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Son B, Kang W, Park S, Choi D, Park T. Dermal Olfactory Receptor OR51B5 Is Essential for Survival and Collagen Synthesis in Human Dermal Fibroblast (Hs68 Cells). Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22179273. [PMID: 34502185 PMCID: PMC8431403 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Skin dermis comprises extracellular matrix components, mainly collagen fibers. A decrease in collagen synthesis caused by several factors, including ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and stress, eventually causes extrinsic skin aging. Olfactory receptors (ORs) were initially considered to be specifically expressed in nasal tissue, but several ORs have been reported to be present in other tissues, and their biological roles have recently received increasing attention. In this study, we aimed to characterize the role of ORs in cell survival and collagen synthesis in dermal fibroblasts. We confirmed that UVB irradiation and dexamethasone exposure significantly decreased cell survival and collagen synthesis in Hs68 dermal fibroblasts. Moreover, we demonstrated that the mRNA expression of 10 ORs detectable in Hs68 cells was significantly downregulated in aged conditions compared with that in normal conditions. Thereafter, by individual knockdown of the 10 candidate ORs, we identified that only OR51B5 knockdown leads to a reduction of cell survival and collagen synthesis. OR51B5 knockdown decreased cAMP levels and dampened the downstream protein kinase A/cAMP-response element binding protein pathway, downregulating the survival- and collagen synthesis-related genes in the dermal fibroblasts. Therefore, OR51B5 may be an interesting candidate that plays a role in cell survival and collagen synthesis.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-2123-3123; Fax: +82-2-365-3118
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Murmu MS, Martin JR. Interaction between cAMP and intracellular Ca(2+)-signaling pathways during odor-perception and adaptation in Drosophila. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2016; 1863:2156-74. [PMID: 27212269 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Revised: 05/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Binding of an odorant to olfactory receptors triggers cascades of second messenger systems in olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs). Biochemical studies indicate that the transduction mechanism at ORNs is mediated by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and/or inositol,1,4,5-triphosphate (InsP3)-signaling pathways in an odorant-dependent manner. However, the interaction between these two second messenger systems during olfactory perception or adaptation processes is much less understood. Here, we used interfering-RNAi to disrupt the level of cAMP alone or in combination with the InsP3-signaling pathway cellular targets, InsP3 receptor (InsP3R) or ryanodine receptor (RyR) in ORNs, and quantify at ORN axon terminals in the antennal lobe, the odor-induced Ca(2+)-response. In-vivo functional bioluminescence Ca(2+)-imaging indicates that a single 5s application of an odor increased Ca(2+)-transients at ORN axon terminals. However, compared to wild-type controls, the magnitude and duration of ORN Ca(2+)-response was significantly diminished in cAMP-defective flies. In a behavioral assay, perception of odorants was defective in flies with a disrupted cAMP level suggesting that the ability of flies to correctly detect an odor depends on cAMP. Simultaneous disruption of cAMP level and InsP3R or RyR further diminished the magnitude and duration of ORN response to odorants and affected the flies' ability to detect an odor. In conclusion, this study provides functional evidence that cAMP and InsP3-signaling pathways act in synergy to mediate odor processing within the ORN axon terminals, which is encoded in the magnitude and duration of ORN response.
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- Meena Sriti Murmu
- Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay (Neuro-PSI), Team: Imagerie Cérébrale Fonctionnelle et Comportement, UMR-9197, CNRS/Université Paris Sud, 1, Avenue de la Terrasse, Bat. 32/33, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.
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- Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay (Neuro-PSI), Team: Imagerie Cérébrale Fonctionnelle et Comportement, UMR-9197, CNRS/Université Paris Sud, 1, Avenue de la Terrasse, Bat. 32/33, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.
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Yu Y, Boyer NP, Zhang C. Three structurally similar odorants trigger distinct signaling pathways in a mouse olfactory neuron. Neuroscience 2014; 275:194-210. [PMID: 24929067 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.05.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2013] [Revised: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In the mammalian olfactory system, one olfactory sensory neuron (OSN) expresses a single olfactory receptor gene. By calcium imaging of individual OSNs in intact mouse olfactory turbinates, we observed that a subset of OSNs (Ho-OSNs) located in the most ventral olfactory receptor zone can mediate distinct signaling pathways when activated by structurally similar ligands. Calcium imaging showed that Ho-OSNs were highly sensitive to 2-heptanone, heptaldehyde and cis-4-heptenal. 2-heptanone-evoked intracellular calcium elevation was mediated by cAMP signaling while heptaldehyde triggered the diacylglycerol pathway. An increase of intracellular calcium evoked by cis-4-heptenal was due to a combination of activation mediated by the adenylate cyclase pathway and suppression generated by phospholipase C signaling. Pharmacological studies demonstrated that novel mechanisms were involved in the phospholipase C-mediated intracellular calcium changes. Binary-mixture studies and cross-adaptation data indicate that three odorants acted on the same olfactory receptor. The feature that an olfactory receptor mediates multiple signaling pathways was specific for Ho-OSNs and not established in another population of OSNs characterized. Our study suggests that distinct signaling pathways triggered by ligand-induced conformational changes of an olfactory receptor constitute a complex information process mechanism in olfactory transduction. This study has important implications beyond olfaction in that it provides insights of plasticity and complexity of G-protein-coupled receptor activation and signal transduction.
