI via regulation of macrophage-mediated inflammatory pathway.
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- Shuangtao Ma
- Division of Nanomedicine and Molecular Intervention, Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Nanomedicine and Molecular Intervention, Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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Van Liefferinge E, Van Noten N, Degroote J, Vrolix G, Van Poucke M, Peelman L, Van Ginneken C, Roura E, Michiels J. Expression of Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin 1 and Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 in the Gut of the Peri-Weaning Pig Is Strongly Dependent on Age and Intestinal Site. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10122417. [PMID: 33348615 PMCID: PMC7766004 DOI: 10.3390/ani10122417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Weaning is a critical event for the piglet, contributing to aberrant gut function and resulting in reduced barrier function and retarded protein digestion. The gut is able to “sense” nutrients and release gut hormones to regulate digestive processes. To that end, various gastrointestinal cell types possess transient receptor potential channels that are involved in regulating gastric motility and secretion. Herbal compounds, currently used in pig nutrition as antibiotic alternatives, are able to activate these channels and could potentially aid digestion. However, these channels have not been characterized in the gut of the pig and their ability to release gut hormones has never been explored. This study’s objective was to characterize TRPA1 and TRPV1 in the pig’s gut and explore their potential to modulate gastric function. A gene expression study was performed on tissues obtained from different locations in the guts of piglets of varying age. Moreover, the ability to secrete peptide hormones was investigated by characterizing them on enteroendocrine cells. Both channels were found to be expressed in the mucosa of the porcine gut, strongly dependent on age and location. Moreover, the endocrine nature of both channels was confirmed, indicating their possible role in gut hormone release and the regulation of gastric emptying. Abstract Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels contribute to sensory transduction in the body, agonized by a variety of stimuli, such as phytochemicals, and they are predominantly distributed in afferent neurons. Evidence indicates their expression in non-neuronal cells, demonstrating their ability to modulate gastrointestinal function. Targeting TRP channels could potentially be used to regulate gastrointestinal secretion and motility, yet their expression in the pig is unknown. This study investigated TRPA1 and TRPV1 expression in different gut locations of piglets of varying age. Colocalization with enteroendocrine cells was established by immunohistochemistry. Both channels were expressed in the gut mucosa. TRPV1 mRNA abundance increased gradually in the stomach and small intestine with age, most notably in the distal small intestine. In contrast, TRPA1 exhibited sustained expression across ages and locations, with the exception of higher expression in the pylorus at weaning. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the endocrine nature of both channels, showing the highest frequency of colocalization in enteroendocrine cells for TRPA1. Specific co-localization on GLP-1 immunoreactive cells indicated their possible role in GLP-1 release and the concomitant intestinal feedback mechanism. Our results indicate that TRPA1 and TRPV1 could play a role in gut enteroendocrine activity. Moreover, age and location in the gut significantly affected gene expression.
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- Elout Van Liefferinge
- Laboratory for Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality (LANUPRO), Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (N.V.N.); (J.D.); (J.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +32-0498-604-126
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- Laboratory for Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality (LANUPRO), Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (N.V.N.); (J.D.); (J.M.)
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- Laboratory for Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality (LANUPRO), Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (N.V.N.); (J.D.); (J.M.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium; (G.V.); (C.V.G.)
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (M.V.P.); (L.P.)
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (M.V.P.); (L.P.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium; (G.V.); (C.V.G.)
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- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia 4072, Australia;
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- Laboratory for Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality (LANUPRO), Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (N.V.N.); (J.D.); (J.M.)
