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Yang P, Bao S, Xiao S, Feng J, Lu X. QCM sensor provides insight into the role of pivotal ions in cellular regulatory volume decrease. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023; 415:245-254. [PMID: 36399229 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04415-7] [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: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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All vertebrate cells generally self-regulate for sustaining homeostasis and cell functions. As a major regulatory mechanism, regulatory volume decrease (RVD) occurs in hypotonicity-induced cell swelling, and then shrinking by the efflux of intracellular osmolytes and water, in which the ions K+, Cl-, and Ca2+ play a key role in the RVD process. We observed that these pivotal ions could result in novel RVD behaviors under repeatedly hypotonic stimulation. However, there is a lack of valid means for assessing the effect of pivotal ions on RVD. In this work, we proposed an effective measurement process based on a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) combined with cell function of RVD for revealing acute variations in cell volume regulation induced by the pivotal ions. A QCM sensor was implemented by adhering MCF-7 cells to a poly-l-lysine-modified gold chip and cyclic stimulation with hypotonic NaCl medium, in which a frequency shift (Δf) showed the superior feasibility of the technique in exhibiting RVD behaviors. With the increase in the number of cycles, the RVD values decreased progressively under three stimulation cycles with hypotonic NaCl alone. Compared with the first cycle, the RVD level in the second and third cycles declined by 60.7±1.7% and 82.1±1.6% (n=3), respectively; conversely, it recovered in NaCl-KCl solution, but was significantly enhanced by 52.2±0.8% in NaCl-CaCl2 solution. Moreover, the inhibition of chloride channels to block Cl- efflux also decreased the RVD level by 56.2±3.0%. The results indicate that these ions (K+, Cl-, Ca2+) are all able to affect the function of RVD, among which intracellular Cl- depletion reduced RVD during measurement, but which recovered with K+ supplement, and Ca2+ enhanced RVD due to activation of ion channels. Therefore, this work provides a comprehensive assessment of cellular behavior and offers an innovative method for gaining insight into cellular functions and mechanisms. A novel strategy was conducted by integrating a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) with the function of cell volume regulation for analyzing the role of the pivotal ions ( K+, Cl-, Ca2+) in NaCl media on the behaviors of regulatory cell volume decrease (RVD).
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- Peihui Yang
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, People's Republic of China
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The role of Nod-like receptor protein 3 inflammasome activated by ion channels in multiple diseases. Mol Cell Biochem 2022; 478:1397-1410. [PMID: 36378463 PMCID: PMC10164009 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-022-04602-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AbstractThe inflammasome is a multimeric protein complex located in the cytoplasm that is activated by many factors and subsequently promotes the release of proinflammatory factors such as interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18, resulting in a series of inflammatory responses that ultimately lead to the occurrence of various diseases. The Nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is the most characteristic type and the most widely studied among many inflammasomes. Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome is closely related to the occurrence of many diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease. At present, a large number of studies have focused on the mechanisms underlying the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Plenty of articles have reported the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by various ions, such as K+ and Na+ reflux and Ca2+ influx. However, few articles have reviewed the effects of various ion channels on the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and the relationship between the diseases caused by these proteins. This article mainly summarizes the relationship between intracellular and extracellular ion activities and ion channels and the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. We also provide a general summary of the diseases of each system caused by NLRP3 activation. We hope that more research will provide options for the treatment of diseases driven by the NLRP3 inflammasome.
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The Bicarbonate Transporter (MoAE4) Localized on Both Cytomembrane and Tonoplast Promotes Pathogenesis in Magnaporthe oryzae. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7110955. [PMID: 34829242 PMCID: PMC8624833 DOI: 10.3390/jof7110955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Bicarbonate (HCO3−) transporter family including the anion exchanger (AE) group is involved in multiple physiological processes through regulating acid-base homeostasis. HCO3− transporters have been extensively studied in mammals, but fungal homologues of AE are poorly understood. Here, we characterized the AE group member (MoAE4) in Magnaporthe oryzae. MoAE4 exhibits more sequence and structure homologies with the reported AE4 and BOR1 proteins. In addition to the common sublocalization on cytomembrane, MoAE4 also localizes on tonoplast. Yeast complementation verified that MoAE4 rescues boron sensitivity and endows NaHCO3 tolerance in the BOR1 deleted yeast. MoAE4 gene is bicarbonate induced in M. oryzae; and loss of MoAE4 (ΔMoAE4) resulted in mycelial growth inhibited by NaHCO3. Lucigenin fluorescence quenching assay confirmed that ΔMoAE4 accumulated less HCO3− in vacuole and more HCO3− in cytosol, revealing a real role of MoAE4 in bicarbonate transport. ΔMoAE4 was defective in conidiation, appressorium formation, and pathogenicity. More H2O2 was detected to be accumulated in ΔMoAE4 mycelia and infected rice cells. Summarily, our data delineate a cytomembrane and tonoplast located HCO3− transporter, which is required for development and pathogenicity in M. oryzae, and revealing a potential drug target for blast disease control.
