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Mahapatra C, Thakkar R. In Silico Electrophysiological Investigation of Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin-4 Ion Channel Biophysics to Study Detrusor Overactivity. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6875. [PMID: 38999984 PMCID: PMC11241520 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25136875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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Enhanced electrical activity in detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) cells is a key factor in detrusor overactivity which causes overactive bladder pathological disorders. Transient receptor potential melastatin-4 (TRPM4) channels, which are calcium-activated cation channels, play a role in regulating DSM electrical activities. These channels likely contribute to depolarizing the DSM cell membrane, leading to bladder overactivity. Our research focuses on understanding TRPM4 channel function in the DSM cells of mice, using computational modeling. We aimed to create a detailed computational model of the TRPM4 channel based on existing electrophysiological data. We employed a modified Hodgkin-Huxley model with an incorporated TRP-like current to simulate action potential firing in response to current and synaptic stimulus inputs. Validation against experimental data showed close agreement with our simulations. Our model is the first to analyze the TRPM4 channel's role in DSM electrical activity, potentially revealing insights into bladder overactivity. In conclusion, TRPM4 channels are pivotal in regulating human DSM function, and TRPM4 channel inhibitors could be promising targets for treating overactive bladder.
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- Chitaranjan Mahapatra
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
- Paris Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, 91440 Saclay, France
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- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Maria SA, Kumar A, Wilfred PM, Shanthi M, Peedicayil J. Inhibition of Contractility of Isolated Caprine Detrusor by the Calcium Channel Blocker Cilnidipine and Reversal by Calcium Channel Openers. CURRENT THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH 2023; 99:100717. [PMID: 37869401 PMCID: PMC10589763 DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2023.100717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Background Cilnidipine is a fourth-generation calcium channel blocker that is clinically used to treat hypertension. It is a dihydropyridine that blocks L- and N-type calcium channels. The inhibitory effect of cilnidipine on isolated detrusor muscle contractility has not been studied. This study investigated the inhibitory effect of cilnidipine on isolated caprine (goat) detrusor muscle contractility and the reversal of the inhibition by calcium channel openers. Methods Fourteen caprine detrusor strips were made to contract using 80 mM potassium chloride before and after addition of three concentrations (20, 40, and 60 µM) of cilnidipine. Two reversal agents, the L-type calcium channel opener FPL64716, and the N-type calcium channel opener GV-58, were investigated for their ability to reverse the inhibitory effect of 40 µΜ cilnidipine on potassium chloride-induced detrusor contractility. Results Cilnidipine caused a dose-dependent and statistically significant inhibition of detrusor contractility at all concentrations of cilnidipine used (20, 40, and 60 µΜ). The inhibitory effect of 40 µM cilnidipine on detrusor contractility was significantly reversed by the addition of FPL64716 and GV-58. Conclusions Cilnidipine inhibits the contractility of the isolated detrusor by blocking L- and N-type calcium channels. Cilnidipine could be evaluated for treating clinical conditions requiring relaxation of the detrusor such as overactive bladder.
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- Steffi A. Maria
- Department of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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D’Agostino G, Salvatore S, Calvi P, Condino AM. Inhibition of prejunctional parasympathetic pathways by β 3-adrenoceptor agonists in the isolated pig detrusor: comparison with human detrusor studies. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1177653. [PMID: 37234719 PMCID: PMC10206075 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1177653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Adrenergic receptors of the β3-subtype (β3-ADRs) seem to represent a new target for a more effective pharmacological treatment of overactive bladder (OAB), a wide spread urinary disorder. A promising opportunity for OAB therapy might rely on the development of selective β3-ADR agonists, but an appropriate preclinical screening, as well as investigation of their pharmacological mechanism(s), is limited by poor availability of human bladder samples and of translational animal models. In this study, we used the porcine urinary bladder as experimental tool to ascertain the functions of β3-ADRs in the control the parasympathetic motor drive. Tritiated acetylcholine ([3H]-ACh), mainly originated from neural stores, was released by electrical field stimulation (EFS) in epithelium-deprived detrusor strips from pigs bred without estrogens. EFS produced simultaneously [3H]-ACh release and smooth muscle contraction allowing to asses neural (pre-junctional) and myogenic (postjunctional) effects in the same experiment. Isoprenaline and mirabegron produced on the EFS-evoked effects a concentration-dependent inhibition antagonized by L-748,337, a high selective β3-ADR antagonist. The analysis of the resultant pharmacodynamic parameters supports the notion that in pig detrusors, as well as in previously described human detrusors, the activation of inhibitory β3-ADRs can modulate neural parasympathetic pathways. In such inhibitory control, the involvement of membrane K+ channels, mainly of the SK type, seems to play a pivotal role similarly to what previously described in humans. Therefore, the isolated porcine detrusor can provide a suitable experimental tool to study the mechanisms underlying the clinical efficacy of selective β3-ADR compounds for human use.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Cellini Clinic, Humanitas Group, Torino, Italy
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Engin S, Barut EN, Erac Y, Sari S, Kadioglu M. The inhibitory effect of escitalopram on mouse detrusor contractility: The role of L-type calcium channels. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2023; 461:116408. [PMID: 36736438 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2023.116408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are associated with urinary problems attributed to their central effects. ESC is a preferred SSRI and several case reports described that ESC is related to urinary retention. However, the direct effect of ESC on detrusor contractility is still not completely elucidated. Thus, we investigated the effect of ESC on detrusor contractility and mechanism(s) of its action in isolated mouse detrusor strips. Molecular docking and measurement of intracellular calcium were performed to determine the possible calcium channel blocking effect of ESC. The contractile responses to carbachol (CCh), KCl and electrical field stimulation of detrusor strips were significantly abolished by ESC (10 or 100 μM). ESC relaxed KCl-precontracted detrusor strips concentration-dependently, which was not affected by tetraethylammonium, glibenclamide, 4-aminopyridine, propranolol, L-NAME or methylene blue. ESC (10 or 100 μM) reduced both the CaCl2- and CCh-induced contractions under calcium-free conditions, indicating the role of calcium-involved mechanisms in ESC-mediated relaxation. Furthermore, ESC significantly decreased Bay K8644-induced contraction and the cytosolic calcium level in fura-2-loaded A7r5 cells. Molecular docking study also revealed the potential of ESC to bind L-type calcium (Cav1) channels. Our results demonstrate that ESC inhibits detrusor contractility via blocking Cav1 channels, which provides evidence for the direct effect of ESC on detrusor contractility and its mechanism.
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- Seçkin Engin
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, İzmir, Türkiye
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye
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Barrese V, Wehbe Z, Linden A, McDowell S, Forrester E, Povstyan O, McCloskey KD, Greenwood IA. Key role for Kv11.1 (ether-a-go-go related gene) channels in rat bladder contractility. Physiol Rep 2023; 11:e15583. [PMID: 36750122 PMCID: PMC9904964 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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In addition, to their established role in cardiac myocytes and neurons, ion channels encoded by ether-a-go-go-related genes (ERG1-3 or kcnh2,3 and 6) (kcnh2) are functionally relevant in phasic smooth muscle. The aim of the study was to determine the expression and functional impact of ERG expression products in rat urinary bladder smooth muscle using quantitative polymerase chain reaction, immunocytochemistry, whole-cell patch-clamp and isometric tension recording. kcnh2 was expressed in rat bladder, whereas kcnh6 and kcnh3 expression were negligible. Immunofluorescence for the kcnh2 expression product Kv11.1 was detected in the membrane of isolated smooth muscle cells. Potassium currents with voltage-dependent characteristics consistent with Kv11.1 channels and sensitive to the specific blocker E4031 (1 μM) were recorded from isolated detrusor smooth muscles. Disabling Kv11.1 activity with specific blockers (E4031 and dofetilide, 0.2-20 μM) augmented spontaneous contractions to a greater extent than BKCa channel blockers, enhanced carbachol-driven activity, increased nerve stimulation-mediated contractions, and impaired β-adrenoceptor-mediated inhibitory responses. These data establish for the first time that Kv11.1 channels are key determinants of contractility in rat detrusor smooth muscle.
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- Vincenzo Barrese
- Vascular Biology Research CentreMolecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of LondonLondonUK
- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and DentistryUniversity of Naples Federico IINaplesItaly
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- Vascular Biology Research CentreMolecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of LondonLondonUK
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- Vascular Biology Research CentreMolecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of LondonLondonUK
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- Patrick G. Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical SciencesQueen's University BelfastBelfastUK
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- Vascular Biology Research CentreMolecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of LondonLondonUK
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- Patrick G. Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical SciencesQueen's University BelfastBelfastUK
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- Vascular Biology Research CentreMolecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of LondonLondonUK
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Liao Y, Du X, Fu Y, Liu L, Wei J, An Q, Luo X, Gao F, Jia S, Chang Y, Guo M, Liu H. Mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine in treating overactive bladder. Int Urol Nephrol 2023; 55:489-501. [PMID: 36479677 PMCID: PMC9957912 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-022-03434-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) has made increasing progress in mechanism and treatment research. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a common complementary therapy for OAB, and it has been found to be effective. However, the intervention mechanism of TCM in the treatment of OAB is still unclear. The aim of this review is to consolidate the current knowledge about the mechanism of TCM: acupuncture, moxibustion, herbs in treating OAB, and the animal models of OAB commonly used in TCM. Finally, we put forward the dilemma of TCM treatment of OAB and discussed the insufficiency and future direction of TCM treatment of OAB.
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- Yuxiang Liao
- Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Ikeda M, Nakada A, Abukawa H, Yamazaki T, Maruyama I. Vibegron inhibits enhanced spontaneous contractions induced by anoxia/reoxygenation in isolated whole bladder from rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2022; 926:175017. [PMID: 35588870 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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It has been recently proposed that repeated bladder ischemia/reperfusion induced by chronic pelvic ischemia may lead to detrusor overactivity, followed by lower urinary tract symptoms. Vibegron is a selective β3-adrenoceptor agonist approved for the treatment of overactive bladder. Several studies have tested β3-adrenoceptor agonists using animal models with detrusor overactivity related to bladder ischemia/reperfusion. However, whether β3-adrenoceptor agonists directly affect ischemia/reperfusion-evoked detrusor overactivity is unclear. Therefore, we examined whether bladder anoxia/reoxygenation could enhance spontaneous bladder contractions (SBCs) and investigated the effect of vibegron on enhanced SBCs. Isolated whole bladders from rats were incubated with Krebs solution aerated with 95% N2 + 5% CO2 for 5 h (anoxia). Subsequently, the bathing solution was replaced with an oxygen-saturated solution (reoxygenation). Anoxia/reoxygenation caused enhancement of the amplitude but not the frequency of SBC compared with that before reoxygenation. Vibegron (0.3-30 μM) inhibited this increase in SBC amplitude, but not the frequency, in a dose-dependent manner. The inhibitory effect of vibegron was not affected by pretreatment with the adenylyl cyclase inhibitor SQ22536 (100 μM) or protein kinase A inhibitor KT5720 (1 μM) and was not accompanied by considerable changes in cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) content in the bladder. In contrast, the large conductance potassium channel inhibitor iberiotoxin (100 nM) suppressed the inhibitory effect of vibegron. These results suggest that bladder ischemia/reperfusion induces SBC enhancement and vibegron directly inhibits detrusor overactivity via the large conductance potassium channel, which involves β3-adrenoceptor, rather than the cAMP signaling pathway.
