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The sodium proton exchanger NHE9 regulates phagosome maturation and bactericidal activity in macrophages. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102150. [PMID: 35716776 PMCID: PMC9293770 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Acidification of phagosomes is essential for the bactericidal activity of macrophages. Targeting machinery that regulates pH within the phagosomes is a prominent strategy employed by various pathogens that have emerged as major threats to public health. Nascent phagosomes acquire the machinery for pH regulation through a graded maturation process involving fusion with endolysosomes. In addition, meticulous coordination between proton pumping and leakage mechanisms is crucial for maintaining optimal pH within the phagosome. However, relative to mechanisms involved in acidifying the phagosome lumen, little is known about proton leakage pathways in this organelle. Sodium proton transporter NHE9 is a known proton leakage pathway located on the endosomes. As phagosomes acquire proteins through fusions with endosomes during maturation, NHE9 seemed a promising candidate for regulating proton fluxes on the phagosome. Here, using genetic and biophysical approaches, we show NHE9 is an important proton leakage pathway associated with the maturing phagosome. NHE9 is highly expressed in immune cells, specifically macrophages; however, NHE9 expression is strongly downregulated upon bacterial infection. We show that compensatory ectopic NHE9 expression hinders the directed motion of phagosomes along microtubules and promotes early detachment from the microtubule tracks. As a result, these phagosomes have shorter run lengths and are not successful in reaching the lysosome. In accordance with this observation, we demonstrate that NHE9 expression levels negatively correlate with bacterial survival. Together, our findings show that NHE9 regulates lumenal pH to affect phagosome maturation, and consequently, microbicidal activity in macrophages.
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Becchetti A, Duranti C, Arcangeli A. Dynamics and physiological meaning of complexes between ion channels and integrin receptors: the case of Kv11.1. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2022; 322:C1138-C1150. [PMID: 35442831 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00107.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The cellular functions are regulated by a complex interplay of diffuse and local signals. Experimental work in cell physiology has led to recognize that understanding a cell's dynamics requires a deep comprehension of local fluctuations of cytosolic regulators. Macromolecular complexes are major determinants of local signaling. Multi-enzyme assemblies limit the diffusion restriction to reaction kinetics by direct exchange of metabolites. Likewise, close coupling of ion channels and transporters modulate the ion concentration around a channel mouth or transporter binding site. Extreme signal locality is brought about by conformational coupling between membrane proteins, as is typical of mechanotransduction. A paradigmatic case is integrin-mediated cell adhesion. Sensing the extracellular microenvironment and providing an appropriate response is essential in growth and development and has innumerable pathological implications. The process involves bidirectional signal transduction by complex supra-molecular structures that link integrin receptors to ion channels and transporters, growth factor receptors, cytoskeletal elements and other regulatory elements. The dynamics of such complexes is only beginning to be understood. A thoroughly studied example is the association between integrin receptors and the voltage-gated K+ channels Kv11.1. These channels are widely expressed in early embryos, where their physiological roles are poorly understood and apparently different from the shaping of action potential firing in the adult. Hints about these roles come from studies in cancer cells, where Kv11.1 is often overexpressed and appears to re-assume functions, such as controlling cell proliferation/differentiation, apoptosis and migration. Kv11.1 is implicated in these processes through its linking to integrin subunits.
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- Andrea Becchetti
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine. University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine. University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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Stratmann AEP, Wohlgemuth L, Erber ME, Bernhard S, Hug S, Fauler M, Vidoni L, Mohamed AOK, Thomaß BD, Münnich F, Stukan L, Föhr KJ, Mannes M, Huber-Lang MS, Messerer DAC. Simultaneous Measurement of Changes in Neutrophil Granulocyte Membrane Potential, Intracellular pH, and Cell Size by Multiparametric Flow Cytometry. Biomedicines 2021; 9:1504. [PMID: 34829733 PMCID: PMC8614908 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9111504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Neutrophils provide rapid and efficient defense mechanisms against invading pathogens. Upon stimulation with proinflammatory mediators, including complement factors and bacterial peptides, neutrophils respond with changes in their membrane potential, intracellular pH, and cellular size. This study provides an approach to quantify these important changes simultaneously using multiparametric flow cytometry, thereby revealing a typical sequence of neutrophil activation consisting of depolarization, alkalization, and increase in cellular size. Additionally, the time resolution of the flow cytometric measurement is improved in order to allow changes that occur within seconds to be monitored, and thus to enhance the kinetic analysis of the neutrophil response. The method is appropriate for the reliable semiquantitative detection of small variations with respect to an increase, no change, and decrease in those parameters as demonstrated by the screening of various proinflammatory mediators. As a translational outlook, the findings are put into context in inflammatory conditions in vitro as well as in a clinically relevant whole blood model of endotoxemia. Taken together, the multiparametric analysis of neutrophil responsiveness regarding depolarization, alkalization, and changes in cellular size may contribute to a better understanding of neutrophils in health and disease, thus potentially yielding innovative mechanistic insights and possible novel diagnostic and/or prognostic approaches.
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of General Physiology, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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Basok SS, Schepetkin IA, Khlebnikov AI, Lutsyuk AF, Kirichenko TI, Kirpotina LN, Pavlovsky VI, Leonov KA, Vishenkova DA, Quinn MT. Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Molecular Modeling of Aza-Crown Ethers. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26082225. [PMID: 33921479 PMCID: PMC8069214 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26082225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Synthetic and natural ionophores have been developed to catalyze ion transport and have been shown to exhibit a variety of biological effects. We synthesized 24 aza- and diaza-crown ethers containing adamantyl, adamantylalkyl, aminomethylbenzoyl, and ε-aminocaproyl substituents and analyzed their biological effects in vitro. Ten of the compounds (8, 10–17, and 21) increased intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) in human neutrophils, with the most potent being compound 15 (N,N’-bis[2-(1-adamantyl)acetyl]-4,10-diaza-15-crown-5), suggesting that these compounds could alter normal neutrophil [Ca2+]i flux. Indeed, a number of these compounds (i.e., 8, 10–17, and 21) inhibited [Ca2+]i flux in human neutrophils activated by N-formyl peptide (fMLF). Some of these compounds also inhibited chemotactic peptide-induced [Ca2+]i flux in HL60 cells transfected with N-formyl peptide receptor 1 or 2 (FPR1 or FPR2). In addition, several of the active compounds inhibited neutrophil reactive oxygen species production induced by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and neutrophil chemotaxis toward fMLF, as both of these processes are highly dependent on regulated [Ca2+]i flux. Quantum chemical calculations were performed on five structure-related diaza-crown ethers and their complexes with Ca2+, Na+, and K+ to obtain a set of molecular electronic properties and to correlate these properties with biological activity. According to density-functional theory (DFT) modeling, Ca2+ ions were more effectively bound by these compounds versus Na+ and K+. The DFT-optimized structures of the ligand-Ca2+ complexes and quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis showed that the carbonyl oxygen atoms of the N,N’-diacylated diaza-crown ethers participated in cation binding and could play an important role in Ca2+ transfer. Thus, our modeling experiments provide a molecular basis to explain at least part of the ionophore mechanism of biological action of aza-crown ethers.
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- Stepan S. Basok
- A.V. Bogatsky Physico-Chemical Institute of National Academy of Science of Ukraine, 65080 Odessa, Ukraine; (S.S.B.); (A.F.L.); (T.I.K.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA; (I.A.S.); (L.N.K.)
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- Kizhner Research Center, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk 634050, Russia; (A.I.K.); (V.I.P.); (D.A.V.)
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- A.V. Bogatsky Physico-Chemical Institute of National Academy of Science of Ukraine, 65080 Odessa, Ukraine; (S.S.B.); (A.F.L.); (T.I.K.)
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- A.V. Bogatsky Physico-Chemical Institute of National Academy of Science of Ukraine, 65080 Odessa, Ukraine; (S.S.B.); (A.F.L.); (T.I.K.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA; (I.A.S.); (L.N.K.)
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- Kizhner Research Center, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk 634050, Russia; (A.I.K.); (V.I.P.); (D.A.V.)
