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Moscardó A, Fuset MP, Ruano M, Santos MT, Vallés J. Residual cyclooxygenase-1 activity and epinephrine reduce the antiplatelet effect of aspirin in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Thromb Haemost 2017; 105:663-9. [DOI: 10.1160/th10-08-0550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2010] [Accepted: 01/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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SummaryAspirin treatment is essential in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) to block platelet thromboxane (TXA)2 synthesis. Epinephrine is known to enhance platelet reactivity induced by other agonists and to be elevated in patients with AMI due to stress. Our objective was to study the influence of epinephrine on platelet TXA2 synthesis in patients treated with aspirin for AMI at early onset (within 48 hours) and the potential biochemical mechanisms involved in the functional response. Washed platelets from 45 patients with AMI and 10 aspirin-free controls were stimulated with arachidonic acid (AA) or AA + epinephrine, and aggregation and TXA2 synthesis were evaluated. Full platelet aggregation was recorded in 8/45 patients (18%) with a partial TXA2 inhibition (86%) vs. the aspirin-free controls. Platelets from the remaining 37 patients did not aggregate to AA and had TXA2 inhibition >95%. However, when platelets were simultaneously stimulated with AA + epinephrine, in 25/37 patients a large intensity of aggregation (73%) was observed and a 5.5-fold increase in TXA2 synthesis, although this remained residual (<5% of aspirin-free controls). This residual-TXA2 was critical in the functional response, as demonstrated by the complete inhibition by TXA2 receptor blockade or additional aspirin in vitro. The phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase activity and the cytosolic calcium levels participated in this platelet response elicited by a receptor cooperation mechanism, while the Rho/p160ROCK pathway or the blockade of the ADP receptors (P2Y1, P2Y12) were without effect. Residual-cyclooxygenase –1 activity and epinephrine enhance TXA2-dependent platelet function, which may reduce the clinical benefit of aspirin in patients with AMI.
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Brown K, Filuta A, Ludwig MG, Seuwen K, Jaros J, Vidal S, Arora K, Naren AP, Kandasamy K, Parthasarathi K, Offermanns S, Mason RJ, Miller WE, Whitsett JA, Bridges JP. Epithelial Gpr116 regulates pulmonary alveolar homeostasis via Gq/11 signaling. JCI Insight 2017; 2:93700. [PMID: 28570277 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.93700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Pulmonary function is dependent upon the precise regulation of alveolar surfactant. Alterations in pulmonary surfactant concentrations or function impair ventilation and cause tissue injury. Identification of the molecular pathways that sense and regulate endogenous alveolar surfactant concentrations, coupled with the ability to pharmacologically modulate them both positively and negatively, would be a major therapeutic advance for patients with acute and chronic lung diseases caused by disruption of surfactant homeostasis. The orphan adhesion GPCR GPR116 (also known as Adgrf5) is a critical regulator of alveolar surfactant concentrations. Here, we show that human and mouse GPR116 control surfactant secretion and reuptake in alveolar type II (AT2) cells by regulating guanine nucleotide-binding domain α q and 11 (Gq/11) signaling. Synthetic peptides derived from the ectodomain of GPR116 activated Gq/11-dependent inositol phosphate conversion, calcium mobilization, and cortical F-actin stabilization to inhibit surfactant secretion. AT2 cell-specific deletion of Gnaq and Gna11 phenocopied the accumulation of surfactant observed in Gpr116-/- mice. These data provide proof of concept that GPR116 is a plausible therapeutic target to modulate endogenous alveolar surfactant pools to treat pulmonary diseases associated with surfactant dysfunction.
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- Kari Brown
- Department of Pediatrics, Perinatal Institute, Section of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Perinatal Institute, Section of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Perinatal Institute, Section of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Perinatal Institute, Section of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Fu Q, Cheng J, Gao Y, Zhang Y, Chen X, Xie J. Protease-activated receptor 4: a critical participator in inflammatory response. Inflammation 2015; 38:886-95. [PMID: 25120239 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-014-9999-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Protease-activated receptors (PARs) are G protein-coupled receptors of which four members PAR1, PAR2, PAR3, and PAR4 have been identified, characterized by a typical mechanism of activation involving various related proteases. The amino-terminal sequence of PARs is cleaved by a broad array of proteases, leading to specific proteolytic cleavage which forms endogenous tethered ligands to induce agonist-biased PAR activation. The biological effect of PARs activated by coagulation proteases to regulate hemostasis and thrombosis plays an enormous role in the cardiovascular system, while PAR4 can also be activated by trypsin, cathepsin G, the activated factor X of the coagulation cascade, and trypsin IV. Irrespective of its role in thrombin-induced platelet aggregation, PAR4 activation is believed to be involved in inflammatory lesions, as show by investigations that have unmasked the effects of PAR4 on neutrophil recruitment, the regulation of edema, and plasma extravasation. This review summarizes the roles of PAR4 in coagulation and other extracellular protease pathways, which activate PAR4 to participate in normal regulation and disease.
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- Qiang Fu
- Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450008, China
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Kamato D, Thach L, Bernard R, Chan V, Zheng W, Kaur H, Brimble M, Osman N, Little PJ. Structure, Function, Pharmacology, and Therapeutic Potential of the G Protein, Gα/q,11. Front Cardiovasc Med 2015; 2:14. [PMID: 26664886 PMCID: PMC4671355 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2015.00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are one of the major classes of cell surface receptors and are associated with a group of G proteins consisting of three subunits termed alpha, beta, and gamma. G proteins are classified into four families according to their α subunit; Gαi, Gαs, Gα12/13, and Gαq. There are several downstream pathways of Gαq of which the best known is upon activation via guanosine triphosphate (GTP), Gαq activates phospholipase Cβ, hydrolyzing phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate into diacylglycerol and inositol triphosphate and activating protein kinase C and increasing calcium efflux from the endoplasmic reticulum. Although G proteins, in particular, the Gαq/11 are central elements in GPCR signaling, their actual roles have not yet been thoroughly investigated. The lack of research of the role on Gαq/11 in cell biology is partially due to the obscure nature of the available pharmacological agents. YM-254890 is the most useful Gαq-selective inhibitor with antiplatelet, antithrombotic, and thrombolytic effects. YM-254890 inhibits Gαq signaling pathways by preventing the exchange of guanosine diphosphate for GTP. UBO-QIC is a structurally similar compound to YM-254890, which can inhibit platelet aggregation and cause vasorelaxation in rats. Many agents are available for the study of signaling downstream of Gαq/11. The role of G proteins could potentially represent a novel therapeutic target. This review will explore the range of pharmacological and molecular tools available for the study of the role of Gαq/11 in GPCR signaling.
