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Zhang H, Liesveld JL, Calvi LM, Lipe BC, Xing L, Becker MW, Schwarz EM, Yeh SCA. The roles of bone remodeling in normal hematopoiesis and age-related hematological malignancies. Bone Res 2023; 11:15. [PMID: 36918531 PMCID: PMC10014945 DOI: 10.1038/s41413-023-00249-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Prior research establishing that bone interacts in coordination with the bone marrow microenvironment (BMME) to regulate hematopoietic homeostasis was largely based on analyses of individual bone-associated cell populations. Recent advances in intravital imaging has suggested that the expansion of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and acute myeloid leukemia cells is restricted to bone marrow microdomains during a distinct stage of bone remodeling. These findings indicate that dynamic bone remodeling likely imposes additional heterogeneity within the BMME to yield differential clonal responses. A holistic understanding of the role of bone remodeling in regulating the stem cell niche and how these interactions are altered in age-related hematological malignancies will be critical to the development of novel interventions. To advance this understanding, herein, we provide a synopsis of the cellular and molecular constituents that participate in bone turnover and their known connections to the hematopoietic compartment. Specifically, we elaborate on the coupling between bone remodeling and the BMME in homeostasis and age-related hematological malignancies and after treatment with bone-targeting approaches. We then discuss unresolved questions and ambiguities that remain in the field.
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- Hengwei Zhang
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 665, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
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- Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 665, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 665, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy/Immunology/Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Box 665, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
- Department of Physiology/Pharmacology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
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Saltarella I, Altamura C, Lamanuzzi A, Apollonio B, Vacca A, Frassanito MA, Desaphy JF. Ion Channels in Multiple Myeloma: Pathogenic Role and Therapeutic Perspectives. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23137302. [PMID: 35806308 PMCID: PMC9266328 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Ion channels are pore-forming proteins that allow ions to flow across plasma membranes and intracellular organelles in both excitable and non-excitable cells. They are involved in the regulation of several biological processes (i.e., proliferation, cell volume and shape, differentiation, migration, and apoptosis). Recently, the aberrant expression of ion channels has emerged as an important step of malignant transformation, tumor progression, and drug resistance, leading to the idea of “onco-channelopathy”. Here, we review the contribution of ion channels and transporters in multiple myeloma (MM), a hematological neoplasia characterized by the expansion of tumor plasma cells (MM cells) in the bone marrow (BM). Deregulation of ion channels sustains MM progression by modulating intracellular pathways that promote MM cells’ survival, proliferation, and drug resistance. Finally, we focus on the promising role of ion channels as therapeutic targets for the treatment of MM patients in a combination strategy with currently used anti-MM drugs to improve their cytotoxic activity and reduce adverse effects.
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- Ilaria Saltarella
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Pharmacology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, I-70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Pharmacology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, I-70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, I-70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, I-70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, I-70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General Pathology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, I-70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Pharmacology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, I-70124 Bari, Italy
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Li T, Chen J, Zeng Z. Pathophysiological role of calcium channels and transporters in the multiple myeloma. Cell Commun Signal 2021; 19:99. [PMID: 34579758 PMCID: PMC8477534 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-021-00781-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a common malignant tumor of plasma cells. Despite several treatment approaches in the past two decades, MM remains an aggressive and incurable disease in dire need of new treatment strategies. Approximately 70–80% of patients with MM have myeloma bone disease (MBD), often accompanied by pathological fractures and hypercalcemia, which seriously affect the prognosis of the patients. Calcium channels and transporters can mediate Ca2+ balance inside and outside of the membrane, indicating that they may be closely related to the prognosis of MM. Therefore, this review focuses on the roles of some critical calcium channels and transporters in MM prognosis, which located in the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria. The goal of this review is to facilitate the identification of new targets for the treatment and prognosis of MM.![]() Video Abstract
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- Tingting Li
- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, 20 Chazhong Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350005, People's Republic of China.,Fujian Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, 20 Chazhong Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350005, People's Republic of China. .,Fujian Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, 20 Chazhong Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350005, People's Republic of China. .,Fujian Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Tuffour A, Kosiba AA, Zhang Y, Peprah FA, Gu J, Shi H. Role of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) in cancer metastasis to bone: Identifying a potential therapeutic target. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2021; 1875:188528. [PMID: 33640382 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2021.188528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide due to its ability to evade immune surveillance and metastasize from its origin to a secondary point of contact. Though several treatment techniques have been developed to suppress or manage cancer spread, a strategy for total control over the disease continues to evade researchers. In considering ways to control or prevent cancer from metastasizing to the bone, we analyze the impact of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), whose primary role is to maintain calcium (Ca2+) homeostasis in cellular and systemic physiological processes. CaSR is a pleiotropic receptor capable of enhancing the proliferation of some cancers such as breast, lung, prostate and kidney cancers at its primary site(s) and stimulating bone metastasis, while exerting a suppressive effect in others such as colon cancer. The activity of CaSR not only increases cancer cell proliferation, migration and suppression of apoptosis in the organs indicated, but also increases the secretion of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) and epiregulin, which induce osteolytic activity and osteoblastic suppression. In addition, released cytokines and Ca2+ from bone resorption are critical factors that further promote cancer proliferation. In this review, we seek to highlight previous viewpoints on CaSR, discuss its role in a new context, and consider its potential clinical application in cancer treatment.
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- Alex Tuffour
- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China.
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Cho H, Lee J, Jang S, Lee J, Oh TI, Son Y, Lee E. CaSR-Mediated hBMSCs Activity Modulation: Additional Coupling Mechanism in Bone Remodeling Compartment. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010325. [PMID: 33396907 PMCID: PMC7795180 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Near the bone remodeling compartments (BRC), extracellular calcium concentration (Ca2+o) is locally elevated and bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) close to the BRC can be exposed to high calcium concentration. The calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) is known to play a key role in maintaining extracellular calcium homeostasis by sensing fluctuations in the levels of extracellular calcium (Ca2+o). When human BMSCs (hBMSCs) were exposed to various calcium concentrations (1.8, 3, 5, 10, 30 mM), moderate-high extracellular calcium concentrations (3–5 mM) stimulated proliferation, while a high calcium concentration (30 mM) inhibited the proliferation. Exposure to various calcium concentrations did not induce significant differences in the apoptotic cell fraction. Evaluation of multi-lineage differentiation potential showed no significant difference among various calcium concentration groups, except for the high calcium concentration (30 mM) treated group, which resulted in increased calcification after in vitro osteogenic differentiation. Treatment of NPS2143, a CaSR inhibitor, abolished the stimulatory effect on hBMSCs proliferation and migration indicating that CaSR is involved. These results suggest that the calcium concentration gradient near the BRC may play an important role in bone remodeling by acting as an osteoblast–osteoclast coupling mechanism through CaSR.