- Innovative Pharmacology Research, LLC, Tomsk 634021, Russia;
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- Innovative Pharmacology Research, LLC, Tomsk 634021, Russia;
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- Kizhner Research Center, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk 634050, Russia; (A.I.K.); (V.I.P.); (D.A.V.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA; (I.A.S.); (L.N.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +406-994-4707; Fax: +406-994-4303
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Quade BN, Parker MD, Occhipinti R. The therapeutic importance of acid-base balance. Biochem Pharmacol 2021; 183:114278. [PMID: 33039418 PMCID: PMC7544731 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Baking soda and vinegar have been used as home remedies for generations and today we are only a mouse-click away from claims that baking soda, lemon juice, and apple cider vinegar are miracles cures for everything from cancer to COVID-19. Despite these specious claims, the therapeutic value of controlling acid-base balance is indisputable and is the basis of Food and Drug Administration-approved treatments for constipation, epilepsy, metabolic acidosis, and peptic ulcers. In this narrative review, we present evidence in support of the current and potential therapeutic value of countering local and systemic acid-base imbalances, several of which do in fact involve the administration of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate). Furthermore, we discuss the side effects of pharmaceuticals on acid-base balance as well as the influence of acid-base status on the pharmacokinetic properties of drugs. Our review considers all major organ systems as well as information relevant to several clinical specialties such as anesthesiology, infectious disease, oncology, dentistry, and surgery.
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- Bianca N Quade
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, The State University of New York, The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, The State University of New York, The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA; State University of New York Eye Institute, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Iorio J, Duranti C, Lottini T, Lastraioli E, Bagni G, Becchetti A, Arcangeli A. K V11.1 Potassium Channel and the Na +/H + Antiporter NHE1 Modulate Adhesion-Dependent Intracellular pH in Colorectal Cancer Cells. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:848. [PMID: 32587517 PMCID: PMC7297984 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Increasing evidence indicates that ion channels and transporters cooperate in regulating different aspects of tumor pathophysiology. In cancer cells, H+/HCO3- transporters usually invert the transmembrane pH gradient typically observed in non-neoplastic cells, which is thought to contribute to cancer malignancy. To what extent the pH-regulating transporters are functionally linked to K+ channels, which are central regulators of cell membrane potential (Vm), is unclear. We thus investigated in colorectal cancer cells the implication of the pH-regulating transporters and KV11.1 (also known as hERG1) in the pH modifications stimulated by integrin-dependent cell adhesion. Colorectal cancer cell lines (HCT 116 and HT 29) were seeded onto β1 integrin-dependent substrates, collagen I and fibronectin. This led to a transient cytoplasmic alkalinization, which peaked at 90 min of incubation, lasted approximately 180 min, and was inhibited by antibodies blocking the β1 integrin. The effect was sensitive to amiloride (10 µM) and cariporide (5 µM), suggesting that it was mainly caused by the activity of the Na+/H+ antiporter NHE1. Blocking KV11.1 with E4031 shows that channel activity contributed to modulate the β1 integrin-dependent pHi increase. Interestingly, both NHE1 and KV11.1 modulated the colorectal cancer cell motility triggered by β1 integrin-dependent adhesion. Finally, the β1 integrin subunit, KV11.1 and NHE1 co-immunoprecipitated in colorectal cancer cells seeded onto Collagen I, suggesting the formation of a macromolecular complex following integrin-mediated adhesion. We conclude that the interaction between KV11.1, NHE1, and β1 integrin contributes to regulate colorectal cancer intracellular pH in relation to the tumor microenvironment, suggesting novel pharmacological targets to counteract pro-invasive and, hence, pro-metastatic behavior in colorectal cancer.
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- Jessica Iorio
- Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Pedersen SF, Counillon L. The SLC9A-C Mammalian Na +/H + Exchanger Family: Molecules, Mechanisms, and Physiology. Physiol Rev 2019; 99:2015-2113. [PMID: 31507243 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00028.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Na+/H+ exchangers play pivotal roles in the control of cell and tissue pH by mediating the electroneutral exchange of Na+ and H+ across cellular membranes. They belong to an ancient family of highly evolutionarily conserved proteins, and they play essential physiological roles in all phyla. In this review, we focus on the mammalian Na+/H+ exchangers (NHEs), the solute carrier (SLC) 9 family. This family of electroneutral transporters constitutes three branches: SLC9A, -B, and -C. Within these, each isoform exhibits distinct tissue expression profiles, regulation, and physiological roles. Some of these transporters are highly studied, with hundreds of original articles, and some are still only rudimentarily understood. In this review, we present and discuss the pioneering original work as well as the current state-of-the-art research on mammalian NHEs. We aim to provide the reader with a comprehensive view of core knowledge and recent insights into each family member, from gene organization over protein structure and regulation to physiological and pathophysiological roles. Particular attention is given to the integrated physiology of NHEs in the main organ systems. We provide several novel analyses and useful overviews, and we pinpoint main remaining enigmas, which we hope will inspire novel research on these highly versatile proteins.
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- S F Pedersen
- Section for Cell Biology and Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physiomédecine Moléculaire, LP2M, France, and Laboratories of Excellence Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, Nice, France
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- Section for Cell Biology and Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physiomédecine Moléculaire, LP2M, France, and Laboratories of Excellence Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, Nice, France
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DeCoursey TE. The intimate and controversial relationship between voltage-gated proton channels and the phagocyte NADPH oxidase. Immunol Rev 2017; 273:194-218. [PMID: 27558336 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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One of the most fascinating and exciting periods in my scientific career entailed dissecting the symbiotic relationship between two membrane transporters, the Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate reduced form (NADPH) oxidase complex and voltage-gated proton channels (HV 1). By the time I entered this field, there had already been substantial progress toward understanding NADPH oxidase, but HV 1 were known only to a tiny handful of cognoscenti around the world. Having identified the first proton currents in mammalian cells in 1991, I needed to find a clear function for these molecules if the work was to become fundable. The then-recent discoveries of Henderson, Chappell, and colleagues in 1987-1988 that led them to hypothesize interactions of both molecules during the respiratory burst of phagocytes provided an excellent opportunity. In a nutshell, both transporters function by moving electrical charge across the membrane: NADPH oxidase moves electrons and HV 1 moves protons. The consequences of electrogenic NADPH oxidase activity on both membrane potential and pH strongly self-limit this enzyme. Fortunately, both consequences specifically activate HV 1, and HV 1 activity counteracts both consequences, a kind of yin-yang relationship. Notwithstanding a decade starting in 1995 when many believed the opposite, these are two separate molecules that function independently despite their being functionally interdependent in phagocytes. The relationship between NADPH oxidase and HV 1 has become a paradigm that somewhat surprisingly has now extended well beyond the phagocyte NADPH oxidase - an industrial strength producer of reactive oxygen species (ROS) - to myriad other cells that produce orders of magnitude less ROS for signaling purposes. These cells with their seven NADPH oxidase (NOX) isoforms provide a vast realm of mechanistic obscurity that will occupy future studies for years to come.
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- Thomas E DeCoursey
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Denk S, Neher MD, Messerer DAC, Wiegner R, Nilsson B, Rittirsch D, Nilsson-Ekdahl K, Weckbach S, Ignatius A, Kalbitz M, Gebhard F, Weiss ME, Vogt J, Radermacher P, Köhl J, Lambris JD, Huber-Lang MS. Complement C5a Functions as a Master Switch for the pH Balance in Neutrophils Exerting Fundamental Immunometabolic Effects. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 198:4846-4854. [PMID: 28490576 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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During sepsis, excessive activation of the complement system with generation of the anaphylatoxin C5a results in profound disturbances in crucial neutrophil functions. Moreover, because neutrophil activity is highly dependent on intracellular pH (pHi), we propose a direct mechanistic link between complement activation and neutrophil pHi In this article, we demonstrate that in vitro exposure of human neutrophils to C5a significantly increased pHi by selective activation of the sodium/hydrogen exchanger. Upstream signaling of C5a-mediated intracellular alkalinization was dependent on C5aR1, intracellular calcium, protein kinase C, and calmodulin, and downstream signaling regulated the release of antibacterial myeloperoxidase and lactoferrin. Notably, the pH shift caused by C5a increased the glucose uptake and activated glycolytic flux in neutrophils, resulting in a significant release of lactate. Furthermore, C5a induced acidification of the extracellular micromilieu. In experimental murine sepsis, pHi of blood neutrophils was analogously alkalinized, which could be normalized by C5aR1 inhibition. In the clinical setting of sepsis, neutrophils from patients with septic shock likewise exhibited a significantly increased pHi These data suggest a novel role for the anaphylatoxin C5a as a master switch of the delicate pHi balance in neutrophils resulting in profound inflammatory and metabolic changes that contribute to hyperlactatemia during sepsis.
