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Fenton RA. Editorial: aquaporins in health and disease. J Physiol 2024; 602:3003-3005. [PMID: 38896793 DOI: 10.1113/jp286369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Robert A Fenton
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Ranieri M, Schepelmann M, Valenti G, Kallay E, Riccardi D. Editorial: The calcium-sensing receptor: from physiology to pharmacology. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1225074. [PMID: 37346486 PMCID: PMC10280635 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1225074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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- Marianna Ranieri
- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Intitute for Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Intitute for Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Zhang Q, Zhang LJ, Yuan SS, Quan XJ, Zhang BY, Zhao D. Hypoparathyroidism Associated with the DNA Variants in Non-Coding Sequence Region of Calcium-Sensing Receptor. ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.endmts.2021.100106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Gao Y, Ma X, Wang H, Cui Y, Zhang Y, Nie M, Tong A. The Bioinformatics Analysis of Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma and Verification of Differentially Expressed Genes. Int J Endocrinol 2021; 2021:4926323. [PMID: 34675975 PMCID: PMC8526198 DOI: 10.1155/2021/4926323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Previous studies have investigated the transcriptional modulations of aldosterone overproduction of aldosterone-producing adenomas (APAs). We aimed to systematically study the genes and pathways associated with molecular mechanism underlying APA by bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation for the expression profile. METHODS This study was performed based on three gene expression profiles (GSE64957, GSE8514, and GSE60042). Differentially expressed gene (DEG) investigation, function and pathway enrichment analysis, and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis were performed by the bioinformatics analysis. For the validation with quantitative PCR, tissues from 11 patients with nonfunctioning adrenal adenoma (NFA) and 13 with APA were included in our cohort. RESULTS In this study, the bioinformatics analysis was performed and 182 upregulated and 88 downregulated DEGs were identified. As expected, the upregulated DEGs were primarily involved in calcium ion homeostasis (p = 2.00X10-4). In the KEGG pathway analysis, calcium signaling pathway (p = 4.38X10-6) and the aldosterone synthesis and secretion (p = 8.73X10-6) were enriched. Moreover, quantitative PCR was performed to detect the expression of 7 upregulated genes (PCP4, ATP2A3, CYP11B2, CLCN5, HTR4, VDR, and AQP2) among the intersection of DEGs. The mRNA levels of CYP11B2, HTR4, and AQP2 were significantly increased in APA samples compared to NFA (24.420 folds of NFA, p < 0.001; 3.753 folds of NFA, p = 0.002; and 11.487 folds of NFA, p = 0.018). CONCLUSION In summary, the present study showed several candidate genes with high expression from bioinformatics analysis and our cohort. Also, the DEGs were enriched in aldosterone synthesis and secretion and calcium signaling pathway as expected.
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- Yinjie Gao
- NHC Key Laboratory of Endocrinology (Peking Union Medical College Hospital), Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Endocrinology (Peking Union Medical College Hospital), Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Endocrinology (Peking Union Medical College Hospital), Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Endocrinology (Peking Union Medical College Hospital), Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Endocrinology (Peking Union Medical College Hospital), Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Endocrinology (Peking Union Medical College Hospital), Department of Endocrinology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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Di Mise A, Wang X, Ye H, Pellegrini L, Torres VE, Valenti G. Pre-clinical evaluation of dual targeting of the GPCRs CaSR and V2R as therapeutic strategy for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21874. [PMID: 34486176 PMCID: PMC9290345 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202100774r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), caused by mutations of PKD1 or PKD2 genes, is characterized by development and growth of cysts causing progressive kidney enlargement. Reduced resting cytosolic calcium and increased cAMP levels associated with the tonic action of vasopressin are two central biochemical defects in ADPKD. Here we show that co‐targeting two GPCRs, the vasopressin V2 receptor (V2R) and the calcium sensing receptor, using the novel V2R antagonist lixivaptan in combination with the calcimimetic R‐568, reduced cyst progression in two animal models of human PKD. Lixivaptan is expected to have a safer liver profile compared to tolvaptan, the only drug approved to delay PKD progression, based on computational model results and initial clinical evidence. PCK rat and Pkd1RC/RC mouse littermates were fed without or with lixivaptan (0.5%) and R‐568 (0.025% for rats and 0.04% for mice), alone or in combination, for 7 (rats) or 13 (mice) weeks. In PCK rats, the combined treatment strongly decreased kidney weight, cyst and fibrosis volumes by 20%, 49%, and 73%, respectively, compared to untreated animals. In Pkd1RC/RC mice, the same parameters were reduced by 20%, 56%, and 69%, respectively. In both cases the combined treatment appeared nominally more effective than the individual drugs used alone. These data point to an intriguing new application for two existing drugs in PKD treatment. The potential for synergy between these two compounds suggested in these animal studies, if confirmed in appropriate clinical investigations, would represent a welcome advancement in the treatment of ADPKD.
