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Kirchner MK, Althammer F, Campos-Lira E, Montanez J, Stern JE. Endoplasmic Reticulum and Mitochondrial Calcium Handling Dynamically Shape Slow Afterhyperpolarizations in Vasopressin Magnocellular Neurons. J Neurosci 2024; 44:e0003242024. [PMID: 38937101 PMCID: PMC11270521 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0003-24.2024] [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: 01/01/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Many neurons including vasopressin (VP) magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MNCs) of the hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus (SON) generate afterhyperpolarizations (AHPs) during spiking to slow firing, a phenomenon known as spike frequency adaptation. The AHP is underlain by Ca2+-activated K+ currents, and while slow component (sAHP) features are well described, its mechanism remains poorly understood. Previous work demonstrated that Ca2+ influx through N-type Ca2+ channels is a primary source of sAHP activation in SON oxytocin neurons, but no obvious channel coupling was described for VP neurons. Given this, we tested the possibility of an intracellular source of sAHP activation, namely, the Ca2+-handling organelles endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria in male and female Wistar rats. We demonstrate that ER Ca2+ depletion greatly inhibits sAHPs without a corresponding decrease in Ca2+ signal. Caffeine sensitized AHP activation by Ca2+ In contrast to ER, disabling mitochondria with CCCP or blocking mitochondria Ca2+ uniporters (MCUs) enhanced sAHP amplitude and duration, implicating mitochondria as a vital buffer for sAHP-activating Ca2+ Block of mitochondria Na+-dependent Ca2+ release via triphenylphosphonium (TPP+) failed to affect sAHPs, indicating that mitochondria Ca2+ does not contribute to sAHP activation. Together, our results suggests that ER Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release activates sAHPs and mitochondria shape the spatiotemporal trajectory of the sAHP via Ca2+ buffering in VP neurons. Overall, this implicates organelle Ca2+, and specifically ER-mitochondria-associated membrane contacts, as an important site of Ca2+ microdomain activity that regulates sAHP signaling pathways. Thus, this site plays a major role in influencing VP firing activity and systemic hormonal release.
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- Matthew K Kirchner
- Center for Neuroinflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
- Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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- Center for Neuroinflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
- Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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- Center for Neuroinflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
- Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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- Center for Neuroinflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
- Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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- Center for Neuroinflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
- Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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Ou Y, Zhou M, Che M, Gong H, Wu G, Peng J, Li K, Yang R, Wang X, Zhang X, Liu Y, Feng Z, Qi S. Adult neurogenesis of the median eminence contributes to structural reconstruction and recovery of body fluid metabolism in hypothalamic self-repair after pituitary stalk lesion. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:458. [PMID: 35907165 PMCID: PMC11073094 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04457-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Body fluid homeostasis is critical to survival. The integrity of the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system (HNS) is an important basis of the precise regulation of body fluid metabolism and arginine vasopressin (AVP) hormone release. Clinically, some patients with central diabetes insipidus (CDI) due to HNS lesions can experience recovery compensation of body fluid metabolism. However, whether the hypothalamus has the potential for structural plasticity and self-repair under pathological conditions remains unclear. Here, we report the repair and reconstruction of a new neurohypophysis-like structure in the hypothalamic median eminence (ME) after pituitary stalk electrical lesion (PEL). We show that activated and proliferating adult neural progenitor cells differentiate into new mature neurons, which then integrate with remodeled AVP fibers to reconstruct the local AVP hormone release neural circuit in the ME after PEL. We found that the transcription factor of NK2 homeobox 1 (NKX2.1) and the sonic hedgehog signaling pathway, mediated by NKX2.1, are the key regulators of adult hypothalamic neurogenesis. Taken together, our study provides evidence that adult ME neurogenesis is involved in the structural reconstruction of the AVP release circuit and eventually restores body fluid metabolic homeostasis during hypothalamic self-repair.
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- Yichao Ou
- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
- Laboratory of Precision Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
- Laboratory of Precision Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
- Laboratory of Precision Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
- Laboratory of Precision Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
- Laboratory of Precision Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
- Laboratory of Precision Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Laboratory of Precision Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
- Laboratory of Precision Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
- Laboratory of Precision Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
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Khan S. Endoplasmic Reticulum in Metaplasticity: From Information Processing to Synaptic Proteostasis. Mol Neurobiol 2022; 59:5630-5655. [PMID: 35739409 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-022-02916-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The ER (endoplasmic reticulum) is a Ca2+ reservoir and the unique protein-synthesizing machinery which is distributed throughout the neuron and composed of multiple different structural domains. One such domain is called EMC (endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein complex), pleiotropic nature in cellular functions. The ER/EMC position inside the neurons unmasks its contribution to synaptic plasticity via regulating various cellular processes from protein synthesis to Ca2+ signaling. Since presynaptic Ca2+ channels and postsynaptic ionotropic receptors are organized into the nanodomains, thus ER can be a crucial player in establishing TMNCs (transsynaptic molecular nanocolumns) to shape efficient neural communications. This review hypothesized that ER is not only involved in stress-mediated neurodegeneration but also axon regrowth, remyelination, neurotransmitter switching, information processing, and regulation of pre- and post-synaptic functions. Thus ER might not only be a protein-synthesizing and quality control machinery but also orchestrates plasticity of plasticity (metaplasticity) within the neuron to execute higher-order brain functions and neural repair.