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Bortner CD, Cidlowski JA. Ions, the Movement of Water and the Apoptotic Volume Decrease. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:611211. [PMID: 33324655 PMCID: PMC7723978 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.611211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The movement of water across the cell membrane is a natural biological process that occurs during growth, cell division, and cell death. Many cells are known to regulate changes in their cell volume through inherent compensatory regulatory mechanisms. Cells can sense an increase or decrease in their cell volume, and compensate through mechanisms known as a regulatory volume increase (RVI) or decrease (RVD) response, respectively. The transport of sodium, potassium along with other ions and osmolytes allows the movement of water in and out of the cell. These compensatory volume regulatory mechanisms maintain a cell at near constant volume. A hallmark of the physiological cell death process known as apoptosis is the loss of cell volume or cell shrinkage. This loss of cell volume is in stark contrast to what occurs during the accidental cell death process known as necrosis. During necrosis, cells swell or gain water, eventually resulting in cell lysis. Thus, whether a cell gains or loses water after injury is a defining feature of the specific mode of cell death. Cell shrinkage or the loss of cell volume during apoptosis has been termed apoptotic volume decrease or AVD. Over the years, this distinguishing feature of apoptosis has been largely ignored and thought to be a passive occurrence or simply a consequence of the cell death process. However, studies on AVD have defined an underlying movement of ions that result in not only the loss of cell volume, but also the activation and execution of the apoptotic process. This review explores the role ions play in controlling not only the movement of water, but the regulation of apoptosis. We will focus on what is known about specific ion channels and transporters identified to be involved in AVD, and how the movement of ions and water change the intracellular environment leading to stages of cell shrinkage and associated apoptotic characteristics. Finally, we will discuss these concepts as they apply to different cell types such as neurons, cardiomyocytes, and corneal epithelial cells.
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- Carl D. Bortner
- Signal Transduction Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Signal Transduction Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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Porous Graphene Oxide Decorated Ion Selective Electrode for Observing Across-Cytomembrane Ion Transport. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20123500. [PMID: 32575810 PMCID: PMC7349088 DOI: 10.3390/s20123500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The technology for measuring cytomembrane ion transport is one of the necessities in modern biomedical research due to its significance in the cellular physiology, the requirements for the non-invasive and easy-to-operate devices have driven lots of efforts to explore the potential electrochemical sensors. Herein, we would like to evidence the exploitation of the porous graphene oxide (PGO) decorated ion selective electrode (ISE) as a detector to capture the signal of cytomembrane ion transport. The tumor cells (MDAMB231, A549 and HeLa) treated by iodide uptake operation, with and without the sodium-iodide-symporter (NIS) expression, are used as proofs of concept. It is found that under the same optimized experimental conditions, the changed output voltages of ISEs before and after the cells' immobilization are in close relation with the NIS related ion's across-membrane transportation, including I-, Na+ and Cl-. The explanation for the measured results is proposed by clarifying the function of the PGO scaffold interfacial micro-environment (IME), that is, in this spongy-like micro-space, the NIS related minor ionic fluctuations can be accumulated and amplified for ISE to probe. In conclusion, we believe the integration of the microporous graphene derivatives-based IME and ISE may pave a new way for observing the cytomembrane ionic activities.
