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Naffaa MM, Al-Ewaidat OA. Ligand modulation of KCNQ-encoded (K V7) potassium channels in the heart and nervous system. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 906:174278. [PMID: 34174270 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.174278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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KCNQ-encoded (KV7) potassium channels are diversely distributed in the human tissues, associated with many physiological processes and pathophysiological conditions. These channels are increasingly used as drug targets for treating diseases. More selective and potent molecules on various types of the KV7 channels are desirable for appropriate therapies. The recent knowledge of the structure and function of human KCNQ-encoded channels makes it more feasible to achieve these goals. This review discusses the role and mechanism of action of many molecules in modulating the function of the KCNQ-encoded potassium channels in the heart and nervous system. The effects of these compounds on KV7 channels help to understand their involvement in many diseases, and to search for more selective and potent ligands to be used in the treatment of many disorders such as various types of cardiac arrhythmias, epilepsy, and pain.
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- Moawiah M Naffaa
- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
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Bachmann M, Li W, Edwards MJ, Ahmad SA, Patel S, Szabo I, Gulbins E. Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels as Regulators of Cell Death. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:611853. [PMID: 33381507 PMCID: PMC7767978 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.611853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Ion channels allow the flux of specific ions across biological membranes, thereby determining ion homeostasis within the cells. Voltage-gated potassium-selective ion channels crucially contribute to the setting of the plasma membrane potential, to volume regulation and to the physiologically relevant modulation of intracellular potassium concentration. In turn, these factors affect cell cycle progression, proliferation and apoptosis. The present review summarizes our current knowledge about the involvement of various voltage-gated channels of the Kv family in the above processes and discusses the possibility of their pharmacological targeting in the context of cancer with special emphasis on Kv1.1, Kv1.3, Kv1.5, Kv2.1, Kv10.1, and Kv11.1.
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- Magdalena Bachmann
- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.,Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.,Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neuroscience, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States.,Department of Molecular Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Zhu C, Lin R, Liu C, Huang M, Lin F, Zhang G, Zhang Y, Miao J, Lin W, Huang H. The Antagonism of 5-HT6 Receptor Attenuates Current-Induced Spikes and Improves Long-Term Potentiation via the Regulation of M-Currents in a Pilocarpine-Induced Epilepsy Model. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:475. [PMID: 32425770 PMCID: PMC7212420 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Recent studies have documented that reduced M-current promotes epileptogenesis and attenuates synaptic remodeling. Neurite growth is closely related to the level of 5-HT6 receptor (5-HT6R) in the central nervous system. However, little research is available regarding the relation between 5-HT6R and M-current and the role of 5-HT6R in M-current regulation. Herein, we found that the expression of 5-HT6R was notably increased and the expression of KNCQ2/3, the main components of the M channel, was decreased in a time-dependent manner in pilocarpine-induced chronic epileptic hippocampus. Interestingly, antagonism of 5-HT6R by SB271046 upregulated the expression of KCNQ2 but not KCNQ3. SB271046 greatly alleviated excitatory/inhibitory imbalance and improved the impaired LTP in the chronic epileptic hippocampus. Further mechanism exploration revealed that the above effects of SB271046 can be reversed by the M-channel inhibitor XE991, which also confirmed that SB271046 can indeed improve abnormal M current. These data indicate that the antagonism of 5-HT6R may decrease the excitability of hippocampal pyramidal neurons in chronic epileptic rats and improve the impaired long-term potentiation by upregulating the expression of KCNQ2 in the M-channel.
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- Chaofeng Zhu
- Department of Neurology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.,Department of Electrophysiology, Fujian Key Laboratory of Molecular Neurology, Fuzhou, China.,Department of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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Reply to The small molecule CLP257 does not modify activity of the K +-Cl - co-transporter KCC2 but does potentiate GABA A receptor activity. Nat Med 2019; 23:1396-1398. [PMID: 29216044 DOI: 10.1038/nm.4449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The highly structurally similar drugs flupirtine and retigabine have been regarded as safe and effective for many years but lately they turned out to exert intolerable side effects. While the twin molecules share the mode of action, both stabilize the open state of voltage-gated potassium channels, the form and severity of adverse effects is different. The analgesic flupirtine caused drug-induced liver injury in rare but fatal cases, whereas prolonged use of the antiepileptic retigabine led to blue tissue discoloration. Because the adverse effects seem unrelated to the mode of action, it is likely, that both drugs that occupied important therapeutic niches, could be replaced. Reasons for the clinically relevant toxicity will be clarified and future substitutes for these drugs presented in this review.