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- Stephanie Denk
- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma-Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma-Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma-Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma-Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ulm University, University and Rehabilitation Clinics Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Traumatology, Hand, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Traumatology, Hand, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Anesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Engineering, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Systemic Inflammation Research, University of Lübeck, 23538 Lübeck, Germany.,Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229; and
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma-Immunology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany;
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Tunuguntla RH, Allen FI, Kim K, Belliveau A, Noy A. Ultrafast proton transport in sub-1-nm diameter carbon nanotube porins. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 11:639-44. [PMID: 27043198 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2016.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Proton transport plays an important role in many biological processes due to the ability of protons to rapidly translocate along chains of hydrogen-bonded water molecules. Molecular dynamics simulations have predicted that confinement in hydrophobic nanochannels should enhance the rate of proton transport. Here, we show that 0.8-nm-diameter carbon nanotube porins, which promote the formation of one-dimensional water wires, can support proton transport rates exceeding those of bulk water by an order of magnitude. The transport rates in these narrow nanotube pores also exceed those of biological channels and Nafion. With larger 1.5-nm-diameter nanotube porins, proton transport rates comparable to bulk water are observed. We also show that the proton conductance of these channels can be modulated by the presence of Ca(2+) ions. Our results illustrate the potential of small-diameter carbon nanotube porins as a proton conductor material and suggest that strong spatial confinement is a key factor in enabling efficient proton transport.
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- Ramya H Tunuguntla
- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, 210 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, USA
- School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, 5200 N. Lake Road, Merced, California 94343, USA
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Since the first demonstration of Nox enzyme expression in the kidney in the early 1990s and the subsequent identification of Nox4, or RENOX, a decade later, it has become apparent that the Nox family of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generating enzymes plays an integral role in the normal physiological function of the kidney. As our knowledge of Nox expression patterns and functions in various structures and specialized cell types within the kidney grows, so does the realization that Nox-derived oxidative stress contributes significantly to a wide variety of renal pathologies through their ability to modify lipids and proteins, damage DNA and activate transcriptional programmes. Diverse studies demonstrate key roles for Nox-derived ROS in kidney fibrosis, particularly in settings of chronic renal disease such as diabetic nephropathy. As the most abundant Nox family member in the kidney, much emphasis has been placed on the role of Nox4 in this setting. However, an ever growing body of work continues to uncover key roles for other Nox family members, not only in diabetic kidney disease, but in a diverse array of renal pathological conditions. The objective of the present review is to highlight the latest novel developments in renal Nox biology with an emphasis not only on diabetic nephropathy but many of the other renal disease contexts where oxidative stress is implicated.
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Du Plessis SS, Agarwal A, Halabi J, Tvrda E. Contemporary evidence on the physiological role of reactive oxygen species in human sperm function. J Assist Reprod Genet 2015; 32:509-20. [PMID: 25646893 PMCID: PMC4380893 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0425-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role in male fertility. Overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been associated with a variety of male fertility complications, including leukocytospermia, varicocele and idiopathic infertility. The subsequent oxidative insult to spermatozoa can manifest as insufficient energy metabolism, lipid peroxidation and DNA damage, leading to loss of motility and viability. However, various studies have demonstrated that physiological amounts of ROS play important roles in the processes of spermatozoa maturation, capacitation, hyperactivation and acrosome reaction. It is therefore crucial to define and understand the delicate oxidative balance in male reproductive cells and tissues for a better understanding of both positive as well as negative impact of ROS production on the fertilizing ability. This review will discuss the specific physiological roles, mechanisms of action and effects that ROS have on the acquisition of structural integrity and physiological activity of spermatozoa.
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- Stefan S. Du Plessis
- />Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 10681 Carnegie Avenue, Mail Code X-11, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
- />Division of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
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- />Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 10681 Carnegie Avenue, Mail Code X-11, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
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- />Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 10681 Carnegie Avenue, Mail Code X-11, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
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- />Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 10681 Carnegie Avenue, Mail Code X-11, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
- />Department of Animal Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
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Kao L, Azimov R, Abuladze N, Newman D, Kurtz I. Human SLC4A11-C functions as a DIDS-stimulatable H⁺(OH⁻) permeation pathway: partial correction of R109H mutant transport. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2014; 308:C176-88. [PMID: 25394471 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00271.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The SLC4A11 gene mutations cause a variety of genetic corneal diseases, including congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy 2 (CHED2), Harboyan syndrome, some cases of Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy (FECD), and possibly familial keratoconus. Three NH2-terminal variants of the human SLC4A11 gene, named SLC4A11-A, -B, and -C are known. The SLC4A11-B variant has been the focus of previous studies. Both the expression of the SLC4A11-C variant in the cornea and its functional properties have not been characterized, and therefore its potential pathophysiological role in corneal diseases remains to be explored. In the present study, we demonstrate that SLC4A11-C is the predominant SLC4A11 variant expressed in human corneal endothelial mRNA and that the transporter functions as an electrogenic H(+)(OH(-)) permeation pathway. Disulfonic stilbenes, including 4,4'-diisothiocyano-2,2'-stilbenedisulfonate (DIDS), 4,4'-diisothiocyanatodihydrostilbene-2,2'-disulfonate (H2DIDS), and 4-acetamido-4'-isothiocyanato-stilbene-2,2'-disulfonate (SITS), which are known to bind covalently, increased SLC4A11-C-mediated H(+)(OH(-)) flux by 150-200% without having a significant effect in mock-transfected cells. Noncovalently interacting 4,4'-diaminostilbene-2,2'-disulfonate (DADS) was without effect. We tested the efficacy of DIDS on the functionally impaired R109H mutant (SLC4A11-C numbering) that causes CHED2. DIDS (1 mM) increased H(+)(OH(-)) flux through the mutant transporter by ∼40-90%. These studies provide a basis for future testing of more specific chemically modified dilsulfonic stilbenes as potential therapeutic agents to improve the functional impairment of specific SLC4A11 mutant transporters.
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- Liyo Kao
- Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and
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- Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and
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- Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and
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- Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and
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- Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and Brain Research Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Choi CH, Webb BA, Chimenti MS, Jacobson MP, Barber DL. pH sensing by FAK-His58 regulates focal adhesion remodeling. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 202:849-59. [PMID: 24043700 PMCID: PMC3776353 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201302131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Intracellular pH (pHi) dynamics regulates diverse cellular processes, including remodeling of focal adhesions. We now report that focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a key regulator of focal adhesion remodeling, is a pH sensor responding to physiological changes in pH. The initial step in FAK activation is autophosphorylation of Tyr397, which increased with higher pHi. We used a genetically encoded biosensor to show increased pH at focal adhesions as they mature during cell spreading. We also show that cells with reduced pHi had attenuated FAK-pY397 as well as defective cell spreading and focal adhesions. Mutagenesis studies indicated FAK-His58 is critical for pH sensing and molecular dynamics simulations suggested a model in which His58 deprotonation drives conformational changes that may modulate accessibility of Tyr397 for autophosphorylation. Expression of FAK-H58A in fibroblasts was sufficient to restore defective autophosphorylation and cell spreading at low pHi. These data are relevant to understanding cancer metastasis, which is dependent on increased pHi and FAK activity.
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- Chang-Hoon Choi
- Department of Cell and Tissue Biology and 2 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143
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Hossain MM, Sonsalla PK, Richardson JR. Coordinated role of voltage-gated sodium channels and the Na+/H+ exchanger in sustaining microglial activation during inflammation. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2013; 273:355-64. [PMID: 24070585 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 08/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Persistent neuroinflammation and microglial activation play an integral role in the pathogenesis of many neurological disorders. We investigated the role of voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSC) and Na(+)/H(+) exchangers (NHE) in the activation of immortalized microglial cells (BV-2) after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure. LPS (10 and 100 ng/ml) caused a dose- and time-dependent accumulation of intracellular sodium [(Na(+))i] in BV-2 cells. Pre-treatment of cells with the VGSC antagonist tetrodotoxin (TTX, 1 μM) abolished short-term Na(+) influx, but was unable to prevent the accumulation of (Na(+))i observed at 6 and 24h after LPS exposure. The NHE inhibitor cariporide (1 μM) significantly reduced accumulation of (Na(+))i 6 and 24h after LPS exposure. Furthermore, LPS increased the mRNA expression and protein level of NHE-1 in a dose- and time-dependent manner, which was significantly reduced after co-treatment with TTX and/or cariporide. LPS increased production of TNF-α, ROS, and H2O2 and expression of gp91(phox), an active subunit of NADPH oxidase, in a dose- and time-dependent manner, which was significantly reduced by TTX or TTX+cariporide. Collectively, these data demonstrate a closely-linked temporal relationship between VGSC and NHE-1 in regulating function in activated microglia, which may provide avenues for therapeutic interventions aimed at reducing neuroinflammation.
