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Chen X, Obukhov AG, Weisman GA, Seye CI. Basal ATP release signals through the P2Y 2 receptor to maintain the differentiated phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells. Atherosclerosis 2024; 395:117613. [PMID: 38889566 PMCID: PMC11254552 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2024.117613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) dedifferentiation contributes substantively to vascular disease. VSMCs spontaneously release low levels of ATP that modulate vessel contractility, but it is unclear if autocrine ATP signaling in VSMCs is critical to the maintenance of the VSMC contractile phenotype. METHODS We used pharmacological inhibitors to block ATP release in human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs) for studying changes in VSMC differentiation marker gene expression. We employed RNA interference and generated mice with SMC-specific inducible deletion of the P2Y2 receptor (P2Y2R) gene to evaluate resulting phenotypic alterations. RESULTS HASMCs constitutively release low levels of ATP that when blocked results in a significant decrease in VSMC differentiation marker gene expression, including smooth muscle actin (SMA), smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SMMHC), SM-22α and calponin. Basal release of ATP represses transcriptional activation of the Krüppel-Like Factor 4 (KFL4) thereby preventing platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) from inhibiting expression of SMC contractile phenotype markers. SMC-restricted conditional deletion of P2Y2R evoked dedifferentiation characterized by decreases in aortic contractility and contractile phenotype markers expression. This loss was accompanied by a transition to the synthetic phenotype with the acquisition of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins characteristic of dedifferentiation, such as osteopontin and vimentin. CONCLUSIONS Our data establish the first direct evidence that an autocrine ATP release mechanism maintains SMC cytoskeletal protein expression by inhibiting VSMCs from transitioning to a synthetic phenotype, and further demonstrate that activation of the P2Y2R by basally released ATP is required for maintenance of the differentiated VSMC phenotype.
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- Xingjuan Chen
- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China; Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 635 Barnhill Drive MS 360A, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 635 Barnhill Drive MS 360A, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, 1201 Rollins Road, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, 1201 Rollins Road, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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Zhang RG, Liu XJ, Guo YL, Chen CL. SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor binding domain promotes IL-6 and IL-8 release via ATP/P2Y 2 and ERK1/2 signaling pathways in human bronchial epithelia. Mol Immunol 2024; 167:53-61. [PMID: 38359646 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2024.02.005] [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: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 as well as its receptor binding domain (RBD) has been demonstrated to be capable of activating the release of pro-inflammatory mediators in endothelial cells and immune cells such as monocytes. However, the effects of spike protein or its RBD on airway epithelial cells and mechanisms underlying these effects have not been adequately characterized. Here, we show that the RBD of spike protein alone can induce bronchial epithelial inflammation in a manner of ATP/P2Y2 dependence. Incubation of human bronchial epithelia with RBD induced IL-6 and IL-8 release, which could be inhibited by antibody. The incubation of RBD also up-regulated the expression of inflammatory indicators such as ho-1 and mkp-1. Furthermore, ATP secretion was observed after RBD treatment, P2Y2 receptor knock down by siRNA significantly suppressed the IL-6 and IL-8 release evoked by RBD. Additionally, S-RBD elevated the phosphorylation level of ERK1/2, and the effect that PD98059 can inhibit the pro-inflammatory cytokine release suggested the participation of ERK1/2. These novel findings provide new evidence of SARS-CoV-2 on airway inflammation and introduce purinergic signaling as promising treatment target.
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- Rui-Gang Zhang
- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- First Clinical School, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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Gutierrez N, Teuber S, Alarcon P, Burgos RA, Hidalgo MA. ATP Induces Interleukin-8, Intracellular Calcium Release, and ERK1/2 Phosphorylation in Bovine Endometrial Cells, Partially through P2Y Receptors. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13050841. [PMID: 36899697 PMCID: PMC10000103 DOI: 10.3390/ani13050841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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The bovine endometrium has an important defensive role in the postpartum period that acts when an inflammatory process associated with tissue damage or infection by bacteria is produced. Endometrial cells release cytokines and chemokines that recruit inflammatory cells, which release danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and initiate and regulate the inflammatory response. However, the role of ATP in bovine endometrial cells is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of ATP on interleukin-8 (IL-8) release, intracellular calcium mobilization, ERK1/2 phosphorylation, and the role of P2Y receptors, in bovine endometrial cells. Bovine endometrial (BEND) cells were incubated with ATP and the IL-8 release was determined by the ELISA assay. ATP of 50 and 100 μM significantly increased IL-8 released in BEND cells (50 μM: 23.16 ± 3.82 pg/mL, p = 0.0018; 100 μM: 30.14 ± 7.43 pg/mL, p = 0.0004). ATP (50 μM) also induced rapid intracellular calcium mobilization in Fura-2AM-loaded BEND cells, as well as ERK1/2 phosphorylation (ratio 1.1 ± 0.04, p = 0.0049). Suramin (50 μM), a pan-antagonist of P2Y receptors, partially reduced the intracellular calcium mobilization, ERK1/2 phosphorylation (ratio 0.83 ± 0.08, p = 0.045), and IL-8 release (9.67 ± 0.02 pg/mL, p = 0.014) induced by ATP. Finally, BEND cells expressed higher mRNA levels of P2Y1 and P2Y2 purinergic subtype receptors, and lower levels of P2Y11 and P2Y12 receptors, as determined by RT-qPCR. In conclusion, these results showed that ATP activates pro-inflammatory responses in BEND cells, which are partially mediated via P2Y receptors, and BEND cells express the mRNA of subtypes of P2Y receptors, which could have a key role in bovine endometrial inflammation.
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Becker V, Hui X, Nalbach L, Ampofo E, Lipp P, Menger MD, Laschke MW, Gu Y. Linalool inhibits the angiogenic activity of endothelial cells by downregulating intracellular ATP levels and activating TRPM8. Angiogenesis 2021; 24:613-630. [PMID: 33655414 PMCID: PMC8292279 DOI: 10.1007/s10456-021-09772-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Angiogenesis crucially contributes to various diseases, such as cancer and diabetic retinopathy. Hence, anti-angiogenic therapy is considered as a powerful strategy against these diseases. Previous studies reported that the acyclic monoterpene linalool exhibits anticancer, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative activity. However, the effects of linalool on angiogenesis still remain elusive. Therefore, we investigated the action of (3R)-(-)-linalool, a main enantiomer of linalool, on the angiogenic activity of human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HDMECs) by a panel of angiogenesis assays. Non-cytotoxic doses of linalool significantly inhibited HDMEC proliferation, migration, tube formation and spheroid sprouting. Linalool also suppressed the vascular sprouting from rat aortic rings. In addition, Matrigel plugs containing linalool exhibited a significantly reduced microvessel density 7 days after implantation into BALB/c mice. Mechanistic analyses revealed that linalool promotes the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), downregulates the intracellular level of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and activates the transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M (melastatin) member (TRPM)8 in HDMECs. Inhibition of ERK signaling, supplementation of ATP and blockade of TRPM8 significantly counteracted linalool-suppressed HDMEC spheroid sprouting. Moreover, ATP supplementation completely reversed linalool-induced ERK phosphorylation. In addition, linalool-induced ERK phosphorylation inhibited the expression of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2 and linalool-induced TRPM8 activation caused the inhibition of β1 integrin/focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling. These findings indicate an anti-angiogenic effect of linalool, which is mediated by downregulating intracellular ATP levels and activating TRPM8.
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- Vivien Becker
- Institute for Clinical & Experimental Surgery, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Saarland, Germany
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- Molecular Cell Biology, Research Center for Molecular Imaging and Screening, Medical Faculty, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Saarland, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical & Experimental Surgery, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Saarland, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical & Experimental Surgery, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Saarland, Germany
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- Molecular Cell Biology, Research Center for Molecular Imaging and Screening, Medical Faculty, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Saarland, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical & Experimental Surgery, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Saarland, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical & Experimental Surgery, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Saarland, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical & Experimental Surgery, Saarland University, 66421, Homburg, Saarland, Germany.