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- Danielle Kamato
- Discipline of Pharmacy, Diabetes Complications Group, School of Medical Sciences, Health Innovations Research Institute, RMIT University , Bundoora, VIC , Australia
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- Discipline of Pharmacy, Diabetes Complications Group, School of Medical Sciences, Health Innovations Research Institute, RMIT University , Bundoora, VIC , Australia
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- Discipline of Pharmacy, Diabetes Complications Group, School of Medical Sciences, Health Innovations Research Institute, RMIT University , Bundoora, VIC , Australia
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- Discipline of Pharmacy, Diabetes Complications Group, School of Medical Sciences, Health Innovations Research Institute, RMIT University , Bundoora, VIC , Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Centre , Guangzhou , China ; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau , Macau , China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- Discipline of Pharmacy, Diabetes Complications Group, School of Medical Sciences, Health Innovations Research Institute, RMIT University , Bundoora, VIC , Australia
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- Discipline of Pharmacy, Diabetes Complications Group, School of Medical Sciences, Health Innovations Research Institute, RMIT University , Bundoora, VIC , Australia
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Yang H, Li T, Wei J, Zhang H, He S. Induction of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) release from subtypes of T cells by agonists of proteinase activated receptors. Mediators Inflamm 2013; 2013:165453. [PMID: 24453410 PMCID: PMC3876890 DOI: 10.1155/2013/165453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Serine proteinases have been recognized as playing an important role in inflammation via proteinase activated receptors (PARs). However, little is known about the influence of serine proteinases and PARs on TNF secretion from highly purified T cells. We challenged T cells from human peripheral blood with serine proteinases and agonist peptides of PARs and measured the levels of TNF in culture supernatants by ELISA. The results showed that thrombin and trypsin, but not tryptase, stimulated approximately up to 2.5-fold increase in TNF release from T cells following 16 h incubation. Proteinase inhibitors and PAR-1 antagonist SCH 79797 almost completely abolished thrombin- and trypsin-induced TNF release from T cells. Agonist peptides of PAR-1, but not PAR-2 induced TNF release from T cells. Moreover, trypsin- and thrombin-induced upregulated expression of TNF was observed in CD4+, IL-4+, or CD25+ T cells, but not in IFN+ or IL-17+ T cells. The signaling pathways MAPK/ERK and PI3K/Akt are involved in the thrombin- and trypsin-induced TNF release from T cells. In conclusion, thrombin and trypsin can induce TNF release from IL-4+ and CD25+ T cells through activation of PAR-1 and therefore contribute to regulation of immune response and inflammation of the body.
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- Haiwei Yang
- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 300 Guangzhou Road, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 300 Guangzhou Road, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 300 Guangzhou Road, Jiangsu 210029, China
- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research Centre, The First Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, China
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Madhusudhan T, Isermann B. At the cutting edge: conformational PARtiality. J Thromb Haemost 2012; 10:1672-4. [PMID: 22742620 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2012.04832.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- T Madhusudhan
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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Bratton MR, Antoon JW, Duong BN, Frigo DE, Tilghman S, Collins-Burow BM, Elliott S, Tang Y, Melnik LI, Lai L, Alam J, Beckman BS, Hill SM, Rowan BG, McLachlan JA, Burow ME. Gαo potentiates estrogen receptor α activity via the ERK signaling pathway. J Endocrinol 2012; 214:45-54. [PMID: 22562654 PMCID: PMC3614348 DOI: 10.1530/joe-12-0097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The estrogen receptor α (ERα) is a transcription factor that mediates the biological effects of 17β-estradiol (E(2)). ERα transcriptional activity is also regulated by cytoplasmic signaling cascades. Here, several Gα protein subunits were tested for their ability to regulate ERα activity. Reporter assays revealed that overexpression of a constitutively active Gα(o) protein subunit potentiated ERα activity in the absence and presence of E(2). Transient transfection of the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 showed that Gα(o) augments the transcription of several ERα-regulated genes. Western blots of HEK293T cells transfected with ER±Gα(o) revealed that Gα(o) stimulated phosphorylation of ERK 1/2 and subsequently increased the phosphorylation of ERα on serine 118. In summary, our results show that Gα(o), through activation of the MAPK pathway, plays a role in the regulation of ERα activity.
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- Melyssa R Bratton
- Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Tulane University, 1430 Tulane Avenue, SL-78, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
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Li D, D'Angelo L, Chavez M, Woulfe DS. Arrestin-2 differentially regulates PAR4 and ADP receptor signaling in platelets. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:3805-14. [PMID: 21106537 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.118018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Arrestins can facilitate desensitization or signaling by G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) in many cells, but their roles in platelets remain uncharacterized. Because of recent reports that arrestins can serve as scaffolds to recruit phosphatidylinositol-3 kinases (PI3K)s to GPCRs, we sought to determine whether arrestins regulate PI3K-dependent Akt signaling in platelets, with consequences for thrombosis. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments demonstrate that arrestin-2 associates with p85 PI3Kα/β subunits in thrombin-stimulated platelets, but not resting cells. The association is inhibited by inhibitors of P2Y12 and Src family kinases (SFKs). The function of arrestin-2 in platelets is agonist-specific, as PAR4-dependent Akt phosphorylation and fibrinogen binding were reduced in arrestin-2 knock-out platelets compared with WT controls, but ADP-stimulated signaling to Akt and fibrinogen binding were unaffected. ADP receptors regulate arrestin recruitment to PAR4, because co-immunoprecipitates of arrestin-2 with PAR4 are disrupted by inhibitors of P2Y1 or P2Y12. P2Y1 may regulate arrestin-2 recruitment to PAR4 through protein kinase C (PKC) activation, whereas P2Y12 directly interacts with PAR4 and therefore, may help to recruit arrestin-2 to PAR4. Finally, arrestin2(-/-) mice are less sensitive to ferric chloride-induced thrombosis than WT mice, suggesting that arrestin-2 can regulate thrombus formation in vivo. In conclusion, arrestin-2 regulates PAR4-dependent signaling pathways, but not responses to ADP alone, and contributes to thrombus formation in vivo.