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- Y Yu
- Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, 3101 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, 3101 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60616, USA.
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Lucero MT. Peripheral modulation of smell: fact or fiction? Semin Cell Dev Biol 2012; 24:58-70. [PMID: 22986099 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2012.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Despite studies dating back 30 or more years showing modulation of odorant responses at the level of the olfactory epithelium, most descriptions of the olfactory system infer that odorant signals make their way from detection by cilia on olfactory sensory neurons to the olfactory bulb unaltered. Recent identification of multiple subtypes of microvillar cells and identification of neuropeptide and neurotransmitter expression in the olfactory mucosa add to the growing body of literature for peripheral modulation in the sense of smell. Complex mechanisms including perireceptor events, modulation of sniff rates, and changes in the properties of sensory neurons match the sensitivity of olfactory sensory neurons to the external odorant environment, internal nutritional status, reproductive status, and levels of arousal or stress. By furthering our understanding of the players mediating peripheral olfaction, we may open the door to novel approaches for modulating the sense of smell in both health and disease.
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- Mary T Lucero
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Utah, 420 Chipeta Way Ste, 1700 Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
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Ahn HS, Black JA, Zhao P, Tyrrell L, Waxman SG, Dib-Hajj SD. Nav1.7 is the predominant sodium channel in rodent olfactory sensory neurons. Mol Pain 2011; 7:32. [PMID: 21569247 PMCID: PMC3101130 DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-7-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2011] [Accepted: 05/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background Voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7 is preferentially expressed in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) and sympathetic neurons within the peripheral nervous system. Homozygous or compound heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in SCN9A, the gene which encodes Nav1.7, cause congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP) accompanied by anosmia. Global knock-out of Nav1.7 in mice is neonatal lethal reportedly from starvation, suggesting anosmia. These findings led us to hypothesize that Nav1.7 is the main sodium channel in the peripheral olfactory sensory neurons (OSN, also known as olfactory receptor neurons). Methods We used multiplex PCR-restriction enzyme polymorphism, in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry to determine the identity of sodium channels in rodent OSNs. Results We show here that Nav1.7 is the predominant sodium channel transcript, with low abundance of other sodium channel transcripts, in olfactory epithelium from rat and mouse. Our in situ hybridization data show that Nav1.7 transcripts are present in rat OSNs. Immunostaining of Nav1.7 and Nav1.6 channels in rat shows a complementary accumulation pattern with Nav1.7 in peripheral presynaptic OSN axons, and Nav1.6 primarily in postsynaptic cells and their dendrites in the glomeruli of the olfactory bulb within the central nervous system. Conclusions Our data show that Nav1.7 is the dominant sodium channel in rat and mouse OSN, and may explain anosmia in Nav1.7 null mouse and patients with Nav1.7-related CIP.
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- Hye-Sook Ahn
- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, 06520, USA
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Activation of M3 muscarinic receptors inhibits T-type Ca(2+) channel currents via pertussis toxin-sensitive novel protein kinase C pathway in small dorsal root ganglion neurons. Cell Signal 2011; 23:1057-67. [PMID: 21329754 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2011.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2010] [Revised: 01/28/2011] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cobrotoxin (CbT), a short-chain postsynaptic α-neurotoxin, has been reported to play a role in analgesia. However, to date, the detailed mechanisms still remain unknown. In the present study, we identify a novel functional role of CbT in modulating T-type Ca(2+) channel currents (T-currents) in small dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons as well as pain behaviors in mice. We found that CbT inhibited T-currents in a dose-dependent manner. CbT at 1μM reversibly inhibited T-currents by ~26.3%. This inhibitory effect was abolished by the non-selective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) antagonist atropine, or the selective M3 mAChR antagonist 4-DAMP, while naloxone, an opioid receptor antagonist had no effect. Intracellular infusion of GDP-β-S or pretreatment of the cells with pertussis toxin (PTX) completely blocked the inhibitory effects of CbT. Using depolarizing prepulse, we found the absence of direct binding between G-protein βγ subunits and T-type Ca(2+) channels in CbT-induced T-current inhibition. CbT responses were abolished by the phospholipase C inhibitor U73122 (but not the inactive analog U73343). The classical and novel protein kinase C (nPKC) antagonist chelerythrine chlorid or GF109203X abolished CbT responses, whereas the classical PKC antagonist Ro31-8820 or inhibition of PKA elicited no such effects. Intrathecal administration of CbT (5μg/kg) produced antinociceptive effects in mechanical, thermal, and inflammatory pain models. Moreover, CbT-induced antinociception could be abrogated by 4-DAMP. Taken together, these results suggest that CbT acting through M3 mAChR inhibits T-currents via a PTX-sensitive nPKC pathway in small DRG neurons, which could contribute to its analgesic effects in mice.