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Deng Z, Li W, Alahdal M, Zhang N, Xie J, Hu X, Chen Y, Fang H, Duan L, Gu L, Wang D. Overexpression of ClC-3 Chloride Channel in Chondrosarcoma: An In Vivo Immunohistochemical Study with Tissue Microarray. Med Sci Monit 2019; 25:5044-5053. [PMID: 31281178 PMCID: PMC6637820 DOI: 10.12659/msm.917382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Recently, ClC-3 chloride channel expression has been noted to be high in some tumors. In chondrosarcoma, which is a malignant tumor with a high incidence in the bone, there has been no previous literature regarding ClC-3 chloride channel expression. Here we evaluated the expression of ClC-3 chloride channel in chondrosarcoma and explored its clinical significance. Material/Methods In this study, 75 chondrosarcoma and 5 normal cartilage tissues were collected. Thereafter, tissue microarray was performed. Immunohistochemistry was also used to observe the level of ClC-3 chloride channel expression between normal and chondrosarcoma tissues. Results Results showed that the expression of ClC-3 chloride channel in the normal chondrocyte was thinner, since it showed distinct differentiation among chondrosarcoma specimens. Interestingly, we noticed that the moderately-differentiated chondrosarcoma (MDC) and the poorly-differentiated chondrosarcoma (PDC) exhibited 94.44% of ClC-3 chloride channel. Besides, the subcellular localization of ClC-3 chloride channel was changed in association with malignant degree changes. The subcellular localization of ClC-3 chloride channel in the MDC and PDC tissue was localized in the cytoplasm and both nucleus and cytoplasm: 83.33% (5 out of 6 cases) and 91.66% (11 out of 12 cases) respectively. On the other hand, we noticed that patient age and gender could have a relation with ClC-3 chloride channel expression; 30- to 60-year-old males showed more expression. Conclusions These results demonstrated a high frequency of ClC-3 chloride channel overexpression and subcellular localization differences in MDC and PDC tissue, suggesting a specific role of ClC-3 chloride channel in the pathogenesis of chondrosarcoma.
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- Zhiqin Deng
- Department of Microsurgery and Orthopedic Trauma, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).,Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Orthopedic Technology, Hand and Foot Surgery Department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (The First Hospital Affiliated to Shenzhen University), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Orthopedic Technology, Hand and Foot Surgery Department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (The First Hospital Affiliated to Shenzhen University), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Orthopedic Technology, Hand and Foot Surgery Department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (The First Hospital Affiliated to Shenzhen University), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Orthopedic Technology, Hand and Foot Surgery Department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (The First Hospital Affiliated to Shenzhen University), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Orthopedic Technology, Hand and Foot Surgery Department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (The First Hospital Affiliated to Shenzhen University), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Orthopedic Technology, Hand and Foot Surgery Department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (The First Hospital Affiliated to Shenzhen University), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Orthopedic Technology, Hand and Foot Surgery Department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (The First Hospital Affiliated to Shenzhen University), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Orthopedic Technology, Hand and Foot Surgery Department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (The First Hospital Affiliated to Shenzhen University), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Orthopedic Technology, Hand and Foot Surgery Department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (The First Hospital Affiliated to Shenzhen University), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Microsurgery and Orthopedic Trauma, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Orthopedic Technology, Hand and Foot Surgery Department, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (The First Hospital Affiliated to Shenzhen University), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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Zhou B, Lu X, Hao Y, Yang P. Real-Time Monitoring of the Regulatory Volume Decrease of Cancer Cells: A Model for the Evaluation of Cell Migration. Anal Chem 2019; 91:8078-8084. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Bin Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People’s Republic of China
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Integrative cytological analysis of the effects of Ca 2+ and vitamin D 3 on extracellular Ca 2+ flux and intracellular Ca 2+ reserves in the mantle of the pearl oyster (Hyriopsis cumingii Lea). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2018; 227:50-55. [PMID: 30236454 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To examine Ca2+ absorption and transportation in the freshwater pearl oyster, Hyriopsis cumingii Lea, we studied the effects of different levels of either extracellular Ca2+ or 1,25(OH)2D3 on extracellular Ca2+ flux and intracellular Ca2+ concentrations in mantle cells using the non-invasive micro-test technique and laser scanning confocal microscopy. The inner and outer mantle (IM and OM) cells from mussels were cultured and then treated with different concentrations of Ca2+ and 1,25(OH)2D3. Extracellular Ca2+ flux and intracellular Ca2+ reserves were analyzed. The results showed that both extracellular Ca2+ and 1,25(OH)2D3 had significant effects on Ca2+ flux and reserves in mantle cells, especially in IM cells (P < .05). The increase in extracellular Ca2+ concentrations resulted in the conversion of extracellular Ca2+ flux into influx with an increase in flow rate (P < .05). The calcium ion fluorescence intensity of OM cells was higher than that of IM cells (P < .05). 1,25(OH)2D3 addition also significantly increased the influx rate of extracellular Ca2+, especially in IM cells, which were more sensitive to 1,25(OH)2D3 addition and had significantly higher Ca2+ influx rates than did OM cells (P < .05). Fluorescence intensities of intracellular Ca2+ first increased and then decreased with increasing 1,25(OH)2D3 levels. The study showed that IM cells play an important role in absorbing Ca2+ from the environment, while OM cells mainly function in the temporary storage and transportation of Ca2+ in the body. The current results suggested that high levels of extracellular Ca2+ (1.25 mM) or 1,25(OH)2D3 (over 100 IU/L) were favorable for Ca2+ uptake and maintenance in the body.