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McEwan TBD, Sophocleous RA, Cuthbertson P, Mansfield KJ, Sanderson-Smith ML, Sluyter R. Autocrine regulation of wound healing by ATP release and P2Y 2 receptor activation. Life Sci 2021; 283:119850. [PMID: 34314735 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIMS Application of exogenous nucleotides can modulate wound healing via the activation of purinergic receptors. However, evidence for the release of endogenous nucleotides and the subsequent activation of purinergic receptors in this process has not been well defined. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate wound-mediated nucleotide release and autocrine purinergic signalling during HaCaT keratinocyte wound closure following scratch injury. MAIN METHODS An in vitro scratch wound apparatus was employed to study wound healing over 24-h in the presence of modulators of ATP release, P2 receptors and pathways downstream of P2 receptor activation. KEY FINDINGS Adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) was released from scratched cells. The ectonucleotidase apyrase and pharmacological inhibition of the nucleotide release hemichannel, pannexin-1, decreased wound closure over time. The non-selective P2Y receptor antagonist suramin and the selective P2Y2 receptor antagonist AR-C118925XX, but not other P2 antagonists, decreased wound closure. AR-C118925XX decreased wound closure in a concentration-dependent fashion. However, exogenous P2Y2 receptor agonists, ATP or uridine 5'-triphosphate, did not enhance wound closure. PCR and immunoblotting confirmed P2Y2 receptor expression in HaCaT cells. U73122, a phospholipase C antagonist, and 2-aminoethoxydiphenylborate, an inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor-sensitive Ca2+-release channel antagonist, decreased wound closure consistent with P2Y2 receptor activation. Absence of extracellular or intracellular Ca2+ or inhibition of intracellular Ca2+-release also impaired wound closure. SIGNIFICANCE These data describe a novel autocrine signalling mechanism in which wound-mediated release of endogenous ATP in response to mechanical scratching of HaCaT cells activates P2Y2 receptors to facilitate wound closure.
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- T B-D McEwan
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; Molecular Horizons and School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; Molecular Horizons and School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; Molecular Horizons and School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; Molecular Horizons and School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; Molecular Horizons and School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
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Gu XW, Chen ZC, Yang ZS, Yang Y, Yan YP, Liu YF, Pan JM, Su RW, Yang ZM. Blastocyst-induced ATP release from luminal epithelial cells initiates decidualization through the P2Y2 receptor in mice. Sci Signal 2020; 13:13/646/eaba3396. [PMID: 32843542 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aba3396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Embryo implantation involves a sterile inflammatory reaction that is required for the invasion of the blastocyst into the decidua. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) released from stressed or injured cells acts as an important signaling molecule to regulate many key physiological events, including sterile inflammation. We found that the amount of ATP in the uterine luminal fluid of mice increased during the peri-implantation period, and this depended on the presence of an embryo. We further showed that the release of ATP from receptive epithelial cells was likely stimulated by lactate released from the blastocyst through connexin hemichannels. The ATP receptor P2y2 was present on uterine epithelial cells during the preimplantation period and increased in the stromal cells during the time at which decidualization began. Pharmacological inhibition of P2y2 compromised decidualization and implantation. ATP-P2y2 signaling stimulated the phosphorylation of Stat3 in uterine luminal epithelial cells and the expression of early growth response 1 (Egr1) and prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (Ptgs2, also known as Cox-2), all of which are required for decidualization and/or implantation, in stromal cells. Short exposure to high concentrations of ATP promoted decidualization of primary stromal cells, but longer exposures or lower ATP concentrations did not. The expression of genes encoding ATP-degrading ectonucleotidases increased in the decidua during the peri-implantation period, suggesting that they may limit the duration of the ATP signal. Together, our results indicate that the blastocyst-induced release of ATP from uterine epithelial cells during the peri-implantation period may be important for the initiation of stromal cell decidualization.
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- Xiao-Wei Gu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Semenova S, Shatrova A, Vassilieva I, Shamatova M, Pugovkina N, Negulyaev Y. Adenosine-5'-triphosphate suppresses proliferation and migration capacity of human endometrial stem cells. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:4580-4588. [PMID: 32150662 PMCID: PMC7176887 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Extracellular ATP through the activation of the P2X and P2Y purinergic receptors affects the migration, proliferation and differentiation of many types of cells, including stem cells. High plasticity, low immunogenicity and immunomodulation ability of mesenchymal stem cells derived from human endometrium (eMSCs) allow them to be considered a prominent tool for regenerative medicine. Here, we examined the role of ATP in the proliferation and migration of human eMSCs. Using a wound healing assay, we showed that ATP-induced activation of purinergic receptors suppressed the migration ability of eMSCs. We found the expression of one of the ATP receptors, the P2X7 receptor in eMSCs. In spite of this, cell activation with specific P2X7 receptor agonist, BzATP did not significantly affect the cell migration. The allosteric P2X7 receptor inhibitor, AZ10606120 also did not prevent ATP-induced inhibition of cell migration, confirming that inhibition occurs without P2X7 receptor involvement. Flow cytometry analysis showed that high concentrations of ATP did not have a cytotoxic effect on eMSCs. At the same time, ATP induced the cell cycle arrest, suppressed the proliferative and migration capacity of eMSCs and therefore could affect the regenerative potential of these cells.
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- Svetlana Semenova
- Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Science, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Science, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Science, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Science, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Science, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Science, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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Gu X, Yang Y, Li T, Chen Z, Fu T, Pan J, Ou J, Yang Z. ATP mediates the interaction between human blastocyst and endometrium. Cell Prolif 2020; 53:e12737. [PMID: 31821660 PMCID: PMC7046473 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Embryo implantation needs a reciprocal interaction between competent embryo and receptive endometrium. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) produced by stressed or injured cells acts as an important signalling molecule. This study aims to investigate whether adenosine triphosphate (ATP) plays an important role in the dialogue of human blastocyst-endometrium. MATERIALS AND METHODS The concentration of lactate was analysed in culture medium from human embryos collected from in vitro fertilization patients. Extracellular ATP was measured by ATP Bioluminescent Assay Kit. Ishikawa cells and T-HESCs were treated with ATP, ATP receptor antagonist, ATP hydrolysis enzyme or inhibitors of ATP metabolic enzymes. The levels of gene expression were evaluated by real-time PCR and immunoassay. RESULTS We showed that injured human endometrial epithelial cells could rapidly release ATP into the extracellular environment as an important signalling molecule. In addition, blastocyst-derived lactate induces the release of non-lytic ATP from human endometrial receptive epithelial cells via connexins. Extracellular ATP stimulates the secretion of IL8 from epithelial cells to promote the process of in vitro decidualization. Extracellular ATP could also directly promote the decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells via P2Y-purinoceptors. More importantly, the supernatants of injured epithelial cells clearly induce the decidualization of stromal cells in time-dependent manner. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that ATP should play an important role in human blastocyst-endometrium dialogue for the initiation of decidualization.
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- Xiao‐Wei Gu
- College of Veterinary MedicineSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Center for Reproductive MedicineThe Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Center for Reproductive MedicineThe Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Malignant melanoma is the most aggressive and notorious skin cancer, and metastatic disease is associated with very poor long-term survival outcomes. Although metastatic melanoma patients with oncogenic mutations in the BRAF gene initially respond well to the treatment with specific BRAF inhibitors, most of them will eventually develop resistance to this targeted therapy. As a highly conserved catabolic process, autophagy is responsible for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis and cell survival, and is involved in multiple diseases, including cancer. Recent study results have indicated that autophagy might play a decisive role in the resistance to BRAF inhibitors in BRAF-mutated melanomas. In this review, we will discuss how autophagy is up-regulated by BRAF inhibitors, and how autophagy induces the resistance to these agents.
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Chen S, Shenk T, Nogalski MT. P2Y2 purinergic receptor modulates virus yield, calcium homeostasis, and cell motility in human cytomegalovirus-infected cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:18971-18982. [PMID: 31481624 PMCID: PMC6754545 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1907562116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) manipulates many aspects of host cell biology to create an intracellular milieu optimally supportive of its replication and spread. Our study reveals that levels of several components of the purinergic signaling system, including the P2Y2 and P2X5 receptors, are elevated in HCMV-infected fibroblasts. Knockdown and drug treatment experiments demonstrated that P2Y2 enhances the yield of virus, whereas P2X5 reduces HCMV production. The HCMV IE1 protein induces P2Y2 expression; and P2Y2-mediated signaling is important for efficient HCMV gene expression, DNA synthesis, and the production of infectious HCMV progeny. P2Y2 cooperates with the viral UL37x1 protein to regulate cystolic Ca2+ levels. P2Y2 also regulates PI3K/Akt signaling and infected cell motility. Thus, P2Y2 functions at multiple points within the viral replication cycle to support the efficient production of HCMV progeny, and it may facilitate in vivo viral spread through its role in cell migration.