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Liu K, Jiang D, Zhang T, Tao J, Shen L, Sun X. Activation of Growth Hormone Secretagogue Type 1a Receptor Inhibits T-type Ca 2+ Channel Currents through Pertussis Toxin-sensitive Novel Protein Kinase C Pathway in Mouse Spermatogenic Cells. Cell Physiol Biochem 2011; 27:613-24. [DOI: 10.1159/000329983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Kawai T, Oka Y, Eisthen H. The role of the terminal nerve and GnRH in olfactory system neuromodulation. Zoolog Sci 2010; 26:669-80. [PMID: 19832678 DOI: 10.2108/zsj.26.669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Animals must regulate their sensory responsiveness appropriately with respect to their internal and external environments, which is accomplished in part via centrifugal modulatory pathways. In the olfactory sensory system, responsiveness is regulated by neuromodulators released from centrifugal fibers into the olfactory epithelium and bulb. Among the modulators known to modulate neural activity of the olfactory system, one of the best understood is gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). This is because GnRH derives mainly from the terminal nerve (TN), and the TN-GnRH system has been suggested to function as a neuromodulator in wide areas of the brain, including the olfactory bulb. In the present article we examine the modulatory roles of the TN and GnRH in the olfactory epithelium and bulb as a model for understanding the ways in which olfactory responses can be tuned to the internal and external environments.
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- Takafumi Kawai
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Evans BA, Sato M, Sarwar M, Hutchinson DS, Summers RJ. Ligand-directed signalling at beta-adrenoceptors. Br J Pharmacol 2010; 159:1022-38. [PMID: 20132209 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00602.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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beta-Adrenoceptors (ARs) classically mediate responses to the endogenous ligands adrenaline and noradrenaline by coupling to Gsalpha and stimulating cAMP production; however, drugs designed as beta-AR agonists or antagonists can activate alternative cell signalling pathways, with the potential to influence clinical efficacy. Furthermore, drugs acting at beta-ARs have differential capacity for pathway activation, described as stimulus trafficking, biased agonism, functional selectivity or ligand-directed signalling. These terms refer to responses where drug A has higher efficacy than drug B for one signalling pathway, but a lower efficacy than drug B for a second pathway. The accepted explanation for such responses is that drugs A and B have the capacity to induce or stabilize distinct active conformations of the receptor that in turn display altered coupling efficiency to different effectors. This is consistent with biophysical studies showing that drugs can indeed promote distinct conformational states. Agonists acting at beta-ARs display ligand-directed signalling, but many drugs acting as cAMP antagonists are also able to activate signalling pathways central to cell survival and proliferation or cell death. The observed complexity of drug activity at beta-ARs, prototypical G protein-coupled receptors, necessitates rethinking of the approaches used for screening and characterization of novel therapeutic agents. Most studies of ligand-directed signalling employ recombinant cell systems with high receptor abundance. While such systems are valid for examining upstream signalling events, such as receptor conformational changes and G protein activation, they are less robust when comparing downstream signalling outputs as these are likely to be affected by complex pathway interactions.
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- Bronwyn A Evans
- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Department of Pharmacology, Parkville, Vic, Australia
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González-Flores O, Etgen AM, Komisaruk BK, Gómora-Arrati P, Macias-Jimenez A, Lima-Hernández FJ, Garcia-Juárez M, Beyer C. Antagonists of the protein kinase A and mitogen-activated protein kinase systems and of the progestin receptor block the ability of vaginocervical/flank-perineal stimulation to induce female rat sexual behaviour. J Neuroendocrinol 2008; 20:1361-7. [PMID: 19094083 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2008.01794.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Brief vaginocervical stimulation using a glass rod (VCS) combined with manual flank-perineal stimulation (FS) rapidly (within 5 min) induced both receptive and proceptive behavioural responses to males in ovariectomised, oestrogen-primed rats. This receptive-proceptive response to males, resulting from a single brief (5-s duration) instance of manual VCS + FS, declined markedly within 4 h. However, the decline was prevented if the females were mounted by males immediately after the manual VCS + FS and 2 h later. We tested the participation of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase A system and the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) system in the response to VCS + FS by infusing either 100 ng of Rp-adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphorothiate triethylamonium salt (a protein kinase A blocker) or 3.3 microg of PD98059 (a MAPK blocker) i.c.v. 15 min prior to VCS + FS. Both inhibitors blocked the ability of VCS + FS to induce the proceptive-receptive responses to males at all testing intervals. In experiment 2, systemic administration of 5 mg of RU486 1 h before VCS + FS also blocked the ability of VCS + FS to induce the proceptive-receptive responses to males. The present findings suggest that both VCS + FS and mating stimuli provided by males release neurotransmitters and neuromodulators that trigger the protein kinase A and the MAPK signalling systems, which interact with the progestin receptor to rapidly (within 5 min) induce proceptive-receptive behaviour in females.
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- O González-Flores
- Centro de Investigación en Reproducción Animal, CINVESTAV-Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico.