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- Hyunji Cho
- College of Life Science and Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Seochon-dong, Kiheung-go, Yongin-si, Geonggi-do 17104, Korea;
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- Department of Medical Engineering, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea; (J.L.); (S.J.)
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- Department of Medical Engineering, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea; (J.L.); (S.J.)
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- R&D Institute, Biosolution Inc., Seoul 18111, Korea;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, Seochon-dong, Kiheung-go, Yongin-si, Geonggi-do 17104, Korea
- Correspondence: (Y.S.); (E.L.); Tel.: +82-31-201-3822 (Y.S.); +82-10-3751-7532 (E.L.)
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- Impedance Imaging Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
- Correspondence: (Y.S.); (E.L.); Tel.: +82-31-201-3822 (Y.S.); +82-10-3751-7532 (E.L.)
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Bai H, Zhu H, Yan Q, Shen X, Lu X, Wang J, Li J, Chen L. TRPV2-induced Ca 2+-calcineurin-NFAT signaling regulates differentiation of osteoclast in multiple myeloma. Cell Commun Signal 2018; 16:68. [PMID: 30326911 PMCID: PMC6191893 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-018-0280-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Myeloma bone disease (MBD) can cause bone destruction and increase the level of Ca2+ concentration in the bone marrow microenvironment by stimulating osteoclastic differentiation. Nevertheless, the relationships between MBD and highly efficient stimuli of Ca2+ in multiple myeloma (MM) progression, and possible regulatory mechanisms are poorly defined. Here, we reported that the nonselective cation channel transient receptor potential vanilloid 2 (TRPV2) plays a functional role in Ca2+ oscillations and osteoclastogenesis. METHODS To investigate the expression of TRPV2 in MM, we analyzed publicly available MM data sets and performed immunohistochemistry in MM patients. The correlations between TRPV2 expression levels and osteoclast-related cytokines were analyzed. Fluo-4 staining and ELISA assays were used to assess the regulated function of TRPV2 in intracellular Ca2+ and cytokines. Western blotting and Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays were performed to explore the signaling pathway of TRPV2-induced osteoclastic differentiation. Real-time PCR, Western blotting, ELISA and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining were performed to detect the biological effects of TRPV2 inhibitor on osteoclastogenesis. RESULTS The functional expression of TRPV2, involved in the osteolysis through gating the calcium influx, was changed in the MM cells cultured in a high Ca2+ environment. Mechanistically, TRPV2 modulates nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL)-dependent osteoclastic differentiation through the Ca2+-calcineurin-NFAT signaling pathway. Of clinical relevance, systemic administration with SKF96365 could attenuate the MM-induced osteoclast formation in vitro. CONCLUSIONS Our study uncovers the possible roles of TRPV2, which enhances MBD, suggesting that targeting osteocyte-MM cells interactions through blockade of TRPV2 channel may provide a promising treatment strategy in MM.
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- Hua Bai
- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Hoorelbeke D, Decrock E, Van Haver V, De Bock M, Leybaert L. Calcium, a pivotal player in photodynamic therapy? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2018; 1865:1805-1814. [PMID: 30076858 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2018.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy combines three non-toxic components: light, oxygen and a photosensitizer to generate singlet oxygen and/or other ROS molecules in order to target destruction of cancer cells. The damage induced in the targeted cells can furthermore propagate to non-exposed bystander cells thereby exacerbating the damage. Ca2+ signaling is strongly intertwined with ROS signaling and both play crucial roles in cell death. In this review we aimed to review current knowledge on the role of Ca2+ and ROS signaling, their effect on cell-cell propagation via connexin-linked mechanisms and the outcome in terms of cell death. In general, photodynamic therapy results in an increased cytosolic Ca2+ concentration originating from Ca2+ entry or Ca2+ release from internal stores. While photodynamic therapy can certainly induce cell death, the outcome depends on the cell type and the photosensitizer used. Connexin channels propagating the Ca2+ signal, and presumably regenerating ROS at distance, may play a role in spreading the effect to neighboring non-exposed bystander cells. Given the various cell types and photosensitizers used, there is currently no unified signaling scheme to explain the role of Ca2+ and connexins in the responses following photodynamic therapy. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Calcium signaling in health, disease and therapy edited by Geert Bultynck and Jan Parys.
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- Physiology group, Dept. of Basic Medical Sciences, UGent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Physiology group, Dept. of Basic Medical Sciences, UGent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Physiology group, Dept. of Basic Medical Sciences, UGent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Physiology group, Dept. of Basic Medical Sciences, UGent, Ghent, Belgium.
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Enhanced Proliferation of Porcine Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Induced by Extracellular Calcium is Associated with the Activation of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor and ERK Signaling Pathway. Stem Cells Int 2016; 2016:6570671. [PMID: 27123007 PMCID: PMC4829725 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6570671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2016] [Revised: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Porcine bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (pBMSCs) have the potential for application in regenerative medicine. This study aims to investigate the effects of extracellular calcium ([Ca2+]o) on pBMSCs proliferation and to explore the possible underlying mechanisms. The results demonstrated that 4 mM [Ca2+]o significantly promoted pBMSCs proliferation by reducing the G0/G1 phase cell percentage and by increasing the S phase cell proportion and the proliferation index of pBMSCs. Accordingly, [Ca2+]o stimulated the expression levels of proliferative genes such as cyclin A2, cyclin D1/3, cyclin E2, and PCNA and inhibited the expression of p21. In addition, [Ca2+]o resulted in a significant elevation of intracellular calcium and an increased ratio of p-ERK/ERK. However, inhibition of calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) by its antagonist NPS2143 abolished the aforementioned effects of [Ca2+]o. Moreover, [Ca2+]o-induced promotion of pBMSCs proliferation, the changes of proliferative genes expression levels, and the activation of ERK1/2 signaling pathway were effectively blocked by U0126, a selective ERK kinase inhibitor. In conclusion, our findings provided evidence that the enhanced pBMSCs proliferation in response to [Ca2+]o was associated with the activation of CaSR and ERK1/2 signaling pathway, which may be useful for the application of pBMSCs in future clinical studies aimed at tissue regeneration and repair.