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- Saisai Chen
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1014
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1014
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1014
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Yin Y, Wang Z, Cheng D, Chen X, Chen Y, Ma Z. The ATP-binding protein FgArb1 is essential for penetration, infectious and normal growth of Fusarium graminearum. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2018; 219:1447-1466. [PMID: 29932228 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters act mainly to transport compounds across cellular membranes and are important for diverse biological processes. However, their roles in pathogenesis have not been well-characterized in Fusarium graminearum. Sixty F. graminearum ABC protein genes were functionally characterized. Among them, FgArb1 regulates normal growth and importantly is essential for pathogenicity. Thus, the regulatory mechanisms of FgArb1 in pathogenicity were analyzed in this study. FgArb1 interacts with the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) FgSte7, and partially modulates plant penetration by regulating the phosphorylation of FgGpmk1 (the downstream kinase of FgSte7). The FgArb1 mutant exhibited dramatically reduced infective growth within wounded host tissues, likely resulting from its increased sensitivity to oxidative stresses, defective cell wall integrity and reduced deoxynivalenol (DON) production. FgArb1 also is important for the production of sexual and asexual spores that are important propagules for plant infection. In addition, FgArb1 is involved in the regulation of protein biosynthesis through impeding nuclear export of small ribosomal subunit. Finally, acetylation modification at sites K28, K65, K341 and K525 in FgArb1 is required for its biological functions. Taken together, results of this study provide a novel insight into functions of the ABC transporter in fungal pathogenesis.
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- Yanni Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Leybaert L, Lampe PD, Dhein S, Kwak BR, Ferdinandy P, Beyer EC, Laird DW, Naus CC, Green CR, Schulz R. Connexins in Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Health and Disease: Pharmacological Implications. Pharmacol Rev 2017; 69:396-478. [PMID: 28931622 PMCID: PMC5612248 DOI: 10.1124/pr.115.012062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Connexins are ubiquitous channel forming proteins that assemble as plasma membrane hemichannels and as intercellular gap junction channels that directly connect cells. In the heart, gap junction channels electrically connect myocytes and specialized conductive tissues to coordinate the atrial and ventricular contraction/relaxation cycles and pump function. In blood vessels, these channels facilitate long-distance endothelial cell communication, synchronize smooth muscle cell contraction, and support endothelial-smooth muscle cell communication. In the central nervous system they form cellular syncytia and coordinate neural function. Gap junction channels are normally open and hemichannels are normally closed, but pathologic conditions may restrict gap junction communication and promote hemichannel opening, thereby disturbing a delicate cellular communication balance. Until recently, most connexin-targeting agents exhibited little specificity and several off-target effects. Recent work with peptide-based approaches has demonstrated improved specificity and opened avenues for a more rational approach toward independently modulating the function of gap junctions and hemichannels. We here review the role of connexins and their channels in cardiovascular and neurovascular health and disease, focusing on crucial regulatory aspects and identification of potential targets to modify their function. We conclude that peptide-based investigations have raised several new opportunities for interfering with connexins and their channels that may soon allow preservation of gap junction communication, inhibition of hemichannel opening, and mitigation of inflammatory signaling.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luc Leybaert
- Physiology Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (L.L.); Translational Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington (P.D.L.); Institute for Pharmacology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (S.D.); Department of Pathology and Immunology, Department of Medical Specialization-Cardiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland (B.R.K.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (P.F.); Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary (P.F.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (E.C.B.); Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, Dental Science Building, London, Ontario, Canada (D.W.L.); Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (C.C.N.); Department of Ophthalmology and The New Zealand National Eye Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (C.R.G.); and Physiologisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany (R.S.)
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- Physiology Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (L.L.); Translational Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington (P.D.L.); Institute for Pharmacology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (S.D.); Department of Pathology and Immunology, Department of Medical Specialization-Cardiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland (B.R.K.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (P.F.); Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary (P.F.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (E.C.B.); Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, Dental Science Building, London, Ontario, Canada (D.W.L.); Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (C.C.N.); Department of Ophthalmology and The New Zealand National Eye Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (C.R.G.); and Physiologisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany (R.S.)
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- Physiology Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (L.L.); Translational Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington (P.D.L.); Institute for Pharmacology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (S.D.); Department of Pathology and Immunology, Department of Medical Specialization-Cardiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland (B.R.K.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (P.F.); Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary (P.F.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (E.C.B.); Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, Dental Science Building, London, Ontario, Canada (D.W.L.); Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (C.C.N.); Department of Ophthalmology and The New Zealand National Eye Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (C.R.G.); and Physiologisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany (R.S.)
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- Physiology Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (L.L.); Translational Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington (P.D.L.); Institute for Pharmacology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (S.D.); Department of Pathology and Immunology, Department of Medical Specialization-Cardiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland (B.R.K.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (P.F.); Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary (P.F.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (E.C.B.); Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, Dental Science Building, London, Ontario, Canada (D.W.L.); Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (C.C.N.); Department of Ophthalmology and The New Zealand National Eye Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (C.R.G.); and Physiologisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany (R.S.)
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- Physiology Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (L.L.); Translational Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington (P.D.L.); Institute for Pharmacology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (S.D.); Department of Pathology and Immunology, Department of Medical Specialization-Cardiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland (B.R.K.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (P.F.); Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary (P.F.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (E.C.B.); Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, Dental Science Building, London, Ontario, Canada (D.W.L.); Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (C.C.N.); Department of Ophthalmology and The New Zealand National Eye Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (C.R.G.); and Physiologisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany (R.S.)
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- Physiology Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (L.L.); Translational Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington (P.D.L.); Institute for Pharmacology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (S.D.); Department of Pathology and Immunology, Department of Medical Specialization-Cardiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland (B.R.K.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (P.F.); Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary (P.F.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (E.C.B.); Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, Dental Science Building, London, Ontario, Canada (D.W.L.); Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (C.C.N.); Department of Ophthalmology and The New Zealand National Eye Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (C.R.G.); and Physiologisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany (R.S.)
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- Physiology Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (L.L.); Translational Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington (P.D.L.); Institute for Pharmacology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (S.D.); Department of Pathology and Immunology, Department of Medical Specialization-Cardiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland (B.R.K.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (P.F.); Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary (P.F.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (E.C.B.); Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, Dental Science Building, London, Ontario, Canada (D.W.L.); Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (C.C.N.); Department of Ophthalmology and The New Zealand National Eye Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (C.R.G.); and Physiologisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany (R.S.)
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- Physiology Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (L.L.); Translational Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington (P.D.L.); Institute for Pharmacology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (S.D.); Department of Pathology and Immunology, Department of Medical Specialization-Cardiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland (B.R.K.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (P.F.); Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary (P.F.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (E.C.B.); Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, Dental Science Building, London, Ontario, Canada (D.W.L.); Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (C.C.N.); Department of Ophthalmology and The New Zealand National Eye Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (C.R.G.); and Physiologisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany (R.S.)
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- Physiology Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (L.L.); Translational Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington (P.D.L.); Institute for Pharmacology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (S.D.); Department of Pathology and Immunology, Department of Medical Specialization-Cardiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland (B.R.K.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (P.F.); Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary (P.F.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (E.C.B.); Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, Dental Science Building, London, Ontario, Canada (D.W.L.); Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (C.C.N.); Department of Ophthalmology and The New Zealand National Eye Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (C.R.G.); and Physiologisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany (R.S.)
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- Physiology Group, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (L.L.); Translational Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington (P.D.L.); Institute for Pharmacology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (S.D.); Department of Pathology and Immunology, Department of Medical Specialization-Cardiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland (B.R.K.); Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary (P.F.); Pharmahungary Group, Szeged, Hungary (P.F.); Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (E.C.B.); Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, Dental Science Building, London, Ontario, Canada (D.W.L.); Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (C.C.N.); Department of Ophthalmology and The New Zealand National Eye Centre, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (C.R.G.); and Physiologisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany (R.S.)
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Khalafalla FG, Greene S, Khan H, Ilves K, Monsanto MM, Alvarez R, Chavarria M, Nguyen J, Norman B, Dembitsky WP, Sussman MA. P2Y 2 Nucleotide Receptor Prompts Human Cardiac Progenitor Cell Activation by Modulating Hippo Signaling. Circ Res 2017; 121:1224-1236. [PMID: 28923792 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.117.310812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Revised: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
RATIONALE Autologous stem cell therapy using human c-Kit+ cardiac progenitor cells (hCPCs) is a promising therapeutic approach for treatment of heart failure (HF). However, hCPCs derived from aged patients with HF with genetic predispositions and comorbidities of chronic diseases exhibit poor proliferative and migratory capabilities, which impair overall reparative potential for injured myocardium. Therefore, empowering functionally compromised hCPCs with proregenerative molecules ex vivo is crucial for improving the therapeutic outcome in patients with HF. OBJECTIVE To improve hCPC proliferation and migration responses that are critical for regeneration by targeting proregenerative P2Y2 nucleotide receptor (P2Y2R) activated by extracellular ATP and UTP molecules released following injury/stress. METHODS AND RESULTS c-Kit+ hCPCs were isolated from cardiac tissue of patients with HF undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation surgery. Correlations between P2 nucleotide receptor expression and hCPC growth kinetics revealed downregulation of select P2 receptors, including P2Y2R, in slow-growing hCPCs compared with fast growers. hCPC proliferation and migration significantly improved by overexpressing or stimulating P2Y2R. Mechanistically, P2Y2R-induced proliferation and migration were dependent on activation of YAP (yes-associated protein)-the downstream effector of Hippo signaling pathway. CONCLUSIONS Proliferation and migration of functionally impaired hCPCs are enhanced by P2Y2R-mediated YAP activation, revealing a novel link between extracellular nucleotides released during injury/stress and Hippo signaling-a central regulator of cardiac regeneration. Functional correlations exist between hCPC phenotypic properties and P2 purinergic receptor expression. Lack of P2Y2R and other crucial purinergic stress detectors could compromise hCPC responsiveness to presence of extracellular stress signals. These findings set the stage for subsequent studies to assess purinergic signaling modulation as a potential strategy to improve therapeutic outcome for use of hCPCs in patients with HF.