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Jang Y, Kim M, Hwang SW. Molecular mechanisms underlying the actions of arachidonic acid-derived prostaglandins on peripheral nociception. J Neuroinflammation 2020; 17:30. [PMID: 31969159 PMCID: PMC6975075 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-020-1703-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Arachidonic acid-derived prostaglandins not only contribute to the development of inflammation as intercellular pro-inflammatory mediators, but also promote the excitability of the peripheral somatosensory system, contributing to pain exacerbation. Peripheral tissues undergo many forms of diseases that are frequently accompanied by inflammation. The somatosensory nerves innervating the inflamed areas experience heightened excitability and generate and transmit pain signals. Extensive studies have been carried out to elucidate how prostaglandins play their roles for such signaling at the cellular and molecular levels. Here, we briefly summarize the roles of arachidonic acid-derived prostaglandins, focusing on four prostaglandins and one thromboxane, particularly in terms of their actions on afferent nociceptors. We discuss the biosynthesis of the prostaglandins, their specific action sites, the pathological alteration of the expression levels of related proteins, the neuronal outcomes of receptor stimulation, their correlation with behavioral nociception, and the pharmacological efficacy of their regulators. This overview will help to a better understanding of the pathological roles that prostaglandins play in the somatosensory system and to a finding of critical molecular contributors to normalizing pain.
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- Yongwoo Jang
- Department of Psychiatry and Program in Neuroscience, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA, 02478, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea. .,Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea.
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Cinnamaldehyde Ameliorates High-Glucose–Induced Oxidative Stress and Cardiomyocyte Injury Through Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin 1. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2019; 74:30-37. [DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Jardín I, López JJ, Diez R, Sánchez-Collado J, Cantonero C, Albarrán L, Woodard GE, Redondo PC, Salido GM, Smani T, Rosado JA. TRPs in Pain Sensation. Front Physiol 2017. [PMID: 28649203 PMCID: PMC5465271 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) pain is characterized as an "unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage". The TRP super-family, compressing up to 28 isoforms in mammals, mediates a myriad of physiological and pathophysiological processes, pain among them. TRP channel might be constituted by similar or different TRP subunits, which will result in the formation of homomeric or heteromeric channels with distinct properties and functions. In this review we will discuss about the function of TRPs in pain, focusing on TRP channles that participate in the transduction of noxious sensation, especially TRPV1 and TRPA1, their expression in nociceptors and their sensitivity to a large number of physical and chemical stimuli.
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- Isaac Jardín
- Cell Physiology Research Group, Department of Physiology, University of ExtremaduraCáceres, Spain
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- Cell Physiology Research Group, Department of Physiology, University of ExtremaduraCáceres, Spain
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- Cell Physiology Research Group, Department of Physiology, University of ExtremaduraCáceres, Spain
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- Cell Physiology Research Group, Department of Physiology, University of ExtremaduraCáceres, Spain
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- Cell Physiology Research Group, Department of Physiology, University of ExtremaduraCáceres, Spain
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- Cell Physiology Research Group, Department of Physiology, University of ExtremaduraCáceres, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesBethesda, MD, United States
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- Cell Physiology Research Group, Department of Physiology, University of ExtremaduraCáceres, Spain
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- Cell Physiology Research Group, Department of Physiology, University of ExtremaduraCáceres, Spain
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- Department of Medical Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedicine of Sevilla, University of SevilleSevilla, Spain
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- Cell Physiology Research Group, Department of Physiology, University of ExtremaduraCáceres, Spain
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Jennings A, Tyurikova O, Bard L, Zheng K, Semyanov A, Henneberger C, Rusakov DA. Dopamine elevates and lowers astroglial Ca 2+ through distinct pathways depending on local synaptic circuitry. Glia 2016; 65:447-459. [PMID: 27896839 PMCID: PMC5299530 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Whilst astrocytes in culture invariably respond to dopamine with cytosolic Ca2+ rises, the dopamine sensitivity of astroglia in situ and its physiological roles remain unknown. To minimize effects of experimental manipulations on astroglial physiology, here we monitored Ca2+ in cells connected via gap junctions to astrocytes loaded whole‐cell with cytosolic indicators in area CA1 of acute hippocampal slices. Aiming at high sensitivity of [Ca2+] measurements, we also employed life‐time imaging of the Ca2+ indicator Oregon Green BAPTA‐1. We found that dopamine triggered a dose‐dependent, bidirectional Ca2+ response in stratum radiatum astroglia, a jagged elevation accompanied and followed by below‐baseline decreases. The elevation depended on D1/D2 receptors and engaged intracellular Ca2+ storage and removal whereas the dopamine‐induced [Ca2+] decrease involved D2 receptors only and was sensitive to Ca2+ channel blockade. In contrast, the stratum lacunosum moleculare astroglia generated higher‐threshold dopamine‐induced Ca2+ responses which did not depend on dopamine receptors and were uncoupled from the prominent inhibitory action of dopamine on local perforant path synapses. Our findings thus suggest that a single neurotransmitter—dopamine—could either elevate or decrease astrocyte [Ca2+] depending on the receptors involved, that such actions are specific to the regional neural circuitry and that they may be causally uncoupled from dopamine actions on local synapses. The results also indicate that [Ca2+] elevations commonly detected in astroglia can represent the variety of distinct mechanisms acting on the microscopic scale. GLIA 2017;65:447–459