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- Dongjun Li
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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Vakalopoulos C. A new nosology of psychosis and the pharmacological basis of affective and negative symptom dimensions in schizophrenia. Ment Illn 2010; 2:e7. [PMID: 25478090 PMCID: PMC4253346 DOI: 10.4081/mi.2010.e7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2010] [Accepted: 03/01/2010] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Although first rank symptoms focus on positive symptoms of psychosis they are shared by a number of psychiatric conditions. The difficulty in differentiating bipolar disorder from schizophrenia with affective features has led to a third category of patients often loosely labeled as schizoaffective. Research in schizophrenia has attempted to render the presence or absence of negative symptoms and their relation to etiology and prognosis more explicit. A dichotomous population is a recurring theme in experimental paradigms. Thus, schizophrenia is defined as process or reactive, deficit or non-deficit and by the presence or absence of affective symptoms. Laboratory tests confirm the clinical impression showing conflicting responses to dexamethasone suppression and clearly defined differences in autonomic responsiveness, but their patho-physiological significance eludes mainstream theory. Added to this is the difficulty in agreeing to what exactly constitutes useful clinical features differentiating, for example, negative symptoms of a true deficit syndrome from features of depression. Two recent papers proposed that the general and specific cognitive features of schizophrenia and major depression result from a monoamine-cholinergic imbalance, the former due to a relative muscarinic receptor hypofunction and the latter, in contrast, to a muscarinic hypersensitivity exacerbated by monoamine depletion. Further development of these ideas will provide pharmacological principles for what is currently an incomplete and largely, descriptive nosology of psychosis. It will propose a dimensional view of affective and negative symptoms based on relative muscarinic integrity and is supported by several exciting intracellular signaling and gene expression studies. Bipolar disorder manifests both muscarinic and dopaminergic hypersensitivity. The greater the imbalance between these two receptor signaling systems, the more the clinical picture will resemble schizophrenia with bizarre, incongruent delusions and increasingly disorganized thought. The capacity for affective expression, by definition a non-deficit syndrome, will remain contingent on the degree of preservation of muscarinic signaling, which itself may be unstable and vary between trait and state examinations. At the extreme end of muscarinic impairment, a deficit schizophrenia subpopulation is proposed with a primary and fixed muscarinic receptor hypofunction. The genomic profile of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia overlap and both have a common dopaminergic intracellular signaling which is hypersensitive to various stressors. It is proposed that the concomitant muscarinic receptor upregulation differentiates the syndromes, being marked in bipolar disorder and rather less so in schizophrenia. From a behavioral point of view non-deficit syndromes and bipolar disorder appear most proximate and could be reclassified as a spectrum of affective psychosis or schizoaffective disorders. Because of a profound malfunction of the muscarinic receptor, the deficit subgroup cannot express a comparable stress response. Nonetheless, a convergent principle of psychotic features across psychiatric disorders is a relative monoaminergic-muscarinic imbalance in signal transduction.
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Periz G, Yan Y, Bitzer ZT, Sockanathan S. GDP-bound Galphai2 regulates spinal motor neuron differentiation through interaction with GDE2. Dev Biol 2010; 341:213-21. [PMID: 20197066 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2009] [Revised: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 02/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Galphai proteins play major roles in the developing and mature nervous system, ranging from the control of cellular proliferation to modulating synaptic plasticity. Although best known for transducing signals from activated seven transmembrane G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) when bound to GTP, key cellular functions for Galphai-GDP are beginning to emerge. Here, we show that Galphai2 is expressed in motor neuron progenitors that are differentiating to form postmitotic motor neurons in the developing spinal cord. Ablation of Galphai2 causes deficits in motor neuron generation but no changes in motor neuron progenitor patterning or specification, consistent with a function for Galphai2 in regulating motor neuron differentiation. We show that Galphai2 function is mediated in part by its interaction with GDE2, a known regulator of motor neuron differentiation, and that disruption of the GDE2/Galphai2 complex in vivo causes motor neuron deficits analogous to Galphai2 ablation. Galphai2 preferentially associates with GDE2 when bound to GDP, invoking GPCR-independent functions for Galphai2 in the control of spinal motor neuron differentiation.
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- Goran Periz
- The Solomon Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Jackson SP, Schoenwaelder SM. PI 3-Kinase p110β regulation of platelet integrin α(IIb)β3. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2010; 346:203-24. [PMID: 20517720 DOI: 10.1007/82_2010_61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hemopoietic cells express relatively high levels of the type I phosphoinositide (PI) 3-kinase isoforms, with p110δ and γ exhibiting specialized signaling functions in neutrophils, monocytes, mast cells, and lymphocytes. In platelets, p110β appears to be the dominant PI 3-kinase isoform regulating platelet activation, irrespective of the nature of the primary platelet activating stimulus. Based on findings with isoform-selective p110β pharmacological inhibitors and more recently with p110β-deficient platelets, p110β appears to primarily signal downstream of G(i)- and tyrosine kinase-coupled receptors. Functionally, inhibition of p110β kinase function leads to a marked defect in integrin α(IIb)β₃ adhesion and reduced platelet thrombus formation in vivo. This defect in platelet adhesive function is not associated with increased bleeding, suggesting that therapeutic targeting of p110β may represent a safe approach to reduce thrombotic complications in patients with cardiovascular disease.
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- Shaun P Jackson
- Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct (AMREP), Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
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Seminario-Vidal L, Kreda S, Jones L, O'Neal W, Trejo J, Boucher RC, Lazarowski ER. Thrombin promotes release of ATP from lung epithelial cells through coordinated activation of rho- and Ca2+-dependent signaling pathways. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:20638-48. [PMID: 19439413 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.004762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Extracellular ATP controls key aspects of lung function via activation of epithelial cell purinergic receptors, but how ATP is released from cells remains poorly understood. To identify mechanistic components upstream of ATP release, we examined the effect of selected G protein coupled-receptor activation on ATP release from lung epithelial cells. The protease-activated receptor (PAR) agonist thrombin elicited a rapid Ca(2+)-dependent release of ATP from A549 cells. In contrast, the P2Y(2) receptor agonist UTP caused negligible ATP release, despite promoting a robust Ca(2+) response. Agonist-elicited ATP release was associated with Rho activation and was reduced in cells transfected with dominant negative mutants of p115-Rho GEF or RhoA, and by inhibitors of Rho kinase (ROCK). However, RhoA activation alone did not promote ATP release if temporally separated from Ca(2+) mobilization. PAR3 was the only PAR subtype detected in A549 cells by reverse transcription-PCR. Transfection of cells with human PAR3 cDNA increased thrombin-promoted ATP release, inositol phosphate formation, and RhoA activation. Conversely, small interference RNA against PAR3 diminished thrombin-evoked responses. Thrombin-elicited ATP release was accompanied by an enhanced cellular uptake of propidium iodide in a Ca(2+)- and ROCK-dependent manner and was inhibited by connexin/pannexin hemichannel blockers. Our data suggest that thrombin promotes ATP release from A549 cells via Rho- and Ca(2+)-dependent activation of connexin/pannexin hemichannels. The relevance of these findings is highlighted by the observation that exposure of primary cultures of well differentiated human bronchial epithelial cells to thrombin resulted in robust ATP release, which was inhibited by ROCK inhibitors and by connexin/pannexin hemichannel blockers.