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Edwards JG, Greig A, Sakata Y, Elkin D, Michel WC. Cholinergic innervation of the zebrafish olfactory bulb. J Comp Neurol 2008; 504:631-45. [PMID: 17722029 DOI: 10.1002/cne.21480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A number of fish species receive forebrain cholinergic input but two recent reports failed to find evidence of cholinergic cell bodies or fibers in the olfactory bulbs (OBs) of zebrafish. In the current study we sought to confirm these findings by examining the OBs of adult zebrafish for choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunoreactivity. We observed a diffuse network of varicose ChAT-positive fibers associated with the nervus terminalis ganglion innervating the mitral cell/glomerular layer (MC/GL). The highest density of these fibers occurred in the anterior region of the bulb. The cellular targets of this cholinergic input were identified by exposing isolated OBs to acetylcholine receptor (AChR) agonists in the presence of agmatine (AGB), a cationic probe that permeates some active ion channels. Nicotine (50 microM) significantly increased the activity-dependent labeling of mitral cells and juxtaglomerular cells but not of tyrosine hydroxlase-positive dopaminergic neurons (TH(+) cells) compared to control preparations. The nAChR antagonist mecamylamine, an alpha7-nAChR subunit-specific antagonist, calcium-free artificial cerebrospinal fluid, or a cocktail of ionotropic glutamate receptor (iGluR) antagonists each blocked nicotine-stimulated labeling, suggesting that AGB does not enter the labeled neurons through activated nAChRs but rather through activated iGluRs following ACh-stimulated glutamate release. Deafferentation of OBs did not eliminate nicotine-stimulated labeling, suggesting that cholinergic input is primarily acting on bulbar neurons. These findings confirm the presence of a functioning cholinergic system in the zebrafish OB.
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- Jeffrey G Edwards
- University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108-1297, USA
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Zhang W, Delay RJ. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone modulates voltage-activated sodium current and odor responses in Necturus maculosus olfactory sensory neurons. J Neurosci Res 2007; 85:1656-67. [PMID: 17465028 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The terminal nerve (nervus terminalis) extends from the basal forebrain to the nasal cavity and has been shown to contain gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). The specific function of the terminal nerve is unknown, but it has been hypothesized that it modulates the function of olfactory neurons. To examine the effects of GnRH on isolated Necturus maculosus olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs), we used the perforated configuration of the patch clamp technique to record current responses. GnRH had no effect on the membrane current at any holding potential but did modulate voltage-activated TTX-sensitive sodium current (INa). Within 1 min of applying GnRH, approximately 60% of the OSNs showed a decrease in the magnitude of INa. Initial responses to GnRH were inhibitory, although in one group of cells the initial inhibitory response was followed by a potentiation of INa with continual application (approximately 5 min). The time course of the GnRH response suggested that a second messenger pathway mediated the response. Inhibitors of PKC, tyrosine kinase, and PI3K were all able to inhibit the INa, but none of them could prevent the GnRH response. Application of a cAMP analog mimicked the effects of GnRH, and only inhibitors of PKA and PKG could prevent GnRH-induced inhibition of INa. This suggests that the modulation of voltage-activated sodium currents by GnRH involve a cyclic nucleotide pathway. In addition, GnRH modulated the odor responses of OSNs. Our data suggest the release of GnRH, presumably from the terminal nerve, can serve to modulate olfactory sensory neurons.
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- Wenling Zhang
- Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
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Mashukova A, Spehr M, Hatt H, Neuhaus EM. Beta-arrestin2-mediated internalization of mammalian odorant receptors. J Neurosci 2006; 26:9902-12. [PMID: 17005854 PMCID: PMC6674477 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2897-06.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Odorant receptors comprise the biggest subfamily of G-protein-coupled receptors. Although the endocytic mechanisms of other G-protein-coupled receptors have been characterized extensively, almost nothing is known about the intracellular trafficking of odorant receptors. The present study describes the endocytic pathway of mammalian odorant receptors, which bind beta-arrestin2 with high affinity and are internalized via a clathrin-dependent mechanism. After prolonged odorant exposure, receptors are not targeted to lysosomal degradation but accumulate in recycling endosomes. Odorant-induced odorant receptor desensitization is promoted by cAMP-dependent protein kinase A phosphorylation and is dependent on serine and threonine residues within the third intracellular loop of the receptor. Moreover, beta-arrestin2 is redistributed into the dendritic knobs of mouse olfactory receptor neurons after treatment with a complex odorant mixture. Prolonged odorant exposure resulted in accumulation of beta-arrestin2 in intracellular vesicles. Adaptation of olfactory receptor neurons to odorants can be abolished by the inhibition of clathrin-mediated endocytosis, showing the physiological relevance of the here described mechanism of odorant receptor desensitization. A better understanding of odorant receptor trafficking and additional insight into the molecular determinants underlying the interactions of odorant receptors with beta-arrestin2 and other trafficking proteins will therefore be important to fully understand the mechanisms of adaptation and sensitization in the olfactory epithelium.