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- Alistair Jennings
- UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Institute of Neuroscience, University of Nizhny Novgorod, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Nizhny Novgorod, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.,RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Saitama, Japan
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- UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Institute of Cellular Neurosciences, University of Bonn Medical School, Germany.,German Center of Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Institute of Neuroscience, University of Nizhny Novgorod, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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Mickle AD, Shepherd AJ, Mohapatra DP. Nociceptive TRP Channels: Sensory Detectors and Transducers in Multiple Pain Pathologies. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2016; 9:ph9040072. [PMID: 27854251 PMCID: PMC5198047 DOI: 10.3390/ph9040072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Revised: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Specialized receptors belonging to the transient receptor potential (TRP) family of ligand-gated ion channels constitute the critical detectors and transducers of pain-causing stimuli. Nociceptive TRP channels are predominantly expressed by distinct subsets of sensory neurons of the peripheral nervous system. Several of these TRP channels are also expressed in neurons of the central nervous system, and in non-neuronal cells that communicate with sensory nerves. Nociceptive TRPs are activated by specific physico-chemical stimuli to provide the excitatory trigger in neurons. In addition, decades of research has identified a large number of immune and neuromodulators as mediators of nociceptive TRP channel activation during injury, inflammatory and other pathological conditions. These findings have led to aggressive targeting of TRP channels for the development of new-generation analgesics. This review summarizes the complex activation and/or modulation of nociceptive TRP channels under pathophysiological conditions, and how these changes underlie acute and chronic pain conditions. Furthermore, development of small-molecule antagonists for several TRP channels as analgesics, and the positive and negative outcomes of these drugs in clinical trials are discussed. Understanding the diverse functional and modulatory properties of nociceptive TRP channels is critical to function-based drug targeting for the development of evidence-based and efficacious new generation analgesics.
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- Aaron D Mickle
- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
- Washington University Pain Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
- Washington University Pain Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
- Washington University Pain Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
- Center for Investigation of Membrane Excitability Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
- Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Choi G, Hwang SW. Modulation of the Activities of Neuronal Ion Channels by Fatty Acid-Derived Pro-Resolvents. Front Physiol 2016; 7:523. [PMID: 27877134 PMCID: PMC5099253 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Progress of inflammation depends on the balance between two biological mechanisms: pro-inflammatory and pro-resolving processes. Many extracellular and intracellular molecular components including cytokines, growth factors, steroids, neurotransmitters, and lipidergic mediators and their receptors contribute to the two processes, generated from cellular participants during inflammation. Fatty acid-derived mediators are crucial in directing the inflammatory phase and orchestrating heterogeneous reactions of participants such as inflamed cells, innate immune cells, vascular components, innervating neurons, etc. As well as activating specific types of receptor molecules, lipidergic mediators can actively control the functions of various ion channels via direct binding and/or signal transduction, thereby altering cellular functions. Lipid mediators can be divided into two classes based on which of the two processes they promote: pro-inflammatory, which includes prostaglandins and leukotrienes, and pro-resolving, which includes lipoxins, resolvins, and maresins. The research on the modulations of neuronal ion channels regarding the actions of the pro-inflammatory class has begun relatively earlier while the focus is currently expanding to cover the ion channel interaction with pro-resolvents. As a result, knowledge of inhibitory mechanisms by the pro-resolvents, historically seldom found for other known endogenous modulators or pro-inflammatory mediators, is accumulating particularly upon sensory neuronal cation channels. Diverse mechanistic explanations at molecular levels are being proposed and refined. Here we overviewed the interactions of lipidergic pro-resolvents with neuronal ion channels and outcomes from the interactions, focusing on transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels. We also discuss unanswered hypotheses and perspectives regarding their interactions.