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- Farid G Khalafalla
- From the SDSU Heart Research Institute, San Diego State University, CA (F.G.K., S.G., H.K., K.I., M.M.M., R.A., M.C., J.N., B.N., M.A.S.); and Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA (W.P.D.)
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- From the SDSU Heart Research Institute, San Diego State University, CA (F.G.K., S.G., H.K., K.I., M.M.M., R.A., M.C., J.N., B.N., M.A.S.); and Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA (W.P.D.)
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- From the SDSU Heart Research Institute, San Diego State University, CA (F.G.K., S.G., H.K., K.I., M.M.M., R.A., M.C., J.N., B.N., M.A.S.); and Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA (W.P.D.)
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- From the SDSU Heart Research Institute, San Diego State University, CA (F.G.K., S.G., H.K., K.I., M.M.M., R.A., M.C., J.N., B.N., M.A.S.); and Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA (W.P.D.)
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- From the SDSU Heart Research Institute, San Diego State University, CA (F.G.K., S.G., H.K., K.I., M.M.M., R.A., M.C., J.N., B.N., M.A.S.); and Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA (W.P.D.)
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- From the SDSU Heart Research Institute, San Diego State University, CA (F.G.K., S.G., H.K., K.I., M.M.M., R.A., M.C., J.N., B.N., M.A.S.); and Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA (W.P.D.)
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- From the SDSU Heart Research Institute, San Diego State University, CA (F.G.K., S.G., H.K., K.I., M.M.M., R.A., M.C., J.N., B.N., M.A.S.); and Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA (W.P.D.)
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- From the SDSU Heart Research Institute, San Diego State University, CA (F.G.K., S.G., H.K., K.I., M.M.M., R.A., M.C., J.N., B.N., M.A.S.); and Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA (W.P.D.)
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- From the SDSU Heart Research Institute, San Diego State University, CA (F.G.K., S.G., H.K., K.I., M.M.M., R.A., M.C., J.N., B.N., M.A.S.); and Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA (W.P.D.)
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- From the SDSU Heart Research Institute, San Diego State University, CA (F.G.K., S.G., H.K., K.I., M.M.M., R.A., M.C., J.N., B.N., M.A.S.); and Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA (W.P.D.)
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- From the SDSU Heart Research Institute, San Diego State University, CA (F.G.K., S.G., H.K., K.I., M.M.M., R.A., M.C., J.N., B.N., M.A.S.); and Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA (W.P.D.).
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Martin S, Dudek-Peric AM, Garg AD, Roose H, Demirsoy S, Van Eygen S, Mertens F, Vangheluwe P, Vankelecom H, Agostinis P. An autophagy-driven pathway of ATP secretion supports the aggressive phenotype of BRAF V600E inhibitor-resistant metastatic melanoma cells. Autophagy 2017; 13:1512-1527. [PMID: 28722539 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2017.1332550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
The ingrained capacity of melanoma cells to rapidly evolve toward an aggressive phenotype is manifested by their increased ability to develop drug-resistance, evident in the case of vemurafenib, a therapeutic-agent targeting BRAFV600E. Previous studies indicated a tight correlation between heightened melanoma-associated macroautophagy/autophagy and acquired Vemurafenib resistance. However, how this vesicular trafficking pathway supports Vemurafenib resistance remains unclear. Here, using isogenic human and murine melanoma cell lines of Vemurafenib-resistant and patient-derived melanoma cells with primary resistance to the BRAFV600E inhibitor, we found that the enhanced migration and invasion of the resistant melanoma cells correlated with an enhanced autophagic capacity and autophagosome-mediated secretion of ATP. Extracellular ATP (eATP) was instrumental for the invasive phenotype and the expansion of a subset of Vemurafenib-resistant melanoma cells. Compromising the heightened autophagy in these BRAFV600E inhibitor-resistant melanoma cells through the knockdown of different autophagy genes (ATG5, ATG7, ULK1), reduced their invasive and eATP-secreting capacity. Furthermore, eATP promoted the aggressive nature of the BRAFV600E inhibitor-resistant melanoma cells by signaling through the purinergic receptor P2RX7. This autophagy-propelled eATP-dependent autocrine-paracrine pathway supported the maintenance and expansion of a drug-resistant melanoma phenotype. In conclusion, we have identified an autophagy-driven response that relies on the secretion of ATP to drive P2RX7-based migration and expansion of the Vemurafenib-resistant phenotype. This emphasizes the potential of targeting autophagy in the treatment and management of metastatic melanoma.
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- Shaun Martin
- a Laboratory for Cell Death Research and Therapy, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , University of Leuven (KU Leuven) , Campus Gasthuisberg , Leuven , Belgium.,b Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , University of Leuven (KU Leuven) , Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven , Belgium
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- a Laboratory for Cell Death Research and Therapy, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , University of Leuven (KU Leuven) , Campus Gasthuisberg , Leuven , Belgium
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- a Laboratory for Cell Death Research and Therapy, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , University of Leuven (KU Leuven) , Campus Gasthuisberg , Leuven , Belgium
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- c Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Stem Cell Biology and Embryology , University of Leuven (KU Leuven) , Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven , Belgium
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- a Laboratory for Cell Death Research and Therapy, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , University of Leuven (KU Leuven) , Campus Gasthuisberg , Leuven , Belgium
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- a Laboratory for Cell Death Research and Therapy, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , University of Leuven (KU Leuven) , Campus Gasthuisberg , Leuven , Belgium
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- c Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Stem Cell Biology and Embryology , University of Leuven (KU Leuven) , Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven , Belgium
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- b Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , University of Leuven (KU Leuven) , Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven , Belgium
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- c Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Stem Cell Biology and Embryology , University of Leuven (KU Leuven) , Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven , Belgium
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- a Laboratory for Cell Death Research and Therapy, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine , University of Leuven (KU Leuven) , Campus Gasthuisberg , Leuven , Belgium
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Wu L, Oshima T, Fukui H, Watari J, Miwa H. Adenosine triphosphate induces P2Y2 activation and interleukin-8 release in human esophageal epithelial cells. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 32:1341-1347. [PMID: 27977904 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.13672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Immune-mediated mucosal inflammation characterized by the release of interleukin (IL)-8 is associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease. ATP released by human esophageal epithelial cells (HEECs) mediates the release of cytokines through P2 nucleotide receptors that are present on various cells, including HEECs. This study characterized and identified human esophageal epithelial P2 receptors that are responsible for ATP-mediated release of IL-8 by using a human esophageal stratified squamous epithelial model. METHODS Primary HEECs were cultured with the use of an air-liquid interface (ALI) system. The ATP analogue adenosine 5'-O-3-thiotriphosphate (ATP-γ-S) was added to the basolateral compartment, and IL-8 release was measured. Involvement of the P2Y2 receptor was assessed with the use of selective and non-selective receptor antagonists and a P2Y2 receptor agonist. Expression of the P2Y2 receptor was assessed using western blotting and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Adenosine triphosphate-γ-S induced IL-8 release through the P2Y2 receptor. A P2Y2 receptor antagonist but not a P2X3 receptor antagonist or a P2Y1 receptor antagonist blocked ATP-γ-S-mediated IL-8 release. Conversely, a P2Y2 receptor agonist induced IL-8 release. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry of the P2Y2 receptor showed strong expression of the P2Y2 receptor on ALI-cultured HEECs and in human esophagus. Inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase but not of protein kinase C blocked the ATP-mediated release of IL-8. ATP-γ-S induced phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase, and a P2Y2 receptor antagonist blocked this phosphorylation. CONCLUSIONS Interleukin-8 release after purinergic stimulation in ALI-cultured HEECs is mediated through P2Y2 receptor activation. ATP-induced IL-8 release maybe involved in the pathogenesis of refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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- Liping Wu
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.,Department of Gastroenterology, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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Teixeira FR, Manfiolli AO, Vieira NA, Medeiros AC, Coelho PDO, Santiago Guimarães D, Schechtman D, Gomes MD. FBXO25 regulates MAPK signaling pathway through inhibition of ERK1/2 phosphorylation. Arch Biochem Biophys 2017; 621:38-45. [PMID: 28389297 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The FBXO25 mediates degradation of ELK-1 and thus inhibits transcriptional activation of immediate early genes (iEG). Here we show that FBXO25 regulates yet another node of this signaling pathway, by decreasing MAPK/ERK activity. We show that induction of FBXO25 reduced ERK1/2 phosphorylation independently of MEK1/2. Accordingly, in HAP1 FBXO25 knockout cells (FBXO25KO), we observed that upon PMA treatment ERK1/2 was more active than in parental cells. An increase in cell proliferation under receptor mediated activation of the ERK signaling pathway in FBXO25KO cells was also observed. Taken together we show that FBXO25 functions as a negative regulator of MAPK signaling though the reduction of ERK1/2 activation.