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Gogusev J, Murakami I, Telvi L, Goguin A, Sarfati E, Jaubert F. Establishment and characterization of a human parathyroid carcinoma derived cell line. Pathol Res Pract 2015; 211:332-40. [PMID: 25655355 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2014.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Revised: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 12/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare neoplasia associated with PTH-dependent hypercalcaemia. It is infrequent in primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) and very rarely associated with uremic HPT. A continuous cell line named Pt.Kich-1 from a parathyroid carcinoma diagnosed in a patient with secondary hyperparathyroidism (II° HPTH) was established and maintained in vitro for more than 60 passages. The cells were characterized for their immunophenotypic and endocrine characteristics as well as for their functional status after treatment by the extracellular [Ca(2+)]e, and the calcium homeostasis regulator 1α,25 (OH)2D3. The cytogenetic features were established by the R-banding. The Pt.Kich-1 cultures show an aspect of admixed epithelial/mesenchymal like cells with a doubling time between 96 and 112h. The cells are immunoreactive for cytokeratin (60%), EMA (26%), vimentin (46%), E-cadherin (32%), and synaptophysin (16%), while chromogranin A was not detected. Hypotetraploid karyotype containing large chromosomal markers and double minute chromosomes was identified in 30% of the metaphases. Treatment of Pt.Kich-1 cells with 1.0mM, 1.5mM, and 1.7mM of extracellular [Ca(2+)]e increased the DNA synthesis, while the calcium homeostasis regulator, the 1α,25 (OH)2D3, at 10(-9)-10(-7)M inhibited the cell growth. The levels of PTH measured in the medium of early cultures ranging between 547 and 610pg/μg of DNA declined during the passages to a level between 6 and 12pg/μg of DNA. No effect on the PTH release by the Pt.Kich-1 cells was observed after treatment with the all-trans (ATRA) and 9-cis retinoic acid differentiation inducers. The described in vitro cellular model can serve as a useful tool to study the pathogenesis of parathyroid carcinoma and to improve the knowledge of the molecular mechanisms involved in the control of gland sensitivity to [Ca(2+)]e leading to PTH synthesis and secretion.
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- Jean Gogusev
- Cochin Institute, INSERM U1016, CNRS 8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago 683-8503, Japan
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- Department of Cytogenetics, Hôpital Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Cochin Institute, INSERM U1016, CNRS 8104, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Viscerale, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Hôpital Necker, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Calcium-sensing receptor-mediated osteogenic and early-stage neurogenic differentiation in umbilical cord matrix mesenchymal stem cells from a large animal model. PLoS One 2014; 9:e111533. [PMID: 25379789 PMCID: PMC4224416 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Umbilical cord matrix mesenchymal stem cells (UCM-MSCs) present a wide range of potential therapeutical applications. The extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) regulates physiological and pathological processes. We investigated, in a large animal model, the involvement of CaSR in triggering osteogenic and neurogenic differentiation of two size-sieved UCM-MSC lines, by using AMG641, a novel potent research calcimimetic acting as CaSR agonist. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Large (>8 µm in diameter) and small (<8 µm) equine UCM-MSC lines were cultured in medium with high calcium (Ca2+) concentration ([Ca2+]o; 2.87 mM) and dose-response effects of AMG641 (0.01 to 3µM) on cell proliferation were evaluated. Both cell lines were then cultured in osteogenic or neurogenic differentiation medium containing: 1) low [Ca2+]o (0.37 mM); 2) high [Ca2+]o (2.87 mM); 3) AMG641 (0.05, 0.1 or 1 µM) with high [Ca2+]o and 4) the CaSR antagonist NPS2390 (10 mM for 30 min) followed by incubation with AMG641 in high [Ca2+]o. Expression of osteogenic or neurogenic differentiation biomarkers was compared among groups. In both cell lines, AMG641 dose-dependently increased cell proliferation (up to P<0.001). Osteogenic molecular markers expression was differentially regulated by AMG641, with stimulatory (OPN up-regulation) in large or inhibitory (RUNX2 and OPN down-regulation) effects in small cells, respectively. AMG641 significantly increased alkaline phosphatase activity and calcium phosphate deposition in both cell lines. Following treatment with AMG641 during osteogenic differentiation, in both cell lines CaSR expression was inversely related to that of osteogenic markers and inhibition of CaSR by NPS2390 blocked AMG641-dependent responses. Early-stage neurogenic differentiation was promoted/triggered by AMG641 in both cell lines, as Nestin and CaSR mRNA transcription up-regulation were observed. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Calcium- and AMG641-induced CaSR stimulation promoted in vitro proliferation and osteogenic and early-stage neurogenic differentiation of UCM-MSCs. CaSR activation may play a fundamental role in selecting specific differentiation checkpoints of these two differentiation routes, as related to cell commitment status.
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Prognostic significance of calcium-sensing receptor in breast cancer. Tumour Biol 2014; 35:5709-15. [DOI: 10.1007/s13277-014-1756-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Singh N, Promkan M, Liu G, Varani J, Chakrabarty S. Role of calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) in tumorigenesis. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013; 27:455-63. [PMID: 23856272 DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2013.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The extracellular Ca(2+)-sensing receptor (CaSR) is a robust promoter of differentiation in colonic epithelial cells and functions as a tumor suppressor in colon cancer. CaSR mediates its biologic effects through diverse mechanisms. Loss of CaSR expression activates a myriad of stem cell-like molecular features that drive and sustain the malignant and drug-resistant phenotypes of colon cancer. This CaSR-null phenotype, however, is not irreversible and induction of CaSR expression in CaSR-null cells promotes cell death mechanisms and restores drug sensitivity. The CaSR also functions as a tumor suppressor in breast cancer and promotes cellular sensitivity to cytotoxic drugs. BRCA1 and CaSR functions intersect in breast cancer cells, and CaSR activation can rescue breast cancer cells from the deleterious effect of BRCA1 mutations.