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- Muhammad M Hossain
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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DeCoursey TE. Voltage-gated proton channels: molecular biology, physiology, and pathophysiology of the H(V) family. Physiol Rev 2013; 93:599-652. [PMID: 23589829 PMCID: PMC3677779 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00011.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Voltage-gated proton channels (H(V)) are unique, in part because the ion they conduct is unique. H(V) channels are perfectly selective for protons and have a very small unitary conductance, both arguably manifestations of the extremely low H(+) concentration in physiological solutions. They open with membrane depolarization, but their voltage dependence is strongly regulated by the pH gradient across the membrane (ΔpH), with the result that in most species they normally conduct only outward current. The H(V) channel protein is strikingly similar to the voltage-sensing domain (VSD, the first four membrane-spanning segments) of voltage-gated K(+) and Na(+) channels. In higher species, H(V) channels exist as dimers in which each protomer has its own conduction pathway, yet gating is cooperative. H(V) channels are phylogenetically diverse, distributed from humans to unicellular marine life, and perhaps even plants. Correspondingly, H(V) functions vary widely as well, from promoting calcification in coccolithophores and triggering bioluminescent flashes in dinoflagellates to facilitating killing bacteria, airway pH regulation, basophil histamine release, sperm maturation, and B lymphocyte responses in humans. Recent evidence that hH(V)1 may exacerbate breast cancer metastasis and cerebral damage from ischemic stroke highlights the rapidly expanding recognition of the clinical importance of hH(V)1.
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- Thomas E DeCoursey
- Dept. of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University Medical Center HOS-036, 1750 West Harrison, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Since the first recordings of single potassium channel activities in the plasma membrane of guard cells more than 25 years ago, patch-clamp studies discovered a variety of ion channels in all cell types and plant species under inspection. Their properties differed in a cell type- and cell membrane-dependent manner. Guard cells, for which the existence of plant potassium channels was initially documented, advanced to a versatile model system for studying plant ion channel structure, function, and physiology. Interestingly, one of the first identified potassium-channel genes encoding the Shaker-type channel KAT1 was shown to be highly expressed in guard cells. KAT1-type channels from Arabidopsis thaliana and its homologs from other species were found to encode the K+-selective inward rectifiers that had already been recorded in early patch-clamp studies with guard cells. Within the genome era, additional Arabidopsis Shaker-type channels appeared. All nine members of the Arabidopsis Shaker family are localized at the plasma membrane, where they either operate as inward rectifiers, outward rectifiers, weak voltage-dependent channels, or electrically silent, but modulatory subunits. The vacuole membrane, in contrast, harbors a set of two-pore K+ channels. Just very recently, two plant anion channel families of the SLAC/SLAH and ALMT/QUAC type were identified. SLAC1/SLAH3 and QUAC1 are expressed in guard cells and mediate Slow- and Rapid-type anion currents, respectively, that are involved in volume and turgor regulation. Anion channels in guard cells and other plant cells are key targets within often complex signaling networks. Here, the present knowledge is reviewed for the plant ion channel biology. Special emphasis is drawn to the molecular mechanisms of channel regulation, in the context of model systems and in the light of evolution.
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- Rainer Hedrich
- University of Wuerzburg, Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Wuerzburg, Germany; and King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Taylor ZR, Keay JC, Sanchez ES, Johnson MB, Schmidtke DW. Independently controlling protein dot size and spacing in particle lithography. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:9656-63. [PMID: 22656270 DOI: 10.1021/la300806m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Particle lithography is a relatively simple, inexpensive technique used to pattern inorganics, metals, polymers, and biological molecules on the micro- and nanometer scales. Previously, we used particle lithography to create hexagonal patterns of protein dots in a protein resistant background of methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)-silane (mPEG-sil). In this work, we describe a simple heating procedure to overcome a potential limitation of particle lithography: the simultaneous change in feature size and center-to-center spacing as the diameter of the spheres used in the lithographic mask is changed. Uniform heating was used to make single-diameter protein patterns with dot sizes of approximately 2-4 or 2-8 μm, depending on the diameter of the spheres used in the lithographic mask, while differential heating was used to make a continuous gradient of dot sizes of approximately 1-9 μm on a single surface. We demonstrate the applicability of these substrates by observing the differences in neutrophil spreading on patterned and unpatterned protein coated surfaces.
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- Zachary R Taylor
- University of Oklahoma Bioengineering Center, 100 East Boyd, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, United States
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Voltage-gated proton channels, HV1, have vaulted from the realm of the esoteric into the forefront of a central question facing ion channel biophysicists, namely, the mechanism by which voltage-dependent gating occurs. This transformation is the result of several factors. Identification of the gene in 2006 revealed that proton channels are homologues of the voltage-sensing domain of most other voltage-gated ion channels. Unique, or at least eccentric, properties of proton channels include dimeric architecture with dual conduction pathways, perfect proton selectivity, a single-channel conductance approximately 10(3) times smaller than most ion channels, voltage-dependent gating that is strongly modulated by the pH gradient, ΔpH, and potent inhibition by Zn(2+) (in many species) but an absence of other potent inhibitors. The recent identification of HV1 in three unicellular marine plankton species has dramatically expanded the phylogenetic family tree. Interest in proton channels in their own right has increased as important physiological roles have been identified in many cells. Proton channels trigger the bioluminescent flash of dinoflagellates, facilitate calcification by coccolithophores, regulate pH-dependent processes in eggs and sperm during fertilization, secrete acid to control the pH of airway fluids, facilitate histamine secretion by basophils, and play a signaling role in facilitating B-cell receptor mediated responses in B-lymphocytes. The most elaborate and best-established functions occur in phagocytes, where proton channels optimize the activity of NADPH oxidase, an important producer of reactive oxygen species. Proton efflux mediated by HV1 balances the charge translocated across the membrane by electrons through NADPH oxidase, minimizes changes in cytoplasmic and phagosomal pH, limits osmotic swelling of the phagosome, and provides substrate H(+) for the production of H2O2 and HOCl, reactive oxygen species crucial to killing pathogens.
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- Thomas E Decoursey
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Bertram A, Zhang H, von Vietinghoff S, de Pablo C, Haller H, Shushakova N, Ley K. Protein kinase C-θ is required for murine neutrophil recruitment and adhesion strengthening under flow. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 188:4043-51. [PMID: 22403440 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Protein kinase C (PKC)-θ is involved in T cell activation via regulating the avidity of the β(2) integrin LFA-1 in the immunological synapse. LFA-1 also mediates leukocyte adhesion. To investigate the role of PKC-θ in neutrophil adhesion, we performed intravital microscopy in cremaster venules of mice reconstituted with bone marrow from LysM-GFP(+) (wild-type [WT]) and PKC-θ gene-deficient (Prkcq(-/-)) mice. Following stimulation with CXCL1, both WT and Prkcq(-/-) cells became adherent. Although most WT neutrophils remained adherent for at least 180 s, 50% of Prkcq(-/-) neutrophils were detached after 105 s and most by 180 s. Upon CXCL1 injection, rolling of all WT neutrophils stopped for 90 s, but rolling of Prkcq(-/-) neutrophils started 30 s after CXCL1 stimulation. A similar neutrophil adhesion defect was seen in vitro, and spreading of Prkcq(-/-) neutrophils was delayed. Prkcq(-/-) neutrophil recruitment was impaired in fMLP-induced transmigration into the cremaster muscle, thioglycollate-induced peritonitis, and LPS-induced lung injury. We conclude that PKC-θ mediates integrin-dependent neutrophil functions and is required to sustain neutrophil adhesion in postcapillary venules in vivo. These findings suggest that the role of PKC-θ in outside-in signaling following engagement of neutrophil integrins is relevant for inflammation in vivo.
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- Anna Bertram
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertensiology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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Suzuki K, Namiki H. Restraint of spreading-dependent activation of polymorphonuclear leukocyte NADPH oxidase in an acidified environment. J Cell Biochem 2012; 113:899-910. [PMID: 22371970 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Elucidation of the mechanisms by which environmental pH affects or regulates the functions of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) is important because severe acidification of the microenvironment often prevails at sites of inflammation where they act in host defense. In the present study, we investigated the effect of an acidic environment on spreading-dependent activation of O2- -producing NADPH oxidase in PMNs. We found that PMNs underwent spreading spontaneously over type I collagen and plastic surfaces at both neutral and acidic pH, although spreading over fibrinogen surfaces, for which cellular stimulation with H2O2 is required, was inhibited by acidic pH. At acidic pH, however, PMNs were unable to undergo spreading-dependent production of O2-. Pharmacological experiments showed that p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) was involved in the signaling pathways mediating the spreading-dependent activation of NADPH oxidase, and that its spreading-dependent phosphorylation of Thr-180 and Tyr-182, a hallmark of activation, was impaired at acidic pH. Furthermore, the inhibition by acidic pH of O2- production as well as p38 MAPK phosphorylation subsequent to spreading induction was reversible; environmental neutralization and acidification after induction of spreading at acidic and neutral pH, respectively, up- and down-regulated the two phenomena. Acidic pH did not affect the O2- production activity of NADPH oxidase pre-activated by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA). These results suggest that, in PMNs, the p38 MAPK-mediated signaling pathway functions as a pH-sensing regulator of spreading-dependent NADPH oxidase activation.