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Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma-induced IL-8 expression is regulated via intracellular K + loss and subsequent ERK activation in human keratinocyte HaCaT cells. Arch Biochem Biophys 2018. [PMID: 29518371 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma (NTAPP) has recently emerged as a novel medical therapy for skin wounds. Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is thought to play a critical role in wound healing. NTAPP irradiation has been reported to promote production of IL-8; however, the mechanism is not fully understood. The aim of this study was to elucidate the underlying mechanism of NTAPP-induced IL-8 expression in human keratinocyte HaCaT cells. NTAPP irradiation of HaCaT cells increased IL-8 mRNA expression in an irradiation time-dependent manner. Although hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was generated in culture medium irradiated with NTAPP, treatment of HaCaT cells with H2O2 itself failed to induce the expression. In addition, we found that NTAPP irradiation of HaCaT cells decreased intracellular K+ levels. High intracellular K+ concentrations suppressed NTAPP-induced IL-8 mRNA expression, and the K+ ionophore valinomycin (Val) enhanced the induction of IL-8 mRNA. Moreover, NTAPP stimulated activation of ERK MAP kinase and the ERK inhibitor prevented NTAPP-induced IL-8 mRNA expression. NTAPP-induced ERK activation was inhibited in the presence of high concentrations of extracellular K+ and enhanced in the presence of Val. Taken together, these findings suggest that NTAPP irradiation stimulates intracellular K+ loss and subsequent ERK activation, leading to the induction of IL-8 expression.
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Oncotic cell death or oncosis represents a major mechanism of cell death in ischaemic stroke, occurring in many central nervous system (CNS) cell types including neurons, glia and vascular endothelial cells. In stroke, energy depletion causes ionic pump failure and disrupts ionic homeostasis. Imbalance between the influx of Na+ and Cl- ions and the efflux of K+ ions through various channel proteins and transporters creates a transmembrane osmotic gradient, with ensuing movement of water into the cells, resulting in cell swelling and oncosis. Oncosis is a key mediator of cerebral oedema in ischaemic stroke, contributing directly through cytotoxic oedema, and indirectly through vasogenic oedema by causing vascular endothelial cell death and disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Hence, inhibition of uncontrolled ionic flux represents a novel and powerful strategy in achieving neuroprotection in stroke. In this review, we provide an overview of oncotic cell death in the pathology of stroke. Importantly, we summarised the therapeutically significant pathways of water, Na+, Cl- and K+ movement across cell membranes in the CNS and their respective roles in the pathobiology of stroke.
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The Kv7/KCNQ channel blocker XE991 protects nigral dopaminergic neurons in the 6-hydroxydopamine rat model of Parkinson's disease. Brain Res Bull 2017; 137:132-139. [PMID: 29174294 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Revised: 11/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The excitability of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) that supply the striatum with dopamine (DA) determines the function of the nigrostriatal system for motor coordination. We previously showed that 4-pyridinylmethyl-9(10H)-anthracenone (XE991), a specific blocker of Kv7/KCNQ channels, enhanced the excitability of nigral DA neurons and resulted in attenuation of haloperidol-induced catalepsy in a Parkinson's disease (PD) rat model. However, whether XE991 exhibits neuroprotective effects towards DA neuron degeneration remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Kv7/KCNQ channel blocker, XE991, on 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced nigral DA neuron degeneration and motor dysfunction. Using immunofluorescence staining and western blotting, we showed that intracerebroventricular administration of XE991 prevented the 6-OHDA-induced decrease in tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-positive neurons and TH protein expression in the SNc. High-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection (HPLC-ECD) also revealed that XE991 partly restored the levels of DA and its metabolites in the striatum. Moreover, XE991 decreased apomorphine (APO)-induced contralateral rotations, enhanced balance and coordination, and attenuated muscle rigidity in 6-OHDA-treated rats. Importantly, all neuroprotective effects by XE991 were abolished by co-application of Kv7/KCNQ channel opener retigabine and XE991. Thus, Kv7/KCNQ channel inhibition by XE991 can exert neuroprotective effects against 6-OHDA-induced degeneration of the nigrostriatal DA system and motor dysfunction.