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- Makoto Ikeda
- Watarase Research Center, Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, 1848, Nogi, Nogi-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, 329-0114, Japan
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- Watarase Research Center, Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, 1848, Nogi, Nogi-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, 329-0114, Japan.
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- Watarase Research Center, Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, 1848, Nogi, Nogi-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, 329-0114, Japan.
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- Watarase Research Center, Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, 1848, Nogi, Nogi-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi, 329-0114, Japan.
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- Central Research Laboratories, Kissei Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, 4365-1, Kashiwabara, Hotaka, Azumino-city, Nagano, 399-8304, Japan.
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SKA-31-induced activation of small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels decreased modulation of detrusor smooth muscle function in a rat model of obesity. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2022; 54:135-144. [PMID: 35478071 DOI: 10.1007/s10863-022-09939-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Increased excitability and contractility of detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) cells are associated with overactive bladder (OAB), which is often induced by obesity. Small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (SK) channels regulate the excitability and contractility of DSM cells. Selective pharmacological activation of SK channels attenuates hyperpolarization and the decreased relaxation effect in DSM cells in obesity-induced OAB. However, additional data are needed to confirm the regulatory effect of SK channels on the function of DSM cells in obesity-related OAB. The tested hypothesis was that activation of SK channels decreases modulation of DSM function in a rat model of obesity-related OAB. Female Sprague Dawley rats were fed a normal diet (ND) or a high-fat diet (HFD), weighed after 12 weeks, and subjected to urodynamic study, patch-clamp electrophysiology, and isometric tension recording. The average body weight and incidence of OAB were increased in the HFD group. Patch-clamp studies revealed that pharmacological activation of SK channels with SKA-31 had attenuated hyperpolarization of DSM cells. In addition, isometric tension recordings indicated that SKA-31 decreased relaxation of spontaneous phasic contractions of DSM strips in the HFD group. Attenuated function of SK channels increased the excitability and contractility of DSM cells, which contributed to the occurrence of OAB, suggesting that SK channels are potential therapeutic targets for control of OAB.
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Molecular Pathophysiology and Potential Therapeutic Strategies of Ketamine-Related Cystitis. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11040502. [PMID: 35453701 PMCID: PMC9029571 DOI: 10.3390/biology11040502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ketamine was first synthesized as a clinical medicine for anesthesia in 1970. It has been used as a recreational drug because of its low cost and hallucination effect in the past decade. Part of ketamine abusers may experience ketamine-related cystitis (KC) and suffer from lower urinary tract symptoms, including urinary frequency, urgency, and severe bladder pain. As the disease progression, a contracted bladder, petechial hemorrhage of the bladder mucosa, and ureteral stricture with hydronephrosis may occur. The pathophysiology of KC is still uncertain, although several hypotheses have been raised. Cessation of ketamine abuse is critical for the management of KC to prevent progressive disease, and effective treatment has not been established. Research has provided some theoretical bases for developing in vitro experiments, animal models, and clinical trials. This review summarized evidence of molecular mechanisms of KC and potential treatment strategies for KC. Further basic and clinical studies will help us better understand the mechanism and develop an effective treatment for KC.
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Appukuttan S, Brain KL, Manchanda R. Effect of Variations in Gap Junctional Coupling on the Frequency of Oscillatory Action Potentials in a Smooth Muscle Syncytium. Front Physiol 2021; 12:655225. [PMID: 34658901 PMCID: PMC8517141 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.655225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gap junctions provide pathways for intercellular communication between adjacent cells, allowing exchange of ions and small molecules. Based on the constituent protein subunits, gap junctions are classified into different subtypes varying in their properties such as unitary conductances, sensitivity to transjunctional voltage, and gating kinetics. Gap junctions couple cells electrically, and therefore the electrical activity originating in one cell can affect and modulate the electrical activity in adjacent cells. Action potentials can propagate through networks of such electrically coupled cells, and this spread is influenced by the nature of gap junctional coupling. Our study aims to computationally explore the effect of differences in gap junctional properties on oscillating action potentials in electrically coupled tissues. Further, we also explore variations in the biophysical environment by altering the size of the syncytium, the location of the pacemaking cell, as well as the occurrence of multiple pacemaking cells within the same syncytium. Our simulation results suggest that the frequency of oscillations is governed by the extent of coupling between cells and the gating kinetics of different gap junction subtypes. The location of pacemaking cells is found to alter the syncytial behavior, and when multiple oscillators are present, there exists an interplay between the oscillator frequency and their relative location within the syncytium. Such variations in the frequency of oscillations can have important implications for the physiological functioning of syncytial tissues.
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- Shailesh Appukuttan
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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Engin S, Kaya Yasar Y, Barut EN, Getboga D, Erac Y, Sezen SF. The inhibitory effect of trimetazidine on detrusor contractility - a potential repositioning of trimetazidine for the treatment of overactive bladder. J Pharm Pharmacol 2021; 74:94-102. [PMID: 34109981 DOI: 10.1093/jpp/rgab072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to identify the effect of trimetazidine (TMZ), an antianginal drug, on detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) contractility and its possible mechanisms of action. METHODS We performed in-vitro contractility studies on isolated mouse DSM strips and investigated the effect of TMZ on Ca2+ levels in fura-2-loaded A7r5 cells. KEY FINDINGS TMZ (300 or 1000 µM) inhibited carbachol (CCh)- and KCl-induced contractions and produced a concentration-dependent (10-1000 µM) relaxation in KCl-precontracted DSM strips. TMZ-induced relaxation was markedly decreased by BaCl2, an inward-rectifying K+ channel blocker, but was not altered by preincubation with tetraethylammonium, glibenclamide, 4-aminopyridine, propranolol, L-NAME or methylene blue. TMZ (300 or 1000 µM) reduced both the CaCl2-induced contraction of depolarized DSM strips under Ca2+-free conditions and the CCh-induced contraction of DSM strips preincubated with nifedipine in Ca2+-containing Krebs solution. Furthermore, TMZ (1000 µM) significantly decreased the Ca2+ levels in fura-2-loaded A7r5 cells. CONCLUSIONS TMZ decreased DSM contractility and caused a concentration-dependent relaxation of the tissue possibly through its actions on Ca2+ transients and K+ channels. Our results provide preclinical evidence that TMZ would be a potential candidate to treat disorders related to the overactivity of the bladder.
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- Seckin Engin
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.,Drug and Pharmaceutical Technology Application and Research Center, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.,Drug and Pharmaceutical Technology Application and Research Center, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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Primary aldosteronism is associated with risk of urinary bladder stones in a nationwide cohort study. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7684. [PMID: 33833262 PMCID: PMC8032702 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86749-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We analyzed database from the Taiwan National Health Insurance to investigate whether primary aldosteronism (PA) increases the risk of bladder stones. This retrospective nationwide population-based cohort study during the period of 1998–2011 compared patients with and without PA extracted by propensity score matching. Cox proportional hazard models and competing death risk model were used to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs), sub-hazard ratios (SHRs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). There were 3442 patients with PA and 3442 patients without PA. The incidence rate of bladder stones was 5.36 and 3.76 per 1000 person-years for both groups, respectively. In adjusted Cox hazard proportional regression models, the HR of bladder stones was 1.68 (95% CI 1.20–2.34) for patients with PA compared to individuals without PA. Considering the competing risk of death, the SHR of bladder stones still indicates a higher risk for PA than a comparison cohort (SHR, 1.79; 95% CI 1.30–2.44). PA, age, sex, and fracture number were the variables significantly contributing to the formation of bladder stones. In conclusion, PA is significantly associated with risk of bladder stones.
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Hou R, Yu Y, Jiang J. PGE2 receptors in detrusor muscle: Drugging the undruggable for urgency. Biochem Pharmacol 2020; 184:114363. [PMID: 33309520 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome is a prevalent condition of the lower urinary tract that causes symptoms, such as urinary frequency, urinary urgency, urge incontinence, and nocturia, and disproportionately affects women and the elderly. Current medications for OAB merely provide symptomatic relief with considerable limitations, as they are no more than moderately effective, not to mention that they may cause substantial adverse effects. Identifying novel molecular targets to facilitate the development of new medical therapies with higher efficacy and safety for OAB is in an urgent unmet need. Although the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of OAB largely remain elusive and are likely multifactorial, mounting evidence from preclinical studies over the past decade reveals that the pro-inflammatory pathways engaging cyclooxygenases and their prostanoid products, particularly the prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), may play essential roles in the progression of OAB. The goals of this review are to summarize recent progresses in our knowledge on the pathogenic roles of PGE2 in the OAB and to provide new mechanistic insights into the signaling pathways transduced by its four G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), i.e., EP1-EP4, in the overactive detrusor smooth muscle. We also discuss the feasibility of targeting these GPCRs as an emerging strategy to treat OAB with better therapeutic specificity than the current medications.
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- Ruida Hou
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
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The intracellular Ca 2+ release channel TRPML1 regulates lower urinary tract smooth muscle contractility. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:30775-30786. [PMID: 33199609 PMCID: PMC7720193 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2016959117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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TRPML1 (transient receptor potential mucolipin 1) is a Ca2+-permeable, nonselective cation channel that is localized to late endosomes and lysosomes. Here, we investigated the function of TRPML1 channels in regulating lower urinary tract (LUT) smooth muscle cell (SMC) contractility. We found that TRPML1 forms a stable signaling complex with ryanodine receptors (RyRs) in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). We further showed that TRPML1 channels are important for initiating an essential Ca2+-signaling negative feedback mechanism between RyRs on SR membranes and K+ channels on the plasma membrane. Knockout of TRPML1 channels in mice impaired this pathway, resulting in LUT smooth muscle hypercontractility and symptoms of overactive bladder. Our findings demonstrate a critical role for TRPML1 in LUT function. TRPML1 (transient receptor potential mucolipin 1) is a Ca2+-permeable, nonselective cation channel that is predominantly localized to the membranes of late endosomes and lysosomes (LELs). Intracellular release of Ca2+ through TRPML1 is thought to be pivotal for maintenance of intravesicular acidic pH as well as the maturation, fusion, and trafficking of LELs. Interestingly, genetic ablation of TRPML1 in mice (Mcoln1−/−) induces a hyperdistended/hypertrophic bladder phenotype. Here, we investigated this phenomenon further by exploring an unconventional role for TRPML1 channels in the regulation of Ca2+-signaling activity and contractility in bladder and urethral smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Four-dimensional (4D) lattice light-sheet live-cell imaging showed that the majority of LELs in freshly isolated bladder SMCs were essentially immobile. Superresolution microscopy revealed distinct nanoscale colocalization of LEL-expressing TRPML1 channels with ryanodine type 2 receptors (RyR2) in bladder SMCs. Spontaneous intracellular release of Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) through RyR2 generates localized elevations of Ca2+ (“Ca2+ sparks”) that activate plasmalemmal large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channels, a critical negative feedback mechanism that regulates smooth muscle contractility. This mechanism was impaired in Mcoln1−/− mice, which showed diminished spontaneous Ca2+ sparks and BK channel activity in bladder and urethra SMCs. Additionally, ex vivo contractility experiments showed that loss of Ca2+ spark–BK channel signaling in Mcoln1−/− mice rendered both bladder and urethra smooth muscle hypercontractile. Voiding activity analyses revealed bladder overactivity in Mcoln1−/− mice. We conclude that TRPML1 is critically important for Ca2+ spark signaling, and thus regulation of contractility and function, in lower urinary tract SMCs.