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- Kingo Suzuki
- Department of Biology, School of Education, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan.
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Yi YH, Chang YS, Lin CH, Lew TS, Tang CY, Tseng WL, Tseng CP, Lo SJ. Integrin-mediated membrane blebbing is dependent on sodium-proton exchanger 1 and sodium-calcium exchanger 1 activity. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:10316-10324. [PMID: 22270364 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.244962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Integrin signaling and membrane blebbing modulate cell adhesion, spreading, and migration. However, the relationship between integrin signaling and membrane blebbing is unclear. Here, we show that an integrin-ligand interaction induces both membrane blebbing and changes in membrane permeability. Sodium-proton exchanger 1 (NHE1) and sodium-calcium exchanger 1 (NCX1) are membrane proteins located on the bleb membrane. Inhibition of NHE1 disrupts membrane blebbing and decreases changes in membrane permeability. However, inhibition of NCX1 enhances cell blebbing; cells become swollen because of NHE1 induced intracellular sodium accumulation. Our study found that NHE1 induced sodium influx is a driving force for membrane bleb growth, while sodium efflux (and calcium influx) induced by NCX1 in a reverse mode results in membrane bleb retraction. Together, these findings reveal a novel function for NHE1 and NCX1 in membrane blebbing and permeability, and establish a link between membrane blebbing and integrin signaling.
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- Yung-Hsiang Yi
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Physiology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C., and
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- Department of Physiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C..
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Extracellular ATP induces spikes in cytosolic free Ca(2+) but not in NADPH oxidase activity in neutrophils. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2011; 1813:1446-52. [PMID: 21596069 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2011.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2011] [Revised: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 05/02/2011] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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In order to establish whether non-mitochondrial oxidase activity in human neutrophils is tightly related to cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration, we simultaneously measured Ca(2+) oscillations induced by ATP and oxidant production in single adherent neutrophils using confocal microscopy. ATP induced fast damped Ca(2+) spikes with a period of 15s and slower irregular spikes with a period greater than 50s. Spikes in Ca(2+) occurred in the absence of Ca(2+) influx, but the amplitude was damped by inhibition of Ca(2+) influx. Using the oxidation of hydroethidine as a cytosolic marker of oxidant production, we show that the generation of reactive oxygen species by neutrophils adherent to glass was accelerated by ATP. The step-up in NADPH oxidase activity followed the first elevation of cytosolic Ca(2+) but, despite subsequent spikes in Ca(2+) concentration, no oscillations in oxidase activity could be detected. ATP induced spikes in Ca(2+) in a very reproducible way and we propose that the Ca(2+) signal is an on-switch for oxidase activity, but the activity is apparently not directly correlated with spiking activity in cytosolic Ca(2+).
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Daou S, El Chemaly A, Christofilopoulos P, Bernard L, Hoffmeyer P, Demaurex N. The potential role of cobalt ions released from metal prosthesis on the inhibition of Hv1 proton channels and the decrease in Staphyloccocus epidermidis killing by human neutrophils. Biomaterials 2011; 32:1769-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2010] [Accepted: 11/01/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Demaurex N, El Chemaly A. Physiological roles of voltage-gated proton channels in leukocytes. J Physiol 2010; 588:4659-65. [PMID: 20693294 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.194225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Voltage-gated proton channels are designed to extrude large quantities of cytosolic acid in response to depolarising voltages. The discovery of the Hvcn1 gene and the generation of mice lacking the channel molecule have confirmed several postulated functions of proton channels in leukocytes. In neutrophils and macrophages, proton channels are required for high-level production of superoxide anions by the phagocytic NADPH oxidase, a bactericidal enzyme essential for host defence against infections. In B lymphocytes, proton channels are required for low-level production of superoxide that boosts the production of antibodies. Proton channels sustain the activity of immune cells in several ways. By extruding excess cytosolic acid, proton channels prevent deleterious acidification of the cytosol and at the same time deliver protons required for chemical conversion of the superoxide secreted by membrane oxidases. By moving positive charges across membranes, proton channels limit the depolarisation of the plasma membrane, promoting the electrogenic activity of NADPH oxidases and the entry of calcium ions into cells. Acid extrusion by proton channels is not restricted to leukocytes but also mediates the intracellular alkalinisation required for the activation of spermatozoids. Proton channels are therefore multitalented channels that control male fertility as well as our innate and adaptive immunity.
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- Nicolas Demaurex
- Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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DeCoursey TE. Voltage-gated proton channels find their dream job managing the respiratory burst in phagocytes. Physiology (Bethesda) 2010; 25:27-40. [PMID: 20134026 PMCID: PMC3023998 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00039.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The voltage-gated proton channel bears surprising resemblance to the voltage-sensing domain (S1-S4) of other voltage-gated ion channels but is a dimer with two conduction pathways. The proton channel seems designed for efficient proton extrusion from cells. In phagocytes, it facilitates the production of reactive oxygen species by NADPH oxidase.
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- Thomas E DeCoursey
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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El Chemaly A, Okochi Y, Sasaki M, Arnaudeau S, Okamura Y, Demaurex N. VSOP/Hv1 proton channels sustain calcium entry, neutrophil migration, and superoxide production by limiting cell depolarization and acidification. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 207:129-39. [PMID: 20026664 PMCID: PMC2812533 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20091837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Neutrophils kill microbes with reactive oxygen species generated by the NADPH oxidase, an enzyme which moves electrons across membranes. Voltage-gated proton channels (voltage-sensing domain only protein [VSOP]/Hv1) are required for high-level superoxide production by phagocytes, but the mechanism of this effect is not established. We show that neutrophils from VSOP/Hv1−/− mice lack proton currents but have normal electron currents, indicating that these cells have a fully functional oxidase that cannot conduct protons. VSOP/Hv1−/− neutrophils had a more acidic cytosol, were more depolarized, and produced less superoxide and hydrogen peroxide than neutrophils from wild-type mice. Hydrogen peroxide production was rescued by providing an artificial conductance with gramicidin. Loss of VSOP/Hv1 also aborted calcium responses to chemoattractants, increased neutrophil spreading, and decreased neutrophil migration. The migration defect was restored by the addition of a calcium ionophore. Our findings indicate that proton channels extrude the acid and compensate the charge generated by the oxidase, thereby sustaining calcium entry signals that control the adhesion and motility of neutrophils. Loss of proton channels thus aborts superoxide production and causes a severe signaling defect in neutrophils.
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- Antoun El Chemaly
- Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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The voltage sensor domain (VSD) is the key module for voltage sensing in voltage-gated ion channels and voltage-sensing phosphatases. Structurally, both the VSD and the recently discovered voltage-gated proton channels (Hv channels) voltage sensor only protein (VSOP) and Hv1 contain four transmembrane segments. The fourth transmembrane segment (S4) of Hv channels contains three periodically aligned arginines (R1, R2, R3). It remains unknown where protons permeate or how voltage sensing is coupled to ion permeation in Hv channels. Here we report that Hv channels truncated just downstream of R2 in the S4 segment retain most channel properties. Two assays, site-directed cysteine-scanning using accessibility of maleimide-reagent as detected by Western blotting and insertion into dog pancreas microsomes, both showed that S4 inserts into the membrane, even if it is truncated between the R2 and R3 positions. These findings provide important clues to the molecular mechanism underlying voltage sensing and proton permeation in Hv channels.