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- Lucia Seminario-Vidal
- Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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Lents NH, Irintcheva V, Goel R, Wheeler LW, Baldassare JJ. The rapid activation of N-Ras by alpha-thrombin in fibroblasts is mediated by the specific G-protein Galphai2-Gbeta1-Ggamma5 and occurs in lipid rafts. Cell Signal 2009; 21:1007-14. [PMID: 19250965 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2009.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2008] [Revised: 02/18/2009] [Accepted: 02/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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alpha-thrombin is a potent mitogen for fibroblasts and initiates a rapid signal transduction pathway leading to the activation of Ras and the stimulation of cell cycle progression. While the signaling events downstream of Ras have been studied in significant detail and appear well conserved across many species and cell types, the precise molecular events beginning with thrombin receptor activation and leading to the activation of Ras are not as well understood. In this study, we examined the immediate events in the rapid response to alpha-thrombin, in a single cell type, and found that an unexpected degree of specificity exists in the pathway linking alpha-thrombin to Ras activation. Specifically, although IIC9 cells express all three Ras isoforms, only N-Ras is rapidly activated by alpha-thrombin. Further, although several Galpha subunits associate with PAR1 and are released following stimulation, only Galpha(i2) couples to the rapid activation of Ras. Similarly, although IIC9 cells express many Gbeta and Ggamma subunits, only a subset associates with Galpha(i2), and of those, only a single Gbetagamma dimer, Gbeta(1)gamma(5), participates in the rapid activation of N-Ras. We then hypothesized that co-localization into membrane microdomains called lipid rafts, or caveolae, is at least partially responsible for this degree of specificity. Accordingly, we found that all components localize to lipid rafts and that disruption of caveolae abolishes the rapid activation of N-Ras by alpha-thrombin. We thus report the molecular elucidation of an extremely specific and rapid signal transduction pathway linking alpha-thrombin stimulation to the activation of Ras.
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- Nathan H Lents
- Department of Sciences at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York, NY 10019, USA.
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beta-Arrestin1 interacts with the G-protein subunits beta1gamma2 and promotes beta1gamma2-dependent Akt signalling for NF-kappaB activation. Biochem J 2009; 417:287-96. [PMID: 18729826 DOI: 10.1042/bj20081561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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beta-Arrestins are known to regulate G-protein signalling through interactions with their downstream effectors. In the present study, we report that beta-arrestin1 associates with the G-protein beta1gamma2 subunits in transfected cells, and purified beta-arrestin1 interacts with G(beta1gamma2) derived from in vitro translation. Deletion mutagenesis of beta-arrestin1 led to the identification of a region, comprising amino acids 181-280, as being responsible for its interaction with G(beta1gamma2). Overexpression of beta-arrestin1 facilitates G(beta1gamma2)-mediated Akt phosphorylation, and inhibition of endogenous beta-arrestin1 expression by siRNA (small interfering RNA) diminishes this effect. Through investigation of NF-kappaB (nuclear factor kappaB), a transcription factor regulated by Akt signalling, we have found that overexpression of beta-arrestin1 significantly enhances G(beta1gamma2)-mediated nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB proteins and expression of a NF-kappaB-directed luciferase reporter. Overexpression of beta-arrestin1 also promotes bradykinin-induced, G(betagamma)-mediated NF-kappaB luciferase-reporter expression, which is reverted by silencing the endogenous beta-arrestin1 with a specific siRNA. These results identify novel functions of beta-arrestin1 in binding to the beta1gamma2 subunits of heterotrimeric G-proteins and promoting G(betagamma)-mediated Akt signalling for NF-kappaB activation.
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Bischoff DS, Zhu JH, Makhijani NS, Yamaguchi DT. Acidic pH stimulates the production of the angiogenic CXC chemokine, CXCL8 (interleukin-8), in human adult mesenchymal stem cells via the extracellular signal-regulated kinase, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, and NF-kappaB pathways. J Cell Biochem 2008; 104:1378-92. [PMID: 18275043 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Blood vessel injury results in limited oxygen tension and diffusion leading to hypoxia, increased anaerobic metabolism, and elevated production of acidic metabolites that cannot be easily removed due to the reduced blood flow. Therefore, an acidic extracellular pH occurs in the local microenvironment of disrupted bone. The potential role of acidic pH and glu-leu-arg (ELR(+)) CXC chemokines in early events in bone repair was studied in human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) treated with medium of decreasing pH (7.4, 7.0, 6.7, and 6.4). The cells showed a reciprocal increase in CXCL8 (interleukin-8, IL-8) mRNA levels as extracellular pH decreased. At pH 6.4, CXCL8 mRNA was induced >60x in comparison to levels at pH 7.4. hMSCs treated with osteogenic medium (OGM) also showed an increase in CXCL8 mRNA with decreasing pH; although, at a lower level than that seen in cells grown in non-OGM. CXCL8 protein was secreted into the medium at all pHs with maximal induction at pH 6.7. Inhibition of the G-protein-coupled receptor alpha, G(alphai), suppressed CXCL8 levels in response to acidic pH; whereas phospholipase C inhibition had no effect on CXCL8. The use of specific mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal transduction inhibitors indicated that the pH-dependent increase in CXCL8 mRNA is due to activation of ERK and p38 pathways. The JNK pathway was not involved. NF-kappaB inhibition resulted in a decrease in CXCL8 levels in hMSCs grown in non-OGM. However, OGM-differentiated hMSCs showed an increase in CXCL8 levels when treated with the NF-kappaB inhibitor PDTC, a pyrrolidine derivative of dithiocarbamate.
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- David S Bischoff
- Research Service, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
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GPR55 is a cannabinoid receptor that increases intracellular calcium and inhibits M current. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:2699-704. [PMID: 18263732 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0711278105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 485] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The CB(1) cannabinoid receptor mediates many of the psychoactive effects of Delta(9)THC, the principal active component of cannabis. However, ample evidence suggests that additional non-CB(1)/CB(2) receptors may contribute to the behavioral, vascular, and immunological actions of Delta(9)THC and endogenous cannabinoids. Here, we provide further evidence that GPR55, a G protein-coupled receptor, is a cannabinoid receptor. GPR55 is highly expressed in large dorsal root ganglion neurons and, upon activation by various cannabinoids (Delta(9)THC, the anandamide analog methanandamide, and JWH015) increases intracellular calcium in these neurons. Examination of its signaling pathway in HEK293 cells transiently expressing GPR55 found the calcium increase to involve G(q), G(12), RhoA, actin, phospholipase C, and calcium release from IP(3)R-gated stores. GPR55 activation also inhibits M current. These results establish GPR55 as a cannabinoid receptor with signaling distinct from CB(1) and CB(2).