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- Shumsuzzaman Khan
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Li T, Jia SW, Hou D, Wang X, Li D, Liu Y, Cui D, Liu X, Hou CM, Wang P, Brown CH, Wang YF. Oxytocin Modulation of Maternal Behavior and Its Association With Immunological Activity in Rats With Cesarean Delivery. ASN Neuro 2021; 13:17590914211014731. [PMID: 34210188 PMCID: PMC8255569 DOI: 10.1177/17590914211014731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Oxytocin (OT), a neuropeptide produced in the supraoptic (SON) and paraventricular (PVN) nuclei, is not only essential for lactation and maternal behavior but also for normal immunological activity. However, mechanisms underlying OT regulation of maternal behavior and its association with immunity around parturition, particularly under mental and physical stress, remain unclear. Here, we observed effects of OT on maternal behavior in association with immunological activity in rats after cesarean delivery (CD), a model of reproductive stress. CD significantly reduced maternal interests to the pups throughout postpartum day 1-8. On postpartum day 5, CD decreased plasma OT levels and thymic index but increased vasopressin, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and IL-10 levels. CD had no significant effect on plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone and corticosterone levels. In the hypothalamus, CD decreased corticotropin-releasing hormone contents in the PVN but increased OT contents in the PVN and SON and OT release from hypothalamic implants. CD also increased c-Fos expression, particularly in the cytoplasm of OT neurons. Lastly, CD depolarized resting membrane potential and increased spike width while increasing the variability of the firing rate of OT neurons in brain slices. Thus, CD can increase hypothalamic OT contents and release but reduce pituitary release of OT into the blood, which is associated with depressive-like maternal behavior, increased inflammatory cytokine release and decreased relative weight of the thymus.
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- Tong Li
- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology and Center for Neuroendocrinology, University of Otego, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Lewis EM, Stein-O'Brien GL, Patino AV, Nardou R, Grossman CD, Brown M, Bangamwabo B, Ndiaye N, Giovinazzo D, Dardani I, Jiang C, Goff LA, Dölen G. Parallel Social Information Processing Circuits Are Differentially Impacted in Autism. Neuron 2020; 108:659-675.e6. [PMID: 33113347 PMCID: PMC8033501 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Parallel processing circuits are thought to dramatically expand the network capabilities of the nervous system. Magnocellular and parvocellular oxytocin neurons have been proposed to subserve two parallel streams of social information processing, which allow a single molecule to encode a diverse array of ethologically distinct behaviors. Here we provide the first comprehensive characterization of magnocellular and parvocellular oxytocin neurons in male mice, validated across anatomical, projection target, electrophysiological, and transcriptional criteria. We next use novel multiple feature selection tools in Fmr1-KO mice to provide direct evidence that normal functioning of the parvocellular but not magnocellular oxytocin pathway is required for autism-relevant social reward behavior. Finally, we demonstrate that autism risk genes are enriched in parvocellular compared with magnocellular oxytocin neurons. Taken together, these results provide the first evidence that oxytocin-pathway-specific pathogenic mechanisms account for social impairments across a broad range of autism etiologies.
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- Eastman M Lewis
- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Brain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Wendy Klag Institute for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Oncology, Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205; McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Brain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Wendy Klag Institute for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Brain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Wendy Klag Institute for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Brain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Group, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; McKusick-Nathans Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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- The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Brain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; The Wendy Klag Institute for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Li D, Liu X, Liu H, Li T, Jia S, Wang X, Wang P, Qin D, Wang YF. Key Roles of Cyclooxygenase 2-Protein Kinase A-Hyperpolarization-activated Cyclic Nucleotide-gated Channel 3 Pathway in the Regulation of Oxytocin Neuronal Activity in Lactating Rats with Intermittent Pup-Deprivation. Neuroscience 2020; 452:13-25. [PMID: 33137408 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Suckling-evoked pulsatile release of oxytocin (OT) from the posterior pituitary plays a key role in breastfeeding, which relies on burst-like discharges of OT neurons. To explore cellular mechanisms regulating OT neuronal activity, using lactating rats with pup-deprivation (PD) during postpartum day 1-5, we observed the involvement of prostaglandin, cyclic AMP/protein kinase A (PKA) and hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 3 (HCN3) signaling pathway in OT neuronal activity. PD gradually reduced lactation efficiency. Intermittent PD (IPD) was largely reversed by intranasally-applied OT (IAO) but not by hypodermically-applied OT. IPD caused involution-like histological changes in the mammary glands, increased hypothalamic OT release but did not influence plasma OT concentrations. In the supraoptic nucleus, IPD increased OT receptor (OTR) expressions in OT neurons as well as Gαq subunit, Gβ subunit and cyclooxygenase 2 (Cox-2). These effects except that on Gβ subunit were reversed by IAO. Notably, IPD increased the expression of catalytic subunit of PKA in the SON, specifically in vasopressin neurons but not in OT neurons. In addition, IPD increased the expression of HCN3. IAO partially reversed these changes in the SON. Lastly, blocking HCN3 blocked excitation and burst firing in OT neurons-evoked by prostaglandin E2, a key mediator of OT-evoked burst firing; blocking Cox-2 or PKA reduced the molecular association between OTR and HCN3. Thus, there is a prostaglandin-cAMP/PKA-HCN3 pathway in the regulation of OT neuronal activity. PD disrupts lactation performance through uncoupling OTR and PKA-HCN3 signaling. The reversal effect of IAO highlights its therapeutic potential in PD-evoked hypogalactia.
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- Dongyang Li
- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, Shantou University of Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
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Brown CH, Ludwig M, Tasker JG, Stern JE. Somato-dendritic vasopressin and oxytocin secretion in endocrine and autonomic regulation. J Neuroendocrinol 2020; 32:e12856. [PMID: 32406599 PMCID: PMC9134751 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Somato-dendritic secretion was first demonstrated over 30 years ago. However, although its existence has become widely accepted, the function of somato-dendritic secretion is still not completely understood. Hypothalamic magnocellular neurosecretory cells were among the first neuronal phenotypes in which somato-dendritic secretion was demonstrated and are among the neurones for which the functions of somato-dendritic secretion are best characterised. These neurones secrete the neuropeptides, vasopressin and oxytocin, in an orthograde manner from their axons in the posterior pituitary gland into the blood circulation to regulate body fluid balance and reproductive physiology. Retrograde somato-dendritic secretion of vasopressin and oxytocin modulates the activity of the neurones from which they are secreted, as well as the activity of neighbouring populations of neurones, to provide intra- and inter-population signals that coordinate the endocrine and autonomic responses for the control of peripheral physiology. Somato-dendritic vasopressin and oxytocin have also been proposed to act as hormone-like signals in the brain. There is some evidence that somato-dendritic secretion from magnocellular neurosecretory cells modulates the activity of neurones beyond their local environment where there are no vasopressin- or oxytocin-containing axons but, to date, there is no conclusive evidence for, or against, hormone-like signalling throughout the brain, although it is difficult to imagine that the levels of vasopressin found throughout the brain could be underpinned by release from relatively sparse axon terminal fields. The generation of data to resolve this issue remains a priority for the field.