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Daniels MJD, Rivers-Auty J, Schilling T, Spencer NG, Watremez W, Fasolino V, Booth SJ, White CS, Baldwin AG, Freeman S, Wong R, Latta C, Yu S, Jackson J, Fischer N, Koziel V, Pillot T, Bagnall J, Allan SM, Paszek P, Galea J, Harte MK, Eder C, Lawrence CB, Brough D. Fenamate NSAIDs inhibit the NLRP3 inflammasome and protect against Alzheimer's disease in rodent models. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12504. [PMID: 27509875 PMCID: PMC4987536 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 314] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) inhibit cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and COX-2 enzymes. The NLRP3 inflammasome is a multi-protein complex responsible for the processing of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β and is implicated in many inflammatory diseases. Here we show that several clinically approved and widely used NSAIDs of the fenamate class are effective and selective inhibitors of the NLRP3 inflammasome via inhibition of the volume-regulated anion channel in macrophages, independently of COX enzymes. Flufenamic acid and mefenamic acid are efficacious in NLRP3-dependent rodent models of inflammation in air pouch and peritoneum. We also show therapeutic effects of fenamates using a model of amyloid beta induced memory loss and a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. These data suggest that fenamate NSAIDs could be repurposed as NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors and Alzheimer's disease therapeutics.
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- Michael J. D. Daniels
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- St. George's University of London, Institute for Infection and Immunity, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK
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- St. George's University of London, Institute for Infection and Immunity, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK
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- Manchester Pharmacy School, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Manchester Pharmacy School, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Manchester Pharmacy School, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Manchester Pharmacy School, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Manchester Pharmacy School, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Division of Neuroscience, Ninewells Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK
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- Manchester Pharmacy School, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- St. George's University of London, Institute for Infection and Immunity, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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Zhang H, Li H, Yang L, Deng Z, Luo H, Ye D, Bai Z, Zhu L, Ye W, Wang L, Chen L. The ClC-3 chloride channel associated with microtubules is a target of paclitaxel in its induced-apoptosis. Sci Rep 2014; 3:2615. [PMID: 24026363 PMCID: PMC3770968 DOI: 10.1038/srep02615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Recent evidences show that cationic fluxes play a pivotal role in cell apoptosis. In this study, the roles of Cl− channels in paclitaxel-induced apoptosis were investigated in nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE-2Z cells. Chloride current and apoptosis were induced by paclitaxel and inhibited by chloride channel blockers. Paclitaxel-activated current possessed similar properties to volume-activated chloride current. After ClC-3 was knocked-down by ClC-3-siRNA, hypotonicity-activated and paclitaxel-induced chloride currents were obviously decreased, indicating that the chloride channel involved in paclitaxel-induced apoptosis may be ClC-3. In early apoptotic cells, ClC-3 was up-regulated significantly; over-expressed ClC-3 was accumulated in cell membrane to form intercrossed filaments, which were co-localized with α-tubulins; changes of ultrastructures and decrease of flexibility in cell membrane were detected by atomic force microscopy. These suggest that ClC-3 is a critical target of paclitaxel and the involvement of ClC-3 in apoptosis may be associated with its accumulation with membrane microtubules and its over activation.
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- Haifeng Zhang
- 1] Department of Physiology, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China [2] Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China [3]
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