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Konstantinidis D, Paletas K, Koliakos G, Kaloyianni M. The ambiguous role of the Na+-H+ exchanger isoform 1 (NHE1) in leptin-induced oxidative stress in human monocytes. Cell Stress Chaperones 2009; 14:591-601. [PMID: 19301149 PMCID: PMC2866947 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-009-0110-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2008] [Revised: 03/03/2009] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Leptin, a 16-kDa cytokine produced mainly by the adipose tissue, is known to increase energy expenditure while at the same time lowering food intake by acting directly on the hypothalamus. ObRb, the leptin receptor mostly involved in intracellular signaling, is expressed in a wide range of tissues, thus allowing leptin to affect a much broader diversity of biological processes. High concentrations of leptin are encountered in patients with hyperleptinemia, a condition which very often accompanies obesity and which is a direct result of leptin resistance. In the present study, moderate and high concentrations of leptin (16 and 160 ng/ml) were mostly utilized in order to investigate the role of this cytokine in oxidative stress levels in human monocytes. Leptin was found to increase oxidative species production as measured with 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (general marker of oxidative species, but not O2-*) and dihydroethidium (marker of O2-*). Surprisingly, it also augmented superoxide dismutase activity. Inhibition of the Na+-H+ exchanger isoform 1 (NHE1) also inhibited leptin-induced superoxide anion production but at the same time amplified leptin-induced production of other oxidative species. Signaling proteins such as phosphoinositide 3 kinase and conventional isoforms of protein kinase C (alpha-, beta(i)-, beta(ii)-), as well as NADPH oxidase, also participated in leptin signaling. Finally, leptin was found to increase glutathionylation levels of NHE1-bound heat shock protein 70 kDa (Hsp70) but not Hsp70 binding to NHE1.
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- Diamantis Konstantinidis
- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124 Greece
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- Laboratory for the Study of Metabolic Diseases, B’ Medical Clinic, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124 Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124 Greece
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Voltage-gated proton channels maintain pH in human neutrophils during phagocytosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:18022-7. [PMID: 19805063 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0905565106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Phagocytosis of microbial invaders represents a fundamental defense mechanism of the innate immune system. The subsequent killing of microbes is initiated by the respiratory burst, in which nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase generates vast amounts of superoxide anion, precursor to bactericidal reactive oxygen species. Cytoplasmic pH regulation is crucial because NADPH oxidase functions optimally at neutral pH, yet produces enormous quantities of protons. We monitored pH(i) in individual human neutrophils during phagocytosis of opsonized zymosan, using confocal imaging of the pH sensing dye SNARF-1, enhanced by shifted excitation and emission ratioing, or SEER. Despite long-standing dogma that Na(+)/H(+) antiport regulates pH during the phagocyte respiratory burst, we show here that voltage-gated proton channels are the first transporter to respond. During the initial phagocytotic event, pH(i) decreased sharply, and recovery required both Na(+)/H(+) antiport and proton current. Inhibiting myeloperoxidase attenuated the acidification, suggesting that diffusion of HOCl into the cytosol comprises a substantial acid load. Inhibiting proton channels with Zn(2+) resulted in profound acidification to levels that inhibit NADPH oxidase. The pH changes accompanying phagocytosis in bone marrow phagocytes from HVCN1-deficient mice mirrored those in control mouse cells treated with Zn(2+). Both the rate and extent of acidification in HVCN1-deficient cells were twice larger than in control cells. In summary, acid extrusion by proton channels is essential to the production of reactive oxygen species during phagocytosis.
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Hypercapnic acidosis attenuates shock and lung injury in early and prolonged systemic sepsis. Crit Care Med 2009; 37:2412-20. [DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181a385d3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Suzuki K, Namiki H. Proteolysis of fibrinogen deposits enables hydrogen peroxide-stimulated polymorphonuclear leukocytes to spread in an acidified environment. Eur J Pharmacol 2009; 609:140-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2008] [Revised: 02/26/2009] [Accepted: 03/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Electrochemical activity of alkaline salts of 5-amino-2,3-dihydrophthalazine-1,4-dione (luminol) and their ability to correct acid-base balance in cells. Pharm Chem J 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s11094-009-0182-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mechanical ventilation using high tidal volume (VT) and transpulmonary pressure can damage the lung, causing ventilator-induced lung injury. Permissive hypercapnia, a ventilatory strategy for acute respiratory failure in which the lungs are ventilated with a low inspiratory volume and pressure, has been accepted progressively in critical care for adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients requiring mechanical ventilation and is one of the central components of current protective ventilatory strategies.
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- Alex Rogovik
- Pediatric Research in Emergency Therapeutics (PRETx) Program, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ambulatory Care Building, BC Children's Hospital, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Hypercapnic acidosis attenuates severe acute bacterial pneumonia-induced lung injury by a neutrophil-independent mechanism. Crit Care Med 2008; 36:3135-44. [PMID: 18936707 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31818f0d13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Deliberate induction of hypercapnic acidosis protects against lung injury after nonseptic lung injury. In contrast, concerns exist regarding the effects of hypercapnic acidosis in the setting of severe pulmonary sepsis. The potential for the effects of hypercapnic acidosis to be neutrophil-mediated remains to be determined. We investigated whether hypercapnic acidosis--induced by adding CO2 to inspired gas--would protect against severe acute lung injury induced by pulmonary Escherichia coli instillation and the role of neutrophils in mediating this effect. DESIGN Prospective randomized animal study. SETTING University Research Laboratory. SUBJECTS Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. INTERVENTIONS In series 1, after induction of anesthesia and tracheostomy placement, animals were randomized to normocapnia (FICO2 0.00, n = 12) or hypercapnic acidosis (FICO2 0.05, n = 12). E. coli (0.5-3.0 x 10(15) colony-forming units) was instilled intratracheally and the animals were ventilated for 6 hrs to allow a severe acute lung injury to evolve. In series 2, animals were randomized to neutrophil depletion or nondepletion before bacterial instillation, in a three-group design: normocapnia alone (Normo + polymorphonuclear neutrophils [PMN], n = 9), normocapnia with neutrophil depletion (Normo - PMN, n = 9), or hypercapnic acidosis with neutrophil depletion (hypercapnic acidosis - PMN, n = 9). After intratracheal E. coli administration these animals were also ventilated for 6 hrs. RESULTS Hypercapnic acidosis protected against evolving pneumonia-induced acute lung injury, attenuating the increase in airway pressure, and the decrement in lung compliance and arterial PO2. However, hypercapnic acidosis did not reduce histologic injury. Hypercapnic acidosis also protected against evolving pneumonia-induced acute lung injury in the presence of neutrophil depletion, reducing both physiologic and histologic indices of lung injury. CONCLUSIONS Hypercapnic acidosis reduces indices of intratracheal E. coli induced lung injury by a mechanism that seems to be neutrophil-independent.
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Volk APD, Heise CK, Hougen JL, Artman CM, Volk KA, Wessels D, Soll DR, Nauseef WM, Lamb FS, Moreland JG. ClC-3 and IClswell are required for normal neutrophil chemotaxis and shape change. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:34315-26. [PMID: 18840613 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m803141200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Polymorphonuclear leukocytes undergo directed movement to sites of infection, a complex process known as chemotaxis. Extension of the polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) leading edge toward a chemoattractant in association with uropod retraction must involve a coordinated increase/decrease in membrane, redistribution of cell volume, or both. Deficits in PMN phagocytosis and trans-endothelial migration, both highly motile PMN functions, suggested that the anion transporters, ClC-3 and ICl(swell), are involved in cell motility and shape change ( Moreland, J. G., Davis, A. P., Bailey, G., Nauseef, W. M., and Lamb, F. S. (2006) J. Biol. Chem. 281, 12277-12288 ). We hypothesized that ClC-3 and ICl(swell) are required for normal PMN chemotaxis through regulation of cell volume and shape change. Using complementary chemotaxis assays, EZ-TAXIScantrade mark and dynamic imaging analysis software, we analyzed the directed cell movement and morphology of PMNs lacking normal anion transporter function. Murine Clcn3(-/-) PMNs and human PMNs treated with anion transporter inhibitors demonstrated impaired chemotaxis in response to formyl peptide. This included decreased cell velocity and failure to undergo normal cycles of elongation and retraction. Impaired chemotaxis was not due to a diminished number of formyl peptide receptors in either murine or human PMNs, as measured by flow cytometry. Murine Clcn3(-/-) and Clcn3(+/+) PMNs demonstrated a similar regulatory volume decrease, indicating that the ICl(swell) response to hypotonic challenge was intact in these cells. We further demonstrated that ICl(swell) is essential for shape change during human PMN chemotaxis. We speculate that ClC-3 and ICl(swell) have unique roles in regulation of PMN chemotaxis; ICl(swell) through direct effects on PMN volume and ClC-3 through regulation of ICl(swell).
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- A Paige Davis Volk
- Department of Pediatrics, W.M. Keck Dynamic Image Analysis Facility, University of Iowa College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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This review is an attempt to identify and place in context some of the many questions about voltage-gated proton channels that remain unsolved. As the gene was identified only 2 years ago, the situation is very different than in fields where the gene has been known for decades. For the proton channel, most of the obvious and less obvious structure-function questions are still wide open. Remarkably, the proton channel protein strongly resembles the voltage-sensing domain of many voltage-gated ion channels, and thus offers a novel approach to study gating mechanisms. Another surprise is that the proton channel appears to function as a dimer, with two separate conduction pathways. A number of significant biological questions remain in dispute, unanswered, or in some cases, not yet asked. This latter deficit is ascribable to the intrinsic difficulty in evaluating the importance of one component in a complex system, and in addition, to the lack, until recently, of a means of performing an unambiguous lesion experiment, that is, of selectively eliminating the molecule in question. We still lack a potent, selective pharmacological inhibitor, but the identification of the gene has allowed the development of powerful new tools including proton channel antibodies, siRNA and knockout mice.