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- Colin H. Brown
- Department of Physiology, Brain Health Research Centre, Centre for Neuroendocrinology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Department of Immunology, Centre for Neuroendocrinology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Brain Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Persistent Na+ influx drives L-type channel resting Ca2+ entry in rat melanotrophs. Cell Calcium 2019; 79:11-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Filip S, Mokrý J, Forostyak O, Dayanithi G. The extracellular matrix and Ca(2+)signaling mechanisms. Physiol Res 2019; 68:161-170. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) consists of proteins, glycosaminoglycans and glycoproteins, that support the dynamic interactions between cells, including intercellular communication, cell attachment, cell differentiation, cell growth and migration. As such, the ECM represents an essential and very sensitive system within the tissue microenvironment that is involved in processes such as tissue regeneration and carcinogenesis. The aim of the present review is to evaluate its diversity through Ca(2+) signaling and its role in muscle cell function. Here, we discuss some methodological approaches dissecting Ca(2+) handling mechanisms in myogenic and non-myogenic cells, e.g. the importance of Ca(2+) and calpains in muscle dystrophy. We also consider the reconstruction of skeletal muscle by colonization of decellularized ECM with muscle-derived cells isolated from skeletal muscle. Therefore, it is necessary to establish new methodological procedures based on Ca(2+) signaling in skeletal muscle cells and their effect on ECM homeostasis, allowing the monitoring of skeletal muscle reconstruction and organ repair.
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- S. Filip
- Charles University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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Dayanithi G, Forostyak O, Forostyak S, Kayano T, Ueta Y, Verkhratsky A. Vasopressin and oxytocin in sensory neurones: expression, exocytotic release and regulation by lactation. Sci Rep 2018; 8:13084. [PMID: 30166555 PMCID: PMC6117293 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31361-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The neurohormones arginine-vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) synthesised in supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of neurohypophysis regulate lactation, systemic water homeostasis and nociception. Using transgenic rats expressing AVP and OT tagged with fluorescent proteins we demonstrate that both neurohormones are expressed in sensory neurones both in vitro, in primary cultures, and in situ, in the intact ganglia; this expression was further confirmed with immunocytochemistry. Both neurohormones were expressed in nociceptive neurones immunopositive to transient receptor potential vannilloid 1 (TRPV1) channel antibodies. The AVP and OT-expressing DRG neurones responded to AVP, OT, 50 mM K+ and capsaicin with [Ca2+]i transients; responses to AVP and OT were specifically blocked by the antagonists of V1 AVP and OT receptors. Probing the extracellular incubation saline with ELISA revealed AVP and OT secretion from isolated DRGs; this secretion was inhibited by tetanus toxin (TeNT) indicating the role for vesicular release. Expression of OT, but not AVP in DRG neurones significantly increased during lactation. Together, the results indicate novel physiological roles (possibly related to nociception and mood regulation) of AVP and OT in the sensory neurones.
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- Govindan Dayanithi
- Institut des Sciences Biologiques-Neurosciences, cognition, Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, 3 rue Michel-Ange, 75794, Paris cedex 16, France. .,MMDN-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale-U1198, Université de Montpellier, 34095, Montpellier, France. .,Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Sorbonne, Les Patios Saint-Jaques, 75014, Paris, France. .,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University at Plzen, CZ-32300, Plzen, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, 14220, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neuroscience, 2nd faculty of Medicine, Charles University, V Uvalu 84, 15006, Prague, Czech Republic.,PrimeCell Therapeutics a.s. Palachovo Náměstí 2, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- MMDN-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale-U1198, Université de Montpellier, 34095, Montpellier, France.,Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Sorbonne, Les Patios Saint-Jaques, 75014, Paris, France.,Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, 14220, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, M13 9PT, Manchester, UK. .,Achucarro Centre for Neuroscience, IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011, Bilbao, Spain.
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Local Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Signaling in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus. J Neurosci 2018; 38:1874-1890. [PMID: 29352046 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1492-17.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) initiate hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity through the release of CRF into the portal system as part of a coordinated neuroendocrine, autonomic, and behavioral response to stress. The recent discovery of neurons expressing CRF receptor type 1 (CRFR1), the primary receptor for CRF, adjacent to CRF neurons within the PVN, suggests that CRF also signals within the hypothalamus to coordinate aspects of the stress response. Here, we characterize the electrophysiological and molecular properties of PVN-CRFR1 neurons and interrogate their monosynaptic connectivity using rabies virus-based tracing and optogenetic circuit mapping in male and female mice. We provide evidence that CRF neurons in the PVN form synapses on neighboring CRFR1 neurons and activate them by releasing CRF. CRFR1 neurons receive the majority of monosynaptic input from within the hypothalamus, mainly from the PVN itself. Locally, CRFR1 neurons make GABAergic synapses on parvocellular and magnocellular cells within the PVN. CRFR1 neurons resident in the PVN also make long-range glutamatergic synapses in autonomic nuclei such as the nucleus of the solitary tract. Selective ablation of PVN-CRFR1 neurons in male mice elevates corticosterone release during a stress response and slows the decrease in circulating corticosterone levels after the cessation of stress. Our experiments provide evidence for a novel intra-PVN neural circuit that is activated by local CRF release and coordinates autonomic and endocrine function during stress responses.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) coordinates concomitant changes in autonomic and neuroendocrine function to organize the response to stress. This manuscript maps intra-PVN circuitry that signals via CRF, delineates CRF receptor type 1 neuron synaptic targets both within the PVN and at distal targets, and establishes the role of this microcircuit in regulating hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity.