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- Felipe R Teixeira
- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Genetics and Evolution, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry Institute, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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Kommagani R, Szwarc MM, Vasquez YM, Peavey MC, Mazur EC, Gibbons WE, Lanz RB, DeMayo FJ, Lydon JP. The Promyelocytic Leukemia Zinc Finger Transcription Factor Is Critical for Human Endometrial Stromal Cell Decidualization. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1005937. [PMID: 27035670 PMCID: PMC4817989 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Progesterone, via the progesterone receptor (PGR), is essential for endometrial stromal cell decidualization, a cellular transformation event in which stromal fibroblasts differentiate into decidual cells. Uterine decidualization supports embryo implantation and placentation as well as subsequent events, which together ensure a successful pregnancy. Accordingly, impaired decidualization results not only in implantation failure or early fetal miscarriage, but also may lead to potential adverse outcomes in all three pregnancy trimesters. Transcriptional reprogramming on a genome-wide scale underlies progesterone dependent decidualization of the human endometrial stromal cell (hESC). However, identification of the functionally essential signals encoded by these global transcriptional changes remains incomplete. Importantly, this knowledge-gap undercuts future efforts to improve diagnosis and treatment of implantation failure based on a dysfunctional endometrium. By integrating genome-wide datasets derived from decidualization of hESCs in culture, we reveal that the promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (PLZF) transcription factor is rapidly induced by progesterone and that this induction is indispensable for progesterone-dependent decidualization. Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by next generation sequencing (ChIP-Seq) identified at least ten progesterone response elements within the PLZF gene, indicating that PLZF may act as a direct target of PGR signaling. The spatiotemporal expression profile for PLZF in both the human and mouse endometrium offers further support for stromal PLZF as a mediator of the progesterone decidual signal. To identify functional targets of PLZF, integration of PLZF ChIP-Seq and RNA Pol II RNA-Seq datasets revealed that the early growth response 1 (EGR1) transcription factor is a PLZF target for which its level of expression must be reduced to enable progesterone dependent hESC decidualization. Apart from furnishing essential insights into the molecular mechanisms by which progesterone drives hESC decidualization, our findings provide a new conceptual framework that could lead to new avenues for diagnosis and/or treatment of adverse reproductive outcomes associated with a dysfunctional uterus.
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- Ramakrishna Kommagani
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Houston Fertility Specialists, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Kinase programs spatiotemporally regulate gap junction assembly and disassembly: Effects on wound repair. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2015; 50:40-8. [PMID: 26706150 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2015.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Gap junctions are highly ordered plasma membrane domains that are constantly assembled, remodeled and turned over due to the short half-life of connexins, the integral membrane proteins that form gap junctions. Connexin 43 (Cx43), by far the most widely expressed connexin, is phosphorylated at multiple serine residues in the cytoplasmic, C-terminal region allowing for exquisite cellular control over gap junctional communication. This is evident during epidermal wounding where spatiotemporal changes in connexin expression occur as cells are instructed whether to die, proliferate or migrate to promote repair. Early gap junctional communication is required for initiation of keratinocyte migration, but accelerated Cx43 turnover is also critical for proper wound healing at later stages. These events are controlled via a "kinase program" where sequential phosphorylation of Cx43 leads to reductions in Cx43's half-life and significant depletion of gap junctions from the plasma membrane within several hours. The complex regulation of gap junction assembly and turnover affords several steps where intervention might speed wound healing.
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Vinette V, Placet M, Arguin G, Gendron FP. Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2 Expression Is Upregulated by Adenosine 5'-Triphosphate in Colorectal Cancer Cells and Enhances Their Survival to Chemotherapeutic Drugs. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0136080. [PMID: 26295158 PMCID: PMC4546675 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Extracellular adenosine 5’-triphosphate (ATP) is a signaling molecule that induces a plethora of effects ranging from the regulation of cell proliferation to modulation of cancerous cell behavior. In colorectal cancer, ATP was reported to stimulate epithelial cell proliferation and possibly promote resistance to anti-cancer treatments. However, the exact role of this danger-signaling molecule on cancerous intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) in response to chemotherapeutic agents remains unknown. To address how ATP may influence the response of cancerous IECs to chemotherapeutic agents, we used Caco-2 cells, which display enterocyte-like features, to determine the effect of ATP on the expression of multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (MRP2). Gene and protein expression were determined by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting. Resistance to etoposide, cisplatin and doxorubicin was determined by MTT assays in response to ATP stimulation of Caco-2 cells and in cells for which MRP2 expression was down-regulated by shRNA. ATP increased the expression of MRP2 at both the mRNA and protein levels. MRP2 expression involved an ATP-dependent stimulation of the MEK/ERK signaling pathway that was associated with an increase in relative resistance of Caco-2 cells to etoposide. Abolition of MRP2 expression using shRNA significantly reduced the protective effect of MRP2 toward etoposide as well as to cisplatin and doxorubicin. This study describes the mechanism by which ATP may contribute to the chemoresistance of cancerous IECs in colorectal cancer. Given the heterogeneity of colorectal adenocarcinoma responses to anti-cancer drugs, these findings call for further study to understand the role of P2 receptors in cancer drug therapy and to develop novel therapies aimed at regulating P2 receptor activity.
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- Valérie Vinette
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Pavillon de Recherche Appliquée sur le Cancer, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Pavillon de Recherche Appliquée sur le Cancer, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Pavillon de Recherche Appliquée sur le Cancer, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Pavillon de Recherche Appliquée sur le Cancer, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Prakasam HS, Gallo LI, Li H, Ruiz WG, Hallows KR, Apodaca G. A1 adenosine receptor-stimulated exocytosis in bladder umbrella cells requires phosphorylation of ADAM17 Ser-811 and EGF receptor transactivation. Mol Biol Cell 2014; 25:3798-812. [PMID: 25232008 PMCID: PMC4230785 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-03-0818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The role of phosphorylation in ADAM17-dependent shedding is controversial. We show that the A1 adenosine receptor stimulates exocytosis in umbrella cells by a pathway that requires phosphorylation of ADAM17–Ser-811, followed by HB-EGF shedding and EGF receptor transactivation. Preventing ADAM17 phosphorylation blocks these downstream events. Despite the importance of ADAM17-dependent cleavage in normal biology and disease, the physiological cues that trigger its activity, the effector pathways that promote its function, and the mechanisms that control its activity, particularly the role of phosphorylation, remain unresolved. Using native bladder epithelium, in some cases transduced with adenoviruses encoding small interfering RNA, we observe that stimulation of apically localized A1 adenosine receptors (A1ARs) triggers a Gi-Gβγ-phospholipase C-protein kinase C (PKC) cascade that promotes ADAM17-dependent HB-EGF cleavage, EGFR transactivation, and apical exocytosis. We further show that the cytoplasmic tail of rat ADAM17 contains a conserved serine residue at position 811, which resides in a canonical PKC phosphorylation site, and is phosphorylated in response to A1AR activation. Preventing this phosphorylation event by expression of a nonphosphorylatable ADAM17S811A mutant or expression of a tail-minus construct inhibits A1AR-stimulated, ADAM17-dependent HB-EGF cleavage. Furthermore, expression of ADAM17S811A in bladder tissues impairs A1AR-induced apical exocytosis. We conclude that adenosine-stimulated exocytosis requires PKC- and ADAM17-dependent EGFR transactivation and that the function of ADAM17 in this pathway depends on the phosphorylation state of Ser-811 in its cytoplasmic domain.