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Maino B, Paparone S, Severini C, Ciotti MT, D'agata V, Calissano P, Cavallaro S. Drug target identification at the crossroad of neuronal apoptosis and survival. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2017; 12:249-259. [PMID: 28067072 DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2017.1280023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Inappropriate activation of apoptosis may contribute to neurodegeneration, a multifaceted process that results in various chronic disorders, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Several in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated that neuronal apoptosis is a multi-pathway cell-death program that requires RNA synthesis. Thus, transcriptionally activated genes whose products induce cell death can be triggered by different stimuli and antagonized by neurotrophic factors. Systems biology is now unveiling the series of intracellular signaling pathways and key drug targets at the intersection of neuronal apoptosis and survival. Areas covered: This review introduces a genomic approach that can be used to elucidate the systems biology of neuronal apoptosis and survival, and to rationally select drug targets, no longer oriented to emulate the action of growth factors at the membrane receptor level, but rather to modulate their downstream signals. Expert opinion: The advent of genomics is offering an unprecedented opportunity to explore how the delicate balance between apoptosis and survival-inducing signals triggers a transcriptional program. Characterization of this program can be useful to identify potential pharmacological targets for existing drugs. Such knowledge might pave the way towards an innovative pharmacology.
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- Barbara Maino
- a Institute of Neurological Sciences , Italian National Research Council , Catania , Italy
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- a Institute of Neurological Sciences , Italian National Research Council , Catania , Italy
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- b Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology , Italian National Research Council , Roma , Italy.,c European Brain Research Institute , 00143 Roma , Italy
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- b Institute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology , Italian National Research Council , Roma , Italy
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- d Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Human Anatomy and Histology , University of Catania , 95125 Catania , Italy
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- a Institute of Neurological Sciences , Italian National Research Council , Catania , Italy
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Zhou X, Zhuang F, Li H, Zheng K, Hong Z, Feng W, Zhou W, Chen J. Calmodulin regulates KCNQ2 function in epilepsy. Am J Transl Res 2016; 8:5610-5618. [PMID: 28078031 PMCID: PMC5209511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Epilepsy is linked to mutations in KCNQ channels. KCNQ channels including KCNQ2 and KCNQ3 are enriched in neurons, regulating action potential generation and modulation. Here, we showed that properties of KCNQ2 channel in rat hippocampal cultured neurons are regulated by ubiquitous calcium sensor calmodulin. We analyzed calmodulin function on the KCNQ2 channel in both HEK293 cells and neurons. We used shRNAs to suppress expression of calmodulin protein. On the other hand, we used cDNA to over-express calmodulin in HEK293 and neuron cells. In wild type and mis-sense mutations of KCNQ2 proteins, calmodulin over-expression enhanced outward K+ current and decreased neuronal activity. Meanwhile, calmodulin knockdown reduced KCNQ2 current and increased neuronal activity, showing that hippocampal neuronal excitability is regulated by expression level of calmodulin protein. Our data suggest that calmodulin performs a major function in regulating KCNQ2 properties via direct binding to KCNQ2 protein, indicating that calmodulin could be a target of as gene therapy in epilepsy.