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Zhang M, Stern JE. Altered NMDA receptor-evoked intracellular Ca 2+ dynamics in magnocellular neurosecretory neurons of hypertensive rats. J Physiol 2017; 595:7399-7411. [PMID: 29034474 DOI: 10.1113/jp275169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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KEY POINTS NMDA receptor (NMDAR)-mediated Ca2+ signalling plays a critical role in modulating hypothalamic neurosecretory function. However, whether an altered NMDAR-evoked changes in Ca2+ (NMDAR-ΔCa2+ ) signalling in magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MNCs) may contribute to neurohumoral activation during disease states is unknown. We show that activation of NMDARs evoked similar inward currents in MNCs of sham and renovascular hypertensive (RVH) rats. Despite this, a prolonged and larger NMDAR-ΔCa2+ response was observed in the latter. The exacerbated NMDAR-ΔCa2+ responses in MNCs of RVH rats affected both somatic and dendritic compartments. Inhibition of the endoplasmic reticulum sarcoendoplasmic reticulum calcium trasport ATPase (SERCA) pump prolonged NMDAR-ΔCa2+ responses in sham rats, but not in RVH rats. Our study supports an altered spatiotemporal dynamic of NMDAR-ΔCa2+ signalling in MNCs from RVH rats, partly due to blunted endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ buffering capacity. ABSTRACT A growing body of evidence supports an elevated NMDA receptor (NMDAR)-mediated glutamate excitatory function in the supraoptic nucleus and paraventricular nucleus of hypertensive rats that contributes to neurohumoral activation in this disease. However, the precise mechanisms underlying altered NMDAR signalling in hypertension remain to be elucidated. In this study, we performed simultaneous electrophysiology and fast confocal Ca2+ imaging to determine whether altered NMDAR-mediated changes in intracellular Ca2+ levels (NMDAR-ΔCa2+ ) occurred in hypothalamic magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MNCs) in renovascular hypertensive (RVH) rats. We found that despite evoking a similar excitatory inward current, activation of NMDARs resulted in a larger and prolonged ΔCa2+ in MNCs from RVH rats. Changes in NMDAR-ΔCa2+ dynamics were observed both in somatic and dendritic compartments. Inhibition of the sarcoendoplasmic reticulum calcium trasport ATPase (SERCA) pump activity with thapsigargin prolonged NMDAR-ΔCa2+ responses in MNCs of sham rats, but this effect was occluded in RVH rats, thus equalizing the magnitude and time course of the NMDA-ΔCa2+ responses between the two experimental groups. Taken together, our results support (1) an exacerbated NMDAR-ΔCa2+ response in somatodendritic compartments of MNCs of RVH rats, and (2) that a blunted ER Ca2+ buffering capacity contributes to the altered NMDAR-ΔCa2+ dynamics in this condition. Thus, altered spatiotemporal dynamics of the NMDAR-ΔCa2+ response stands as an underlying mechanism contributing to neurohumoral activation in neurogenic hypertension.
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- Meng Zhang
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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Belekhova MG, Kenigfest NB, Chernigovskaya EV, Veselkin NP. Selective specificity of calcium-binding proteins calbindin and calretinin expression in the magnocellular neurosecretory hypothalamic nuclei of tortoises and turtles. DOKLADY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES : PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USSR, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SECTIONS 2017; 473:80-83. [PMID: 28508199 DOI: 10.1134/s0012496617020016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We have studied the distribution of calcium-binding proteins in the magnocellular neurosecretory nuclei of nonapeptidergic neurosecretory nuclei of the preoptic-hypothalamic complex in a tortoise (Testudo horsfieldi) and a pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) using immunohistochemistry. We have found that different types of cells in the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei predominantly express calbindin and, to a lesser extent, calretinin, but not parvalbumin. The selective calbindin/calretinin control of the neurohormone secretion in these hypothalamic nuclei is an evolutionary conservative feature typical of reptiles and mammals.
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- M G Belekhova
- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
- National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France
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- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Ludwig M, Apps D, Menzies J, Patel JC, Rice ME. Dendritic Release of Neurotransmitters. Compr Physiol 2016; 7:235-252. [PMID: 28135005 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c160007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Release of neuroactive substances by exocytosis from dendrites is surprisingly widespread and is not confined to a particular class of transmitters: it occurs in multiple brain regions, and includes a range of neuropeptides, classical neurotransmitters, and signaling molecules, such as nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, ATP, and arachidonic acid. This review is focused on hypothalamic neuroendocrine cells that release vasopressin and oxytocin and midbrain neurons that release dopamine. For these two model systems, the stimuli, mechanisms, and physiological functions of dendritic release have been explored in greater detail than is yet available for other neurons and neuroactive substances. © 2017 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 7:235-252, 2017.