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Alterations in detrusor contractility in rat model of bladder cancer. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19651. [PMID: 33184390 PMCID: PMC7665011 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76653-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Urinary incontinence of idiopathic nature is a common complication of bladder cancer, yet, the mechanisms underlying changes in bladder contractility associated with cancer are not known. Here by using tensiometry on detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) strips from normal rats and rats with bladder cancer induced by known urothelial carcinogen, N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine (BBN), we show that bladder cancer is associated with considerable changes in DSM contractility. These changes include: (1) decrease in the amplitude and frequency of spontaneous contractions, consistent with the decline of luminal pressures during filling, and detrusor underactivity; (2) diminution of parasympathetic DSM stimulation mainly at the expense of m-cholinergic excitatory transmission, suggestive of difficulty in bladder emptying and weakening of urine stream; (3) strengthening of TRPV1-dependent afferent limb of micturition reflex and TRPV1-mediated local contractility, promoting urge incontinence; (4) attenuation of stretch-dependent, TRPV4-mediated spontaneous contractility leading to overflow incontinence. These changes are consistent with the symptomatic of bladder dysfunction in bladder cancer patients. Considering that BBN-induced urothelial lesions in rodents largely resemble human urothelial lesions at least in their morphology, our studies establish for the first time underlying reasons for bladder dysfunction in bladder cancer.
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Lee JE, Park CH, Kang H, Ko J, Cho S, Woo J, Chae MR, Lee SW, Kim SJ, Kim J, So I. The agonistic action of URO-K10 on Kv7.4 and 7.5 channels is attenuated by co-expression of KCNE4 ancillary subunit. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2020; 24:503-516. [PMID: 33093272 PMCID: PMC7585595 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2020.24.6.503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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KCNQ family constitutes slowly-activating potassium channels among voltage-gated potassium channel superfamily. Recent studies suggested that KCNQ4 and 5 channels are abundantly expressed in smooth muscle cells, especially in lower urinary tract including corpus cavernosum and that both channels can exert membrane stabilizing effect in the tissues. In this article, we examined the electrophysiological characteristics of overexpressed KCNQ4, 5 channels in HEK293 cells with recently developed KCNQ-specific agonist. With submicromolar EC50, the drug not only increased the open probability of KCNQ4 channel but also increased slope conductance of the channel. The overall effect of the drug in whole-cell configuration was to increase maximal whole-cell conductance, to prolongate the activation process, and left-shift of the activation curve. The agonistic action of the drug, however, was highly attenuated by the co-expression of one of the β ancillary subunits of KCNQ family, KCNE4. Strong in vitro interactions between KCNQ4, 5 and KCNE4 were found through Foster Resonance Energy Transfer and co-immunoprecipitation. Although the expression levels of both KCNQ4 and KCNE4 are high in mesenteric arterial smooth muscle cells, we found that 1 μM of the agonist was sufficient to almost completely relax phenylephrine-induced contraction of the muscle strip. Significant expression of KCNQ4 and KCNE4 in corpus cavernosum together with high tonic contractility of the tissue grants highly promising relaxational effect of the KCNQ-specific agonist in the tissue.
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- Jung Eun Lee
- Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju 38066, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea
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Are Beta 3 Adrenergic Agonists Now the Preferred Pharmacologic Management of Overactive Bladder? Curr Urol Rep 2020; 21:49. [PMID: 33090278 DOI: 10.1007/s11934-020-01003-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW This paper discusses the recent evidence supporting beta 3 adrenergic agonists as the preferred pharmacological management of overactive bladder syndrome. RECENT FINDINGS Mirabegron has a similar efficacy profile to first-line antimuscarinics with favorable adverse effects profile. Treatment of OAB with beta-3 adrenergic agonist should be favored in patients at higher risk of anticholinergic adverse events. The efficacy and tolerability of beta-3 adrenergic agonists are consistently reported in older OAB patients, whether used alone or with other antimuscarinics. Mirabegron is cost-effective in treating OAB unless the symptoms were severe or refractory. Combination therapy of mirabegron and other pharmacotherapy has proven to be efficient in controlling OAB symptoms without inducing serious add-on adverse effects. While beta-3 adrenergic agonists bear favorable advantages in OAB treatment, physicians should perform a thorough and careful pre-treatment planning to optimize treatment benefits and adherence.
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Son YJ, Park JE, Kim J, Yoo G, Lee TS, Nho CW. Production of low potassium kale with increased glucosinolate content from vertical farming as a novel dietary option for renal dysfunction patients. Food Chem 2020; 339:128092. [PMID: 33152880 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The production of low potassium vegetables arose out of the dietary needs of patients with renal dysfunction. Attempts have been made to reduce potassium content in vegetables and fruits; however, induced potassium deficiency has often resulted in decreased yields. Here, we investigated a new method of producing low potassium kale and present the characteristics of the resulting produce. By substituting potassium nitrate with calcium nitrate in the nutrient solution 2 weeks before harvesting, the potassium content of kale was reduced by 70% without a deterioration in yield and semblance qualities. Despite no relationships being detected between potassium deficiency and anti-oxidative properties, the total glucosinolate content, an indicator of the anti-cancer effect of cruciferous vegetables, was significantly increased by potassium deficiency in kale. This study demonstrates a novel method of producing low potassium kale for patients with renal failure, without a reduction in yield but with beneficial increase in glucosinolates.
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- Yang-Ju Son
- Smart Farm Research Center, Gangneung Institute of Natural Products, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, Gangwon-do 25451, South Korea.
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- Smart Farm Research Center, Gangneung Institute of Natural Products, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, Gangwon-do 25451, South Korea.
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- Smart Farm Research Center, Gangneung Institute of Natural Products, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, Gangwon-do 25451, South Korea.
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- Smart Farm Research Center, Gangneung Institute of Natural Products, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, Gangwon-do 25451, South Korea.
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- Smart Farm Research Center, Gangneung Institute of Natural Products, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, Gangwon-do 25451, South Korea.
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- Smart Farm Research Center, Gangneung Institute of Natural Products, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, Gangwon-do 25451, South Korea.
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Malysz J, Petkov GV. Detrusor Smooth Muscle K V7 Channels: Emerging New Regulators of Urinary Bladder Function. Front Physiol 2020; 11:1004. [PMID: 33041840 PMCID: PMC7526500 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.01004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Relaxation and contraction of the urinary bladder smooth muscle, also known as the detrusor smooth muscle (DSM), facilitate the micturition cycle. DSM contractility depends on cell excitability, which is established by the synchronized activity of multiple diverse ion channels. K+ channels, the largest family of channels, control DSM excitability by maintaining the resting membrane potential and shaping the action potentials that cause the phasic contractions. Among the members of the voltage-gated K+ (KV) channel superfamily, KV type 7 (KV7) channels - KV7.1-KV7.5 members encoded by KCNQ1-KCNQ5 genes - have been recently identified as functional regulators in various cell types including vascular, cardiac, and neuronal cells. Their regulatory roles in DSM, however, are just now emerging and remain to be elucidated. To address this gap, our research group has initiated the systematic investigation of human DSM KV7 channels in collaboration with clinical urologists. In this comprehensive review, we summarize the current understanding of DSM Kv7 channels and highlight recent discoveries in the field. We describe KV7 channel expression profiles at the mRNA and protein levels, and further elaborate on functional effects of KV7 channel selective modulators on DSM excitability, contractility, and intracellular Ca2+ dynamics in animal species along with in vivo studies and the limited data on human DSM. Within each topic, we highlight the main observations, current gaps in knowledge, and most pressing questions and concepts in need of resolution. We emphasize the lack of systematic studies on human DSM KV7 channels that are now actively ongoing in our laboratory.
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- John Malysz
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States
- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States
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Malysz J, Petkov GV. Urinary bladder smooth muscle ion channels: expression, function, and regulation in health and disease. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2020; 319:F257-F283. [PMID: 32628539 PMCID: PMC7473901 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00048.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Urinary bladder smooth muscle (UBSM), also known as detrusor smooth muscle, forms the bladder wall and ultimately determines the two main attributes of the organ: urine storage and voiding. The two functions are facilitated by UBSM relaxation and contraction, respectively, which depend on UBSM excitability shaped by multiple ion channels. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of key ion channels establishing and regulating UBSM excitability and contractility. They include excitation-enhancing voltage-gated Ca2+ (Cav) and transient receptor potential channels, excitation-reducing K+ channels, and still poorly understood Cl- channels. Dynamic interplay among UBSM ion channels determines the overall level of Cav channel activity. The net Ca2+ influx via Cav channels increases global intracellular Ca2+ concentration, which subsequently triggers UBSM contractility. Here, for each ion channel type, we describe UBSM tissue/cell expression (mRNA and protein) profiles and their role in regulating excitability and contractility of UBSM in various animal species, including the mouse, rat, and guinea pig, and, most importantly, humans. The currently available data reveal certain interspecies differences, which complicate the translational value of published animal research results to humans. This review highlights recent developments, findings on genetic knockout models, pharmacological data, reports on UBSM ion channel dysfunction in animal bladder disease models, and the very limited human studies currently available. Among all gaps in present-day knowledge, the unknowns on expression and functional roles for ion channels determined directly in human UBSM tissues and cells under both normal and disease conditions remain key hurdles in the field.