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- Emmy Noether Research Group, Cell Physiology, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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Lai J, Luo MC, Chen Q, Ma S, Gardell LR, Ossipov MH, Porreca F. Dynorphin A activates bradykinin receptors to maintain neuropathic pain. Nat Neurosci 2006; 9:1534-40. [PMID: 17115041 DOI: 10.1038/nn1804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2006] [Accepted: 10/25/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Dynorphin A is an endogenous opioid peptide that produces non-opioid receptor-mediated neural excitation. Here we demonstrate that dynorphin induces calcium influx via voltage-sensitive calcium channels in sensory neurons by activating bradykinin receptors. This action of dynorphin at bradykinin receptors is distinct from the primary signaling pathway activated by bradykinin and underlies the hyperalgesia produced by pharmacological administration of dynorphin by the spinal route in rats and mice. Blockade of spinal B1 or B2 receptor also reverses persistent neuropathic pain but only when there is sustained elevation of endogenous spinal dynorphin, which is required for maintenance of neuropathic pain. These data reveal a mechanism for endogenous dynorphin to promote pain through its agonist action at bradykinin receptors and suggest new avenues for therapeutic intervention.
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- Josephine Lai
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, Arizona 85724, USA.
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Very little is known about cross-talk between cAMP and calcium signalling in filamentous fungi. The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of cAMP and protein kinase A (PKA)-dependent phosphorylation on calcium signalling in Aspergillus niger. For this purpose, cytosolic free calcium ([Ca2+]c) was measured in living hyphae expressing codon-optimized aequorin. The calcium signature following mechanical perturbation was analysed after applying dibutryl-cAMP or IBMX which increased intracellular cAMP, or H7 which inhibited phosphorylation by PKA. Calcium signatures were also measured in mutant strains in which phosphorylation by PKA was increased or lacking. The results indicated that calcium channels were activated by cAMP-mediated, PKA-dependent phosphorylation. Further evidence for cross-talk between cAMP and calcium signalling came from the analysis of a mutant in which the catalytic subunit of PKA was under the control of an inducible promoter. The consequence of PKA induction was a transient increase in [Ca2+]c which correlated with a polar-apolar transition in hyphal morphology. A transient increase in [Ca2+]c was not observed in this mutant when the morphological shift was in the opposite direction. The [Ca2+]c signatures in response to mechanical perturbation by polarized and unpolarized cells were markedly different indicating that these two cell types possessed different calcium signalling capabilities. These results were consistent with PKA-dependent phosphorylation increasing [Ca2+]c to induce a polar to apolar shift in hyphal morphology.
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- Mojca Bencina
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Industrial Mycology, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Otsuguro KI, Gautam SH, Ito S, Habara Y, Saito T. Characterization of forskolin-induced Ca2+ signals in rat olfactory receptor neurons. J Pharmacol Sci 2005; 97:510-8. [PMID: 15821339 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.fp0040883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Forskolin-induced Ca(2+) signals were examined in isolated rat olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) using a Ca(2+) indicator, fura-2. In the soma of the ORNs, forskolin caused an increase in the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) that was enhanced by a phosphodiesterase (PDE) 1 inhibitor, 8-methoxymethyl-3-isobutyl-1-methyl-xanthine, but not a PDE4 inhibitor, rolipram. Forskolin-induced Ca(2+) signals were abolished with the removal of extracellular Ca(2+) and un-affected by treatment with thapsigargin or caffeine plus ryanodine. Niflumic acid, a Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channel inhibitor, or nifedipine, an L-type Ca(2+) channel inhibitor, slowed the initial rate of the increase in [Ca(2+)](i) in response to forskolin. Nifedipine did not affect the increase in [Ca(2+)](i) that was slowed by niflumic acid. In Ca(2+) measurements with a confocal microscope and a calcium indicator, Fluo-4, the onset of the response to forskolin in the knob region occurred simultaneously or earlier, but not later, than that in the soma. It is suggested that the forskolin-induced Ca(2+) signals are due to Ca(2+) influx, but not the release of Ca(2+) from Ca(2+) stores, and that the initial rapid increase in [Ca(2+)](i) is associated with the activation of the voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels in rat ORNs.
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- Ken-ichi Otsuguro
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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Wachowiak M, Denk W, Friedrich RW. Functional organization of sensory input to the olfactory bulb glomerulus analyzed by two-photon calcium imaging. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:9097-102. [PMID: 15184670 PMCID: PMC428479 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0400438101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Glomeruli in the olfactory bulb are anatomically discrete modules receiving input from idiotypic olfactory sensory neurons. To examine the functional organization of sensory inputs to individual glomeruli, we loaded olfactory sensory neurons with a Ca(2+) indicator and measured odorant-evoked presynaptic Ca(2+) signals within single glomeruli by using two-photon microscopy in anaesthetized mice. Odorants evoked patterns of discrete Ca(2+) signals throughout the neuropil of a glomerulus. Across glomeruli, Ca(2+) signals occurred with equal probability in all glomerular regions. Within single glomeruli, the pattern of intraglomerular Ca(2+) signals was indistinguishable for stimuli of different duration, identity, and concentration. Moreover, the response time course of the signals was similar throughout the glomerulus. Hence, sensory inputs to individual glomeruli are spatially heterogeneous but seem to be functionally indiscriminate. These results support the view of olfactory glomeruli as functional units in representing sensory information.