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- Mike Ludwig
- Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA.,Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA
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Pitra S, Feng Y, Stern JE. Mechanisms underlying prorenin actions on hypothalamic neurons implicated in cardiometabolic control. Mol Metab 2016; 5:858-868. [PMID: 27688999 PMCID: PMC5034613 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2016.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Hypertension and obesity are highly interrelated diseases, being critical components of the metabolic syndrome. Despite the growing prevalence of this syndrome in the world population, efficient therapies are still missing. Thus, identification of novel targets and therapies are warranted. An enhanced activity of the hypothalamic renin-angiotensin system (RAS), including the recently discovered prorenin (PR) and its receptor (PRR), has been implicated as a common mechanism underlying aberrant sympatho-humoral activation that contributes to both metabolic and cardiovascular dysregulation in the metabolic syndrome. Still, the identification of precise neuronal targets, cellular mechanisms and signaling pathways underlying PR/PRR actions in cardiovascular- and metabolic related hypothalamic nuclei remain unknown. Methods and results Using a multidisciplinary approach including patch-clamp electrophysiology, live calcium imaging and immunohistochemistry, we aimed to elucidate cellular mechanisms underlying PR/PRR actions within the hypothalamic supraoptic (SON) and paraventricular nucleus (PVN), key brain areas previously involved in cardiometabolic regulation. We show for the first time that PRR is expressed in magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MNCs), and to a lesser extent, in presympathetic PVN neurons (PVNPS). Moreover, we show that while PRR activation efficiently stimulates the firing activity of both MNCs and PVNPS neurons, these effects involved AngII-independent and AngII-dependent mechanisms, respectively. In both cases however, PR excitatory effects involved an increase in intracellular Ca2+ levels and a Ca2+-dependent inhibition of a voltage-gated K+ current. Conclusions We identified novel neuronal targets and cellular mechanisms underlying PR/PRR actions in critical hypothalamic neurons involved in cardiometabolic regulation. This fundamental mechanistic information regarding central PR/PRR actions is essential for the development of novel RAS-based therapeutic targets for the treatment of cardiometabolic disorders in obesity and hypertension. PRR is expressed in SON and PVN neurosecretory and presympathetic neurons. PRR activation stimulates firing activity of SON and PVN neurons. PR/PRR effects on neurosecretory neurons are AngII-independent. PR/PRR effects on presympathetic neurons are AngII-dependent. PR inhibits a voltage-gated K+ current in a Ca2+-dependent manner.
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- Soledad Pitra
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, United States
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- Departments of Pharmacology, Physiology and Cell Biology, Center for Cardiovascular Research, University of Nevada School of Medicine, United States
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, United States.
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Kortus S, Srinivasan C, Forostyak O, Zapotocky M, Ueta Y, Sykova E, Chvatal A, Verkhratsky A, Dayanithi G. Sodium-calcium exchanger and R-type Ca(2+) channels mediate spontaneous [Ca(2+)]i oscillations in magnocellular neurones of the rat supraoptic nucleus. Cell Calcium 2016; 59:289-98. [PMID: 27052156 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2016.03.010] [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] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Revised: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Isolated supraoptic neurones generate spontaneous [Ca(2+)]i oscillations in isolated conditions. Here we report in depth analysis of the contribution of plasmalemmal ion channels (Ca(2+), Na(+)), Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger (NCX), intracellular Ca(2+) release channels (InsP3Rs and RyRs), Ca(2+) storage organelles, plasma membrane Ca(2+) pump and intracellular signal transduction cascades into spontaneous Ca(2+) activity. While removal of extracellular Ca(2+) or incubation with non-specific voltage-gated Ca(2+) channel (VGCC) blocker Cd(2+) suppressed the oscillations, neither Ni(2+) nor TTA-P2, the T-type VGCC blockers, had an effect. Inhibitors of VGCC nicardipine, ω-conotoxin GVIA, ω-conotoxin MVIIC, ω-agatoxin IVA (for L-, N-, P and P/Q-type channels, respectively) did not affect [Ca(2+)]i oscillations. In contrast, a specific R-type VGCC blocker SNX-482 attenuated [Ca(2+)]i oscillations. Incubation with TTX had no effect, whereas removal of the extracellular Na(+) or application of an inhibitor of the reverse operation mode of Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger KB-R7943 blocked the oscillations. The mitochondrial uncoupler CCCP irreversibly blocked spontaneous [Ca(2+)]i activity. Exposure of neurones to Ca(2+) mobilisers (thapsigargin, cyclopiazonic acid, caffeine and ryanodine); 4-aminopyridine (A-type K(+) current blocker); phospholipase C and adenylyl cyclase pathways blockers U-73122, Rp-cAMP, SQ-22536 and H-89 had no effect. Oscillations were blocked by GABA, but not by glutamate, apamin or dynorphin. In conclusion, spontaneous oscillations in magnocellular neurones are mediated by a concerted action of R-type Ca(2+) channels and the NCX fluctuating between forward and reverse modes.
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- Stepan Kortus
- Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Biophysics and Informatics, First Medical Faculty, Charles University in Prague, Salmovska 1, 12000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Neuroscience, Charles University, Second Medical Faculty, V Uvalu 84, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Biophysics and Informatics, First Medical Faculty, Charles University in Prague, Salmovska 1, 12000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience, Charles University, Second Medical Faculty, V Uvalu 84, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neuroscience, Charles University, Second Medical Faculty, V Uvalu 84, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences, D.4417 Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, M13 9PT Manchester, United Kingdom; Achucarro Center for Neuroscience, IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao, Spain; Department of Neurosciences, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and CIBERNED, Leioa, Spain; University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russia.
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- Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité de recherche U1198, Université Montpellier, 34095 Montpellier, France; Ecole Practique des Hautes Etudes, Sorbonne, 75014 Paris, France.
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Kortus S, Srinivasan C, Forostyak O, Ueta Y, Sykova E, Chvatal A, Zapotocky M, Verkhratsky A, Dayanithi G. Physiology of spontaneous [Ca(2+)]i oscillations in the isolated vasopressin and oxytocin neurones of the rat supraoptic nucleus. Cell Calcium 2016; 59:280-8. [PMID: 27072326 PMCID: PMC4969632 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Supraoptic fluorescent vasopressin (AVP-eGFP) and oxytocin (OT-mRFP1) neurones exhibit distinct spontaneous [Ca2+]i oscillations. Vasopressin triggers [Ca2+]i oscillations, intensifies existing oscillations, and exceptionally stops oscillations. Hyper- or hypo-osmotic stimuli have an intensifying or inhibitory effect on oscillations, respectively. Nearly 90% of neurones from 3 or 5-day-dehydrated rats exhibit oscillations. More than 80% of OT-mRFP1 neurones from 3 to 6-day-lactating rats are oscillatory vs. about 44% in virgins.