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- Geunyeol Choi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea UniversitySeoul, South Korea; Department of Physiology, Korea University College of MedicineSeoul, South Korea
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Yang H, Li S. Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) Channel and Neurogenic Inflammation in Pathogenesis of Asthma. Med Sci Monit 2016; 22:2917-23. [PMID: 27539812 PMCID: PMC5003164 DOI: 10.12659/msm.896557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Asthma is characterized by airway inflammation, airway obstruction, and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), and it affects 300 million people worldwide. However, our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underlie asthma remains limited. Recent studies have suggested that transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1), one of the transient receptor potential cation channels, may be involved in airway inflammation in asthma. The present review discusses the relationship between TRPA1 and neurogenic inflammation in asthma, hoping to enhance our understanding of the mechanisms of airway inflammation in asthma.
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- Hang Yang
- Department of Physiology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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- Department of Physiology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China (mainland)
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Emerging Role of Spinal Cord TRPV1 in Pain Exacerbation. Neural Plast 2016; 2016:5954890. [PMID: 26885404 PMCID: PMC4738952 DOI: 10.1155/2016/5954890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2015] [Revised: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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TRPV1 is well known as a sensor ion channel that transduces a potentially harmful environment into electrical depolarization of the peripheral terminal of the nociceptive primary afferents. Although TRPV1 is also expressed in central regions of the nervous system, its roles in the area remain unclear. A series of recent reports on the spinal cord synapses have provided evidence that TRPV1 plays an important role in synaptic transmission in the pain pathway. Particularly, in pathologic pain states, TRPV1 in the central terminal of sensory neurons and interneurons is suggested to commonly contribute to pain exacerbation. These observations may lead to insights regarding novel synaptic mechanisms revealing veiled roles of spinal cord TRPV1 and may offer another opportunity to modulate pathological pain by controlling TRPV1. In this review, we introduce historical perspectives of this view and details of the recent promising results. We also focus on extended issues and unsolved problems to fully understand the role of TRPV1 in pathological pain. Together with recent findings, further efforts for fine analysis of TRPV1's plastic roles in pain synapses at different levels in the central nervous system will promote a better understanding of pathologic pain mechanisms and assist in developing novel analgesic strategies.
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Park S, Kim CS, Min J, Lee SH, Jung YS. A high-fat diet increases oxidative renal injury and protein glycation in D-galactose-induced aging rats and its prevention by Korea red ginseng. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 2015; 60:159-66. [PMID: 25078371 DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.60.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Declining renal function is commonly observed with age. Obesity induced by a high-fat diet (HFD) may reduce renal function. Korean red ginseng (KRG) has been reported to ameliorate oxidative tissue injury and have an anti-aging effect. This study was designed to investigate whether HFD would accelerate the D-galactose-induced aging process in the rat kidney and to examine the preventive effect of KRG on HFD and D-galactose-induced aging-related renal injury. When rats with D-galactose-induced aging were fed an HFD for 9 wk, enhanced oxidative DNA damage, renal cell apoptosis, protein glycation, and extracellular high mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1), a signal of tissue damage, were observed in renal glomerular cells and tubular epithelial cells. However, treatment of rats with HFD- plus D-galactose-induced aging with KRG restored all of these renal changes. Our data suggested that a long-term HFD may enhance D-galactose-induced oxidative renal injury in rats and that this age-related renal injury could be suppressed by KRG through the repression of oxidative injury.