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Wang Y, Zhang HX, Sun YP, Liu ZX, Liu XS, Wang L, Lu SY, Kong H, Liu QL, Li XH, Lu ZY, Chen SJ, Chen Z, Bao SS, Dai W, Wang ZG. Rig-I-/- mice develop colitis associated with downregulation of G alpha i2. Cell Res 2007; 17:858-68. [PMID: 17893708 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2007.81] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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RIG-I (retinoid acid-inducible gene-I), a putative RNA helicase with a cytoplasmic caspase-recruitment domain (CARD), was identified as a pattern-recognition receptor (PRR) that mediates antiviral immunity by inducing type I interferon production. To further study the biological function of RIG-I, we generated Rig-I(-/-) mice through homologous recombination, taking a different strategy to the previously reported strategy. Our Rig-I(-/-) mice are viable and fertile. Histological analysis shows that Rig-I(-/-) mice develop a colitis-like phenotype and increased susceptibility to dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis. Accordingly, the size and number of Peyer's patches dramatically decreased in mutant mice. The peripheral T-cell subsets in mutant mice are characterized by an increase in effector T cells and a decrease in naive T cells, indicating an important role for Rig-I in the regulation of T-cell activation. It was further found that Rig-I deficiency leads to the downregulation of G protein alpha i2 subunit (G alpha i2) in various tissues, including T and B lymphocytes. By contrast, upregulation of Rig-I in NB4 cells that are treated with ATRA is accompanied by elevated G alpha i2 expression. Moreover, G alpha i2 promoter activity is increased in co-transfected NIH3T3 cells in a Rig-I dose-dependent manner. All these findings suggest that Rig-I has crucial roles in the regulation of G alpha i2 expression and T-cell activation. The development of colitis may be, at least in part, associated with downregulation of G alpha i2 and disturbed T-cell homeostasis.
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- Yi Wang
- Department of Medical Genetics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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Okumura S, Vatner DE, Kurotani R, Bai Y, Gao S, Yuan Z, Iwatsubo K, Ulucan C, Kawabe JI, Ghosh K, Vatner SF, Ishikawa Y. Disruption of type 5 adenylyl cyclase enhances desensitization of cyclic adenosine monophosphate signal and increases Akt signal with chronic catecholamine stress. Circulation 2007; 116:1776-83. [PMID: 17893275 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.698662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Desensitization of the cyclic adenosine monophosphate signal protects cardiac myocytes against catecholamine stress, thus preventing the development of apoptosis. Molecular mechanisms of desensitization have been well studied at the level of adrenergic receptors but less so at the level of the effector enzyme, adenylyl cyclase (AC). METHODS AND RESULTS When the effects of long-term (1 to 2 weeks) isoproterenol infusion were compared between type 5 AC-null mice (AC5KO) and wild-type controls, we found that the subsequent responses of left ventricular ejection fraction to sudden intravenous isoproterenol challenge were reduced in AC5KO compared with wild-type mice (ie, physiological desensitization was more effective in AC5KO), consistent with enhanced downregulation of AC catalytic activity in AC5KO. One mechanism for the less effective desensitization in wild-type mice was paradoxical upregulation of type 5 AC protein expression. The number of apoptotic myocytes was similar at baseline but was significantly less in AC5KO after infusion. This was accompanied by a 4-fold greater increase in Bcl-2 and a 3-fold greater increase in phospho-Akt in AC5KO. The latter is most likely mediated by increased membrane localization of phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1, which is known to be inhibited by the cyclic adenosine monophosphate signal. CONCLUSIONS The absence of type 5 AC results in more effective desensitization after long-term catecholamine stress and protects against the development of myocyte apoptosis and deterioration of cardiac function, potentially elucidating a novel approach to the therapy of heart failure.
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- Satoshi Okumura
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Klein C, Creach K, Irintcheva V, Hughes KJ, Blackwell PL, Corbett JA, Baldassare JJ. Zinc induces ERK-dependent cell death through a specific Ras isoform. Apoptosis 2007; 11:1933-44. [PMID: 17013754 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-006-0089-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The effect of Zn on p53-independent cell death was examined in IIC9 embryonic fibroblasts. Despite the fact that these cells are p53-minus, Zn-mediated death occurs via an apoptotic mechanism. Death is facilitated by the presence of the Zn ionophore, pyrithione, indicating that intracellular Zn initiates the death response. Our investigations of the mechanism of Zn action demonstrate that Zn induces the death of IIC9 cells in a manner that is ERK-dependent. Expression of dn-(dominant negative)Ras attenuates ERK1/2 activation by Zn, and correspondingly reduces its cytotoxic effects. Raf-RBD pull-down experiments confirm that Zn treatment activates Ras and identified H-Ras as the specific isoform activated. This contrasts the activation of N-Ras that occurs when IIC9 cells are stimulated with thrombin. Thus, although the prolonged activation of the Ras/ERK pathway by Zn is similar to that seen when induced by mitogen, the distinguishing feature appears to be the isoform specificity of Ras activation.
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- Claudette Klein
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
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Upon their discovery, beta-arrestins 1 and 2 were named for their capacity to sterically hinder the G protein coupling of agonist-activated seven-transmembrane receptors, ultimately resulting in receptor desensitization. Surprisingly, recent evidence shows that beta-arrestins can also function to activate signaling cascades independently of G protein activation. By serving as multiprotein scaffolds, the beta-arrestins bring elements of specific signaling pathways into close proximity. beta-Arrestin regulation has been demonstrated for an ever-increasing number of signaling molecules, including the mitogen-activated protein kinases ERK, JNK, and p38 as well as Akt, PI3 kinase, and RhoA. In addition, investigators are discovering new roles for beta-arrestins in nuclear functions. Here, we review the signaling capacities of these versatile adapter molecules and discuss the possible implications for cellular processes such as chemotaxis and apoptosis.