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- Navneet Singh
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology and Simmons Cancer Institute, Springfield, IL, USA.
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Xu Z, Yan L, Ge Y, Zhang Q, Yang N, Zhang M, Zhao Y, Sun P, Gao J, Tao Z, Yang Z. Effect of the calcium sensing receptor on rat bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell proliferation through the ERK1/2 pathway. Mol Biol Rep 2012; 39:7271-9. [PMID: 22314915 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-1557-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2011] [Accepted: 01/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Migration and proliferation of bone marrowderived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) is critical to treatment of ischemic injury. The calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) has an important role in maintaining systemic calcium homeostasis, which is related to cell proliferation, apoptosis and paracrine signaling. We hypothesize that CaSR may enhance BMSC proliferation. Rat BMSCs were incubated with various calcium concentrations for 48 h in vitro to activate CaSR. To investigate potential mechanisms responsible for growth enhancement by calcium, the rat BMSC cell cycle progression was analyzed by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), and induction of apoptosis confirmed by cytofluorimetric analysis using propidium iodide and Annexin V-FITC double staining. Since the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway was one of the most significantly affected by CaSR, MAPK activation was measured by western blotting. Calcium exposure significantly enhanced rat BMSCs proliferation, as well as the proportion of the population in S phase, in a dose-dependent manner, effects which were abolished by NPS2390 (a CaSR antagonist) and U0126 (a MEK1/2 inhibitor). These results demonstrate that CaSR is involved in rat BMSC proliferation, as seen by an increased proliferation index, decreased apoptosis, and ERK1/2 activation, and provide important insight into the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which CaSR affects cell proliferation. A CaSR agonist may prove useful to enhance BMSC survival during transplantation.
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- Zhihui Xu
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, People’s Republic of China
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Huang Y, Cavanaugh A, Breitwieser GE. Regulation of stability and trafficking of calcium-sensing receptors by pharmacologic chaperones. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY 2012; 62:143-73. [PMID: 21907909 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385952-5.00007-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Gain- or loss-of-function mutations and polymorphisms of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) cause Ca(2+) handling diseases. Altered expression and/or signaling of wild-type CaSR can also contribute to pathology. Recent studies have demonstrated that a significant proportion of mutations cause altered targeting and/or trafficking of CaSR to the plasma membrane. Pharmacological approaches to rescue of CaSR function include treatment with allosteric modulators, which potentiate the effects of the orthosteric agonist Ca(2+). Dissection of the mechanism(s) contributing to allosteric agonist-mediated rescue of loss-of-function CaSR mutants has demonstrated pharmacologic chaperone actions coincident with CaSR biosynthesis. The distinctive responses to the allosteric agonist (NPS R-568), which promotes CaSR stability, and the allosteric antagonist (NPS 2143), which promotes CaSR degradation, have led to a model for a conformational checkpoint during CaSR biosynthesis. The conformational checkpoint would "tune" CaSR biosynthesis to cellular signaling state. Navigation of a distinct checkpoint for endoplasmic release can also be augmented by pharmacologic chaperones. The diverse, post-endoplasmic reticulum quality control site(s) for pharmacologic chaperone modulation of CaSR stability and trafficking redefines the role(s) of allosteric modulators in regulation of overall GPCR function.
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- Ying Huang
- Cancer Drug Research Laboratory, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Martino NA, Lange-Consiglio A, Cremonesi F, Valentini L, Caira M, Guaricci AC, Ambruosi B, Sciorsci RL, Lacalandra GM, Reshkin SJ, Dell'Aquila ME. Functional expression of the extracellular calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) in equine umbilical cord matrix size-sieved stem cells. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17714. [PMID: 21437284 PMCID: PMC3060090 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The present study investigates the effects of high external calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](o)) and the calcimimetic NPS R-467, a known calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) agonist, on growth/proliferation of two equine size-sieved umbilical cord matrix mesenchymal stem cell (eUCM-MSC) lines. The involvement of CaSR on observed cell response was analyzed at both the mRNA and protein level. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A large (>8 µm in diameter) and a small (<8 µm) cell line were cultured in medium containing: 1) low [Ca(2+)](o) (0.37 mM); 2) high [Ca(2+)](o) (2.87 mM); 3) NPS R-467 (3 µM) in presence of high [Ca(2+)](o) and 4) the CaSR antagonist NPS 2390 (10 µM for 30 min.) followed by incubation in presence of NPS R-467 in medium with high [Ca(2+)](o). Growth/proliferation rates were compared between groups. In large cells, the addition of NPS R-467 significantly increased cell growth whereas increasing [Ca(2+)](o) was not effective in this cell line. In small cells, both higher [Ca(2+)](o) and NPS R-467 increased cell growth. In both cell lines, preincubation with the CaSR antagonist NPS 2390 significantly inhibited the agonistic effect of NPS R-467. In both cell lines, increased [Ca(2+)](o) and/or NPS R-467 reduced doubling time values.Treatment with NPS R-467 down-regulated CaSR mRNA expression in both cell lines. In large cells, NPS R-467 reduced CaSR labeling in the cytosol and increased it at cortical level. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE In conclusion, calcium and the calcimimetic NPS R-467 reduce CaSR mRNA expression and stimulate cell growth/proliferation in eUCM-MSC. Their use as components of media for eUCM-MSC culture could be beneficial to obtain enough cells for down-stream purposes.