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- Xuhong Zhou
- The Second People’s Hospital of Huai’anHuai’an, China
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- Huai’an First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical UniversityHuai’an, China
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- Huai’an First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical UniversityHuai’an, China
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- Huai’an First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical UniversityHuai’an, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Huai’an First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical UniversityHuai’an, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Huai’an First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical UniversityHuai’an, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Huai’an First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical UniversityHuai’an, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Huai’an First People’s Hospital, Nanjing Medical UniversityHuai’an, China
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Yang JE, Song MS, Shen Y, Ryu PD, Lee SY. The Role of KV7.3 in Regulating Osteoblast Maturation and Mineralization. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:407. [PMID: 26999128 PMCID: PMC4813262 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17030407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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KCNQ (KV7) channels are voltage-gated potassium (KV) channels, and the function of KV7 channels in muscles, neurons, and sensory cells is well established. We confirmed that overall blockade of KV channels with tetraethylammonium augmented the mineralization of bone-marrow-derived human mesenchymal stem cells during osteogenic differentiation, and we determined that KV7.3 was expressed in MG-63 and Saos-2 cells at the mRNA and protein levels. In addition, functional KV7 currents were detected in MG-63 cells. Inhibition of KV7.3 by linopirdine or XE991 increased the matrix mineralization during osteoblast differentiation. This was confirmed by alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, and osterix in MG-63 cells, whereas the expression of Runx2 showed no significant change. The extracellular glutamate secreted by osteoblasts was also measured to investigate its effect on MG-63 osteoblast differentiation. Blockade of KV7.3 promoted the release of glutamate via the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2-mediated upregulation of synapsin, and induced the deposition of type 1 collagen. However, activation of KV7.3 by flupirtine did not produce notable changes in matrix mineralization during osteoblast differentiation. These results suggest that KV7.3 could be a novel regulator in osteoblast differentiation.
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- Ji Eun Yang
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Korea.
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Korea.
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Korea.
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Korea.
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Korea.
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Hedegaard ER, Johnsen J, Povlsen JA, Jespersen NR, Shanmuganathan JA, Laursen MR, Kristiansen SB, Simonsen U, Botker HE. Inhibition of KV7 Channels Protects the Rat Heart against Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 357:94-102. [DOI: 10.1124/jpet.115.230409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Barrese V, Taglialatela M, Greenwood IA, Davidson C. Protective role of Kv7 channels in oxygen and glucose deprivation-induced damage in rat caudate brain slices. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2015; 35:1593-600. [PMID: 25966943 PMCID: PMC4640310 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2015.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Revised: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ischemic stroke can cause striatal dopamine efflux that contributes to cell death. Since Kv7 potassium channels regulate dopamine release, we investigated the effects of their pharmacological modulation on dopamine efflux, measured by fast cyclic voltammetry (FCV), and neurotoxicity, in Wistar rat caudate brain slices undergoing oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD). The Kv7 activators retigabine and ICA27243 delayed the onset, and decreased the peak level of dopamine efflux induced by OGD; and also decreased OGD-induced damage measured by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining. Retigabine also reduced OGD-induced necrotic cell death evaluated by lactate dehydrogenase activity assay. The Kv7 blocker linopirdine increased OGD-evoked dopamine efflux and OGD-induced damage, and attenuated the effects of retigabine. Quantitative-PCR experiments showed that OGD caused an ~6-fold decrease in Kv7.2 transcript, while levels of mRNAs encoding for other Kv7 subunits were unaffected; western blot experiments showed a parallel reduction in Kv7.2 protein levels. Retigabine also decreased the peak level of dopamine efflux induced by L-glutamate, and attenuated the loss of TTC staining induced by the excitotoxin. These results suggest a role for Kv7.2 in modulating ischemia-evoked caudate damage.