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- Scott M DeWire
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Jeng JH, Lan WH, Wang JS, Chan CP, Ho YS, Lee PH, Wang YJ, Wang TM, Chen YJ, Chang MC. Signaling mechanism of thrombin-induced gingival fibroblast-populated collagen gel contraction. Br J Pharmacol 2007; 147:188-98. [PMID: 16299551 PMCID: PMC1615859 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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1.--Thrombin is activated during gingival tissue injury and inflammation. Thrombin (platelet)-rich plasma has been used for periodontal regeneration with success. Thrombin and other bacterial proteases also affect the functions of adjacent periodontal cells via stimulation of protease-activated receptors (PARs). 2.--We noted that thrombin (0.1-2 U ml(-1)), human, and frog PAR-1 agonist peptide (20-240 microM) induced the gingival fibroblast (GF)-populated collagen gel contraction within 2 h of exposure. However, PAR-2, PAR-3, and PAR-4 agonist peptide (20-240 microM) showed little effect on collagen gel contraction. U73122 (phospholipase C inhibitor) and 2-APB (IP3 antagonist) were effective in inhibition of GF contraction. 3.--Thrombin-induced GF contraction was inhibited by 5 mM EGTA (an extracellular calcium chelator) and verapamil (an L-type calcium channel blocker). In addition, W7 (10 and 25 microM, a calcium/calmodulin (CaM) inhibitor), ML-7 (50 microM, myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) inhibitor), and HA1077 (100 microM, Rho kinase inhibitor) completely inhibited the thrombin-induced collagen gel contraction. Thrombin also induced the phosphorylation of ERK1/ERK2 and elevated the Rho-GTP levels in GF. 4.--However, U0126 only partially inhibited the thrombin-induced GF contraction. Similarly, wortmannin (100 nM), LY294002 (20 microM) (two PI3K inhibitor) and genistein also showed partial inhibition. Moreover, NAC was not able to suppress the GF contraction, as supported by the slight decrease in reactive oxygen species production in GF by thrombin. 5.--Thrombin also stimulated metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-3 production in GF. But addition of GM6001 or 1,10-phenanthroline, two MMP inhibitors, could not inhibit the thrombin-induced GF contraction. 6.--These results indicate that thrombin is crucial in the periodontal inflammation and wound healing by promoting GF contraction. This event is mainly mediated via PAR-1 activation, PLC activation, extracellular calcium influx via L-type calcium channel, and the calcium/CaM-MLCK and Rho kinase activation pathway.
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- Jiiang-Huei Jeng
- Laboratory of Dental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Dental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Dental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dentistry, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Technology, Taipei Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Team of Biomedical Science, Chang-Gung Institute of Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Dental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Dental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Team of Biomedical Science, Chang-Gung Institute of Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Minuz P, Fumagalli L, Gaino S, Tommasoli R, Degan M, Cavallini C, Lecchi A, Cattaneo M, Lechi Santonastaso C, Berton G. Rapid stimulation of tyrosine phosphorylation signals downstream of G-protein-coupled receptors for thromboxane A2 in human platelets. Biochem J 2006; 400:127-34. [PMID: 16859489 PMCID: PMC1635449 DOI: 10.1042/bj20061015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Signals ensuing from trimeric G-protein-coupled receptors synergize to induce platelet activation. At low doses, the thromboxane A2 analogue U46619 does not activate integrin alphaIIbbeta3 or trigger platelet aggregation, but it induces shape changes. In the present study, we addressed whether low doses of U46619 trigger tyrosine phosphorylation independently of integrin alphaIIbbeta3 activation and ADP secretion, and synergize with adrenaline (epinephrine) to induce aggregation in acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)-treated platelets. Low doses of U46619 triggered tyrosine phosphorylation of different proteins, including FAK (focal adhesion kinase), Src and Syk, independently of signals ensuing from integrin alphaIIbbeta3 or ADP receptors engaged by secreted ADP. The G(12/13)-mediated Rho/Rho-kinase pathway was also increased by low doses of U46619; however, this pathway was not upstream of tyrosine phosphorylation, because this occurred in the presence of the Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632. Although low doses of U46619 or adrenaline alone were unable to trigger platelet aggregation and integrin alphaIIbbeta3 activation, the combination of the two stimuli effectively induced these responses. PP2, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and Y-27632 inhibited platelet activation induced by low doses of U46619 plus adrenaline and, when used in combination, totally suppressed this platelet response. In addition, the two inhibitors selectively blocked tyrosine kinases and the Rho/Rho-kinase pathway respectively. These findings suggest that both tyrosine phosphorylation and the Rho/Rho-kinase pathway are required to activate platelet aggregation via G(12/13) plus G(z) signalling.
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- Pietro Minuz
- *Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- †Department of Pathology, Section of General Pathology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- ‡Department of Morphological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- ‡Department of Morphological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- ‡Department of Morphological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- ‡Department of Morphological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- §Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Haemophila and Thrombosis Centre, IRCCS Maggiore Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- ∥Unit of Haematology and Thrombosis, San Paolo Hospital, DMCO-University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- †Department of Pathology, Section of General Pathology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Wu EHT, Tam BHL, Wong YH. Constitutively active alpha subunits of G(q/11) and G(12/13) families inhibit activation of the pro-survival Akt signaling cascade. FEBS J 2006; 273:2388-98. [PMID: 16704413 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05245.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Accumulating evidence indicates that G protein signaling plays an active role in the regulation of cell survival. Our previous study demonstrated the regulatory effects of G(i/o) proteins in nerve growth factor-induced activation of pro-survival Akt kinase. In the present study we explored the role of various members of the G(s), G(q/11) and G(12/13) subfamilies in the regulation of Akt in cultured mammalian cells. In human embryonic kidney 293 cells transiently expressing constitutively active mutants of G alpha11, G alpha14, G alpha16, G alpha12, or G alpha13 (G alpha11QL, G alpha14QL, G alpha16QL, G alpha12QL and G alpha13QL, respectively), basal phosphorylation of Akt was attenuated, as revealed by western blotting analysis using a phosphospecific anti-Akt immunoglobulin. In contrast, basal Akt phosphorylation was unaffected by the overexpression of a constitutively active G alpha(s) mutant (G alpha(s)QL). Additional experiments showed that G alpha11QL, G alpha14QL, G alpha16QL, G alpha12QL and G alpha13QL, but not G alpha(s)QL, attenuated phosphorylation of the Akt-regulated translation regulator tuberin. Moreover, they were able to inhibit the epidermal growth factor-induced Akt activation and tuberin phosphorylation. The inhibitory mechanism of Gq family members was independent of phospholipase Cbeta activation and calcium signaling because G alpha11QL, G alpha14QL and G alpha16QL remained capable of inhibiting epidermal growth factor-induced Akt activation in cells pretreated with U73122 and the intracellular calcium chelator, BAPTA/AM. Finally, overexpression of the dominant negative mutant of RhoA blocked G alpha12QL- and G alpha13QL-mediated inhibition, suggesting that activated G alpha12 and G alpha13 inhibit Akt signaling via RhoA. Collectively, this study demonstrated the inhibitory effect of activated G alpha11, G alpha14, G alpha16, G alpha12 and G alpha13 on pro-survival Akt signaling.