The magnocellular vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) neurones exhibit specific electrophysiological behaviour, synthesise AVP and OT peptides and secrete them into the neurohypophysial system in response to various physiological stimulations. The activity of these neurones is regulated by the very same peptides released either somato-dendritically or when applied to supraoptic nucleus (SON) preparations in vitro. The AVP and OT, secreted somato-dendritically (i.e. in the SON proper) act through specific autoreceptors, induce distinct Ca2+ signals and regulate cellular events. Here, we demonstrate that about 70% of freshly isolated individual SON neurones from the adult non-transgenic or transgenic rats bearing AVP (AVP-eGFP) or OT (OT-mRFP1) markers, produce distinct spontaneous [Ca2+]i oscillations. In the neurones identified (through specific fluorescence), about 80% of AVP neurones and about 60% of OT neurones exhibited these oscillations. Exposure to AVP triggered [Ca2+]i oscillations in silent AVP neurones, or modified the oscillatory pattern in spontaneously active cells. Hyper- and hypo-osmotic stimuli (325 or 275 mOsmol/l) respectively intensified or inhibited spontaneous [Ca2+]i dynamics. In rats dehydrated for 3 or 5 days almost 90% of neurones displayed spontaneous [Ca2+]i oscillations. More than 80% of OT-mRFP1 neurones from 3 to 6-day-lactating rats were oscillatory vs. about 44% (OT-mRFP1 neurones) in virgins. Together, these results unveil for the first time that both AVP and OT neurones maintain, via Ca2+ signals, their remarkable intrinsic in vivo physiological properties in an isolated condition.
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- Stepan Kortus
- Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Biophysics and Informatics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Salmovska 1, 12000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Neuroscience, Charles University, Second Medical Faculty, V Uvalu 84, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience, Charles University, Second Medical Faculty, V Uvalu 84, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neuroscience, Charles University, Second Medical Faculty, V Uvalu 84, 15006 Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Biophysics and Informatics, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Salmovska 1, 12000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences, D.4417 Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, M13 9PT Manchester, United Kingdom; Achucarro Center for Neuroscience, IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao, Spain; Department of Neurosciences, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and CIBERNED, Leioa, Spain; University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russia.
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- Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité de recherche U1198, Université Montpellier 2, 34095 Montpellier, France; Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Sorbonne, 75014 Paris, France.
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Forostyak O, Butenko O, Anderova M, Forostyak S, Sykova E, Verkhratsky A, Dayanithi G. Specific profiles of ion channels and ionotropic receptors define adipose- and bone marrow derived stromal cells. Stem Cell Res 2016; 16:622-34. [PMID: 27062357 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2016.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Adherent, fibroblastic cells from different tissues are thought to contain subsets of tissue-specific stem/progenitor cells (often called mesenchymal stem cells). These cells display similar cell surface characteristics based on their fibroblastic nature, but also exhibit differences in molecular phenotype, growth rate, and their ability to differentiate into various cell phenotypes. The mechanisms underlying these differences remain poorly understood. We analyzed Ca(2+) signals and membrane properties in rat adipose-derived stromal cells (ADSCs) and bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) in basal conditions, and then following a switch into medium that contains factors known to modify their character. Modified ADSCs (mADSCs) expressed L-type Ca(2+) channels whereas both L- and P/Q- channels were operational in mBMSCs. Both mADSCs and mBMSCs possessed functional endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) stores, expressed ryanodine receptor-1 and -3, and exhibited spontaneous [Ca(2+)]i oscillations. The mBMSCs expressed P2X7 purinoceptors; the mADSCs expressed both P2X (but not P2X7) and P2Y (but not P2Y1) receptors. Both types of stromal cells exhibited [Ca(2+)]i responses to vasopressin (AVP) and expressed V1 type receptors. Functional oxytocin (OT) receptors were, in contrast, expressed only in modified ADSCs and BMSCs. AVP and OT-induced [Ca(2+)]i responses were dose-dependent and were blocked by their respective specific receptor antagonists. Electrophysiological data revealed that passive ion currents dominated the membrane conductance in ADSCs and BMSCs. Medium modification led to a significant shift in the reversal potential of passive currents from -40 to -50mV in cells in basal to -80mV in modified cells. Hence membrane conductance was mediated by non-selective channels in cells in basal conditions, whereas in modified medium conditions, it was associated with K(+)-selective channels. Our results indicate that modification of ADSCs and BMSCs by alteration in medium formulation is associated with significant changes in their Ca(2+) signaling and membrane properties.
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- Oksana Forostyak
- Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, Prague 14220, Czech Republic; Department of Neuroscience, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine, V Uvalu 84, Prague 15006, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, Prague 14220, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine, V Uvalu 84, Prague 15006, Czech Republic; Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, Prague 14220, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neuroscience, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine, V Uvalu 84, Prague 15006, Czech Republic; Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, Prague 14220, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neuroscience, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine, V Uvalu 84, Prague 15006, Czech Republic; Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, Prague 14220, Czech Republic
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- University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences, D.4417 Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK; Achucarro Center for Neuroscience, IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao, Spain; University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, Prague 14220, Czech Republic; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale-U1198, Université Montpellier, Montpellier 34095, France; Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes-Sorbonne, Les Patios Saint-Jacques, 4-14 rue Ferrus, 75014 Paris, France.
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Forostyak O, Forostyak S, Kortus S, Sykova E, Verkhratsky A, Dayanithi G. Physiology of Ca2+ signalling in stem cells of different origins and differentiation stages. Cell Calcium 2016; 59:57-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Revised: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Dayanithi G, Verkhratsky A. Calcium signalling in stem cells: Molecular physiology and multiple roles. Cell Calcium 2016; 59:55-6. [PMID: 26960937 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2016.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Govindan Dayanithi
- Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, Prague 14220, Czech Republic; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale-U1198, Université Montpellier, Montpellier 34095, France; Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes-Sorbonne, Les Patios Saint-Jacques, 4-14 rue Ferrus, Paris 75014, France.
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- University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences, D.4417 Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK; Achucarro Center for Neuroscience, IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao, Spain; University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod 603022, Russia; Department of Neurosciences, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and CIBERNED, Leioa, Spain.