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- Nicola Antonio Martino
- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Biotechnological Sciences, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
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Balakumaran A, Robey PG, Fedarko N, Landgren O. Bone marrow microenvironment in myelomagenesis: its potential role in early diagnosis. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2010; 10:465-80. [PMID: 20465501 DOI: 10.1586/erm.10.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common hematological malignancy, with an overall survival of 4-6 years. It is always preceded by a premalignant stage called monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS). Importantly, at this time we lack reliable predictors to determine who will progress from MGUS to MM, and who will remain stable. The bone marrow microenvironment plays a key role in myelomagenesis (growth, survival and migration of malignant plasma cells). In the present review, we summarize and discuss our current understanding of the bone marrow microenvironment and its compartments in relation to myelomagenesis. Although it remains to be proven, we believe that an improved characterization of the cellular constituents, the extracellular matrix components and the soluble factors of the bone marrow could open up novel avenues to better understand underlying mechanisms of the transformation from MGUS to MM. Ultimately, this will lead to the development of early treatment of high-risk precursor disease aimed to delay/prevent MM.
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- Arun Balakumaran
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Room 222, Building 30, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Xing W, Li G, Xi Y, Guo J, Li H, Li H, Zhang W, Zhang L, Wu L, Wang R, Xu C. The functional expression of calcium-sensing receptors in BRL cells and related signal transduction pathway responsible for intracellular calcium elevation. Mol Cell Biochem 2010; 343:13-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-010-0493-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2010] [Accepted: 05/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Freiburghaus C, Janicke B, Lindmark-Månsson H, Oredsson S, Paulsson M. Lactoferricin treatment decreases the rate of cell proliferation of a human colon cancer cell line. J Dairy Sci 2009; 92:2477-84. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Chakravarti B, Dwivedi SKD, Mithal A, Chattopadhyay N. Calcium-sensing receptor in cancer: good cop or bad cop? Endocrine 2009; 35:271-84. [PMID: 19011996 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-008-9131-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2008] [Revised: 09/30/2008] [Accepted: 10/21/2008] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) is a versatile 'sensor' for di- and polycationic molecules in the body. CaR plays a key role in the defense against hypercalcemia by "sensing" extracellular calcium levels in the parathyroid and kidney, the key organs maintaining systemic calcium homeostasis. Although mutation of CaR gene has so far not been associated with any malignancy, aberrant functions of CaR have implications in malignant progression. One situation is loss of CaR expression, resulting in loss of growth suppressing effects of elevated extracellular Ca(2+) by CaR, reported in parathyroid adenoma and in colon carcinoma. Another situation is activation of CaR, resulting in increased production of parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP), a primary causal factor in hypercalcemia of malignancy and a contributor to metastatic processes involving bone. CaR signaling and effects have been studied in several cancers including ovarian cancers, gastrinomas, and gliomas in addition to comparatively detailed studies in breast, prostate, and colon cancers. Studies on H-500 rat Leydig cells, a xenotransplantable model of humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy has shed much light on the mechanisms of CaR-induced cancer cell growth and survival. Pharmacological agonists and antagonists of CaR hold therapeutic promise depending on whether activation of CaR is required such as in case of colon cancer or inactivating the receptor is required as in the case of breast- and prostate tumors.
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- Bandana Chakravarti
- Division of Endocrinology, Central Drug Research Institute, Chattar Manzil, Lucknow, India.
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Geibel JP, Hebert SC. The Functions and Roles of the Extracellular Ca2+–Sensing Receptor along the Gastrointestinal Tract. Annu Rev Physiol 2009; 71:205-17. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev.physiol.010908.163128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- John P. Geibel
- Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520;
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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Hammond CM, White D, Tomic J, Shi Y, Spaner DE. Extracellular calcium sensing promotes human B-cell activation and function. Blood 2007; 110:3985-95. [PMID: 17724142 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-05-088468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Calcium is a second messenger for many signaling pathways in B cells, but its role as a receptor ligand has not been well characterized. However, pulses of free calcium were found to cause the rapid release of internal calcium stores in normal human B cells. This response appeared to be mediated by a cell surface protein with receptor properties as it could be blocked by pretreatment with trypsin and with kinase and phospholipase Cgamma inhibitors. The calcium receptor on B cells was not the conventional calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) since B cells did not express CaSR and calcium-induced responses could not be blocked by specific CaSR inhibitors. B-cell responses to extracellular calcium activated phosphoinositide-3 kinase/AKT, calcineurin, extracellular signal regulated kinase, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, protein kinase C, Ca(2+)/calmodulin kinase II, and nuclear factor-kappaB signaling pathways, and resulted in transcription of the early response gene, CD83. This extracellular calcium sensor enhanced B-cell responses to Toll-like receptor, B-cell receptor, and cytokine receptor agonists. These findings suggest a means by which B cells prepare to engage in immune responses by responding to calcium fluctuations in their environment.
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MESH Headings
- Antigens, CD/biosynthesis
- Antigens, CD/immunology
- B-Lymphocytes/enzymology
- B-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Calcineurin/immunology
- Calcineurin/metabolism
- Calcium/immunology
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Signaling/immunology
- Humans
- Immunoglobulins/biosynthesis
- Immunoglobulins/immunology
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Membrane Glycoproteins/biosynthesis
- Membrane Glycoproteins/immunology
- NF-kappa B/immunology
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Phospholipase C gamma/immunology
- Phospholipase C gamma/metabolism
- Phosphotransferases/immunology
- Phosphotransferases/metabolism
- Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell/immunology
- Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell/metabolism
- Receptors, Calcium-Sensing/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Calcium-Sensing/immunology
- Receptors, Calcium-Sensing/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytokine/agonists
- Receptors, Cytokine/immunology
- Receptors, Cytokine/metabolism
- Toll-Like Receptors/immunology
- Toll-Like Receptors/metabolism
- Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
- Transcription, Genetic/immunology
- CD83 Antigen
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- Caitlin M Hammond
- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Liao J, Schneider A, Datta NS, McCauley LK. Extracellular calcium as a candidate mediator of prostate cancer skeletal metastasis. Cancer Res 2006; 66:9065-73. [PMID: 16982748 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-0317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Prostate cancer almost exclusively metastasizes to skeletal sites, indicating that the bone provides a favorable microenvironment for its localization and progression. A natural yet understudied factor in bone that could facilitate tumor localization is elevated extracellular calcium ([Ca2+]o). The present study found that elevated [Ca2+]o (2.5 mmol/L) enhanced proliferation of skeletal metastatic prostate cell lines (PC-3 and C4-2B), but not the nonskeletal metastatic, epithelial-derived prostate cell line LNCaP. The proliferative effect of elevated [Ca2+]o was associated with higher expression of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR), a heterotrimeric G-protein-coupled receptor that is the predominant cell-surface sensor for [Ca2+]o. Knockdown of the CaSR via RNA interference reduced cell proliferation in vitro and metastatic progression in vivo. CaSR signaling in PC-3 cells was evaluated by measuring the elevated [Ca2+]o-dependent inhibition of cyclic AMP accumulation, induced by either prostaglandin E2 or forskolin. Elevated [Ca2+]o stabilized expression of cyclin D1, a protein required for cell cycle transition. Furthermore, elevated [Ca2+]o triggered activation of the Akt signaling pathway and enhanced PC-3 cell attachment. Both pertussis toxin (a G-protein inhibitor) and LY294002 (an inhibitor of Akt signaling) reduced cell attachment. These data suggest that elevated [Ca2+]o following increased bone remodeling could facilitate metastatic localization of prostate cancer via the CaSR and the Akt signaling pathway. Taken together, [Ca2+]o is a candidate mediator of prostate cancer bone metastasis.