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- Thomas E DeCoursey
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W. Harrison, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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The history of research on voltage-gated proton channels is recounted, from their proposed existence in dinoflagellates by Hastings in 1972 and their demonstration in snail neurons by Thomas and Meech in 1982 to the discovery in 2006 (after a decade of controversy) of genes that unequivocally code for proton channels. Voltage-gated proton channels are perfectly selective for protons, conduct deuterons half as well, and the conductance is strongly temperature dependent. These properties are consistent with a conduction mechanism involving hydrogen-bonded-chain transfer, in which the selectivity filter is a titratable amino acid residue. Channel opening is regulated stringently by pH such that only outward current is normally activated. Main functions of proton channels include acid extrusion from cells and charge compensation for the electrogenic activity of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase. Genetic approaches hold the promise of rapid progress in the near future.
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- T E DeCoursey
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W. Harrison, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
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Suzuki K, Kosho I, Namiki H. Characterization of the unique regulatory mechanisms of phorbol ester-induced polymorphonuclear leukocyte spreading in an acidified environment. Eur J Pharmacol 2008; 588:301-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2007] [Revised: 04/02/2008] [Accepted: 04/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hayashi H, Aharonovitz O, Alexander RT, Touret N, Furuya W, Orlowski J, Grinstein S. Na+/H+ exchange and pH regulation in the control of neutrophil chemokinesis and chemotaxis. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007; 294:C526-34. [PMID: 18094149 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00219.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Large proton fluxes accompany cell migration, but their precise role remains unclear. We studied pH regulation during the course of chemokinesis and chemotaxis in human neutrophils stimulated by attractant peptides. Activation of cell motility by chemoattractants was accompanied by a marked increase in metabolic acid generation, attributable to energy consumption by the contractile machinery and to stimulation of the NADPH oxidase and the ancillary hexose monophosphate shunt. Despite the increase in acid production, the cytosol underwent a sizable alkalinization, caused by acceleration of Na(+)/H(+) exchange. The development of the alkalinization mirrored the increase in the rate of cell migration, suggesting a causal relationship. However, elimination of Na(+)/H(+) exchange by omission of external Na(+) or by addition of potent inhibitors was without effect on either chemokinesis or chemotaxis, provided the cytosolic pH remained near neutrality. At more acidic levels, cell motility was progressively inhibited. These observations suggest that Na(+)/H(+) exchange plays a permissive role in cell motility but is not required for the initiation or development of the migratory response. Chemokinesis also was found to be exquisitely sensitive to extracellular acidification. This property may account for the inability of neutrophils to access abscesses and solid tumors that have been reported to have inordinately low pH.
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- Hisayoshi Hayashi
- Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Matsushita M, Sano Y, Yokoyama S, Takai T, Inoue H, Mitsui K, Todo K, Ohmori H, Kanazawa H. Loss of calcineurin homologous protein-1 in chicken B lymphoma DT40 cells destabilizes Na+/H+ exchanger isoform-1 protein. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007; 293:C246-54. [PMID: 17392381 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00464.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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NHE1/SLC9A1 is a ubiquitous isoform of vertebrate Na+/H+ exchangers (NHEs) functioning in maintaining intracellular concentrations of Na+ and H+ ions. Calcineurin homologous protein-1 (CHP1) binds to the hydrophilic region of NHE1 and regulates NHE1 activity but reportedly does not play a role in translocating NHE1 from the endoplasmic reticulum to the plasma membrane. However, an antiport function of NHE1 requiring CHP1 remains to be clarified. Here we established CHP1-deficient chicken B lymphoma DT40 cells by gene targeting to address CHP1 function. CHP1-deficient cells showed extensive decreases in Na+/H+ activities in intact cells. Although NHE1 mRNA levels were not affected, NHE1 protein levels were significantly reduced not only in the plasma membrane but in whole cells. The expression of a CHP1 transgene in CHP1-deficient cells rescued NHE1 protein expression. Expression of mutant forms of CHP1 defective in Ca2+ binding or myristoylation also partially decreased NHE1 protein levels. Knockdown of CHP1 also caused a moderate decrease in NHE1 protein in HeLa cells. These data indicate that CHP1 primarily plays an essential role in stabilization of NHE1 for reaching of NHE1 to the plasma membrane and its exchange activity.
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- Masafumi Matsushita
- Dept. of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Machikaneyama-cho 1-1, Toyonaka City, Osaka, Japan 560-0043
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Fischer H, Gonzales LK, Kolla V, Schwarzer C, Miot F, Illek B, Ballard PL. Developmental regulation of DUOX1 expression and function in human fetal lung epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007; 292:L1506-14. [PMID: 17337509 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00029.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to determine the expression and cellular functions of the epithelial NADPH oxidase DUOX1 during alveolar type II cell development. When human fetal lung cells (gestational age 11-22 wk) were cultured to confluency on permeable filters, exposure of cells to a hormone mixture (dexamethasone, 8-Br-cAMP, and IBMX, together referred to as DCI) resulted in differentiation of cells into a mature type II phenotype as assessed by expression of lamellar bodies, surfactant proteins, and transepithelial electrical parameters. After 6 days in culture in presence of DCI, transepithelial resistance (2,616 +/- 529 Omega.cm(2)) and potential (-8.5 +/- 0.6 mV) indicated epithelial polarization. At the same time, treatment with DCI significantly increased the mRNA expression of DUOX1 ( approximately 21-fold), its maturation factor DUOXA1 ( approximately 12-fold), as well as DUOX protein ( approximately 12-fold), which was localized near the apical cell pole in confluent cultures. For comparison, in fetal lung specimens, DUOX protein was not detectable at up to 27 wk of gestational age but was strongly upregulated after 32 wk. Function of DUOX1 was assessed by measuring H(2)O(2) and acid production. Rates of H(2)O(2) production were increased by DCI treatment and blocked by small interfering RNA directed against DUOX1 or by diphenylene iodonium. DCI-treated cultures also showed increased intracellular acid production and acid release into the mucosal medium, and acid production was largely blocked by knockdown of DUOX1 mRNA. These data establish the regulated expression of DUOX1 during alveolar maturation, and indicate DUOX1 in alveolar H(2)O(2) and acid secretion by differentiated type II cells.
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- Horst Fischer
- Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, 5700 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA 94609-1673, USA.
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Gaggioli V, Schwarzer C, Fischer H. Expression of Nox1 in 3T3 cells increases cellular acid production but not proton conductance. Arch Biochem Biophys 2006; 459:189-96. [PMID: 17234149 PMCID: PMC2929531 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2006.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2006] [Revised: 11/29/2006] [Accepted: 11/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The role of the NADPH oxidase homolog 1 (Nox1) in plasma membrane H(+) conductance and cellular H(+) production was investigated in 3T3 cells stably expressing Nox1 (Nox1 3T3) compared to vector-expressing control cells (mock 3T3). In whole cell patch clamp experiments both Nox1 and mock 3T3 expressed a similar H(+) conductance (Nox1 3T3, 13.2+/-8.6 pS/pF; mock 3T3, 16.6+/-13.4 pS/pF) with a number of similar characteristics (e.g., current-voltage relations, current activation kinetics, Zn(2+)-sensitivity). When the intracellular pH of cells was alkalinized with NH(4)Cl, rates of intracellular acidification were significantly higher in Nox1 3T3 compared to mock 3T3. Nox1 3T3 showed a time course of acidification that followed a double-exponential function with a fast and a slow component of, on average, tau=165 s and 1780 s, whereas mock 3T3 showed only a single slow tau of 1560 s. Expression of Nox1 also caused cells to acidify the extracellular medium at higher rates than control cells; Nox1 3T3 released 96+/-19 fmol h(-1)cell(-1) of acid equivalents compared to 19+/-12 fmol h(-1)cell(-1) in mock 3T3. These data show that expression of Nox1 results in a mechanism that has the capacity to rapidly acidify the cytosol and generate significant amounts of acid. No significant effect of Nox1 expression on the plasma membrane H(+) conductance was found.