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- H Sandeep Prakasam
- Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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Jia S, Chen Z, Li J, Chi Y, Wang J, Li S, Luo Y, Geng B, Wang C, Cui Q, Guan Y, Yang J. FAM3A promotes vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration and exacerbates neointima formation in rat artery after balloon injury. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2014; 74:173-82. [PMID: 24857820 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2014.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2014] [Revised: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The biological function of FAM3A, the first member of family with sequence similarity 3 (FAM3) gene family, remains largely unknown. This study aimed to determine its role in the proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Immunohistochemical staining revealed that FAM3A protein is expressed in the tunica media of rodent arteries, and its expression is reduced with an increase in prostaglandin E receptor 2 (EP2) expression after injury. In vitro, FAM3A overexpression promotes proliferation and migration of VSMCs, whereas FAM3A silencing inhibits these processes. In vivo, FAM3A overexpression results in exaggerated neointima formation of rat carotid artery after balloon injury. FAM3A activates Akt in a PI3K-dependent manner. In contrast, FAM3A induces ERK1/2 activation independent of PI3K. FAM3A protein is subcellularly located in mitochondria, where it affects ATP production and release. Activation of EP2 represses FAM3A expression, leading to impaired ATP production and release in VSMCs. FAM3A-induced activation of Akt and ERK1/2 pathways, proliferation and migration of VSMCs are inhibited by P2 receptor antagonist suramin. Furthermore, inhibition or knockdown of P2Y1 receptor inihibits FAM3A-induced proliferation and migration of VSMCs. In conclusion, FAM3A promotes proliferation and migration of VSMCs via P2Y1 receptor-mediated activation of Akt and ERK1/2 pathways. In injured vessels, FAM3A was repressed by upregulated EP2 expression, leading to the attenuation of ATP-P2Y1 receptor signaling, which is beneficial for preventing excessive proliferation and migration of VSMCs.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Balloon Occlusion
- Carotid Arteries/metabolism
- Carotid Arteries/pathology
- Carotid Artery Injuries/genetics
- Carotid Artery Injuries/metabolism
- Carotid Artery Injuries/pathology
- Cell Movement
- Cell Proliferation
- Cytokines/genetics
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Male
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/genetics
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/metabolism
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/genetics
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/pathology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/pathology
- Neointima/genetics
- Neointima/metabolism
- Neointima/pathology
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP2 Subtype/genetics
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP2 Subtype/metabolism
- Receptors, Purinergic P2Y1/genetics
- Receptors, Purinergic P2Y1/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
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- Shi Jia
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology & Central Laboratory, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Science, Ministry of Education, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
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Chen L, He X, Zhang Y, Chen X, Lai X, Shao J, Shi Y, Zhou N. Melatonin receptor type 1 signals to extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 via Gi and Gs dually coupled pathways in HEK-293 cells. Biochemistry 2014; 53:2827-39. [PMID: 24724723 DOI: 10.1021/bi500092e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The pineal gland hormone melatonin exerts its regulatory roles in a variety of physiological and pathological responses through two G protein-coupled receptors, melatonin receptor type 1 (MT1) and melatonin receptor type 2 (MT2), which have been recognized as promising targets in the treatment of a number of human diseases and disorders. The MT1 receptor was identified nearly 20 years ago; however, the molecular mechanisms by which MT1-mediated signaling affects physiology remain to be further elucidated. In this study, using HEK293 cells stably expressing the human MT1 receptor, melatonin induced a concentration-dependent activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2). The melatonin-mediated phosphorylation of ERK1/2 at later time points (≥5 min) was strongly suppressed by pretreatment with pertussis toxin, but only a slight, if any, inhibition of ERK1/2 activation at early time points (≤2 min) was detected. Further experiments demonstrated that the Gβγ subunit, phosphoinositide 3-kinase, and calcium-insensitive protein kinase C were involved in the MT1-mediated activation of ERK1/2 at later time points (≥5 min). Moreover, results derived from cAMP assays combined with a MT1 mutant indicated that the human MT1 receptor could also couple to Gs protein, stimulating intracellular cAMP formation, and that the MT1-induced activation of ERK1/2 at early time points (≤2 min) was mediated by the Gs/cAMP/PKA cascade. Our findings may provide new insights into the pharmacological effects and physiological functions modulated by the MT1-mediated activation of ERK1/2.
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- Linjie Chen
- Institute of Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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Burnstock G. Purinergic signalling in the reproductive system in health and disease. Purinergic Signal 2014; 10:157-87. [PMID: 24271059 PMCID: PMC3944041 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-013-9399-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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There are multiple roles for purinergic signalling in both male and female reproductive organs. ATP, released as a cotransmitter with noradrenaline from sympathetic nerves, contracts smooth muscle via P2X1 receptors in vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate and uterus, as well as in blood vessels. Male infertility occurs in P2X1 receptor knockout mice. Both short- and long-term trophic purinergic signalling occurs in reproductive organs. Purinergic signalling is involved in hormone secretion, penile erection, sperm motility and capacitation, and mucous production. Changes in purinoceptor expression occur in pathophysiological conditions, including pre-eclampsia, cancer and pain.
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- Geoffrey Burnstock
- Autonomic Neuroscience Centre, University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK,
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Danino O, Grossman S, Fischer B. Nucleoside 5'-phosphorothioate derivatives as oxidative stress protectants in PC12 cells. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2013; 32:333-53. [PMID: 23742060 DOI: 10.1080/15257770.2013.789107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Iron-induced oxidative damage of mitochondria contributes to cellular death seen in neurodegenerative diseases, therefore, there is a demand for nontoxic, biocompatible, and effective Fe-ion chelators. We evaluated the chelation of Fe(II) by phosphate derivatives using ferrozine as an indicator. We studied the effect of phosphate derivatives on inhibiting Fe(II)-induced oxidative stress in PC12 cells, and metabolic stability in PC12 cells was evaluated. Nucleotides containing phosphorothioate moieties inhibited ROS formation better than natural nucleotides and were more metabolically stable in PC12 cells. Finally, we elucidated that these nucleotides activate the MAP-kinase pathway that contributes to protection of PC12 cells under oxidative stress.
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- Ortal Danino
- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Amin R, Sharma S, Ratakonda S, Hassan HA. Extracellular nucleotides inhibit oxalate transport by human intestinal Caco-2-BBe cells through PKC-δ activation. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2013; 305:C78-89. [PMID: 23596171 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00339.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Nephrolithiasis remains a major health problem in Western countries. Seventy to 80% of kidney stones are composed of calcium oxalate, and small changes in urinary oxalate affect risk of kidney stone formation. Intestinal oxalate secretion mediated by the anion exchanger SLC26A6 plays an essential role in preventing hyperoxaluria and calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis, indicating that understanding the mechanisms regulating intestinal oxalate transport is critical for management of hyperoxaluria. Purinergic signaling modulates several intestinal processes through pathways including PKC activation, which we previously found to inhibit Slc26a6 activity in mouse duodenal tissue. We therefore examined whether purinergic stimulation with ATP and UTP affects oxalate transport by human intestinal Caco-2-BBe (C2) cells. We measured [¹⁴C]oxalate uptake in the presence of an outward Cl⁻ gradient as an assay of Cl⁻/oxalate exchange activity, ≥50% of which is mediated by SLC26A6. We found that ATP and UTP significantly inhibited oxalate transport by C2 cells, an effect blocked by the PKC inhibitor Gö-6983. Utilizing pharmacological agonists and antagonists, as well as PKC-δ knockdown studies, we observed that ATP inhibits oxalate transport through the P2Y₂ receptor, PLC, and PKC-δ. Biotinylation studies showed that ATP inhibits oxalate transport by lowering SLC26A6 surface expression. These findings are of potential relevance to pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease-associated hyperoxaluria, where supraphysiological levels of ATP/UTP are expected and overexpression of the P2Y₂ receptor has been reported. We conclude that ATP and UTP inhibit oxalate transport by lowering SLC26A6 surface expression in C2 cells through signaling pathways including the P2Y₂ purinergic receptor, PLC, and PKC-δ.
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- Ruhul Amin
- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Shin YH, Lee SJ, Jung J. Extracellular ATP inhibits Schwann cell dedifferentiation and proliferation in an ex vivo model of Wallerian degeneration. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 430:852-7. [PMID: 23194661 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.11.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 11/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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After nerve injury, Schwann cells proliferate and revert to a phenotype that supports nerve regeneration. This phenotype-changing process can be viewed as Schwann cell dedifferentiation. Here, we investigated the role of extracellular ATP in Schwann cell dedifferentiation and proliferation during Wallerian degeneration. Using several markers of Schwann cell dedifferentiation and proliferation in sciatic explants, we found that extracellular ATP inhibits Schwann cell dedifferentiation and proliferation during Wallerian degeneration. Furthermore, the blockage of lysosomal exocytosis in ATP-treated sciatic explants is sufficient to induce Schwann cell dedifferentiation. Together, these findings suggest that ATP-induced lysosomal exocytosis may be involved in Schwann cell dedifferentiation.