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- John Malysz
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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Fry CH, Chakrabarty B, Hashitani H, Andersson KE, McCloskey K, Jabr RI, Drake MJ. New targets for overactive bladder-ICI-RS 2109. Neurourol Urodyn 2020; 39 Suppl 3:S113-S121. [PMID: 31737931 PMCID: PMC8114459 DOI: 10.1002/nau.24228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIM To review evidence for novel drug targets that can manage overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. METHODS A think tank considered evidence from the literature and their own research experience to propose new drug targets in the urinary bladder to characterize their use to treat OAB. RESULTS Five classes of agents or cellular pathways were considered. (a) Cyclic nucleotide-dependent (cyclic adenosine monophosphate and cyclic guanosine monophosphate) pathways that modulate adenosine triphosphate release from motor nerves and urothelium. (b) Novel targets for β3 agonists, including the bladder wall vasculature and muscularis mucosa. (c) Several TRP channels (TRPV1 , TRPV4 , TRPA1 , and TRPM4 ) and their modulators in affecting detrusor overactivity. (d) Small conductance Ca2+ -activated K+ channels and their influence on spontaneous contractions. (e) Antifibrosis agents that act to modulate directly or indirectly the TGF-β pathway-the canonical fibrosis pathway. CONCLUSIONS The specificity of action remains a consideration if particular classes of agents can be considered for future development as receptors or pathways that mediate actions of the above mentioned potential agents are distributed among most organ systems. The tasks are to determine more detail of the pathological changes that occur in the OAB and how the specificity of potential drugs may be directed to bladder pathological changes. An important conclusion was that the storage, not the voiding, phase in the micturition cycle should be investigated and potential targets lie in the whole range of tissue in the bladder wall and not just detrusor.
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- Christopher Henry Fry
- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Cell Physiology, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Division of Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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Attenuated regulatory function of the small-conductance Ca 2+-activated K + channel in detrusor smooth muscle cells excitability in an obese rat model. Int Urol Nephrol 2020; 52:1851-1861. [PMID: 32399771 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-020-02487-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Overactive bladder (OAB) is related to detrusor overactivity (DO), which is caused by the increased detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) cells excitability. Small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (SK) channels is a fundamental regulator of excitability and contractility in DSM cells. Obesity-related OAB is associated with the decreased expression and regulatory function of SK channels in DSM layer. However, the regulation role of SK channels in obesity-related OAB DSM cell excitability is still unknown. Here, we tested the hypothesis that obesity-related OAB is associated with reduced expression and activity of SK channels in DSM cells. METHODS Female Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a normal diet (ND) or a high-fat diet (HFD) and weighed after 12 weeks. We performed urodynamic study, single-cell quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), and patch-clamp electrophysiology. RESULTS Increased average body weights and urodynamically demonstrated OAB were observed in HFD rats. Single-cell qRT-PCR experiments discovered the decreased mRNA expression level of SK channel in DSM cell from HFD rats. Patch-clamp studies revealed that NS309, a SK channel activator, had an attenuated effect on membrane potential hyperpolarization in HFD DSM cells. In addition, the reduced whole cell SK channel currents were recorded in HFD DSM cells. CONCLUSIONS Attenuated SK channels expression and function, which results in the increased DSM cells excitability and contributes to DO, is discovered in obesity-related OAB DSM cells, suggesting that SK channels might be potential therapeutic targets to control OAB.
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Malysz J, Rovner ES, Wake R, Petkov GV. Preparation and Utilization of Freshly Isolated Human Detrusor Smooth Muscle Cells for Characterization of 9-Phenanthrol-Sensitive Cation Currents. J Vis Exp 2020:10.3791/59884. [PMID: 32065126 PMCID: PMC7489995 DOI: 10.3791/59884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) cells present within the urinary bladder wall ultimately facilitate urine storage and voiding. Preparation of the viable, fresh, and isolated DSM cells presents an important technical challenge whose achievement provides optimal cells for subsequent functional and molecular studies. The method developed and elaborated herein, successfully used by our group for over a decade, describes dissection of human urinary bladder specimens obtained from open bladder surgeries followed by an enzymatic two-step treatment of DSM pieces and mechanical trituration to obtain freshly isolated DSM cells. The initial step involves dissection to separate the DSM layer (also known as muscularis propria) from mucosa (urothelium, lamina propria, and muscularis mucosa) and the adjacent connective, vascular, and adipose tissues present. The DSM is then cut into pieces (2-3 mm x 4-6 mm) in nominal Ca2+-containing dissection/digestion solution (DS). DSM pieces are next transferred to and sequentially treated separately with DS containing papain and collagenase at ~37 °C for 30-45 min per step. Following washes with DS containing enzyme-free bovine serum and trituration with a fire-polished pipette, the pieces release single DSM cells. Freshly isolated DSM cells are ideally suited for patch-clamp electrophysiological and pharmacological characterizations of ion channels. Specifically, we show that the TRPM4 channel blocker 9-phenanthrol reduces voltage-step evoked cation currents recorded with the amphotericin-B perforated patch-clamp approach. DSM cells can also be studied by other techniques such as single cell RT-PCR, microarray analysis, immunocytochemistry, in situ proximity ligation assay, and Ca2+ imaging. The main advantage of utilizing single DSM cells is that the observations made relate directly to single cell characteristics revealed. Studies of freshly isolated human DSM cells have provided important insights characterizing the properties of various ion channels including cation-permeable in the urinary bladder and will continue as a gold standard in elucidating DSM cellular properties and regulatory mechanisms.
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- John Malysz
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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- Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Department of Urology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center;
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Yarotskyy V, Malysz J, Petkov GV. Extracellular pH and intracellular phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate control Cl - currents in guinea pig detrusor smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2019; 317:C1268-C1277. [PMID: 31577513 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00189.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cl- channels serve as key regulators of excitability and contractility in vascular, intestinal, and airway smooth muscle cells. We recently reported a Cl- conductance in detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) cells. Here, we used the whole cell patch-clamp technique to further characterize biophysical properties and physiological regulators of the Cl- current in freshly isolated guinea pig DSM cells. The Cl- current demonstrated outward rectification arising from voltage-dependent gating of Cl- channels rather than the Cl- transmembrane gradient. An exposure of DSM cells to hypotonic extracellular solution (Δ 165 mOsm challenge) did not increase the Cl- current providing strong evidence that volume-regulated anion channels do not contribute to the Cl- current in DSM cells. The Cl- current was monotonically dependent on extracellular pH, larger and lower in magnitude at acidic (5.0) and basic pH (8.5) values, respectively. Additionally, intracellularly applied phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate [PI(4,5)P2] analog [PI(4,5)P2-diC8] increased the average Cl- current density by approximately threefold in a voltage-independent manner. The magnitude of the DSM whole cell Cl- current did not depend on the cell surface area (cell capacitance) regardless of the presence or absence of PI(4,5)P2-diC8, an intriguing finding that underscores the complex nature of Cl- channel expression and function in DSM cells. Removal of both extracellular Ca2+ and Mg2+ did not affect the DSM whole cell Cl- current, whereas Gd3+ (1 mM) potentiated the current. Collectively, our recent and present findings strongly suggest that Cl- channels are critical regulators of DSM excitability and are regulated by extracellular pH, Gd3+, and PI(4,5)P2.
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- Viktor Yarotskyy
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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Dhruva A, Hamsavardhini VK, Kamatham S, Kataria A, Kumar A, Shanthi M, Peedicayil J. Avanafil Inhibits the Contractility of the Isolated Caprine Detrusor Muscle. Int J Appl Basic Med Res 2019; 9:231-235. [PMID: 31681549 PMCID: PMC6822320 DOI: 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_339_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Context: Avanafil is a smooth muscle relaxant that is clinically used to treat erectile dysfunction. It is an inhibitor of phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5), the enzyme that catalyzes the metabolism of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP). The inhibitory effect of avanafil on isolated detrusor muscle contractility has not been studied. Aims: This study investigated the inhibitory effect of avanafil on isolated caprine (goat) detrusor muscle contractility and the possible mechanisms involved. Settings and Design: 80 mM potassium chloride (KCl)-induced contractility of the isolated goat detrusor was studied using a physiograph. Materials and Methods: Ten caprine detrusor strips were made to contract using 80 mM KCl before and after addition of three concentrations (10, 30, and 60 μM) of avanafil. Three reversal agents, ODQ, a guanylyl cyclase inhibitor; glibenclamide, an adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive potassium channel blocker; and iberiotoxin, a calcium-sensitive potassium (BKCa) channel blocker, were investigated for their ability to reverse the inhibitory effect of 30 μM avanafil on KCl-induced detrusor contractility. Statistical Analysis Used: The nonparametric statistical test, Kruskal–Wallis test, was used for the analysis of the data. Results: Avanafil caused a statistically significant inhibition of detrusor contractility at 30 and 60 μM concentrations. The inhibitory effect of 30 μM avanafil on detrusor contractility was significantly reversed by the addition of ODQ, glibenclamide, and iberiotoxin. Conclusions: Avanafil inhibits the contractility of the isolated detrusor by inhibiting PDE5, leading to raised cellular levels of cGMP. The raised levels of cGMP could have inhibited detrusor contractility by activating cGMP-dependent protein kinase, by opening ATP-sensitive potassium channels, and by opening BKCa. Avanafil could be evaluated for treating clinical conditions requiring relaxation of the detrusor like overactive bladder.
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- Aakash Dhruva
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Shu Z, Wu T, Shahen M, Guo Z, Shu J, Wang HE, Shar AH, Farag MR, Alagawany M, El-Hack MEA, Liu C. System-Pharmacology Dissection of Traditional Chinese herbs SINI Decoction for Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2019; 91:e20180424. [PMID: 31553364 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201920180424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Abstract: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are leading causes of death in the world, owing to noticeable incidence and mortality. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) SINI Decoction (SND) is used to prevent and treat CVDs, which has attracted extensive attention for its moderate and little side effects. However, the involved molecular mechanisms are exceedingly complicated and remain unclear. Systems pharmacology, as a novel approach that integrates systems biology and pharmacology plays a significant role in investigating the molecular mechanism of TCM. In systems pharmacology approach, we use to systematically uncover the mechanisms of action in Chinese medicinal formula SND as an effective treatment for CVDs, which mainly includes:1) molecular database building; 2) ADME evaluation; 3) target-fishing 4) network construction and analysis. The results show that 78 underlying valid ingredients and their corresponding 71 direct targets of SND were obtained. And SND take part in cardiomyocyte protection, blood pressure regulation, and lipid regulation module in treatment of CVDs by cooperative way. Systems pharmacology as an emerging field that investigates the molecular mechanisms of TCM through pharmacokinetic evaluation target prediction, and pathway analysis, which will facilitate the development of traditional Chinese herbs in modern medicine.