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- Jinhui Liao
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, and Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1078, USA
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Morgan R, Fairfax B, Pandha HS. Calcium insensitivity of FA-6, a cell line derived from a pancreatic cancer associated with humoral hypercalcemia, is mediated by the significantly reduced expression of the Calcium Sensitive Receptor transduction component p38 MAPK. Mol Cancer 2006; 5:51. [PMID: 17078869 PMCID: PMC1634870 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-5-51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2006] [Accepted: 11/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The Calcium-Sensing Receptor is a key component of Calcium/Parathyroid hormone homeostatic system that helps maintain appropriate plasma Ca2+ concentrations. It also has a number of non-homeostatic functions, including cell cycle regulation through the p38 MAPK pathway, and recent studies have indicated that it is required for Ca2+ mediated growth arrest in pancreatic carcinoma cells. Some pancreatic cancers produce pathogenic amounts of parathyroid like hormones, however, which significantly increase Ca2+ plasma concentrations and might be expected to block further cell growth. In this study we have investigated the expression and function of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway in Ca2+ sensitive (T3M-4) and insensitive (FA6) pancreatic cancer cell lines. FA-6 cells, which are derived from a pancreatic adenocarcinoma that secretes a parathyroid hormone related peptide, exhibit only very low levels of p38 MAPK expression, relative to T3M-4 cells. Transfecting FA-6 cells with a p38 MAPK expression construct greatly increases their sensitivity to Ca2+. Furthermore, the reduction of p38 MAPK in T3M-4 cells significantly reduces the extent to which high levels of Ca2+ inhibit proliferation. These results suggest that the low levels of p38 MAPK expression in FA-6 cells may serve to reduce their sensitivity to high concentrations of external Ca2+ that would otherwise block proliferation.
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Sun YH, Liu MN, Li H, Shi S, Zhao YJ, Wang R, Xu CQ. Calcium-sensing receptor induces rat neonatal ventricular cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 350:942-8. [PMID: 17046714 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.09.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2006] [Accepted: 09/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) exists in many tissues, and its expression has been identified in rat cardiac tissue. However, the physiological importance and pathophysiological involvement of CaSR in homeostatic regulation of cardiac function are unclear. To investigate the relation of CaSR and apoptosis in cardiomyocytes, we examined the role of the CaSR activator gadolinium chloride (GdCl(3)) in rat neonatal ventricular cardiomyocytes. Expression of the CaSR protein was observed by Western blot. The apoptotic ratio of rat neonatal ventricular cardiomyocytes was measured with flow cytometry and immunofluorescence techniques. A laser scan confocal microscope was used to detect the intracellular concentration of calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)) in rat neonatal ventricular cardiomyocytes using the acetoxymethyl ester of fluo-3 (fluo-3/(AM)) as a fluorescent dye. The results showed that GdCl(3) increased the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK), c-Jun NH(2)-terminal protein kinases (JNK), and p38. GdCl(3) also activated caspase 9 and increased apoptosis in myocyte by increasing [Ca(2+)](i). In conclusion, these results suggest that CaSR promotes cardiomyocyte apoptosis in rat neonatal ventricular cardiomyocytes through activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases and caspase 9 signaling pathways.
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- Yi-hua Sun
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, China
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Smajilovic S, Hansen JL, Christoffersen TEH, Lewin E, Sheikh SP, Terwilliger EF, Brown EM, Haunso S, Tfelt-Hansen J. Extracellular calcium sensing in rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 348:1215-23. [PMID: 16919596 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.07.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2006] [Accepted: 07/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Extracellular calcium (Ca(2+)(o)) can act as a first messenger in many cell types through a G protein-coupled receptor, calcium-sensing receptor (CaR). It is still debated whether the CaR is expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Here, we report the expression of CaR mRNA and protein in rat aortic VSMCs and show that Ca(2+)(o) stimulates proliferation of the cells. The effects of Ca(2+)(o) were attenuated by pre-treatment with MAPK kinase 1 (MEK1) inhibitor, as well as an allosteric modulator, NPS 2390. Furthermore, stimulation of the VSMCs with Ca(2+)(o)-induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2, but surprisingly did not cause inositol phosphate accumulation. We were not able to conclusively state that the CaR mediates Ca(2+)(o)-induced cell proliferation. Rather, an additional calcium-sensing mechanism may exist. Our findings may be of importance with regard to atherosclerosis, an inflammatory disease characterized by abnormal proliferation of VSMCs and high local levels of calcium.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Aorta/cytology
- Calcium/pharmacology
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Cells, Cultured
- DNA/biosynthesis
- Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism
- MAP Kinase Kinase 1/metabolism
- MAP Kinase Signaling System
- Male
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Protein Biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Calcium-Sensing/genetics
- Receptors, Calcium-Sensing/metabolism
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- Sanela Smajilovic
- Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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Calcium is an essential ion in both marine and terrestrial organisms, where it plays a crucial role in processes ranging from the formation and maintenance of the skeleton to the regulation of neuronal function. The Ca2+ balance is maintained by three organ systems, including the gastrointestinal tract, bone and kidney.