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- Annarita Di Mise
- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Török B, Fazekas CL, Szabó A, Zelena D. Epigenetic Modulation of Vasopressin Expression in Health and Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22179415. [PMID: 34502322 PMCID: PMC8430944 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Vasopressin is a ubiquitous molecule playing an important role in a wide range of physiological processes thereby implicated in the pathomechanism of many disorders. Its effect is well characterized through V2 receptors, which regulates the water resorption in kidney, while its vasoconstrictory effect through V1a receptor also received a lot of attention in the maintenance of blood pressure during shock. However, the most striking is its central effect both through the V1b receptors in stress-axis regulation as well as through V1a receptors regulating many aspects of our behavior (e.g., social behavior, learning and memory). Vasopressin has been implicated in the development of depression, due to its connection with chronic stress, as well as schizophrenia because of its involvement in social interactions and memory processes. Epigenetic changes may also play a role in the development of these disorders. The possible mechanism includes DNA methylation, histone modification and/or micro RNAs, and these possible regulations will be in the focus of our present review.
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- Bibiána Török
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (B.T.); (C.L.F.); (A.S.)
- János Szentágothai School of Neurosciences, Semmelweis University, 1085 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (B.T.); (C.L.F.); (A.S.)
- János Szentágothai School of Neurosciences, Semmelweis University, 1085 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (B.T.); (C.L.F.); (A.S.)
- János Szentágothai School of Neurosciences, Semmelweis University, 1085 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, 1083 Budapest, Hungary; (B.T.); (C.L.F.); (A.S.)
- Centre for Neuroscience, Szentágothai Research Centre, Institute of Physiology, Medical School, University of Pécs, 7624 Pécs, Hungary
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Ranieri M, Di Mise A, Centrone M, D'Agostino M, Tingskov SJ, Venneri M, Pellegrino T, Difonzo G, Caponio F, Norregaard R, Valenti G, Tamma G. Olive Leaf Extract (OLE) impaired vasopressin-induced aquaporin-2 trafficking through the activation of the calcium-sensing receptor. Sci Rep 2021; 11:4537. [PMID: 33633156 PMCID: PMC7907100 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83850-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Vasopressin (AVP) increases water permeability in the renal collecting duct through the regulation of aquaporin-2 (AQP2) trafficking. Several disorders, including hypertension and inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH), are associated with abnormalities in water homeostasis. It has been shown that certain phytocompounds are beneficial to human health. Here, the effects of the Olive Leaf Extract (OLE) have been evaluated using in vitro and in vivo models. Confocal studies showed that OLE prevents the vasopressin induced AQP2 translocation to the plasma membrane in MCD4 cells and rat kidneys. Incubation with OLE decreases the AVP-dependent increase of the osmotic water permeability coefficient (Pf). To elucidate the possible effectors of OLE, intracellular calcium was evaluated. OLE increases the intracellular calcium through the activation of the Calcium Sensing Receptor (CaSR). NPS2143, a selective CaSR inhibitor, abolished the inhibitory effect of OLE on AVP-dependent water permeability. In vivo experiments revealed that treatment with OLE increases the expression of the CaSR mRNA and decreases AQP2 mRNA paralleled by an increase of the AQP2-targeting miRNA-137. Together, these findings suggest that OLE antagonizes vasopressin action through stimulation of the CaSR indicating that this extract may be beneficial to attenuate disorders characterized by abnormal CaSR signaling and affecting renal water reabsorption.
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- Marianna Ranieri
- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy.
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