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- Zhiming Shu
- College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, 712100, Shaanxi, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, 712100, Shaanxi, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, 712100, Shaanxi, Yangling, China.,Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, 31527 Tanta, Egypt
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- College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, 712100, Shaanxi, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, 712100, Shaanxi, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, 712100, Shaanxi, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, 712100, Shaanxi, Yangling, China
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- Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department, Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Zagazig University, 44511, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, 44511, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, 44511, Zagazig, Egypt
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, 712100, Shaanxi, Yangling, China
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Li N, Ding H, Zhang P, Li Z, Liu Y, Wang P. Attenuated BK channel function promotes overactive bladder in a rat model of obesity. Aging (Albany NY) 2019; 11:6199-6216. [PMID: 31480021 PMCID: PMC6738405 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Overactive bladder (OAB) is mostly observed in obese individuals, and is associated with enhanced excitability and contractility of the detrusor smooth muscle (DSM). Large-conductance voltage- and Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channels reduce the excitability and contractility of the DSM. We tested whether obesity-induced OAB is associated with altered BK channel expression and activity in the DSM. Seven-week-old female Sprague-Dawley rats (N=80) were fed a normal or high-fat diet (HFD) for 12 weeks. HFD-fed rats exhibited a higher average bodyweight and urodynamically established detrusor overactivity. mRNA levels of the Kcnma1 (BKα subunit) and Kcnmb1 (BKβ1 subunit) in whole tissues and cells from the DSM were reduced in HFD-fed rats. A selective BK channel opener, NS1619, was then applied to DSM cells from the two groups of rats. Patch-clamp techniques revealed that spontaneous transient outward currents, NS1619-induced activation of spontaneous transient outward currents, and whole-cell BK currents, as well as NS1619-induced membrane hyperpolarization, were attenuated in DSM cells from HFD-fed rats. The relaxation effect of NS1619 on contractility was reduced in DSM strips from HFD-fed rats. Thus, impaired expression of Kcnma1 and Kcnmb1 in the DSM contributes to obesity-induced OAB, suggesting that BK channels could be a useful treatment targets in OAB.
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- Ning Li
- Department of Urology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Urology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.,Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital, Chifeng University, Chifeng, Neimeng, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shenyang 242 Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Urology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Urology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Urology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Yarotskyy V, Malysz J, Petkov GV. Properties of single-channel and whole cell Cl - currents in guinea pig detrusor smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2019; 316:C698-C710. [PMID: 30566392 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00327.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Multiple types of Cl- channels regulate smooth muscle excitability and contractility in vascular, gastrointestinal, and airway smooth muscle cells. However, little is known about Cl- channels in detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) cells. Here, we used inside-out single channel and whole cell patch-clamp recordings for detailed biophysical and pharmacological characterizations of Cl- channels in freshly isolated guinea pig DSM cells. The recorded single Cl- channels displayed unique gating with multiple subconductive states, a fully opened single-channel conductance of 164 pS, and a reversal potential of -41.5 mV, which is close to the ECl of -65 mV, confirming preferential permeability to Cl-. The Cl- channel demonstrated strong voltage dependence of activation (half-maximum of mean open probability, V0.5, ~-20 mV) and robust prolonged openings at depolarizing voltages. The channel displayed similar gating when exposed intracellularly to solutions containing Ca2+-free or 1 mM Ca2+. In whole cell patch-clamp recordings, macroscopic current demonstrated outward rectification, inhibitions by 4,4'-diisothiocyano-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonic acid (DIDS) and niflumic acid, and insensitivity to chlorotoxin. The outward current was reversibly reduced by 94% replacement of extracellular Cl- with I-, Br-, or methanesulfonate (MsO-), resulting in anionic permeability sequence: Cl->Br->I->MsO-. While intracellular Ca2+ levels (0, 300 nM, and 1 mM) did not affect the amplitude of Cl- current and outward rectification, high Ca2+ slowed voltage-step current activation at depolarizing voltages. In conclusion, our data reveal for the first time the presence of a Ca2+-independent DIDS and niflumic acid-sensitive, voltage-dependent Cl- channel in the plasma membrane of DSM cells. This channel may be a key regulator of DSM excitability.
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- Viktor Yarotskyy
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center , Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center , Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center , Memphis, Tennessee
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Gupta S, Manchanda R. A computational model of large conductance voltage and calcium activated potassium channels: implications for calcium dynamics and electrophysiology in detrusor smooth muscle cells. J Comput Neurosci 2019; 46:233-256. [PMID: 31025235 DOI: 10.1007/s10827-019-00713-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The large conductance voltage and calcium activated potassium (BK) channels play a crucial role in regulating the excitability of detrusor smooth muscle, which lines the wall of the urinary bladder. These channels have been widely characterized in terms of their molecular structure, pharmacology and electrophysiology. They control the repolarising and hyperpolarising phases of the action potential, thereby regulating the firing frequency and contraction profiles of the smooth muscle. Several groups have reported varied profiles of BK currents and I-V curves under similar experimental conditions. However, no single computational model has been able to reconcile these apparent discrepancies. In view of the channels' physiological importance, it is imperative to understand their mechanistic underpinnings so that a realistic model can be created. This paper presents a computational model of the BK channel, based on the Hodgkin-Huxley formalism, constructed by utilising three activation processes - membrane potential, calcium inflow from voltage-gated calcium channels on the membrane and calcium released from the ryanodine receptors present on the sarcoplasmic reticulum. In our model, we attribute the discrepant profiles to the underlying cytosolic calcium received by the channel during its activation. The model enables us to make heuristic predictions regarding the nature of the sub-membrane calcium dynamics underlying the BK channel's activation. We have employed the model to reproduce various physiological characteristics of the channel and found the simulated responses to be in accordance with the experimental findings. Additionally, we have used the model to investigate the role of this channel in electrophysiological signals, such as the action potential and spontaneous transient hyperpolarisations. Furthermore, the clinical effects of BK channel openers, mallotoxin and NS19504, were simulated for the detrusor smooth muscle cells. Our findings support the proposed application of these drugs for amelioration of the condition of overactive bladder. We thus propose a physiologically realistic BK channel model which can be integrated with other biophysical mechanisms such as ion channels, pumps and exchangers to further elucidate its micro-domain interaction with the intracellular calcium environment.
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- Suranjana Gupta
- Computational NeuroPhysiology Lab, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India
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- Computational NeuroPhysiology Lab, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India.
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Alom F, Matsuyama H, Nagano H, Fujikawa S, Tanahashi Y, Unno T. Involvement of transient receptor potential melastatin 4 channels in the resting membrane potential setting and cholinergic contractile responses in mouse detrusor and ileal smooth muscles. J Vet Med Sci 2019; 81:217-228. [PMID: 30518701 PMCID: PMC6395210 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.18-0631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Here, we investigated the effects of 9-hydroxyphenanthrene (9-phenanthrol), a potent and selective transient receptor potential melastatin 4 (TRPM4) channel blocker, on the resting membrane potential and cholinergic contractile responses to elucidate the functional role of TRPM4 channels in the contractile activities of mouse detrusor and ileal longitudinal smooth muscles. We observed that, 9-phenanthrol (3-30 µM) did not significantly inhibit high K+-induced contractions in both preparations; however, 9-phenanthrol (10 µM) strongly inhibited cholinergic contractions evoked by electrical field stimulation in detrusor preparations compared to inhibitions in ileal preparations. 9-Phenanthrol (10 µM) significantly inhibited the muscarinic agonist, carbachol-induced contractile responses and slowed the maximum upstroke velocities of the contraction in detrusor preparations. However, the agent (10 µM) did not inhibit the contractions due to intracellular Ca2+ release evoked by carbachol, suggesting that the inhibitory effect of 9-phenanthrol may primarily be due to the inhibition of the membrane depolarization process incurred by TRPM4 channels. On the other hand, 9-phenanthrol (10 µM) did not affect carbachol-induced contractile responses in ileal preparations. Further, 9-phenanthrol (10 µM) significantly hyperpolarized the resting membrane potential and decreased the basal tone in both detrusor and ileal muscle preparations. Taken together, our results suggest that TRPM4 channels are constitutively active and are involved in setting of the resting membrane potential, thereby regulating the basal tone in detrusor and ileal smooth muscles. Thus, TRPM4 channels play a significant role in cholinergic signaling in detrusor, but not ileal, smooth muscles.
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- Firoj Alom
- Department of Pathogenetic Veterinary Science, United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Pathogenetic Veterinary Science, United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.,Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Pathogenetic Veterinary Science, United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Animal Medical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Motoyama, Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan
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- Department of Animal Medical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Motoyama, Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8555, Japan
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- Department of Pathogenetic Veterinary Science, United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.,Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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Shen CH, Wang ST, Wang SC, Lin SM, Lin LC, Dai YC, Liu YW. Ketamine‑induced bladder dysfunction is associated with extracellular matrix accumulation and impairment of calcium signaling in a mouse model. Mol Med Rep 2019; 19:2716-2728. [PMID: 30720140 PMCID: PMC6423593 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2019.9907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Due to the rising abuse of ketamine usage in recent years, ketamine-induced urinary tract syndrome has received increasing attention. The present study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanism underlying ketamine-associated cystitis in a mouse model. Female C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into two groups: One group was treated with ketamine (100 mg/kg/day of ketamine for 20 weeks), whereas, the control group was treated with saline solution. In each group, micturition frequency and urine volume were examined to assess urinary voiding functions. Mouse bladders were extracted and samples were examined for pathological and morphological alterations using hematoxylin and eosin staining, Masson's trichrome staining and scanning electron microscopy. A cDNA microarray was conducted to investigate the differentially expressed genes following treatment with ketamine. The results suggested that bladder hyperactivity increased in the mice treated with ketamine. Furthermore, treatment with ketamine resulted in a smooth apical epithelial surface, subepithelial vascular congestion and lymphoplasmacytic aggregation. Microarray analysis identified a number of genes involved in extracellular matrix accumulation, which is associated with connective tissue fibrosis progression, and in calcium signaling regulation, that was associated with urinary bladder smooth muscle contraction. Collectively, the present results suggested that these differentially expressed genes may serve critical roles in ketamine-induced alterations of micturition patterns and urothelial pathogenesis. Furthermore, the present findings may provide a theoretical basis for the development of effective therapies to treat ketamine-induced urinary tract syndrome.
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- Cheng-Huang Shen
- Department of Urology, Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi 600, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Food Science, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Food Science, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Food Science, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Pathology, Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi 600, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biopharmaceuticals, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 600, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Arthropod venoms: Biochemistry, ecology and evolution. Toxicon 2018; 158:84-103. [PMID: 30529476 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.11.433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Comprising of over a million described species of highly diverse invertebrates, Arthropoda is amongst the most successful animal lineages to have colonized aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic domains. Venom, one of the many fascinating traits to have evolved in various members of this phylum, has underpinned their adaptation to diverse habitats. Over millions of years of evolution, arthropods have evolved ingenious ways of delivering venom in their targets for self-defence and predation. The morphological diversity of venom delivery apparatus in arthropods is astounding, and includes extensively modified pedipalps, tail (telson), mouth parts (hypostome), fangs, appendages (maxillulae), proboscis, ovipositor (stinger), and hair (urticating bristles). Recent investigations have also unravelled an astonishing venom biocomplexity with molecular scaffolds being recruited from a multitude of protein families. Venoms are a remarkable bioresource for discovering lead compounds in targeted therapeutics. Several components with prospective applications in the development of advanced lifesaving drugs and environment friendly bio-insecticides have been discovered from arthropod venoms. Despite these fascinating features, the composition, bioactivity, and molecular evolution of venom in several arthropod lineages remains largely understudied. This review highlights the prevalence of venom, its mode of toxic action, and the evolutionary dynamics of venom in Arthropoda, the most speciose phylum in the animal kingdom.