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- Matt Wachowiak
- Department of Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Hegg CC, Lucero MT. Dopamine reduces odor- and elevated-K(+)-induced calcium responses in mouse olfactory receptor neurons in situ. J Neurophysiol 2003; 91:1492-9. [PMID: 14657189 PMCID: PMC2955887 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00670.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Although D2 dopamine receptors have been localized to olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) and dopamine has been shown to modulate voltage-gated ion channels in ORNs, dopaminergic modulation of either odor responses or excitability in mammalian ORNs has not previously been demonstrated. We found that <50 microM dopamine reversibly suppresses odor-induced Ca2+ transients in ORNs. Confocal laser imaging of 300-microm-thick slices of neonatal mouse olfactory epithelium loaded with the Ca(2+)-indicator dye fluo-4 AM revealed that dopaminergic suppression of odor responses could be blocked by the D2 dopamine receptor antagonist sulpiride (<500 microM). The dopamine-induced suppression of odor responses was completely reversed by 100 microM nifedipine, suggesting that D2 receptor activation leads to an inhibition of L-type Ca2+ channels in ORNs. In addition, dopamine reversibly reduced ORN excitability as evidenced by reduced amplitude and frequency of Ca2+ transients in response to elevated K(+), which activates voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in ORNs. As with the suppression of odor responses, the effects of dopamine on ORN excitability were blocked by the D2 dopamine receptor antagonist sulpiride (<500 microM). The observation of dopaminergic modulation of odor-induced Ca2+ transients in ORNs adds to the growing body of work showing that olfactory receptor neurons can be modulated at the periphery. Dopamine concentrations in nasal mucus increase in response to noxious stimuli, and thus D2 receptor-mediated suppression of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels may be a novel neuroprotective mechanism for ORNs.
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- Colleen C Hegg
- Department of Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108-1297, USA
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Bobkov YV, Ache BW. Calcium sensitivity of a sodium-activated nonselective cation channel in lobster olfactory receptor neurons. J Neurophysiol 2003; 90:2928-40. [PMID: 12840077 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00181.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We report that a Na+-activated nonselective cation channel described previously in lobster olfactory neurons, in which phosphoinositide signaling mediates olfactory transduction, can also be activated by Ca2+. Ca2+ activates the channel in the presence of Na+, increasing the open probability of the channel with a K1/2 of 490 nM and a Hill coefficient of 1.3. Ca2+ also increases the sensitivity of the channel to Na+. In some cells, the same channel is Ca2+ insensitive in a cell-specific manner. The nonspecific activator of protein phosphatases, protamine, applied to the intracellular face of patches containing the channel irreversibly eliminates the sensitivity to Ca2+. This effect can be blocked by okadaic acid, a nonspecific blocker of protein phosphatases, and restored by the catalytic subunit of protein kinase A in the presence of MgATP. The Ca2+-sensitive form of the channel is predominantly expressed in the transduction zone of the cells in situ. These findings imply that the Ca2+ sensitivity of the channel, and possibly its regulation by phosphorylation, play a role in olfactory transduction and help tie activation of the channel to the canonical phosphoinositide turnover pathway.
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- Yuriy V Bobkov
- Whitney Laboratory, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32601, USA.
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Purinergic nucleotides, including ATP and adenosine, are important neuromodulators of peripheral auditory and visual sensory systems (Thorne and Housley, 1996). ATP released by the olfactory epithelium (OE) after noxious stimuli provides a physiological source for a neuromodulatory substance independent of efferent innervation. Here we show that multiple subtypes of purinergic receptors are differentially expressed in olfactory receptor neurons and sustentacular support cells. Activation of purinergic receptors evoked inward currents and increases in intracellular calcium in cultured mouse olfactory receptor neurons. A mouse olfactory epithelial slice preparation and confocal imaging were used to measure changes in intracellular calcium in response to odors, purinergic receptor (P2R) agonists, or combined odor + P2R agonists. Pharmacological studies show that both P2Y and P2X receptor activation by exogenous and endogenous ATP significantly reduces odor responsiveness. Moreover, purinergic receptor antagonists increase the odor-evoked calcium transient, providing direct evidence that endogenous ATP modulates odor sensitivity via activation of multiple purinergic receptor subtypes in olfactory receptor neurons. Odor activation of G-protein-coupled receptors results in increased cAMP production, opening of cyclic nucleotide-gated channels, influx of Ca2+ and Na+, depolarization of the membrane, and activation of voltage- and Ca2+-gated ion channels. On-cell current-clamp recordings of olfactory receptor neurons from neonatal mouse slices revealed that ATP reduced cyclic nucleotide-induced electrical responses. These data also support the idea that ATP modulates odor sensitivity in mammalian olfactory neurons. Peripheral ATP-mediated odor suppression is a novel mechanism for reduced olfactory sensitivity during exposure to olfactotoxins and may be a novel neuroprotective mechanism.