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- Vincenzo Barrese
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, St George's University of London, London, UK.,Department of Neuroscience Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, St George's University of London, London, UK
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, St George's University of London, London, UK
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Grondin Y, Bortoni ME, Sepulveda R, Ghelfi E, Bartos A, Cotanche D, Clifford RE, Rogers RA. Genetic Polymorphisms Associated with Hearing Threshold Shift in Subjects during First Encounter with Occupational Impulse Noise. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130827. [PMID: 26121033 PMCID: PMC4488244 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the most significant occupational health issue worldwide. We conducted a genome-wide association study to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with hearing threshold shift in young males undergoing their first encounter with occupational impulse noise. We report a significant association of SNP rs7598759 (p < 5 x 10(-7); p = 0.01 after permutation and correction; Odds Ratio = 12.75) in the gene coding for nucleolin, a multifunctional phosphoprotein involved in the control of senescence and protection against apoptosis. Interestingly, nucleolin has been shown to mediate the anti-apoptotic effect of HSP70, a protein found to prevent ototoxicity and whose polymorphisms have been associated with susceptibility to NIHL. Increase in nucleolin expression has also been associated with the prevention of apoptosis in cells undergoing oxidative stress, a well-known metabolic sequela of noise exposure. To assess the potential role of nucleolin in hearing loss, we tested down-regulation of nucleolin in cochlear sensory cells HEI-OC1 under oxidative stress conditions and report increased sensitivity to cisplatin, a chemotherapeutic drug with ototoxic side effects. Additional SNPs were found with suggestive association (p < 5 x 10(-4)), of which 7 SNPs were located in genes previously reported to be related to NIHL and 43 of them were observed in 36 other genes previously not reported to be associated with NIHL. Taken together, our GWAS data and in vitro studies reported herein suggest that nucleolin is a potential candidate associated with NIHL in this population.
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- Yohann Grondin
- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States of America
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States of America
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States of America
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States of America
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States of America
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States of America
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States of America
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 34800 Bob Wilson Dr., Suite 200, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA, 92134, United States of America
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States of America
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Song M, Chen D, Yu SP. The TRPC channel blocker SKF 96365 inhibits glioblastoma cell growth by enhancing reverse mode of the Na(+) /Ca(2+) exchanger and increasing intracellular Ca(2+). Br J Pharmacol 2015; 171:3432-47. [PMID: 24641279 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2013] [Revised: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE SKF 96365 is well known for its suppressing effect on human glioblastoma growth by inhibiting pre-activated transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels and Ca(2+) influx. The effect of SKF 96363 on glioblastoma cells, however, may be multifaceted and this possibility has been largely ignored. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH The effects of SKF 96365 on cell cycle and cell viability of cultured human glioblastoma cells were characterized. Western blot, Ca(2+) imaging and patch clamp recordings were used to delineate cell death mechanisms. siRNA gene knockdown provided additional evidence. KEY RESULTS SKF 96365 repressed glioblastoma cell growth via increasing intracellular Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+) ]i ) irrespective of whether TRPC channels were blocked or not. The effect of SKF 96365 primarily resulted from enhanced reverse operation of the Na(+) /Ca(2+) exchanger (NCX) with an EC50 of 9.79 μM. SKF 96365 arrested the glioblastoma cells in the S and G2 phases and activated p38-MAPK and JNK, which were all prevented by the Ca(2+) chelator BAPTA-AM or EGTA. The expression of NCX in glioblastoma cells was significantly higher than in normal human astrocytes. Knockdown of the NCX1 isoforms diminished the effect of SKF 96365 on glioblastoma cells. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS At the same concentration, SKF 96365 blocks TRPC channels and enhances the reverse mode of the NCX causing [Ca(2+) ]i accumulation and cytotoxicity. This finding suggests an alternative pharmacological mechanism of SKF 96365. It also indicates that modulation of the NCX is an effective method to disrupt Ca(2+) homeostasis and suppress human glioblastoma cells.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Li C, Huang P, Lu Q, Zhou M, Guo L, Xu X. KCNQ/Kv7 channel activator flupirtine protects against acute stress-induced impairments of spatial memory retrieval and hippocampal LTP in rats. Neuroscience 2014; 280:19-30. [PMID: 25234320 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Revised: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Spatial memory retrieval and hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) are impaired by stress. KCNQ/Kv7 channels are closely associated with memory and the KCNQ/Kv7 channel activator flupirtine represents neuroprotective effects. This study aims to test whether KCNQ/Kv7 channel activation prevents acute stress-induced impairments of spatial memory retrieval and hippocampal LTP. Rats were placed on an elevated platform in the middle of a bright room for 30 min to evoke acute stress. The expression of KCNQ/Kv7 subunits was analyzed at 1, 3 and 12 h after stress by Western blotting. Spatial memory was examined by the Morris water maze (MWM) and the field excitatory postsynaptic potential (fEPSP) in the hippocampal CA1 area was recorded in vivo. Acute stress transiently decreased the expression of KCNQ2 and KCNQ3 in the hippocampus. Acute stress impaired the spatial memory retrieval and hippocampal LTP, the KCNQ/Kv7 channel activator flupirtine prevented the impairments, and the protective effects of flupirtine were blocked by XE-991 (10,10-bis(4-Pyridinylmethyl)-9(10H)-anthracenone), a selective KCNQ channel blocker. Furthermore, acute stress decreased the phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) at Ser9 in the hippocampus, and flupirtine inhibited the reduction. These results suggest that the KCNQ/Kv7 channels may be a potential target for protecting both hippocampal synaptic plasticity and spatial memory retrieval from acute stress influences.