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- Eddy H T Wu
- Department of Biochemistry, the Molecular Neuroscience Center, and the Biotechnology Research Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Deshpande DA, Penn RB. Targeting G protein-coupled receptor signaling in asthma. Cell Signal 2006; 18:2105-20. [PMID: 16828259 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2006.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2006] [Accepted: 04/28/2006] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The complex disease asthma, an obstructive lung disease in which excessive airway smooth muscle (ASM) contraction as well as increased ASM mass reduces airway lumen size and limits airflow, can be viewed as a consequence of aberrant airway G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) function. The central role of GPCRs in determining airway resistance is underscored by the fact that almost every drug used in the treatment of asthma directly or indirectly targets either GPCR-ligand interaction, GPCR signaling, or processes that produce GPCR agonists. Although many airway cells contribute to the regulation of airway resistance and architecture, ASM properties and functions have the greatest impact on airway homeostasis. The theme of this review is that GPCR-mediated regulation of ASM tone and ASM growth is a major determinant of the acute and chronic features of asthma, and multiple strategies targeting GPCR signaling may be employed to prevent or manage these features.
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- Deepak A Deshpande
- Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Human Genomics, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States
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Kong KC, Billington CK, Gandhi U, Panettieri RA, Penn RB. Cooperative mitogenic signaling by G protein-coupled receptors and growth factors is dependent on G(q/11). FASEB J 2006; 20:1558-60. [PMID: 16723377 DOI: 10.1096/fj.05-5622fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Previously we reported that the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) agonist thrombin potentiated the mitogenic effect of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on human airway smooth muscle (ASM) by promoting sustained late-phase activation of PI3K and p70S6K via a pathway dependent on Gbetagamma subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins. Here, we provide additional mechanistic insight and reveal the robustness of this phenomenon by demonstrating that H1 histamine and thromboxane receptors utilize the same mechanism to augment ASM growth via specific activation of the heterotrimeric G protein G(q/11). Thrombin, histamine, and U46619 all enhanced EGF-stimulated [3H]-thymidine incorporation as well as late-phase Akt and p70S6K phosphorylation in ASM cultures. Heterologous expression of Gbetagamma sequestrants (GRK2CT-GFP or Galpha(i)G203A), as well as GRK2NT-GFP (an RGS protein for G(q/11)) but neither p115RhoGEFRGS-GFP (an RGS for G(12/13)) nor pertussis toxin pretreatment (inactivating G(i/o)), attenuated the effects on both signaling and growth. Inhibition of Rho, Rho kinase, or Src, or modulation of arrestin expression did not significantly affect the cooperative signaling by EGF and any of the GPCR agonists. Thus, G(q/11)-coupled receptors are the principal GPCR subfamily mediating cooperative mitogenic signaling in ASM, acting through Gbetagamma-dependent, and Src/arrestin-independent activation of PI3K and p70S6K.
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- Kok Choi Kong
- Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Human Genomics, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
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De Vries L, Palmier C, Finana F, Le Grand B, Perez M, Cussac D. Pharmacological characterization of protease activated receptor-1 by a serum responsive element-dependent reporter gene assay: Major role of calmodulin. Biochem Pharmacol 2006; 71:1449-58. [PMID: 16524561 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2006.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2005] [Revised: 02/01/2006] [Accepted: 02/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We studied the protease activated receptor-1 coupling to a serum response element (SRE)-dependent luciferase activity readout in transfected COS-7 cells. Thrombin, with a pEC50 of 10.5, was 3000-fold more potent than the peptide agonists SFLLR and its derived compound C721-40 in stimulating luciferase activity, although the three agonists exhibited similar efficacy at the maximal concentration tested. Interestingly, SFLLR- and C721-40-induced luciferase activity was biphasic, suggesting that at least two populations of G proteins couple to the receptor. Further pharmacological characterization of this system was performed using selective protease activated receptor-1 antagonists. SCH203099 and ER-112787 blocked SFLLR-induced luciferase activity with similar potencies (pK(B) of 7), slightly higher than that exhibited by an arylisoxazole derivative compound from Merck (pK(B) of 6.1). These values correlated with their affinities established by competition binding experiments using [3H]-C721-40 as radioligand for protease activated receptor-1. Transduction mechanisms of protease activated receptor-1 coupling to SRE-dependent luciferase activity were examined using specific inhibitors. The Ca2+ chelator BAPTA-AM, as well as the calmodulin inhibitors W-7 and ophiobolin A, robustly inhibited SFLLR-induced SRE activation. Overexpression of RGS2 and a dominant negative rhoA protein abolished the SFLLR signal in an additive manner, suggesting a major role of Gq and G12/13 proteins. Furthermore, inhibition of phospholipase C, MAP-kinases, phosphatidyl inositol-3 kinase, rho-kinase and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases, all downstream effectors of Gq and G12/13, partially blocked the SFLLR-induced luciferase signal. Taken together, this SRE-luciferase assay reveals a complex network of transduction pathways of protease activated receptor-1 in accordance with the pleiotrophic action of thrombin.
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- Luc De Vries
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centre de Recherche Pierre Fabre, 17 Avenue Jean Moulin, 81106 Castres, France.
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Wang L, Luo J, Fu Y, He S. Induction of interleukin-8 secretion and activation of ERK1/2, p38 MAPK signaling pathways by thrombin in dermal fibroblasts. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2006; 38:1571-83. [PMID: 16697690 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2006.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2005] [Revised: 03/12/2006] [Accepted: 03/25/2006] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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It was reported that thrombin could induce IL-8 secretion from human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) through activation of proteinase activated receptor (PAR)-1. However, little is known of intracellular signaling pathways involved in the event. In the present study, expression of PARs in primarily cultured HDFs was determined by flow cytometry analysis and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), levels of IL-8 were determined by using ELISA and signaling pathways were examined by using Western blot. It was found that HDFs express PAR-1 and PAR-3, and thrombin induces approximately 7.4-fold increase in IL-8 secretion from HDFs. Hirudin and a PAR-1 blocking antibody completely abolish the action of thrombin. It was also found that PD98059, a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway inhibitor and U0126, an inhibitor of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) blocks thrombin-induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and IL-8 secretion, indicating the involvement of MAPK/ERK signaling pathway in thrombin-induced IL-8 secretion. p38 MAPK pathway appears also being involved as SB203580, a selective inhibitor of p38 MAPK inhibit phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and thrombin-induced IL-8 secretion. Furthermore, Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) pathway, but not phosphotidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway may also be activated by thrombin. In conclusion, thrombin potently induce IL-8 release via PAR-1 from HDFs. Thrombin elicited IL-8 release is predominantly conducted through MAPK/ERK and p38 MAPK signaling pathways. Discovery of the signaling pathways of thrombin in HDFs may help to understand the role of thrombin in inflammation and tissue remodeling.