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Gavilánez Buñay TC, Colareda GA, Ragone MI, Bonilla M, Rojano BA, Schinella GR, Consolini AE. Intestinal, urinary and uterine antispasmodic effects of isoespintanol, metabolite from Oxandra xylopioides leaves. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2018; 51:20-28. [PMID: 30466618 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Isoespintanol is a monoterpene isolated from the leaves of Oxandra xylopioides Diels. (Annonaceae) with antioxidant and antiinflammatory effects. It was of interest to know whether it has antispasmodic effects such as other known drugs, phloroglucinol and trimethoxybenzene, used in therapeutics for treating biliary, urinary and uterine spasms. PURPOSE To assess whether isoespintanol possesses antispasmodic effects on intestine, uterus and bladder. STUDY DESIGN A preclinical study was performed in which isoespintanol, phloroglucinol and trimethoxybenzene were evaluated with concentration-contractile response curves (CRC) of carbachol in isolated rat intestine and bladder, and with CRC of serotonin (5-HT) in rat uterus. Moreover, it was assessed whether isoespintanol interferes with Ca2+ influx by making CRC of Ca2+ in high-K+ medium in intestine and bladder. RESULTS Isoespintanol non-competitively inhibited the CRC of carbachol with affinity constant (pK) of 4.78 ± 0.09 in intestine and 4.60 ± 0.09 in bladder. Phloroglucinol and trimethoxybenzene were also non-competitive antagonists, but isoespintanol was 8 times more potent than trimethoxybenzene and similarly potent than phloroglucinol in intestine. In bladder, isoespintanol resulted 8 times more potent than trimethoxybenzene. The maximal inhibition of contraction followed the order of isoespintanol > trimethoxybenzene > phloroglucinol in intestine, and isoespintanol > trimethoxybenzene in bladder. Moreover, isoespintanol also completely and non-competitively inhibited the CRC of Ca2+, with a pK of 5.1 ± 0.1 in intestine, and 4.32 ± 0.07 in bladder. In uterus isoespintanol reduced, completely and non-competitively, the contraction produced by 5-HT with pK of 5.05 ± 0.07. CONCLUSION Results demonstrate that isoespintanol is a very good intestinal, urinary and uterine antispasmodic, with higher potency than the other drugs used in therapeutics. The mechanism of action of isoespintanol is the interference with Ca2+ influx, at a difference of trimethoxybenzene and phloroglucinol.
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- Tatiana C Gavilánez Buñay
- Cátedra de Farmacología, Grupo de Farmacología Experimental y Energética Cardíaca (GFEYEC) y Maestría en Plantas Medicinales, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina; Departamento de Ciencias de Agricultura y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi, La Maná, Ecuador
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- Cátedra de Farmacología, Grupo de Farmacología Experimental y Energética Cardíaca (GFEYEC) y Maestría en Plantas Medicinales, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la República Argentina (CONICET), Argentina
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- Cátedra de Farmacología, Grupo de Farmacología Experimental y Energética Cardíaca (GFEYEC) y Maestría en Plantas Medicinales, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la República Argentina (CONICET), Argentina
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- Cátedra de Farmacología, Grupo de Farmacología Experimental y Energética Cardíaca (GFEYEC) y Maestría en Plantas Medicinales, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ciencias de los Alimentos, Universidad Nacional de Colombia (sede Medellín), Colombia
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- Cátedra de Farmacología Básica, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. CIC-PBA, La Plata, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Farmacología, Grupo de Farmacología Experimental y Energética Cardíaca (GFEYEC) y Maestría en Plantas Medicinales, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina.
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Gupta S, Manchanda R. Effect of Gating Charges on Mediating the Dual Activation of BK Channels in Smooth Muscle Cells: A Computational Study. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2018; 2018:5838-5841. [PMID: 30441663 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2018.8513579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This paper employs a computational model to study the dual gating modalities of BK channels in smooth muscles. These channels are gated by both membrane potential and intracellular calcium concentration. It has been previously reported that the sensors for these two stimuli are located at different regions of the channel. Thus, the two sensing modalities act independent of each other. Yet, they result in a concerted and synergistic opening of the channel pore. In this paper, we investigate the effects of these two gating mechanisms by computing the effective gating charges contributed by the channel's voltage and calcium sensors. Along with their independent contributions, we study and estimate the interplay and effect of these two modalities on the channel's activation. The voltage and calcium sensors appear to share the 'load' of the gating charges required to activate the channel based on the cytosolic calcium concentration and membrane potential. Thus, through our computational model, we demonstrate how the two independent sensors gate and coordinate the activation of the channel.
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Chang C, Li K, Jiang S, Li B, Cao L, Wang P. Downregulation of TRPC6 expression is a critical molecular event during FK506 treatment for overactive bladder. Cell Calcium 2018; 77:8-19. [PMID: 30476735 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2018.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Revised: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE It has been suggested that FK506 could improve some symptoms of OAB in both clinical settings and animal models; however, its mechanism of action is not well-understood. Here, we investigated the effect of FK506 on TRPC6 in bladder smooth muscle, and explored the possible involvement of TRPC6 in OAB. METHODS FK506 was injected intraperitoneally into rats in which OAB was induced via BOO, and urodynamic indices were recorded. Rats and human bladder smooth muscle tissues with or without OAB were examined for TRPC6 expression by western blot, RT-PCR and IF staining. Cultured BSMCs were treated with PDGF, TRPC6 siRNAs and FK506. Then the TRPC6 expression and cellular proliferation were examined, and the Ca2+ influx and contractility of BSMCs were examined by time-lapse Ca2+ imaging and collagen gel contraction. Finally, IF and Co-IP were performed to test the effects of FK506 on NFAT translocation to the nucleus and the interaction of TRPC6 with FKBP12, respectively. RESULTS FK506 improved urodynamic indices of OAB rats, and TRPC6 was expressed in rats and human bladder tissues. TRPC6 elevation in OAB rats was inhibited by FK506, and this inhibition coincided with improvements in urodynamic indices. PDGF enhanced TRPC6 expression, cellular proliferation, Ca2+ influx and contractility of BSMCs, and these effects were inhibited by TRPC6 siRNAs and FK506. FK506 inhibited NFAT translocation to the nucleus and disrupted the interaction of TRPC6 with FKBP12. CONCLUSIONS Our results collectively indicate that FK506 may be used to treat OAB, and that TRPC6 may serve as an attractive target for therapeutic intervention in OAB.
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- Cheng Chang
- Department of Urology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, No.4, Chong-shan East Road, Shenyang 110032, Liaoning Province, PR China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, No.155, Nan-jing North Street, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, PR China
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- Department of Urology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, No.4, Chong-shan East Road, Shenyang 110032, Liaoning Province, PR China
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- Department of Brain Metabolic Diseases Laboratory, Institute of Metabolic Disease Research and Drug Development, China Medical University, No.77, Puhe Road, Shenyang 110122, Liaoning Province, PR China
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- Department of Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology (Ministry of Education), the Institute of Translational Medicine, China Medical University, No.77, Puhe Road, Shenyang 110122, Liaoning Province, PR China
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- Department of Urology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, No.4, Chong-shan East Road, Shenyang 110032, Liaoning Province, PR China.
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Kullmann FA, Beckel JM, McDonnell B, Gauthier C, Lynn AM, Wolf-Johnston A, Kanai A, Zabbarova IV, Ikeda Y, de Groat WC, Birder LA. Involvement of TRPM4 in detrusor overactivity following spinal cord transection in mice. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2018; 391:1191-1202. [PMID: 30054681 PMCID: PMC6186176 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-018-1542-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 4 (TRPM4) has been shown to play a key role in detrusor contractility under physiological conditions. In this study, we investigated the potential role of TRPM4 in detrusor overactivity following spinal cord transection (SCT) in mice. TRPM4 expression and function were evaluated in bladder tissue with or without the mucosa from spinal intact (SI) and SCT female mice (T8-T9 vertebra; 1-28 days post SCT) using PCR, western blot, immunohistochemistry, and muscle strip contractility techniques. TRPM4 was expressed in the urothelium (UT) and detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) and was upregulated after SCT. Expression levels peaked 3-7 days post SCT in both the UT and DSM. Pharmacological block of TRPM4 with the antagonist, 9-Phenanthrol (30 μM) greatly reduced spontaneous phasic activity that developed after SCT, regardless of the presence or absence of the mucosa. Detrusor overactivity following spinal cord injury leads to incontinence and/or renal impairment and represents a major health problem for which current treatments are not satisfactory. Augmented TRPM4 expression in the bladder after chronic SCT supports the hypothesis that TRPM4 channels play a role in DSM overactivity following SCT. Inhibition of TRPM4 may be beneficial for improving detrusor overactivity in SCI.
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- F Aura Kullmann
- Department of Medicine/Renal and Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Renal and Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Renal and Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Renal and Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Renal and Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Renal and Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Renal and Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Renal and Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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Li N, Ding H, Li Z, Liu Y, Wang P. Effect of high-fat diet-induced obesity on the small-conductance Ca 2+-activated K + channel function affecting the contractility of rat detrusor smooth muscle. Int Urol Nephrol 2018; 51:61-72. [PMID: 30361965 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-018-2016-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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PURPOSE Obesity usually induces overactive bladder (OAB) associated with detrusor overactivity, which is related to increased contractility of the detrusor smooth muscle (DSM). Small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (SK) channels play a constitutive role in the regulation of DSM contractility. However, the role of SK channels in the DSM changes in obesity-related OAB is still unknown. Here, we tested the hypothesis that obesity-related OAB is associated with reduced expression and activity of SK channels in DSM and that SK channels activation is a potential treatment for OAB. METHODS Female Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a normal diet (ND) or a high-fat diet (HFD) and weighed after 12 weeks. Urodynamic studies, quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), and isometric tension recording were performed. RESULTS Increased average body weights and urodynamically demonstrated OAB were observed in HFD rats. qRT-PCR experiments revealed a decrease in the mRNA expression level of SK channel in DSM tissue of the HFD rats. Isometric tension recordings indicated an attenuated relaxation effect of NS309 on the spontaneous phasic and electrical field stimulation-induced contractions that occurred via SK channel activation in HFD DSM strips. CONCLUSIONS Reduced expression and activity of SK channels in the DSM contribute to obesity-related OAB, indicating that SK channels are a potential therapeutic target for OAB.