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- C Li
- Department of Pharmacology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China; The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China; The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China; The Key Laboratory for Drug Target Researches and Pharmacodynamic Evaluation of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430030, China.
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Ibrahim MK, El-Adl K, Zayed MF, Mahdy HA. Design, synthesis, docking, and biological evaluation of some novel 5-chloro-2-substituted sulfanylbenzoxazole derivatives as anticonvulsant agents. Med Chem Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-014-1111-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Cell shrinkage is a hallmark and contributes to signaling of apoptosis. Apoptotic cell shrinkage requires ion transport across the cell membrane involving K(+) channels, Cl(-) or anion channels, Na(+)/H(+) exchange, Na(+),K(+),Cl(-) cotransport, and Na(+)/K(+)ATPase. Activation of K(+) channels fosters K(+) exit with decrease of cytosolic K(+) concentration, activation of anion channels triggers exit of Cl(-), organic osmolytes, and HCO3(-). Cellular loss of K(+) and organic osmolytes as well as cytosolic acidification favor apoptosis. Ca(2+) entry through Ca(2+)-permeable cation channels may result in apoptosis by affecting mitochondrial integrity, stimulating proteinases, inducing cell shrinkage due to activation of Ca(2+)-sensitive K(+) channels, and triggering cell-membrane scrambling. Signaling involved in the modification of cell-volume regulatory ion transport during apoptosis include mitogen-activated kinases p38, JNK, ERK1/2, MEKK1, MKK4, the small G proteins Cdc42, and/or Rac and the transcription factor p53. Osmosensing involves integrin receptors, focal adhesion kinases, and tyrosine kinase receptors. Hyperosmotic shock leads to vesicular acidification followed by activation of acid sphingomyelinase, ceramide formation, release of reactive oxygen species, activation of the tyrosine kinase Yes with subsequent stimulation of CD95 trafficking to the cell membrane. Apoptosis is counteracted by mechanisms involved in regulatory volume increase (RVI), by organic osmolytes, by focal adhesion kinase, and by heat-shock proteins. Clearly, our knowledge on the interplay between cell-volume regulatory mechanisms and suicidal cell death is still far from complete and substantial additional experimental effort is needed to elucidate the role of cell-volume regulatory mechanisms in suicidal cell death.
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- Florian Lang
- Institute of Physiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Song M, Yu SP. Ionic regulation of cell volume changes and cell death after ischemic stroke. Transl Stroke Res 2013; 5:17-27. [PMID: 24323733 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-013-0314-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Revised: 10/16/2013] [Accepted: 11/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Stroke is a leading cause of human death and disability in the USA and around the world. Shortly after the cerebral ischemia, cell swelling is the earliest morphological change in injured neuronal, glial, and endothelial cells. Cytotoxic swelling directly results from increased Na(+) (with H2O) and Ca(2+) influx into cells via ionic mechanisms evoked by membrane depolarization and a number of harmful factors such as glutamate accumulation and the production of oxygen reactive species. During the sub-acute and chronic phases after ischemia, injured cells may show a phenotype of cell shrinkage due to complex processes involving membrane receptors/channels and programmed cell death signals. This review will introduce some progress in the understanding of the regulation of pathological cell volume changes and the involved receptors and channels, including NMDA and AMPA receptors, acid-sensing ion channels, hemichannels, transient receptor potential channels, and KCNQ channels. Moreover, accumulating evidence supports a key role of energy deficiency and dysfunction of Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase in ischemia-induced cell volume changes and cell death. Specifically, the Na(+) pump failure is a prerequisite for disruption of ionic homeostasis including a pro-apoptotic disruption of the K(+) homeostasis. Finally, we will introduce the concept of hybrid cell death as a result of the Na(+) pump failure in cultured cells and the ischemic brain. The goal of this review is to outline recent understanding of the ionic mechanism of ischemic cytotoxicity and suggest innovative ideas for future translational research.