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- Sok Park
- Division of Sports Industry & Science, Mokwon University
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Mickle AD, Shepherd AJ, Mohapatra DP. Sensory TRP channels: the key transducers of nociception and pain. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2015; 131:73-118. [PMID: 25744671 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Peripheral detection of nociceptive and painful stimuli by sensory neurons involves a complex repertoire of molecular detectors and/or transducers on distinct subsets of nerve fibers. The majority of such molecular detectors/transducers belong to the transient receptor potential (TRP) family of cation channels, which comprise both specific receptors for distinct nociceptive stimuli, as well as for multiple stimuli. This chapter discusses the classification, distribution, and functional properties of individual TRP channel types that have been implicated in various nociceptive and/or painful conditions.
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- Aaron D Mickle
- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucile A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucile A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucile A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Department of Anesthesia, The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucile A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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Choi SI, Yoo S, Lim JY, Hwang SW. Are sensory TRP channels biological alarms for lipid peroxidation? Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:16430-57. [PMID: 25233127 PMCID: PMC4200803 DOI: 10.3390/ijms150916430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2014] [Revised: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress induces numerous biological problems. Lipid oxidation and peroxidation appear to be important steps by which exposure to oxidative stress leads the body to a disease state. For its protection, the body has evolved to respond to and eliminate peroxidation products through the acquisition of binding proteins, reducing and conjugating enzymes, and excretion systems. During the past decade, researchers have identified a group of ion channel molecules that are activated by oxidized lipids: transient receptor potential (TRP) channels expressed in sensory neurons. These ion channels are fundamentally detectors and signal converters for body-damaging environments such as heat and cold temperatures, mechanical attacks, and potentially toxic substances. When messages initiated by TRP activation arrive at the brain, we perceive pain, which results in our preparing defensive responses. Excessive activation of the sensory neuronal TRP channels upon prolonged stimulations sometimes deteriorates the inflammatory state of damaged tissues by promoting neuropeptide release from expresser neurons. These same paradigms may also work for pathologic changes in the internal lipid environment upon exposure to oxidative stress. Here, we provide an overview of the role of TRP channels and oxidized lipid connections during abnormally increased oxidative signaling, and consider the sensory mechanism of TRP detection as an alert system.
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- Seung-In Choi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 136-705, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 136-705, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 136-705, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 136-705, Korea.
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Yoo S, Lim JY, Hwang SW. Sensory TRP channel interactions with endogenous lipids and their biological outcomes. Molecules 2014; 19:4708-44. [PMID: 24739932 PMCID: PMC6271031 DOI: 10.3390/molecules19044708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Revised: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Lipids have long been studied as constituents of the cellular architecture and energy stores in the body. Evidence is now rapidly growing that particular lipid species are also important for molecular and cellular signaling. Here we review the current information on interactions between lipids and transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels in nociceptive sensory afferents that mediate pain signaling. Sensory neuronal TRP channels play a crucial role in the detection of a variety of external and internal changes, particularly with damaging or pain-eliciting potentials that include noxiously high or low temperatures, stretching, and harmful substances. In addition, recent findings suggest that TRPs also contribute to altering synaptic plasticity that deteriorates chronic pain states. In both of these processes, specific lipids are often generated and have been found to strongly modulate TRP activities, resulting primarily in pain exacerbation. This review summarizes three standpoints viewing those lipid functions for TRP modulations as second messengers, intercellular transmitters, or bilayer building blocks. Based on these hypotheses, we discuss perspectives that account for how the TRP-lipid interaction contributes to the peripheral pain mechanism. Still a number of blurred aspects remain to be examined, which will be answered by future efforts and may help to better control pain states.
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- Sungjae Yoo
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 136-705, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 136-705, Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 136-705, Korea.
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