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Chen C, Xu R. The in vitro regulation of growth hormone secretion by orexins. Endocrine 2003; 22:57-66. [PMID: 14610299 DOI: 10.1385/endo:22:1:57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2003] [Accepted: 08/04/2003] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Orexins, orexigenic neuropeptides, have recently been discovered in lateral hypothalamus and play an important role in the regulation of pituitary hormone secretion. Two subtypes of orexin receptors (orexin-1 and orexin-2) have been demonstrated in pituitaries. In this experiment, the effects of orexins on voltage-gated Ca2+ currents and the GH release in primary cultured ovine somatotropes were examined. Voltage-gated Ca2+ currents were isolated in ovine somatotropes as L, T, and N currents using whole-cell patch-clamp techniques and specific Ca2+ channel blocker and toxin. Application of orexin-A or orexin-B (100 nM) significantly, dose-dependently, and reversibly increased only nifedipine-sensitive L-type Ca2+ current. Inhibitors of PKC (calphostin C, PKC inhibitory peptide) but not inhibitors of PKA (H89, PKA inhibitory peptide) cancelled the increase in the L current by orexins. Co-administration of orexin-A and GHRH (10 nM) showed an additive effect on the L current. Specific intracellular Ca2+-store-depleting reagent, thapsigargin (1 microM), did not affect the orexin-induced increase in the L current. Orexin-B alone slightly increased GH release and co-administration of orexin-A and GHRH synergistically stimulated GH secretion in vitro. It is therefore suggested that orexins may play an important role in regulating GHRH-stimulated GH secretion through an increase in the L-type Ca2+ current and the PKC-mediated signaling pathways in ovine somatotropes.
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- Chen Chen
- Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, and Department of Physiology, PO Box 5152, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
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Olfaction begins with the transduction of the information carried by odorants into electrical signals in olfactory receptor cells (ORCs). The binding of odor molecules to specific receptor proteins on the ciliary surface of ORCs induces the receptor potentials. This initial excitation causes a slow and graded depolarizing voltage change, which is encoded into a train of action potentials. Action potentials of ORCs are generated by voltage-gated Na+ currents and T-type Ca2+ currents in the somatic membrane. Isolated ORCs, which have lost their cilia during the dissociation procedure, are known to exhibit spike frequency accommodation by injecting the steady current. This raises the possibility that somatic ionic channels in ORCs may serve for odor adaptation at the level of spike encoding, although odor adaptation is mainly accomplished by the ciliary transduction machinery. This review discusses current knowledge concerning the mechanisms of spike generation in ORCs. It also reviews how neurotransmitters and hormones modulate ionic currents and action potentials in ORCs.
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- Kenji Narusuye
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukakechou, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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Davis SF, Linn CL. Mechanism linking NMDA receptor activation to modulation of voltage-gated sodium current in distal retina. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2003; 284:C1193-204. [PMID: 12676655 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00256.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this study, we investigated the mechanism that links activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors to inhibition of voltage-gated sodium channels in isolated catfish cone horizontal cells. NMDA channels were activated in voltage-clamped cells incubated in low-calcium saline or dialyzed with the calcium chelator BAPTA to determine that calcium influx through NMDA channels is required for sodium channel modulation. To determine whether calcium influx through NMDA channels triggers calcium-induced calcium release (CICR), cells were loaded with the calcium-sensitive dye calcium green 2 and changes in relative fluorescence were measured in response to NMDA. Responses were compared with measurements obtained when caffeine depleted stores. Voltage-clamp studies demonstrated that CICR modulated sodium channels in a manner similar to that of NMDA. Blocking NMDA receptors with AP-7, blocking CICR with ruthenium red, depleting stores with caffeine, or dialyzing cells with calmodulin antagonists W-5 or peptide 290-309 all prevented sodium channel modulation. These results support the hypothesis that NMDA modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels in horizontal cells requires CICR and activation of a calmodulin-dependent signaling pathway.
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- Scott F Davis
- Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
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Okada Y, Miyamoto T, Toda K. Dopamine modulates a voltage-gated calcium channel in rat olfactory receptor neurons. Brain Res 2003; 968:248-55. [PMID: 12663094 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(03)02267-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Dopamine D2 receptors exist in the soma of rat olfactory receptor neurons. Actions of dopamine on the voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels in the neurons were investigated using the perforated whole-cell voltage-clamp. In 10 mM Ba(2+) solution, rat olfactory receptor neurons displayed the inward currents elicited by the voltage ramp (167 mV/s) and depolarizing step pulses from a holding potential of -91 mV. The inward Ba(2+) currents were greatly reduced by 10 microM nifedipine (L-type Ca(2+) channel blocker). The Ba(2+) currents were inhibited by the external application of dopamine. The IC(50) for the inhibition was about 1 microM. Quinpirole (10 microM, a D2 dopamine agonist) also inhibited the Ba(2+) currents. Quinpirole did not affect the activation and inactivation kinetics of the Ba(2+) currents. The results suggest that dopamine modulates the L-type Ca(2+) channels in rat olfactory receptor neurons via the mechanism independent of voltage.
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- Yukio Okada
- Integrative Sensory Physiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8588, Japan.