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- Ning Li
- Department of Urology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, 4 Chongshan East Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Urology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, 4 Chongshan East Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.,Department of Urology, Affiliated Hospital, Chifeng University, 42 Wangfu Street, Chifeng, Neimeng, China
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- Department of Urology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, 4 Chongshan East Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Urology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, 4 Chongshan East Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
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- Department of Urology, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, 4 Chongshan East Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Appukuttan S, Padmakumar M, Young JS, Brain KL, Manchanda R. Investigation of the Syncytial Nature of Detrusor Smooth Muscle as a Determinant of Action Potential Shape. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1300. [PMID: 30294280 PMCID: PMC6158746 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Unlike most excitable cells, certain syncytial smooth muscle cells are known to exhibit spontaneous action potentials of varying shapes and sizes. These differences in shape are observed even in electrophysiological recordings obtained from a single cell. The origin and physiological relevance of this phenomenon are currently unclear. The study presented here aims to test the hypothesis that the syncytial nature of the detrusor smooth muscle tissue contributes to the variations in the action potential profile by influencing the superposition of the passive and active signals. Data extracted from experimental recordings have been compared with those obtained through simulations. The feature correlation studies on action potentials obtained from the experimental recordings suggest the underlying presence of passive signals, called spontaneous excitatory junction potentials (sEJPs). Through simulations, we are able to demonstrate that the syncytial organization of the cells, and the variable superposition of the sEJPs with the "native action potential", contribute to the diversity in the action potential profiles exhibited. It could also be inferred that the fraction of the propagated action potentials is very low in the detrusor. It is proposed that objective measurements of spontaneous action potential profiles can lead to a better understanding of bladder physiology and pathology.
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- Shailesh Appukuttan
- Computational Neurophysiology Lab, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Computational Neurophysiology Lab, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.,Christ Church, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Computational Neurophysiology Lab, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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Zhang Q, Li C, Zhang T, Ge Y, Han X, Sun S, Ding J, Lu M, Hu G. Deletion of Kir6.2/SUR1 potassium channels rescues diminishing of DA neurons via decreasing iron accumulation in PD. Mol Cell Neurosci 2018; 92:164-176. [PMID: 30171894 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2018.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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ATP-sensitive potassium (K-ATP) channels express in the central nervous system extensively which coupling cell metabolism and cellular electrical activity. K-ATP channels in mature substantia nigra (SN) dopaminergic (DA) neurons are composed of inwardly rectifying potassium channel (Kir) subunit 6.2 and sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1). Our previous study revealed that regulating K-ATP channel exerts the protective effect on DA neurons in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the detailed mechanism underlying the role of Kir6.2/K-ATP remains unclear. In the present study, we found the deletion of Kir6.2 dramatically alleviated PD-like motor dysfunction of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) PD model. We further found that Kir6.2 knockout selectively restored the reduction of both DA neuronal number and dopamine transmitter level in the nigrostriatal of MPTP-treated PD mice. To gain some understanding on the molecular basis of this effect, we focused on the regulation of Kir6.2 deletion on iron metabolism which is tightly associated with DA neuron damage. We found that Kir6.2 knockout suppressed the excessive iron accumulation in MPTP-treated mouse midbrain and inhibited the upregulation of ferritin light chain (FTL), which is a main intracellular iron storage protein. We probed further and found out that the deletion of Kir6.2 inhibited the excessive production of FTL via IRP-IRE regulatory system, and thereby protecting SN DA neurons against MPTP challenge. Our findings suggest that Kir6.2 plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of PD and regulating Kir6.2/K-ATP channel may be a promising strategy for PD treatment.
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- Qian Zhang
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- First Clinic Medical School, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China.
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Mahapatra C, Brain KL, Manchanda R. A biophysically constrained computational model of the action potential of mouse urinary bladder smooth muscle. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0200712. [PMID: 30048468 PMCID: PMC6061979 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Urinary incontinence is associated with enhanced spontaneous phasic contractions of the detrusor smooth muscle (DSM). Although a complete understanding of the etiology of these spontaneous contractions is not yet established, it is suggested that the spontaneously evoked action potentials (sAPs) in DSM cells initiate and modulate the contractions. In order to further our understanding of the ionic mechanisms underlying sAP generation, we present here a biophysically detailed computational model of a single DSM cell. First, we constructed mathematical models for nine ion channels found in DSM cells based on published experimental data: two voltage gated Ca2+ ion channels, an hyperpolarization-activated ion channel, two voltage-gated K+ ion channels, three Ca2+-activated K+ ion channels and a non-specific background leak ion channel. The ion channels' kinetics were characterized in terms of maximal conductances and differential equations based on voltage or calcium-dependent activation and inactivation. All ion channel models were validated by comparing the simulated currents and current-voltage relations with those reported in experimental work. Incorporating these channels, our DSM model is capable of reproducing experimentally recorded spike-type sAPs of varying configurations, ranging from sAPs displaying after-hyperpolarizations to sAPs displaying after-depolarizations. The contributions of the principal ion channels to spike generation and configuration were also investigated as a means of mimicking the effects of selected pharmacological agents on DSM cell excitability. Additionally, the features of propagation of an AP along a length of electrically continuous smooth muscle tissue were investigated. To date, a biophysically detailed computational model does not exist for DSM cells. Our model, constrained heavily by physiological data, provides a powerful tool to investigate the ionic mechanisms underlying the genesis of DSM electrical activity, which can further shed light on certain aspects of urinary bladder function and dysfunction.
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- Chitaranjan Mahapatra
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Booth MJ, Restrepo Schild V, Downs FG, Bayley H. Functional aqueous droplet networks. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2018; 13:1658-1691. [PMID: 28766622 DOI: 10.1039/c7mb00192d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Droplet interface bilayers (DIBs), comprising individual lipid bilayers between pairs of aqueous droplets in an oil, are proving to be a useful tool for studying membrane proteins. Recently, attention has turned to the elaboration of networks of aqueous droplets, connected through functionalized interface bilayers, with collective properties unachievable in droplet pairs. Small 2D collections of droplets have been formed into soft biodevices, which can act as electronic components, light-sensors and batteries. A substantial breakthrough has been the development of a droplet printer, which can create patterned 3D droplet networks of hundreds to thousands of connected droplets. The 3D networks can change shape, or carry electrical signals through defined pathways, or express proteins in response to patterned illumination. We envisage using functional 3D droplet networks as autonomous synthetic tissues or coupling them with cells to repair or enhance the properties of living tissues.
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- Michael J Booth
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK.
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Wei X, Zhang Y, Yin B, Wen J, Cheng J, Fu X. The expression and function of KCNQ potassium channels in human chorionic plate arteries from women with normal pregnancies and pre-eclampsia. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0192122. [PMID: 29579054 PMCID: PMC5868761 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Pre-eclampsia is associated with altered maternal and placental vascular reactivity. Kv7 channels (encoded by KCNQ 1–5 genes) are a potential contributor to the regulation of vascular tone in CPAs (chorionic plate arteries) during normal pregnancy. The aim of this study is to establish the expression profile of KCNQ subunits in CPAs taken from women with preeclampsia or normotensive women and to examine the functional relevance of the Kv7 channels on an altered expression profile of KCNQ subunits. The effects of Kv7 channel modulators on CPAs were investigated by tension measurement. Quantitative PCR experiments were used to analyze the expression of KCNQ genes. Western blotting and immunofluorescence were both used to analyze the protein expression of Kv7 channels. Finally, in CPAs from normotensive women, the Kv7 channel blocker XE991 increased arterial basal tone and U46619-induced contraction, and pre-contracted CPAs (10−7 M U46619) exhibited significant relaxation following treatment with Retigabine(Kv7.2–7.5 activator) and BMS-204352(Kv7.2–7.5 activator). However, ICA-27243(selective KCNQ2 and KCNQ3 activator) and ML277(selective KV7.1 activator) had no significant effect on tension in the pre-contracted CPAs. Conversely, compared with CPAs from normotensive women, the effects of XE991 on basal tone and agonist (U46619)-induced contractions in CPAs from women with preeclampsia were markedly attenuated. Moreover, the relaxation effects of Retigabine and BMS-204352 on pre-contracted CPA vessels from women with pre-eclampsia were also markedly down-regulated. Interestingly, the relaxation ability of ICA-27243 in pre-contracted CPA vessels in women with pre-eclampsia was enhanced. The mRNA of KCNQ3 was specifically up-regulated, whereas those for KCNQ4 and KCNQ5 were down-regulated in CPAs from women with pre-eclampsia compared with those in normotensive women. Similar observations were found in a subsequent analysis of protein expression of KCNQ genes 3–5. Thus, down-regulated Kv7 channel function in tension regulation of CPAs in women with pre-eclampsia could be associated with considerably altered expression profiles of Kv7 subunits.
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- Xiaohong Wei
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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Padmakumar M, Brain KL, Young JS, Manchanda R. A four-component model of the action potential in mouse detrusor smooth muscle cell. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190016. [PMID: 29351282 PMCID: PMC5774707 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background and hypothesis Detrusor smooth muscle cells (DSMCs) of the urinary bladder are electrically connected to one another via gap junctions and form a three dimensional syncytium. DSMCs exhibit spontaneous electrical activity, including passive depolarizations and action potentials. The shapes of spontaneous action potentials (sAPs) observed from a single DSM cell can vary widely. The biophysical origins of this variability, and the precise components which contribute to the complex shapes observed are not known. To address these questions, the basic components which constitute the sAPs were investigated. We hypothesized that linear combinations of scaled versions of these basic components can produce sAP shapes observed in the syncytium. Methods and results The basic components were identified as spontaneous evoked junction potentials (sEJP), native AP (nAP), slow after hyperpolarization (sAHP) and very slow after hyperpolarization (vsAHP). The experimental recordings were grouped into two sets: a training data set and a testing data set. A training set was used to estimate the components, and a test set to evaluate the efficiency of the estimated components. We found that a linear combination of the identified components when appropriately amplified and time shifted replicated various AP shapes to a high degree of similarity, as quantified by the root mean square error (RMSE) measure. Conclusions We conclude that the four basic components—sEJP, nAP, sAHP, and vsAHP—identified and isolated in this work are necessary and sufficient to replicate all varieties of the sAPs recorded experimentally in DSMCs. This model has the potential to generate testable hypotheses that can help identify the physiological processes underlying various features of the sAPs. Further, this model also provides a means to classify the sAPs into various shape classes.