Since first being cloned in 1993 the Ca2+-sensing receptor has been expressed along the entire gastrointestinal tract, until now the exact function is only partly elucidated. As of this date it still remains to be determined if the Ca2+-sensing receptor is involved in calcium handling by the gastrointestinal tract. However, there are few studies showing physiological effects of the Ca2+-sensing receptor on gastric acid secretion and fluid transport in the colon. In addition, polyamines and amino acids have been shown to activate the Ca2+-sensing receptor and also act as allosteric modifiers to signal nutrient availability to intestinal epithelial cells. Activation of the colonic Ca2+-sensing receptor can abrogate cyclic nucleotide-mediated fluid secretion suggesting a role of the receptor in modifying secretory diarrheas like cholera. For many cell types changes in extracellular Ca2+ concentration can switch the cellular behavior from proliferation to terminal differentiation or quiescence. As cancer remains predominantly a disease of disordered balance between proliferation, termination and apoptosis, disruption in the function of the Ca2+-sensing receptor may contribute to the progression of neoplastic disease. Loss of the growth suppressing effects of elevated extracellular Ca2+ have been demonstrated in colon carcinoma, and have been correlated with changes in the level of CaSR expression.
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- P Kirchhoff
- Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Tfelt-Hansen J, Hansen JL, Smajilovic S, Terwilliger EF, Haunso S, Sheikh SP. Calcium receptor is functionally expressed in rat neonatal ventricular cardiomyocytes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2006; 290:H1165-71. [PMID: 16243911 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00821.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Both intra- and extracellular calcium play multiple roles in the physiology and pathophysiology of cardiomyocytes, especially in stimulus-contraction coupling. The intracellular calcium level is closely controlled through the concerted actions of calcium channels, exchangers, and pumps; however, the expression and function(s) of the so-called calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) in the heart remain less well characterized. The CaR is a seven-transmembrane receptor, which, in response to noncovalent binding of extracellular calcium, activates intracellular effectors, including G proteins and extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2). We have shown that cultured neonatal cardiomyocytes express the CaR messenger RNA and the CaR protein. Furthermore, increasing concentrations of extracellular calcium and a type II CaR activator “calcimimetic” caused inositol phosphate (IP) accumulation, downregulated tritiated thymidine incorporation, and supported ERK1/2 phosphorylation, suggesting that the CaR protein is functionally active. Interestingly, the calcimimetic induced a more rapid ERK1/2 phosphorylation than calcium and left-shifted the IP concentration-response curve for extracellular calcium, supporting the hypothesis that CaR is functionally expressed in cardiac myocytes. This notion was underscored by studies using a virus containing a dominant-negative CaR construct, because this protein blunted the calcium-induced IP response. In conclusion, we have shown that the CaR is functionally expressed in neonatal ventricular cardiomyocytes and that the receptor activates second messenger pathways, including IP and ERK, and decreases DNA synthesis. A specific calcium-sensing receptor on cardiac myocytes could play a role in regulating cardiac development, function, and homeostasis.
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- Jacob Tfelt-Hansen
- Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitaket, Denmark.
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Wu Z, Tandon R, Ziembicki J, Nagano J, Hujer KM, Miller RT, Huang C. Role of ceramide in Ca2+-sensing receptor-induced apoptosis. J Lipid Res 2005; 46:1396-404. [PMID: 15805541 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m500071-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Increased extracellular Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](o)) can damage tissues, but the molecular mechanisms by which this occurs are poorly defined. Using HEK 293 cell lines that stably overexpress the Ca(2+)-sensing receptor (CaR), a G protein-coupled receptor, we demonstrate that activation of the CaR leads to apoptosis, which was determined by nuclear condensation, DNA fragmentation, caspase-3 activation, and increased cytosolic cytochrome c. This CaR-induced apoptotic pathway is initiated by CaR-induced accumulation of ceramide which plays an important role in inducing cell death signals by distinct G protein-independent signaling pathways. Pretreatment of wild-type CaR-expressing cells with pertussis toxin inhibited CaR-induced [(3)H]ceramide formation, c-Jun phosphorylation, and caspase-3 activation. The ceramide accumulation, c-Jun phosphorylation, and caspase-3 activation by the CaR can be abolished by sphingomyelinase and ceramide synthase inhibitors in different time frames. Cells that express a nonfunctional mutant CaR that were exposed to the same levels of [Ca(2+)](o) showed no evidence of activation of the apoptotic pathway. In conclusion, we report the involvement of the CaR in stimulating programmed cell death via a pathway involving GTP binding protein alpha subunit (Galpha(i))-dependent ceramide accumulation, activation of stress-activated protein kinase/c-Jun N-terminal kinase, c-Jun phosphorylation, caspase-3 activation, and DNA cleavage.
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- Zhenzhen Wu
- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Holst CM, Oredsson SM. Comparison of three cytotoxicity tests in the evaluation of the cytotoxicity of a spermine analogue on human breast cancer cell lines. Toxicol In Vitro 2005; 19:379-87. [PMID: 15713545 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2004.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2004] [Revised: 10/19/2004] [Accepted: 10/29/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Using three cytotoxicity assays, we have investigated the effect of the spermine analogue N1,N11-diethylnorspermine (DENSPM) on four human breast cancer cell lines with different known genetic lesions. Cells were seeded in 96 well plates and DENSPM was added 24 h later to give final concentrations from 0.1 to 100 microM. At 24, 48 and 72 h of treatment, the protein content was determined with a modified Lowry assay. Mitochondrial activity was determined with the AlamarBlue and MTT assays. These two assays differ with respect to where in the electron transport chain the reduction of the substrate takes place. Treatment with increasing concentrations of DENSPM resulted in differential responses in the four cell lines. There was a good of agreement between the protein content and the MTT assay showing increased negative effect with increased dose of DENSPM. The AlamarBlue assay on the other hand showed a stimulation of substrate reduction compared to control at DENSPM concentrations that were inhibitory according to the protein content and MTT assay. Thus, the data clearly show that the MTT and AlamarBlue assays are not equivalent. Importantly, the AlamarBlue assay presumably also reflects cytoplasmic reduction of the substrate through DENSPM-induced mechanisms.