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- Mingke Song
- Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, 101 Woodruff Circle, WMB Building Suite 620, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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Guo L, Xing Y, Pan R, Jiang M, Gong Z, Lin L, Wang J, Xiong G, Dong J. Curcumin protects microglia and primary rat cortical neurons against HIV-1 gp120-mediated inflammation and apoptosis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e70565. [PMID: 23936448 PMCID: PMC3735595 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Curcumin is a molecule found in turmeric root that has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-tumor properties and has been widely used as both an herbal drug and a food additive to treat or prevent neurodegenerative diseases. To explore whether curcumin is able to ameliorate HIV-1-associated neurotoxicity, we treated a murine microglial cell line (N9) and primary rat cortical neurons with curcumin in the presence or absence of neurotoxic HIV-1 gp120 (V3 loop) protein. We found that HIV-1 gp120 profoundly induced N9 cells to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). HIV-1 gp120 also induced apoptosis of primary rat cortical neurons. Curcumin exerted a powerful inhibitory effect against HIV-1 gp120-induced neuronal damage, reducing the production of ROS, TNF-α and MCP-1 by N9 cells and inhibiting apoptosis of primary rat cortical neurons. Curcumin may exert its biological activities through inhibition of the delayed rectification and transient outward potassium (K(+)) current, as curcumin effectively reduced HIV-1 gp120-mediated elevation of the delayed rectification and transient outward K(+) channel current in neurons. We conclude that HIV-1 gp120 increases ROS, TNF-α and MCP-1 production in microglia, and induces cortical neuron apoptosis by affecting the delayed rectification and transient outward K(+) channel current. Curcumin reduces production of ROS and inflammatory mediators in HIV-1-gp120-stimulated microglia, and protects cortical neurons against HIV-1-mediated apoptosis, most likely through inhibition of HIV-1 gp120-induced elevation of the delayed rectification and transient outward K(+) current.
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- Luyan Guo
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Institute of Brain Research, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration (GHMICR), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Institute of Brain Research, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration (GHMICR), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Institute of Brain Research, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration (GHMICR), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Institute of Brain Research, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration (GHMICR), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Institute of Brain Research, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration (GHMICR), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Institute of Brain Research, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration (GHMICR), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Institute of Brain Research, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration (GHMICR), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Key Laboratory of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Institute of Brain Research, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration (GHMICR), Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Chen M, Sun HY, Hu P, Wang CF, Li BX, Li SJ, Li JJ, Tan HY, Gao TM. Activation of BKCa Channels Mediates Hippocampal Neuronal Death After Reoxygenation and Reperfusion. Mol Neurobiol 2013; 48:794-807. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-013-8467-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shabala L, Walker EJ, Eklund A, Randall-Demllo S, Shabala S, Guven N, Cook AL, Eri RD. Exposure of colonic epithelial cells to oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress causes rapid potassium efflux and calcium influx. Cell Biochem Funct 2013; 31:603-11. [PMID: 23280987 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.2946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2012] [Revised: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and oxidative stress have recently been linked to the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases. Under physiological conditions, intestinal epithelial cells are exposed to ER and oxidative stress affecting the cellular ionic homeostasis. However, these altered ion flux 'signatures' during these stress conditions are poorly characterized. We investigated the kinetics of K(+) , Ca(2+) and H(+) ion fluxes during ER and oxidative stress in a colonic epithelial cell line LS174T using a non-invasive microelectrode ion flux estimation technique. ER and oxidative stress were induced by cell exposure to tunicamycin (TM) and copper ascorbate (CuAsc), respectively, from 1 to 24 h. Dramatic K(+) efflux was observed following acute ER stress with peak K(+) efflux being -30·6 and -138·7 nmolm(-2) s(-1) for 10 and 50 µg ml(-1) , respectively (p < 0·01). TM-dependent Ca(2+) uptake was more prolonged with peak values of 0·85 and 2·68 nmol m(-2) s(-1) for 10 and 50 µg ml(-1) TM, respectively (p < 0·02). Ion homeostasis was also affected by the duration of ER stress. Increased duration of TM treatment from 0 to 18 h led to increases in both K(+) efflux and Ca(2+) uptake. While K(+) changes were significantly higher at each time point tested, Ca(2+) uptake was significantly higher only after prolonged treatment (18 h). CuAsc also led to an increased K(+) efflux and Ca(2+) uptake. Functional assays to investigate the effect of inhibiting K(+) efflux with tetraethylammonium resulted in increased cell viability. We conclude that ER/oxidative stress in colonic epithelial cells cause dramatic K(+) , Ca(2+) and H(+) ion flux changes, which may predispose this lineage to poor stress recovery reminiscent of that seen in inflammatory bowel diseases.