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Xu R, Roh SG, Gong C, Hernandez M, Ueta Y, Chen C. Orexin-B augments voltage-gated L-type Ca(2+) current via protein kinase C-mediated signalling pathway in ovine somatotropes. Neuroendocrinology 2003; 77:141-52. [PMID: 12673048 DOI: 10.1159/000069507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2002] [Accepted: 12/17/2002] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Orexins, orexigenic neuropeptides, are secreted from lateral hypothalamus and orexin receptors are expressed in the pituitary. Since growth hormone (GH) secreted from pituitary is integrally linked to energy homeostasis and metabolism, we studied the effect of orexin-B on voltage-gated Ca(2+) currents and the related signalling mechanisms in primary cultured ovine somatotropes using whole-cell patch-clamp techniques. With a bath solution containing TEA-Cl (40 mM) and Tetrodotoxin (TTX) (1 microM), three subtypes of Ca(2+) currents, namely the long-lasting (L), transient (T), and N currents, were isolated using different holding potentials (-80 and -30 mV) in combination with specific Ca(2+) channel blockers (nifedipine and omega-conotoxin). About 75% of the total current amplitude was contributed by the L current, whereas the N and T currents accounted for the rest. Orexin-B (1-100 nM) dose-dependently and reversibly increased only the L current up to approximately 125% of the control value within 4-5 min. Neither a specific protein kinase A (PKA) blocker (H89, 1 microM) nor an inhibitory peptide (PKI, 10 microM) had any effect on the increase in L current by orexin-B. The orexin-B-induced increase in the L current was abolished by concurrent treatment with calphostin C (Cal-C, 100 nM), protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitory peptide (PKC(19-36), 1 microM), or by pretreatment with phorbol-12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu) (0.5 microM) for 16 h (a downregulator of PKC). Orexin-B also increased in vitro GH secretion in a dose-dependent manner. We conclude that orexin-B increases the L-type Ca(2+) current and GH secretion through orexin receptors and PKC-mediated signalling pathways in ovine somatotropes.
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- Ruwei Xu
- Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Clayton, Vic, Australia
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Seebungkert B, Lynch JW. Effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids on voltage-gated K+ and Na+ channels in rat olfactory receptor neurons. Eur J Neurosci 2002; 16:2085-94. [PMID: 12473076 DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02288.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Although the polyunsaturated fatty acids arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are enriched in the olfactory mucosa, their possible contribution to olfactory transduction has not been investigated. This study characterized their effects on voltage-gated K+ and Na+ channels of rat olfactory receptor neurons. Physiological (3-10 microm) concentrations of AA and DHA potently and irreversibly inhibited the voltage-gated K+ current in a voltage-independent manner. In addition, both compounds significantly reduced the inhibitory potency of the odorants acetophenone and amyl acetate at these channels. By comparison, the steady-state effects of both AA and DHA on the voltage-gated Na+ channel were relatively weak, with half-maximal inhibition requiring approximately 35 microm of either compound. However, a surprising finding was that the initial application of 3 microm AA to a naïve neuron caused a strong but transient inhibition of the Na+ current. The channels became almost completely resistant to this inhibition within 1 min, and a 2-min wash in control solution was insufficient to restore the strong inhibitory effect. These observations suggest that polyunsaturated fatty acids have the potential to strongly influence the coding of odorant information by olfactory receptor neurons.
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- Benchamaporn Seebungkert
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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Imendra KG, Miyamoto T, Okada Y, Toda K. Serotonin differentially modulates the electrical properties of different subsets of taste receptor cells in bullfrog. Eur J Neurosci 2002; 16:629-40. [PMID: 12270038 DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02107.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamin, 5-HT) is localized in taste bud cells of vertebrates. Effects of the external application of 5-HT on the membrane currents of frog taste receptor cells (TRCs) were investigated using patch-clamp technique in whole-cell configuration. The 5-HT (0.1-1 micro m) and 5-HT1A receptor agonist (+/-)-8-OH-2-(D1-n-propyl-amino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) (1-20 micro m) inhibited both voltage-gated sodium current (INa) and voltage-gated potassium current (IK) in 50% of TRCs, but potentiated IK without any significant effect on INa in another subset of 18% of TRCs. Voltage-gated currents in the residual TRCs were not affected by 5-HT or 8-OH-DPAT. External application of 10 micro m forskolin and 300 micro m 8-cpt cAMP [8-(4-chlorophenylthio)adenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate] mimicked the inhibitory effect of 5-HT and 8-OH-DPAT on IK and INa while internal dialysis with 50 micro m protein kinase A inhibitor prevented the 5-HT-mediated inhibitory effects on IK and INa in TRCs. Internal dialysis of TRCs with high Ca2+-pipette solution (1 micro m) increased the IK in 58% of TRCs. The 5-HT reversibly increased the [Ca2+]i in 17% of TRCs when measured by Ca2+-imaging using a Ca2+-sensitive dye (fura-2 AM). These results suggest that 5-HT differentially modulates the voltage-gated membrane currents in different subsets of TRCs.
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- Kotapola G Imendra
- Integrative Sensory Physiology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan
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