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- C Martina Holst
- Department of Cell and Organism Biology, Lund University, Animal Physiology Building, Helgonavägen 3B, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden.
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Yano S, Macleod RJ, Chattopadhyay N, Tfelt-Hansen J, Kifor O, Butters RR, Brown EM. Calcium-sensing receptor activation stimulates parathyroid hormone-related protein secretion in prostate cancer cells: role of epidermal growth factor receptor transactivation. Bone 2004; 35:664-72. [PMID: 15336602 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2004.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2004] [Revised: 04/08/2004] [Accepted: 04/13/2004] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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We have previously reported that high extracellular Ca2+ stimulates parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) release from human prostate and breast cancer cell lines as well as from H-500 rat Leydig cancer cells, an action mediated by the calcium-sensing receptor (CaR). Activating the CaR leads to phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) that participate in PTHrP synthesis and secretion. Because the CaR is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), it is likely to transactivate the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) or the platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR). In this study, we hypothesized that activation of the CaR transactivates the EGFR or PDGFR, and examined whether transactivation affects PTHrP secretion in PC-3 human prostate cancer cells. Using Western analysis, we observed that an increase in extracellular Ca2+ resulted in delayed activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in PC-3 cells. Pre-incubation with AG1478 (an EGFR kinase inhibitor) or an EGFR neutralizing antibody inhibited the high Ca2+ -induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2. GM6001, a pan matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitor, also partially suppressed the ERK activation, but AG1296 (a PDGFR kinase inhibitor) did not. High extracellular Ca2+ stimulates PTHrP release during a 6-h incubation (1.5- to 2.5- and 3- to 4-fold increases in 3.0 and 7.5 mM Ca2+, respectively). When cells were preincubated with AG1478, GM6001, or an antihuman heparin-binding EGF (HB-EGF) antibody, PTHrP secretion was significantly inhibited under basal as well as high Ca2+ conditions, while AG1296 had no effect on PTHrP secretion. Taken together, these findings indicate that activation of the CaR transactivates the EGFR, but not the PDGFR, leading to phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and resultant PTHrP secretion, although CaR-EGFR-ERK might not be the only signaling pathway for PTHrP secretion. This transactivation is most likely mediated by activation of MMP and cleavage of proheparin-binding EGF (proHB-EGF) to HB-EGF.
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- Shozo Yano
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Department of Medicine and Membrane Biology Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Tfelt-Hansen J, Chattopadhyay N, Yano S, Kanuparthi D, Rooney P, Schwarz P, Brown EM. Calcium-sensing receptor induces proliferation through p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase but not extracellularly regulated kinase in a model of humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy. Endocrinology 2004; 145:1211-7. [PMID: 14645111 DOI: 10.1210/en.2003-0749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Using H-500 rat Leydig cancer cells as a model of humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy (HHM), we previously showed that high Ca(2+) induces PTH-related peptide (PTHrP) secretion via the calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) and mitogen- and stress-activated kinases, e.g. MAPK kinase 1 (MEK1), p38 MAPK, and stress-activated protein kinase 1/c-Jun N-terminal kinase. Because cellular proliferation is a hallmark of malignancy, we studied the role of the CaR in regulating the proliferation of H-500 cells. Elevated Ca(2+) has a mitogenic effect on these cells that is mediated by the CaR, because the calcimimetic NPS R-467 also induced proliferation. Inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and p38 MAPK but not MEK1 abolished the mitogenic effect. Activation of PI3K by elevated Ca(2+) was documented by phosphorylation of its downstream kinase, protein kinase B. Because protein kinase B activation promotes cell survival, we speculated that elevated Ca(2+) might protect H-500 cells against apoptosis. Using terminal uridine deoxynucleotidyl nick end labeling staining, we demonstrated that high Ca(2+) (7.5 mM) and NPS R-467 indeed protect cells against apoptosis induced by serum withdrawal compared with low Ca(2+) (0.5 mM). Because the CaR induces PTHrP secretion, it is possible that the mitogenic and antiapoptotic effects of elevated Ca(2+) could be indirect and mediated via PTHrP. However, blocking the type 1 PTH receptor with PTH (7-34) peptide did not alter either high Ca(2+)-induced proliferation or protection against apoptosis. Taken together, our data show that activation of PI3K and p38 MAPK but not of MEK1/ERK by the CaR promotes proliferation of H-500 cells as well as affords protection against apoptosis. These effects are likely direct without the involvement of PTHrP in an autocrine mode.
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- J Tfelt-Hansen
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Department of Medicine and Membrane Biology Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Hebert SC, Cheng S, Geibel J. Functions and roles of the extracellular Ca2+-sensing receptor in the gastrointestinal tract. Cell Calcium 2004; 35:239-47. [PMID: 15200147 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2003.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The gastrointestinal tract is vital to food digestion and nutrient absorption as well as normal salt and water homeostasis. Studies over the last several years have shown that the Ca2+-sensing receptor is expressed along the entire gastrointestinal tract. The potential roles for the receptor in gastrointestinal biology are now only beginning to be elucidated and much work remains. Well-studied physiological effects include regulation of gastric acid secretion and modulation of fluid transport in the colon. It remains to be determined if the Ca2+-sensing receptor is involved in calcium handling by the gastrointestinal tract. The ability of organic nutrient receptor agonists/allosteric modifiers, such as polyamines and L-amino acids, to activate the Ca2+-sensing receptor suggest potential roles in signalling nutrient availability to gastric and intestinal epithelial cells. In addition, polyamines are crucial for normal cell proliferation and differentiation required to sustain the rapid turnover of gastrointestinal epithelial cells and the Ca2+-sensing receptor may be involved in this function. Activation of the colonic Ca2+-sensing receptor can abrogate cyclic nucleotide-mediated fluid secretion suggesting a role for the receptor in modifying secretory diarrheas like cholera. Finally, the Ca2+-sensing receptor has been suggested to provide a mechanism for the effect of calcium intake in reducing the risk of colon cancer.
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- Steven C Hebert
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, SHM B147, P.O. Box 208026, New Haven, CT 06520-8026, USA.
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