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- Lana Shabala
- School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Social networking among voltage-activated potassium channels. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2013; 117:269-302. [PMID: 23663972 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-386931-9.00010-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Voltage-activated potassium channels (Kv channels) are ubiquitously expressed proteins that subserve a wide range of cellular functions. From their birth in the endoplasmic reticulum, Kv channels assemble from multiple subunits in complex ways that determine where they live in the cell, their biophysical characteristics, and their role in enabling different kinds of cells to respond to specific environmental signals to generate appropriate functional responses. This chapter describes the types of protein-protein interactions among pore-forming channel subunits and their auxiliary protein partners, as well as posttranslational protein modifications that occur in various cell types. This complex oligomerization of channel subunits establishes precise cell type-specific Kv channel localization and function, which in turn drives a diverse range of cellular signal transduction mechanisms uniquely suited to the physiological contexts in which they are found.
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Du XN, Zhang X, Qi JL, An HL, Li JW, Wan YM, Fu Y, Gao HX, Gao ZB, Zhan Y, Zhang HL. Characteristics and molecular basis of celecoxib modulation on K(v)7 potassium channels. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 164:1722-37. [PMID: 21564087 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01483.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Celecoxib is a selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor used for the treatment of pain and inflammation. Emerging and accumulating evidence suggests that celecoxib can affect cellular targets other than COX, such as ion channels. In this study, we characterized the effects of celecoxib on K(v)7 K(+) channels and compared its effects with the well-established K(v)7 channel opener retigabine. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH A perforated whole-cell patch technique was used to record K(v)7currents expressed in HEK 293 cells and M-type currents from rat superior cervical ganglion neurons. KEY RESULTS Celecoxib enhanced K(v)7.2-7.4, K(v)7.2/7.3 and K(v)7.3/7.5 currents but inhibited K(v)7.1 and K(v)7.1/KCNE1 currents and these effects were concentration dependent. The IC(50) value for inhibition of K(v)7.1 channels was approximately 4 µM and the EC(50) values for activation of K(v)7.2-7.4, K(v)7.2/K(v)7.3 and K(v)7.3/K(v)7.5 channels were approximately 2-5 µM. The effects of celecoxib were manifested by increasing current amplitudes, shifting the voltage-dependent activation curve in a more negative direction and slowing the deactivation of K(v)7 currents. 2,5-Dimethyl-celecoxib, a celecoxib analogue devoid of COX inhibition activity, has similar but greater effects on K(v)7currents. K(v)7.2(A235T) and K(v) 7.2(W236L) mutant channels, which have greatly attenuated responses to retigabine, showed a reversed response to celecoxib, from activation to inhibition. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS These results suggest that K(v)7 channels are targets of celecoxib action and provide new mechanistic evidence for understanding the effects of celecoxib. They also provide a new approach to developing K(v)7 modulators and for studying the structure-function relationship of K(v)7 channels.
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- X N Du
- The Key Laboratory of Neural and Vascular Biology, Ministry of Education, Department of Pharmacology, Shijiazhuang, China
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