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Ludwig M, Stern J. Multiple signalling modalities mediated by dendritic exocytosis of oxytocin and vasopressin. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2016; 370:rstb.2014.0182. [PMID: 26009761 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2014.0182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The mammalian hypothalamic magnocellular neurons of the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei are among the best understood of all peptidergic neurons. Through their anatomical features, vasopressin- and oxytocin-containing neurons have revealed many important aspects of dendritic functions. Here, we review our understanding of the mechanisms of somato-dendritic peptide release, and the effects of autocrine, paracrine and hormone-like signalling on neuronal networks and behaviour.
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- Mike Ludwig
- Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA
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Wang YC, Chen YS, Cheng RC, Huang RC. Role of Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchanger in Ca²⁺ homeostasis in rat suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons. J Neurophysiol 2015; 113:2114-26. [PMID: 25568156 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00404.2014] [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: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Intracellular Ca(2+) is critical to the central clock of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). However, the role of Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger (NCX) in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]i) homeostasis in the SCN is unknown. Here we show that NCX is an important mechanism for somatic Ca(2+) clearance in SCN neurons. In control conditions Na(+)-free solution lowered [Ca(2+)]i by inhibiting TTX-sensitive as well as nimodipine-sensitive Ca(2+) influx. With use of the Na(+) ionophore monensin to raise intracellular Na(+) concentration ([Na(+)]i), Na(+)-free solution provoked rapid Ca(2+) uptake via reverse NCX. The peak amplitude of 0 Na(+)-induced [Ca(2+)]i increase was larger during the day than at night, with no difference between dorsal and ventral SCN neurons. Ca(2+) extrusion via forward NCX was studied by determining the effect of Na(+) removal on Ca(2+) clearance after high-K(+)-induced Ca(2+) loads. The clearance of Ca(2+) proceeded with two exponential decay phases, with the fast decay having total signal amplitude of ∼85% and a time constant of ∼7 s. Na(+)-free solution slowed the fast decay rate threefold, whereas mitochondrial protonophore prolonged mostly the slow decay. In contrast, blockade of plasmalemmal and sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+) pumps had little effect on the kinetics of Ca(2+) clearance. RT-PCR indicated the expression of NCX1 and NCX2 mRNAs. Immunohistochemical staining showed the presence of NCX1 immunoreactivity in the whole SCN but restricted distribution of NCX2 immunoreactivity in the ventrolateral SCN. Together our results demonstrate an important role of NCX, most likely NCX1, as well as mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake in clearing somatic Ca(2+) after depolarization-induced Ca(2+) influx in SCN neurons.
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- Yi-Chi Wang
- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kwei-San, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kwei-San, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kwei-San, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kwei-San, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Romanov RA, Alpár A, Zhang MD, Zeisel A, Calas A, Landry M, Fuszard M, Shirran SL, Schnell R, Dobolyi Á, Oláh M, Spence L, Mulder J, Martens H, Palkovits M, Uhlen M, Sitte HH, Botting CH, Wagner L, Linnarsson S, Hökfelt T, Harkany T. A secretagogin locus of the mammalian hypothalamus controls stress hormone release. EMBO J 2015; 34:36-54. [PMID: 25430741 PMCID: PMC4291479 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201488977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Revised: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A hierarchical hormonal cascade along the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis orchestrates bodily responses to stress. Although corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), produced by parvocellular neurons of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and released into the portal circulation at the median eminence, is known to prime downstream hormone release, the molecular mechanism regulating phasic CRH release remains poorly understood. Here, we find a cohort of parvocellular cells interspersed with magnocellular PVN neurons expressing secretagogin. Single-cell transcriptome analysis combined with protein interactome profiling identifies secretagogin neurons as a distinct CRH-releasing neuron population reliant on secretagogin's Ca(2+) sensor properties and protein interactions with the vesicular traffic and exocytosis release machineries to liberate this key hypothalamic releasing hormone. Pharmacological tools combined with RNA interference demonstrate that secretagogin's loss of function occludes adrenocorticotropic hormone release from the pituitary and lowers peripheral corticosterone levels in response to acute stress. Cumulatively, these data define a novel secretagogin neuronal locus and molecular axis underpinning stress responsiveness.
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- Roman A Romanov
- Department of Medical Biochemistry & Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry & Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry & Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry & Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Laboratory for Central Mechanisms of Pain Sensitization, Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, CNRS UMR 5297 Université Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France
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- Laboratory for Central Mechanisms of Pain Sensitization, Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, CNRS UMR 5297 Université Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France
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- School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry & Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Anatomy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Human Morphology and Developmental Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Science for Life Laboratory, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Human Brain Tissue Bank and Laboratory, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Albanova University Center, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- University Clinic for Internal Medicine III General Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry & Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry & Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Department of Molecular Neurosciences, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Full-length transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 channels mediate calcium signals and possibly contribute to osmoreception in vasopressin neurones in the rat supraoptic nucleus. Cell Calcium 2015; 57:25-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2014.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Revised: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Martín-Peña A, Acebes A, Rodríguez JR, Chevalier V, Casas-Tinto S, Triphan T, Strauss R, Ferrús A. Cell types and coincident synapses in the ellipsoid body ofDrosophila. Eur J Neurosci 2014; 39:1586-601. [DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Revised: 01/31/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Alfonso Martín-Peña
- Department of Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology; Cajal Institute; C.S.I.C.; Ave. Dr. Arce 37 E-28002 Madrid Spain
- Department of Neurology; McKnight Brain Institute; College of Medicine; University of Florida; Gainesville FL USA
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- Department of Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology; Cajal Institute; C.S.I.C.; Ave. Dr. Arce 37 E-28002 Madrid Spain