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- Li Wang
- Allergy and Inflammation Research Institute, The Key Immunopathology Laboratory of Guangdong Province, The Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515031, China
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Lauckner JE, Hille B, Mackie K. The cannabinoid agonist WIN55,212-2 increases intracellular calcium via CB1 receptor coupling to Gq/11 G proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:19144-9. [PMID: 16365309 PMCID: PMC1323208 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0509588102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Central nervous system responses to cannabis are primarily mediated by CB(1) receptors, which couple preferentially to G(i/o) G proteins. Here, we used calcium photometry to monitor the effect of CB(1) activation on intracellular calcium concentration. Perfusion with 5 microM CB(1) aminoalkylindole agonist, WIN55,212-2 (WIN), increased intracellular calcium by several hundred nanomolar in human embryonic kidney 293 cells stably expressing CB(1) and in cultured hippocampal neurons. The increase was blocked by coincubation with the CB(1) antagonist, SR141716A, and was absent in nontransfected human embryonic kidney 293 cells. The calcium rise was WIN-specific, being essentially absent in cells treated with other classes of cannabinoid agonists, including Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol, HU-210, CP55,940, 2-arachidonoylglycerol, methanandamide, and cannabidiol. The increase in calcium elicited by WIN was independent of G(i/o), because it was present in pertussis toxin-treated cells. Indeed, pertussis toxin pretreatment enhanced the potency and efficacy of WIN to increase intracellular calcium. The calcium increases appeared to be mediated by G(q) G proteins and phospholipase C, because they were markedly attenuated in cells expressing dominant-negative G(q) or treated with the phospholipase C inhibitors U73122 and ET-18-OCH(3) and were accompanied by an increase in inositol phosphates. The calcium increase was blocked by the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) pump inhibitor thapsigargin, the inositol trisphosphate receptor inhibitor xestospongin D, and the ryanodine receptor inhibitors dantrolene and 1,1'-diheptyl-4,4'-bipyridinium dibromide, but not by removal of extracellular calcium, showing that WIN releases calcium from intracellular stores. In summary, these results suggest that WIN stabilizes CB(1) receptors in a conformation that enables G(q) signaling, thus shifting the G protein specificity of the receptor.
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- Jane E Lauckner
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Neurobiology and Behavior Graduate Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Nicholl SM, Roztocil E, Galaria II, Davies MG. Plasmin Induces Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation1,2. J Surg Res 2005; 127:39-45. [PMID: 15869763 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2005.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2004] [Revised: 02/28/2005] [Accepted: 03/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Plasminogen activators are routinely used for thrombolysis. They lead to the generation of the protease, plasmin, which can induce smooth muscle cell proliferation and may thus promote further intimal hyperplasia in the thrombolysed vessel. The signaling pathways used by plasmin are not understood. METHODS Murine aortic smooth muscle cells were cultured in vitro. Assays of DNA synthesis, cell proliferation, MAPKK and MAPK activation were examined in response to plasmin alone and in the presence of plasmin inhibitors (epsilon-aminocaproic acid and aprotinin), pertussis toxin (Galphai inhibitor, PTx), GP-2A (Galphaq inhibitor), wortmannin (PI3-K inhibitor, Wn), LY294002, (PI3-K inhibitor, LY), PD98059 (MEK inhibitor, PD), and SB203580 (p38MAPK inhibitor, SB). RESULTS Plasmin produced concentration dependent smooth muscle cells DNA synthesis and proliferation and induced ERK1/2 and p38MAPK phosphorylation. Inhibition of the proteolytic activity of plasmin prevented these responses. The ERK1/2 inhibitor, PD, but not the p38MAPK inhibitors, SB, blocked cell proliferation. The activation of the MEK1/2 and ERK1/2 pathway was both Galphai dependent (PTx-sensitive) and Galphaq dependent (GP-2A-sensitive). It was blocked by the PI3-K inhibitors, Wn and LY. PI3-K activation as measured by akt phosphorylation was dependent on Galphai, but was independent of Galphaq. CONCLUSION Plasmin induces smooth muscle cell proliferation. Plasmin induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation occurs through two pathways: one which is Galphai mediated/PI3-K dependent and a second which is Galphaq mediated/PI3K independent. p38MAPK appears not to be involved in plasmin-mediated cell proliferation. This pattern of activation is distinct from that seen with urokinase plasminogen activator.
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- Suzanne M Nicholl
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Center for Cardiovascular Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
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Yang LV, Radu CG, Wang L, Riedinger M, Witte ON. Gi-independent macrophage chemotaxis to lysophosphatidylcholine via the immunoregulatory GPCR G2A. Blood 2004; 105:1127-34. [PMID: 15383458 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-05-1916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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G2A is a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) involved in immune regulation. Previous studies have shown that lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), a bioactive lipid associated with atherosclerosis and autoimmunity, acts through G2A to induce diverse biologic effects. Production of LPC during cell apoptosis serves as a chemotactic signal for macrophage recruitment. Here we demonstrate that macrophage chemotaxis to LPC is dependent on G2A function. Wild-type but not G2A-deficient mouse peritoneal macrophages migrated toward LPC. RNAi-mediated knockdown of G2A in J774A.1 macrophages abolished LPC-induced chemotaxis, whereas overexpression of G2A significantly enhanced this process. Mutation of the conserved DRY motif of G2A resulted in loss of chemotaxis to LPC, suggesting a requirement for G-protein signaling. Unlike most GPCRs, including the chemokine receptors, coupling to G(i) is not required for LPC/G2A-mediated chemotaxis, but coupling to G(q/11) and G(12/13) is necessary as judged by inhibition with dominant negative forms of these alpha subunits or with regulators of G-protein signaling (RGS) constructs. Collectively, these data establish that pertussis toxin-insensitive G2A signaling regulates macrophage chemotaxis to LPC. Defects in this signaling pathway may be related to the pathogenesis of systemic autoimmune disease.
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- Li V Yang
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, 675 Charles E. Young Dr South, 5-748 MRL, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1662, USA
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