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- Youn Ho Shin
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Heogi-Dong 1, Dongdaemun-Gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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Aliagas E, Vidal A, Torrejón-Escribano B, Taco MDR, Ponce J, de Aranda IG, Sévigny J, Condom E, Martín-Satué M. Ecto-nucleotidases distribution in human cyclic and postmenopausic endometrium. Purinergic Signal 2012; 9:227-37. [PMID: 23225236 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-012-9345-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2012] [Accepted: 11/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Extracellular ATP and its hydrolysis product, adenosine, acting through specific receptors collectively named purinergic receptors, regulate female fertility by influencing the endometrial fluid microenvironment. There are four major groups of ecto-nucleotidases that control the levels of extracellular ATP and adenosine and thus their availability at purinergic receptors: ecto-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases (E-NTPDases), ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phospho-diesterases (E-NPPs), ecto-5'-nucleotidase (5'NT), and alkaline phosphatases (APs). The aim of the present work is to characterize the expression and distribution of ecto-nucleotidases in human endometrium along the menstrual cycle and after menopause, to evaluate their potential utility as fertility markers. We examined proliferative, secretory and atrophic endometria from women without endometrial pathology undergoing hysterectomy. We show that the ecto-nucleotidases are mainly present at endometrial epithelia, both luminal and glandular, and that their expression fluctuates along the cycle and also changes after menopause. An important result was identifying NPP3 as a new biological marker of tubal metaplasia. Our results emphasize the relevance of the study of purinergic signaling in human fertility.
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- Elisabet Aliagas
- Departament de Patologia i Terapèutica Experimental, Facultat de Medicina, Campus de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Chen JB, Liu WJ, Che H, Liu J, Sun HY, Li GR. Adenosine-5'-triphosphate up-regulates proliferation of human cardiac fibroblasts. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 166:1140-50. [PMID: 22224416 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.01831.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE ATP is a potent signalling molecule that regulates biological activities including increasing or decreasing proliferation in different types of cells. The aim of the present study was to investigate how ATP regulates the proliferation of human cardiac fibroblasts. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Reverse transcription (RT)-PCR, Western blot analysis, cell proliferation and migration assays were employed to investigate the effects of ATP on human adult ventricular fibroblasts. KEY RESULTS ATP increased cell proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner. Similarly, the P2X receptor agonist α,β-methylene ATP and P2Y receptor agonist ATP-γS also up-regulated cell proliferation. The P2 receptor antagonists suramin and reactive blue-2 prevented the ATP-induced increase in proliferation and RT-PCR and Western blot analysis revealed that mRNAs of P2X(4/7) and P2Y(2) are abundant in cardiac fibroblasts. ATP increased phosphorylated PKB (Akt) and ERK1/2 levels; an effect antagonized by suramin, reactive blue-2, the PI3-kinase inhibitor, wortmannin, PKB inhibitor, API-2, and MAPK inhibitor, PD98059. These kinase inhibitors also prevented the ATP-induced increase in proliferation. In addition, ATP enhanced the progression of cells from the G0/G1 phase to the S phase by increasing the expression of proteins for cyclin D1 and cyclin E. Silencing the P2X(4/7) and P2Y(2) receptors with siRNA targeting the corresponding receptor diminished ATP-stimulated proliferation and migration of the cardiac fibroblasts. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATION ATP activates P2X(4/7) and P2Y(2) receptors and up-regulates the proliferation of human cardiac fibroblasts by promoting cell cycling progression. It also increases the migration of these cells. These effects of ATP may be involved in cardiac remodelling of injured hearts.
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- Jing-Bo Chen
- Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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Xiao Z, Yang M, Lv Q, Wang W, Deng M, Liu X, He Q, Chen X, Chen M, Fang L, Xie X, Hu J. P2Y11 impairs cell proliferation by induction of cell cycle arrest and sensitizes endothelial cells to cisplatin-induced cell death. J Cell Biochem 2011; 112:2257-65. [PMID: 21503959 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Extracellular ATP mediates a wide range of physiological effects, including cell proliferation, differentiation, maturation, and migration. However, the effect of ATP on cell proliferation has been contradictory, and the mechanism is not fully understood. In the current study, we found that extracellular ATP significantly inhibited the proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs). Treatment with ATP did not induce cell apoptosis but instead induced cell cycle arrest in S phase. ATP induced the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, but the ERK inhibitors, U0126 and PD9809, did not regulate the inhibition of cell proliferation induced by ATP. However, ATP-induced inhibition of cell proliferation was blocked by suramin, a nonspecific antagonist of the P2Y receptors, and endothelial cells expressed P2Y11, a P2Y receptor that specifically binds ATP. Moreover, the down-regulation of P2Y11 by RNA interference not only reversed the inhibition of cell proliferation but also ameliorated cell cycle arrest in S phase. In addition, P2Y11 sensitized endothelial cells to cisplatin-induced cell death by down-regulation of the expression of Bcl-2. Taken together, these results suggest that extracellular ATP impairs cell proliferation by triggering signaling to induce cell cycle arrest and sensitizes cell to death via P2Y11 in endothelial cells.
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- Zhilin Xiao
- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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The role of purinergic signaling on deformation induced injury and repair responses of alveolar epithelial cells. PLoS One 2011; 6:e27469. [PMID: 22087324 PMCID: PMC3210789 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Cell wounding is an important driver of the innate immune response of ventilator-injured lungs. We had previously shown that the majority of wounded alveolus resident cells repair and survive deformation induced insults. This is important insofar as wounded and repaired cells may contribute to injurious deformation responses commonly referred to as biotrauma. The central hypothesis of this communication states that extracellular adenosine-5′ triphosphate (ATP) promotes the repair of wounded alveolus resident cells by a P2Y2-Receptor dependent mechanism. Using primary type 1 alveolar epithelial rat cell models subjected to micropuncture injury and/or deforming stress we show that 1) stretch causes a dose dependent increase in cell injury and ATP media concentrations; 2) enzymatic depletion of extracellular ATP reduces the probability of stretch induced wound repair; 3) enriching extracellular ATP concentrations facilitates wound repair; 4) purinergic effects on cell repair are mediated by ATP and not by one of its metabolites; and 5) ATP mediated cell salvage depends at least in part on P2Y2-R activation. While rescuing cells from wounding induced death may seem appealing, it is possible that survivors of membrane wounding become governors of a sustained pro-inflammatory state and thereby perpetuate and worsen organ function in the early stages of lung injury syndromes. Means to uncouple P2Y2-R mediated cytoprotection from P2Y2-R mediated inflammation and to test the preclinical efficacy of such an undertaking deserve to be explored.
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Pavasant P, Yongchaitrakul T. Role of mechanical stress on the function of periodontal ligament cells. Periodontol 2000 2011; 56:154-65. [PMID: 21501242 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2010.00374.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Xing Y, Gu Y, Xu LC, Siedlecki CA, Donahue HJ, You J. Effects of membrane cholesterol depletion and GPI-anchored protein reduction on osteoblastic mechanotransduction. J Cell Physiol 2011; 226:2350-9. [PMID: 21660958 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We previously demonstrated that oscillatory fluid flow activates MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cell calcium signaling pathways via a mechanism involving ATP releases and P2Y(2) puringeric receptors. However, the molecular mechanisms by which fluid flow initiates cellular responses are still unclear. Accumulating evidence suggests that lipid rafts, one of the important membrane structural components, may play an important role in transducing extracellular fluid shear stress to intracellular responses. Due to the limitations of current techniques, there is no direct approach to study the role of lipid rafts in transmitting fluid shear stress. In this study, we targeted two important membrane components associated with lipid rafts, cholesterol, and glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins (GPI-anchored proteins), to disrupt the integrity of cell membrane structures. We first demonstrated that membrane cholesterol depletion with the treatment of methyl-β-cyclodextrin inhibits oscillatory fluid flow induced intracellular calcium mobilization and ERK1/2 phosphorylation in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells. Secondly, we used a novel approach to decrease the levels of GPI-anchored proteins on cell membranes by overexpressing glycosylphosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase D in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells. This resulted in significant inhibition of intracellular calcium mobilization and ERK1/2 phosphorylation in response to oscillatory fluid flow. Finally, we demonstrated that cholesterol depletion inhibited oscillatory fluid flow induced ATP releases, which were responsible for the activation of calcium signaling pathways in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells. Our findings suggest that cholesterol and GPI-anchored proteins, two membrane structural components related to lipid rafts, may play an important role in osteoblastic cell mechanotransduction.