- Center for Biomedical Research of the Canary Islands; Institute of Biomedical Technologies; University of La Laguna; Tenerife Spain
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- Department of Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology; Cajal Institute; C.S.I.C.; Ave. Dr. Arce 37 E-28002 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology; Cajal Institute; C.S.I.C.; Ave. Dr. Arce 37 E-28002 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology; Cajal Institute; C.S.I.C.; Ave. Dr. Arce 37 E-28002 Madrid Spain
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- Biozentrum der Universitaet Wuerzburg; Lehrstuhl für Genetik und Neurobiologie; Wuerzburg Germany
- HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus; Ashburn VA USA
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- Biozentrum der Universitaet Wuerzburg; Lehrstuhl für Genetik und Neurobiologie; Wuerzburg Germany
- Department of Zoologie III-Neurobiologie; Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz; Mainz Germany
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- Department of Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology; Cajal Institute; C.S.I.C.; Ave. Dr. Arce 37 E-28002 Madrid Spain
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Stern JE, Potapenko ES. Enhanced NMDA receptor-mediated intracellular calcium signaling in magnocellular neurosecretory neurons in heart failure rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2013; 305:R414-22. [PMID: 23785079 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00160.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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An enhanced glutamate excitatory function within the hypothalamic supraoptic and paraventricluar nuclei is known to contribute to increased neurosecretory and presympathetic neuronal activity, and hence, neurohumoral activation, during heart failure (HF). Still, the precise mechanisms underlying enhanced glutamate-driven neuronal activity in HF remain to be elucidated. Here, we performed simultaneous electrophysiology and fast confocal Ca²⁺ imaging to determine whether altered N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-mediated changes in intracellular Ca²⁺ levels (NMDA-ΔCa²⁺) occurred in hypothalamic magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MNCs) in HF rats. We found that activation of NMDA receptors resulted in a larger ΔCa²⁺ in MNCs from HF when compared with sham rats. The enhanced NMDA-ΔCa²⁺ was neither dependent on the magnitude of the NMDA-mediated current (voltage clamp) nor on the degree of membrane depolarization or firing activity evoked by NMDA (current clamp). Differently from NMDA receptor activation, firing activity evoked by direct membrane depolarization resulted in similar changes in intracellular Ca²⁺ in sham and HF rats. Taken together, our results support a relatively selective alteration of intracellular Ca²⁺ homeostasis and signaling following activation of NMDA receptors in MNCs during HF. The downstream functional consequences of such altered ΔCa²⁺ signaling during HF are discussed.
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- Javier E Stern
- Department of Physiology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia
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Forostyak O, Romanyuk N, Verkhratsky A, Sykova E, Dayanithi G. Plasticity of calcium signaling cascades in human embryonic stem cell-derived neural precursors. Stem Cells Dev 2013; 22:1506-21. [PMID: 23294113 PMCID: PMC3653370 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2012.0624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Human embryonic stem cell-derived neural precursors (hESC NPs) are considered to be a promising tool for cell-based therapy in central nervous system injuries and neurodegenerative diseases. The Ca(2+) ion is an important intracellular messenger essential for the regulation of various cellular functions. We investigated the role and physiology of Ca(2+) signaling to characterize the functional properties of CCTL14 hESC NPs during long-term maintenance in culture (in vitro). We analyzed changes in cytoplasmic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]i) evoked by high K(+), adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP), glutamate, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and caffeine in correlation with the expression of various neuronal markers in different passages (P6 through P10) during the course of hESC differentiation. We found that only differentiated NPs from P7 exhibited significant and specific [Ca(2+)]i responses to various stimuli. About 31% of neuronal-like P7 NPs exhibited spontaneous [Ca(2+)]i oscillations. Pharmacological and immunocytochemical assays revealed that P7 NPs express L- and P/Q-type Ca(2+) channels, P2X2, P2X3, P2X7, and P2Y purinoreceptors, glutamate receptors, and ryanodine (RyR1 and RyR3) receptors. The ATP- and glutamate-induced [Ca(2+)]i responses were concentration-dependent. Higher glutamate concentrations (over 100 μM) caused cell death. Responses to ATP were observed in the presence or in the absence of extracellular Ca(2+). These results emphasize the notion that with time in culture, these cells attain a transient period of operative Ca(2+) signaling that is predictive of their ability to act as stem elements.
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- Oksana Forostyak
- Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Neuroscience, Second Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité de recherche U710, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier; and Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris, France
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Thomas RC. Calcium content of the endoplasmic reticulum of snail neurones releasable by caffeine. Cell Calcium 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2012.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Neuropeptides are found in many mammalian CNS neurons where they play key roles in modulating neuronal activity. In contrast to amino acid transmitter release at the synapse, neuropeptide release is not restricted to the synaptic specialization, and after release, a neuropeptide may diffuse some distance to exert its action through a G protein-coupled receptor. Some neuropeptides such as hypocretin/orexin are synthesized only in single regions of the brain, and the neurons releasing these peptides probably have similar functional roles. Other peptides such as neuropeptide Y (NPY) are synthesized throughout the brain, and neurons that synthesize the peptide in one region have no anatomical or functional connection with NPY neurons in other brain regions. Here, I review converging data revealing a complex interaction between slow-acting neuromodulator peptides and fast-acting amino acid transmitters in the control of energy homeostasis, drug addiction, mood and motivation, sleep-wake states, and neuroendocrine regulation.
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Toescu EC, Dayanithi G. Neuroendocrine signalling: natural variations on a Ca2+ theme. Cell Calcium 2012; 51:207-11. [PMID: 22385835 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2012.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This special issue on Ca(2+) signalling in neuroendocrine cells is an opportunity to assess, through a range of first-class review articles, the complex world of endocrine signalling, a complexity that is probably best captured by calling it "diversity in unity". The unity comes from the fact that all the endocrine cells are excitable cells, able to generate action potentials and are using Ca(2+) as an essential informational molecule, coupling cell stimulation with the activation of secretion, through the exocytotic process. The 'diversity' element, illustrated by almost all the reviews, stems from the modalities employed to achieve the increase in cytosolic Ca(2+) signal, the balance between the participation of Ca(2+) entry through the plasma membrane voltage-operated Ca(2+) channels and the release of Ca(2+) from intracellular Ca(2+) stores, and the cross-talk between the Ca(2+) and cyclic AMP signalling pathways.
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