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- Mithun Padmakumar
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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Chai TC, Kudze T. New therapeutic directions to treat underactive bladder. Investig Clin Urol 2017; 58:S99-S106. [PMID: 29279882 PMCID: PMC5740036 DOI: 10.4111/icu.2017.58.s2.s99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Underactive bladder (UAB) is a term used to describe a constellation of symptoms that is perceived by patients suggesting bladder hypocontractility. Urodynamic measurement that suggest decreased contractility of the bladder is termed detrusor underactivity (DUA). Regulatory approved specific management options with clinically proven ability to increase bladder contractility do not currently exist. While DUA specific treatments presumably will focus on methods to increase efficiency of bladder emptying capability relying on augmenting the motor pathway in the micturition reflex, other approaches include methods to augment the sensory (afferent) contribution to the micturition reflex which could result in increased detrusor contractility. Another method to induce more efficient bladder emptying could be to induce relaxation of the bladder outlet. Using cellular regenerative techniques, the detrusor smooth muscle can be targeted so the result is to increase detrusor smooth muscle function. In this review, we will cover areas of potential new therapies for DUA including: drug therapy, stem cells and regenerative therapies, neuromodulation, and urethral flow assist device. Paralleling development of new therapies, there also needs to be clinical studies performed that address how DUA relates to UAB.
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- Toby C Chai
- Department of Urology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Urology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Kim JM, Xu S, Guo X, Hu H, Dong K, Wang T. Urinary bladder hypertrophy characteristic of male ROMK Bartter's mice does not occur in female mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2017; 314:R334-R341. [PMID: 29092859 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00315.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The renal outer medullary potassium channel (ROMK; Kir1.1) plays an important role in Na+ and K+ homeostasis. ROMK knockout (KO) mice show a similar phenotype to Bartter's syndrome of salt wasting and dehydration due to reduced Na-2Cl-K-cotransporter activity but not in ROMK1 KO mice. ROMK KO mice also show hydronephrosis; however, the mechanism of this phenotype has not been understood. We have previously demonstrated a gender-sex difference in hydronephrosis and PGE2 production in ROMK KO mice. In this study we compared the gender-sex difference in bladder hypertrophy and hydronephrosis in ROMK KO mice. The bladder weight, bladder capacity, and the thickness of urothelium in male ROMK KO showed average increased two to approximately fourfold greater than wild-type (WT) mice, but there was no difference in either female or ROMK1 KO mice. The thickness of the urothelium was 648.8 ± 33.2 µm vs. 302.7 ± 16.5 µm ( P < 0.001) and the detrusor muscle 1,940.7 ± 98.9 µm vs. 1,308.2 ± 102.1 µm ( P = 0.013), respectively, in 12-mo male ROMK KO mice compared with the same age WT mice. Western blotting detected ROMK expression at 45~48 kDa, and both ROMK1 and ROMK2 mRNA were detected by quantitative PCR in the bladder. Immunofluorescence staining showed ROMK stained in the bladder, ureter, and urethra in WT but not in KO. In addition, there was a correlation between the severity of hydronephrosis and the bladder weight in male but not in female ROMK KO mice. In conclusion, ROMK expressed in the urinary tract at both protein and mRNA levels; significant enlargement and hypertrophy of the bladder may contribute to hydronephrosis in male ROMK KO mice.
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- Jun-Mo Kim
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University, School of Medicine , New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University, School of Medicine , New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University, School of Medicine , New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University, School of Medicine , New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University, School of Medicine , New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University, School of Medicine , New Haven, Connecticut
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Provence A, Angoli D, Petkov GV. K V7 Channel Pharmacological Activation by the Novel Activator ML213: Role for Heteromeric K V7.4/K V7.5 Channels in Guinea Pig Detrusor Smooth Muscle Function. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2017; 364:131-144. [PMID: 29084816 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.117.243162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Voltage-gated KV7 channels (KV7.1 to KV7.5) are important regulators of the cell membrane potential in detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) of the urinary bladder. This study sought to further the current knowledge of KV7 channel function at the molecular, cellular, and tissue levels in combination with pharmacological tools. We used isometric DSM tension recordings, ratiometric fluorescence Ca2+ imaging, amphotericin-B perforated patch-clamp electrophysiology, and in situ proximity ligation assay (PLA) in combination with the novel compound N-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carboxamide (ML213), an activator of KV7.2, KV7.4, and KV7.5 channels, to examine their physiologic roles in guinea pig DSM function. ML213 caused a concentration-dependent (0.1-30 µM) inhibition of spontaneous phasic contractions in DSM isolated strips; effects blocked by the KV7 channel inhibitor XE991 (10 µM). ML213 (0.1-30 µM) also reduced pharmacologically induced and nerve-evoked contractions in DSM strips. Consistently, ML213 (10 µM) decreased global intracellular Ca2+ concentrations in Fura-2-loaded DSM isolated strips. Perforated patch-clamp electrophysiology revealed that ML213 (10 µM) caused an increase in the amplitude of whole-cell KV7 currents. Further, in current-clamp mode of the perforated patch clamp, ML213 hyperpolarized DSM cell membrane potential in a manner reversible by washout or XE991 (10 µM), consistent with ML213 activation of KV7 channel currents. Preapplication of XE991 (10 µM) not only depolarized the DSM cells, but also blocked ML213-induced hyperpolarization, confirming ML213 selectivity for KV7 channel subtypes. In situ PLA revealed colocalization and expression of heteromeric KV7.4/KV7.5 channels in DSM isolated cells. These combined results suggest that ML213-sensitive KV7.4- and KV7.5-containing channels are essential regulators of DSM excitability and contractility.
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- Aaron Provence
- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina (A.P., D.A., G.V.P.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee (G.V.P.)
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina (A.P., D.A., G.V.P.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee (G.V.P.)
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina (A.P., D.A., G.V.P.); and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee (G.V.P.)
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Gupta S, Majawadia A, Manchanda R. A computational model of intracellular calcium oscillations in urinary bladder smooth muscle cells. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2017; 2017:2692-2695. [PMID: 29060454 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2017.8037412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This paper presents a computational model for calcium (Ca2+) oscillations in detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) cells. The proposed model simulates the temporal profile of oscillations by incorporating various cellular and subcellular components. The cellular components include calcium influx via membrane and the plasma membrane calcium ATPase (PMCA) pump. The subcellular components include ryanodine receptors (RyRs), inositol 1, 4, 5 trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) and the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA) pump. The use of both cellular and subcellular components provides a better estimation of the origin and factors affecting these oscillations. Moreover, our work correlates these computational findings with associated physiology of the smooth muscle cell that aids our understanding of intracellular calcium oscillations and its inception in DSM. A deeper insight into calcium signalling in DSM cells is expected to provide a firmer basis for understanding the mechanical contractile activity.
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Koh SD, Lee H, Ward SM, Sanders KM. The Mystery of the Interstitial Cells in the Urinary Bladder. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 2017; 58:603-623. [PMID: 28992432 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-010617-052615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Intrinsic mechanisms to restrain smooth muscle excitability are present in the bladder, and premature contractions during filling indicate a pathological phenotype. Some investigators have proposed that c-Kit+ interstitial cells (ICs) are pacemakers and intermediaries in efferent and afferent neural activity, but recent findings suggest these cells have been misidentified and their functions have been misinterpreted. Cells reported to be c-Kit+ cells colabel with vimentin antibodies, but vimentin is not a specific marker for c-Kit+ cells. A recent report shows that c-Kit+ cells in several species coexpress mast cell tryptase, suggesting that they are likely to be mast cells. In fact, most bladder ICs labeled with vimentin antibodies coexpress platelet-derived growth factor receptor α (PDGFRα). Rather than an excitatory phenotype, PDGFRα+ cells convey inhibitory regulation in the detrusor, and inhibitory mechanisms are activated by purines and stretch. PDGFRα+ cells restrain premature development of contractions during bladder filling, and overactive behavior develops when the inhibitory pathways in these cells are blocked. PDGFRα+ cells are also a prominent cell type in the submucosa and lamina propria, but little is known about their function in these locations. Effective pharmacological manipulation of bladder ICs depends on proper identification and further study of the pathways in these cells that affect bladder functions.
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- Sang Don Koh
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA;
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA;
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA;
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA;
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Hristov KL, Parajuli SP, Provence A, Rovner ES, Petkov GV. Nongenomic modulation of the large conductance voltage- and Ca 2+-activated K + channels by estrogen: A novel regulatory mechanism in human detrusor smooth muscle. Physiol Rep 2017; 5:5/14/e13351. [PMID: 28754781 PMCID: PMC5532485 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Estrogens have an important role in regulating detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) function. However, the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms by which estrogens control human DSM excitability and contractility are not well known. Here, we used human DSM specimens from open bladder surgeries on 27 patients to elucidate the mechanism by which 17β-estradiol regulates large conductance voltage- and Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channels, the most prominent K+ channels in human DSM We employed single BK channel recordings on inside-out excised membrane patches, perforated whole-cell patch-clamp on freshly isolated DSM cells, and isometric tension recordings on DSM-isolated strips to investigate the mechanism by which 17β-estradiol activates BK channels. 17β-Estradiol (100 nmol/L) rapidly increased depolarization-induced whole-cell K+ currents in DSM cells. The 17β-estradiol stimulatory effects on whole-cell BK currents were completely abolished by the selective BK channel inhibitor paxilline (1 μmol/L), clearly indicating that 17β-estradiol specifically activates BK channels. 17β-Estradiol also increased the frequency of ryanodine receptor-mediated transient BK currents. Single BK channel recordings showed that 17β-estradiol (100 nmol/L) significantly increased the BK channel open probability of inside-out excised membrane patches, revealing that 17β-estradiol activates BK channels directly. 17β-Estradiol reduced spontaneous phasic contractions of human DSM-isolated strips in a concentration-dependent manner (100 nmol/L-1 μmol/L), and this effect was blocked by paxilline (1 μmol/L). 17β-Estradiol (100 nmol/L) also reduced nerve-evoked contractions of human DSM-isolated strips. Collectively, our results reveal that 17β-estradiol plays a critical role in regulating human DSM function through a direct nongenomic activation of BK channels.
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- Kiril L Hristov
- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina .,Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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Expected Next-Generation Drugs Under Development in Relation to Voiding Symptoms. Int Neurourol J 2017; 21:97-101. [PMID: 28673067 PMCID: PMC5497200 DOI: 10.5213/inj.1734928.464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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New drug development is a high-risk venture, but if successful, will bring great revenues to those willing to accept the risk. In the field of urology, in particular for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), the recent successful landing of drugs (e.g., mirabegron, botulinum toxin A, and tadalafil) has resulted in increased interest in new drug development. Benign prostatic hyperplasia and overactive bladder syndrome, representative LUTS diseases, are attractive targets because of their prevalence and market size in the field of urology. Additionally, the awareness about new stream of research is very important not only because of the market size and economic factors, but also because to keep steady attention to these research for the researcher’s. We have reviewed a selection of new drugs currently under development for the treatment of the two aforementioned diseases and hope to offer urologists an overview of the current situation and future directions in the field of urology.
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