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- Yanghui Xing
- Division of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
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Xing Y, Gu Y, Gomes RR, You J. P2Y(2) receptors and GRK2 are involved in oscillatory fluid flow induced ERK1/2 responses in chondrocytes. J Orthop Res 2011; 29:828-33. [PMID: 21520257 PMCID: PMC3126889 DOI: 10.1002/jor.21319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2010] [Accepted: 10/28/2010] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Mechanical loading is an important factor regulating cartilage metabolism maintained by chondrocytes. However, some of its underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this study, we employed a chondrogenic cell line ATDC5 to investigate roles of P2Y(2) and GRK2 in chondrocyte mechanotransduction. We first confirmed the expression of chondrocyte markers in differentiated ATDC5 cells. We then exposed both differentiated and undifferentiated ATDC5 cells to oscillatory fluid flow, and found that differentiated ATDC5 cells responded to oscillatory fluid flow by increasing COX-2 and aggrecan expressions. More importantly, fluid flow induced ERK1/2 response in differentiated cells was increased more than 10 times compared to those in undifferentiated cells. Furthermore, we found that P2Y(2) mRNA and protein levels in differentiated ATDC5 cells were significantly higher than those in undifferentiated cells. In contrast, GRK2 protein levels in differentiated cells were significantly lower than those in undifferentiated cells. Finally, overexpressions of P2Y(2) and GRK2 in differentiated ATDC5 cells result in a 34% increase and a 21% decrease of the ERK1/2 phosphorylation, respectively, in response to oscillatory fluid flow, suggesting important roles of P2Y(2) and GRK2 in chondrocyte mechanotransduction.
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- Corresponding Author: Jun You, Ph.D., Department of Orthopaedics, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, U.S.A., , Tel: (01)-717-531-4819, Fax: (01)-717-531-7583
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Buzzi N, Boland R, Russo de Boland A. Signal transduction pathways associated with ATP-induced proliferation of colon adenocarcinoma cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2010; 1800:946-55. [PMID: 20562007 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2010.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2009] [Revised: 05/18/2010] [Accepted: 05/20/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND In previous work, we have demonstrated that extracellular adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) acts on intestinal Caco-2 cell P2Y receptors promoting a rapid increase in the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, p46 JNK and p38 MAP kinases (MAPKs). METHODS AND RESULTS In this study, we investigated whether the extracellular ATP-P2Y receptor signalling pathways were required for the proliferation of Caco-2 cells. Confocal microscopy and immunobloting studies showed that ERK1/2 and JNK translocate into the nucleus of the cells stimulated by ATP, where they participate, together with p38 MAPK, in the phosphorylation of JunD, ATF-1 and ATF-2 transcription factors. In addition, ATP through the activation of MAPKs induces the expression of the immediate early genes products of the Jun family, c-Fos and MAP kinase phosphatase-1 (MKP-1). Moreover, ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK are involved in the phosphorylation of MKP-1 in Caco-2 cells. Of physiological significance, in agreement with the mitogenic role of the MAPK cascade, ATP increased Caco-2 cell proliferation, and this effect was blocked by UO126, SB203580 and SP600125, the specific inhibitors of ERK1/2, p38 MAPK and JNK1/2, respectively. CONCLUSION Extracellular ATP induces proliferation of Caco-2 human colonic cancer cells by activating MAPK cascades and modulation of transcription factors. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE These findings and identification of the specific P2Y subtype receptors involved in the mitogenic effect of ATP on Caco-2 cells might be relevant for understanding tumor cell development, resistance to treatment regimens and the design of new therapeutic strategies.
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- Natalia Buzzi
- Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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Ratchford AM, Baker OJ, Camden JM, Rikka S, Petris MJ, Seye CI, Erb L, Weisman GA. P2Y2 nucleotide receptors mediate metalloprotease-dependent phosphorylation of epidermal growth factor receptor and ErbB3 in human salivary gland cells. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:7545-55. [PMID: 20064929 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.078170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The G protein-coupled receptor P2Y(2) nucleotide receptor (P2Y(2)R) has been shown to be up-regulated in a variety of tissues in response to stress or injury. Recent studies have suggested that P2Y(2)Rs may play a role in immune responses, wound healing, and tissue regeneration via their ability to activate multiple signaling pathways, including activation of growth factor receptors. Here, we demonstrate that in human salivary gland (HSG) cells, activation of the P2Y(2)R by its agonist induces phosphorylation of ERK1/2 via two distinct mechanisms, a rapid, protein kinase C-dependent pathway and a slower and prolonged, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-dependent pathway. The EGFR-dependent stimulation of UTP-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation in HSG cells is inhibited by the adamalysin inhibitor tumor necrosis factor-alpha protease inhibitor or by small interfering RNA that selectively silences ADAM10 and ADAM17 expression, suggesting that ADAM metalloproteases are required for P2Y(2)R-mediated activation of the EGFR. G protein-coupled receptors have been shown to promote proteolytic release of EGFR ligands; however, neutralizing antibodies to known ligands of the EGFR did not inhibit UTP-induced EGFR phosphorylation. Immunoprecipitation experiments indicated that UTP causes association of the EGFR with another member of the EGF receptor family, ErbB3. Furthermore, stimulation of HSG cells with UTP induced phosphorylation of ErbB3, and silencing of ErbB3 expression inhibited UTP-induced phosphorylation of both ErbB3 and EGFR. UTP-induced phosphorylation of ErbB3 and EGFR was also inhibited by silencing the expression of the ErbB3 ligand neuregulin 1 (NRG1). These results suggest that P2Y(2)R activation in salivary gland cells promotes the formation of EGFR/ErbB3 heterodimers and metalloprotease-dependent neuregulin 1 release, resulting in the activation of both EGFR and ErbB3.
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- Ann M Ratchford
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
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Norambuena A, Palma F, Poblete MI, Donoso MV, Pardo E, González A, Huidobro-Toro JP. UTP controls cell surface distribution and vasomotor activity of the human P2Y2 receptor through an epidermal growth factor receptor-transregulated mechanism. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:2940-50. [PMID: 19996104 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.081166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Extracellular nucleotides transmit signals into the cells through the P2 family of cell surface receptors. These receptors are amply expressed in human blood vessels and participate in vascular tone control; however, their signaling mechanisms remain unknown. Here we show that in smooth muscle cells of isolated human chorionic arteries, the activation of the P2Y(2) receptor (P2Y(2)R) induces not only its partition into membrane rafts but also its rapid internalization. Cholesterol depletion with methyl-beta-cyclodextrin reduced the association of the agonist-activated receptor into membrane rafts but did not affect either the UTP-mediated vasoconstrictions or the vasomotor responses elicited by both serotonin and KCl. Ex vivo perfusion of human chorionic artery segments with 1-10 mum UTP, a selective P2Y(2)R agonist, displaced the P2Y(2)R localization into membrane rafts within 1 min, a process preceded by the activation of both RhoA and Rac1 GTPases. AG1478, a selective and potent inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase activity, not only blocked the UTP-induced vasomotor activity but also abrogated both RhoA and Rac1 activation, the P2Y(2)R association with membrane rafts, and its internalization. Altogether, these results show for the first time that the plasma membrane distribution of the P2Y(2)R is transregulated by the epidermal growth factor receptor, revealing an unsuspected functional interplay that controls both the membrane distribution and the vasomotor activity of the P2Y(2)R in intact human blood vessels.
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- Andrés Norambuena
- Departamento de Ciencias Fisiológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Centro de Regulación Celular y Patología JV Luco, Instituto Milenio de Biología Fundamental y Aplicada, Santiago, Chile.
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Iwabuchi S, Kawahara K. Possible involvement of extracellular ATP-P2Y purinoceptor signaling in ischemia-induced tolerance of astrocytes in culture. Neurochem Res 2009; 34:1542-54. [PMID: 19288192 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-009-9942-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2008] [Accepted: 02/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Extracellular adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) activates specific G protein-coupled purinoceptors (P2Y), and ATP-P2Y signaling pathways induces intracellular Ca(2+) mobilization resulting in changes in the gene expression of a variety of proteins in astrocytes. This study investigated whether the exposure of cultured astrocytes to sublethal ischemia produced resistance to subsequent lethal ischemic stress, and if so, whether the extracellular ATP-P2Y signaling pathways were responsible for the tolerance. Ischemia-like insults, sublethal oxygen-glucose deprivation (sOGD), produced tolerance to subsequent lethal OGD stress in cultured astrocytes. Early during reperfusion after sOGD, the amount of extracellular ATP and the expression of both P2Y(1) and P2Y(2) receptors were increased, leading to enhanced activation of the extracellular ATP-P2Y signaling pathways. The occurrence of intracellular spontaneous Ca(2+) oscillations was also increased. In addition, sOGD treatment enhanced the expression of the phosphorylated form of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases 1 and 2 (p-ERK 1/2), and treatment with an inhibitor of ERK significantly attenuated the sOGD-induced ischemic tolerance of astrocytes.
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- Sadahiro Iwabuchi
- Laboratory of Cellular Cybernetics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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