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- Vincent Gaggioli
- Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA 94609, USA
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De Vito P. The sodium/hydrogen exchanger: a possible mediator of immunity. Cell Immunol 2006; 240:69-85. [PMID: 16930575 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2006.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2006] [Revised: 06/30/2006] [Accepted: 07/05/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Immune cells such as macrophages and neutrophils provide the first line of defence of the immune system using phagocytosis, cytokine and chemokine synthesis and release, as well as Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) generation. Many of these functions are positively coupled with cytoplasmic pH (pHi) and/or phagosomal pH (pHp) modification; an increase in pHi represents an important signal for cytokine and chemokine release, whereas a decrease in pHp can induce an efficient antigen presentation. However, the relationship between pHi and ROS generation is not well understood. In immune cells two main transport systems have been shown to regulate pHi: the Na+/H+ Exchanger (NHE) and the plasmalemmal V-type H+ ATPase. NHE is a family of proteins which exchange Na+ for H+ according to their concentration gradients in an electroneutral manner. The exchanger also plays a key role in several other cellular functions including proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, migration, and cytoskeletal organization. Since not much is known on the relationship between NHE and immunity, this review outlines the contribution of NHE to different aspects of innate and adaptive immune responses such as phagosomal acidification, NADPH oxidase activation and ROS generation, cytokine and chemokine release as well as T cell apoptosis. The possibility that several pro-inflammatory diseases may be modulated by NHE activity is evaluated.
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- Paolo De Vito
- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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Demaurex N, Petheö GL. Electron and proton transport by NADPH oxidases. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2006; 360:2315-25. [PMID: 16321802 PMCID: PMC1569595 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2005.1769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The NADPH oxidase is the main weapon of phagocytic white blood cells that are the first line of defence of our body against invading pathogens, and patients lacking a functional oxidase suffer from severe and recurrent infections. The oxidase is a multisubunit enzyme complex that transports electrons from cytoplasmic NADPH to molecular oxygen in order to generate superoxide free radicals. Electron transport across the plasma membrane is electrogenic and is associated with the flux of protons through voltage-activated proton channels. Both proton and electron currents can be recorded with the patch-clamp technique, but whether the oxidase is a proton channel or a proton channel modulator remains controversial. Recently, we have used the inside-out configuration of the patch-clamp technique to record proton and electron currents in excised patches. This approach allows us to measure the oxidase activity under very controlled conditions, and has provided new information about the enzymatic activity of the oxidase and its coupling to proton channels. In this chapter I will discuss how the unique characteristics of the electron and proton currents associated with the redox activity of the NADPH oxidase have extended our knowledge about the thermodynamics and the physiological regulation of this remarkable enzyme.
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- Nicolas Demaurex
- University of Geneva Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism 1 rue Michel-Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Galkina SI, Sud'ina GF, Klein T. Metabolic regulation of neutrophil spreading, membrane tubulovesicular extensions (cytonemes) formation and intracellular pH upon adhesion to fibronectin. Exp Cell Res 2006; 312:2568-79. [PMID: 16740258 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2006.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2005] [Revised: 04/17/2006] [Accepted: 04/27/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Circulating leukocytes have a round cell shape and roll along vessel walls. However, metabolic disorders can lead them to adhere to the endothelium and spread (flatten). We studied the metabolic regulation of adhesion, spreading and intracellular pH (pHi) of neutrophils (polymorphonuclear leukocytes) upon adhesion to fibronectin-coated substrata. Resting neutrophils adhered and spread on fibronectin. An increase in pHi accompanied neutrophil spreading. Inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation or inhibition of P- and F-type ATPases affected neither neutrophil spreading nor pHi. Inhibition of glucose metabolism or V-ATPase impaired neutrophil spreading, blocked the increase in the pHi and induced extrusion of membrane tubulovesicular extensions (cytonemes), anchoring cells to substrata. Omission of extracellular Na(+) and inhibition of chloride channels caused a similar effect. We propose that these tubulovesicular extensions represent protrusions of exocytotic trafficking, supplying the plasma membrane of neutrophils with ion exchange mechanisms and additional membrane for spreading. Glucose metabolism and V-type ATPase could affect fusion of exocytotic trafficking with the plasma membrane, thus controlling neutrophil adhesive state and pHi. Cl(-) efflux through chloride channels and Na(+) influx seem to be involved in the regulation of the V-ATPase by carrying out charge compensation for the proton-pumping activity and through V-ATPase in regulation of neutrophil spreading and pHi.
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- Svetlana I Galkina
- A. N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992 Leninskie gory, Bldg. A, Moscow, Russia.
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Cell migration plays a basic role in many physiological and pathophysiological processes such as embryogenesis, immune defence, wound healing or metastasis. The activity of the ubiquitously expressed NHE1 isoform of the plasma membrane Na+/H+ exchanger is one of the requirements for directed locomotion of migrating cells and also contributes to cell adhesion. The mechanisms by which NHE1 is involved in cell migration are multiple. NHE1 contributes to cell migration by affecting the cell volume, by regulating the intracellular pH and thereby the assembly and activity of cytoskeletal elements, by anchoring the cytoskeleton to the plasma membrane, by signalling, by regulating gene expression and by controlling cell adhesion. The present article gives a review of the different ways in which NHE1 is involved in and contributes to cell migration. These different mechanisms complement one another forming an intricate, integrative process.
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- C Stock
- Institute of Physiology II, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
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Murphy R, DeCoursey TE. Charge compensation during the phagocyte respiratory burst. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2006; 1757:996-1011. [PMID: 16483534 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2006.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2005] [Revised: 01/04/2006] [Accepted: 01/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The phagocyte NADPH oxidase produces superoxide anion (O(2)(.-)) by the electrogenic process of moving electrons across the cell membrane. This charge translocation must be compensated to prevent self-inhibition by extreme membrane depolarization. Examination of the mechanisms of charge compensation reveals that these mechanisms perform several other vital functions beyond simply supporting oxidase activity. Voltage-gated proton channels compensate most of the charge translocated by the phagocyte NADPH oxidase in human neutrophils and eosinophils. Quantitative modeling of NADPH oxidase in the plasma membrane supports this conclusion and shows that if any other conductance is present, it must be miniscule. In addition to charge compensation, proton flux from the cytoplasm into the phagosome (a) helps prevent large pH excursions both in the cytoplasm and in the phagosome, (b) minimizes osmotic disturbances, and (c) provides essential substrate protons for the conversion of O(2)(*-) to H(2)O(2) and then to HOCl. A small contribution by K+ or Cl- fluxes may offset the acidity of granule contents to keep the phagosome pH near neutral, facilitating release of bactericidal enzymes. In summary, the mechanisms used by phagocytes for charge compensation during the respiratory burst would still be essential to phagocyte function, even if NADPH oxidase were not electrogenic.
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- Ricardo Murphy
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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O'Croinin DF, Hopkins NO, Moore MM, Boylan JF, McLoughlin P, Laffey JG. Hypercapnic acidosis does not modulate the severity of bacterial pneumonia-induced lung injury. Crit Care Med 2005; 33:2606-12. [PMID: 16276187 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000186761.41090.c6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Deliberate induction of hypercapnic acidosis protects against lung injury after ischemia-reperfusion, endotoxin-induced, and ventilation-induced lung injury. The efficacy of hypercapnic acidosis in bacterial lung infection, a common cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome, is not known. Furthermore, its effect may differ depending on the presence or absence of antibiotic therapy. We investigated whether hypercapnic acidosis-induced by adding CO2 to inspired gas-would protect against acute lung injury induced by pulmonary Escherichia coli instillation in an in vivo model in the presence and absence of effective antibiotic therapy. DESIGN Prospective randomized animal study. SETTING University research laboratory. SUBJECTS Adult male Wistar-Kyoto rats. INTERVENTIONS The animals were anesthetized and ventilated. In series 1, rats were administered intravenous ceftriaxone (100 mg x kg) and randomized to normocapnia (Normocapnia-ABx; Fico2 0.00, n = 10) or hypercapnia (Hypercapnia-ABx; Fico2 0.05, n = 10) groups. E. coli (8.4 x 10 colony forming units) was instilled intratracheally. Series 2 animals did not receive antibiotics. They were randomized to normocapnia (Normocapnia, n = 10) or hypercapnia (Hypercapnia, n = 10) groups, and intratracheal E. coli was administered. All animals were ventilated for 6 hrs. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS In series 1, there were no differences between Hypercapnia-ABx and Normocapnia-ABx groups with regard to: (a-a)o2 gradient (mean +/- sem; 215 +/- 13 vs. 252 +/- 22 mm Hg), Pao2, bronchoalveolar lavage neutrophil count, static lung compliance, or histologic injury. Lung bacterial yield was not different between the groups. In series 2, in the absence of antibiotic therapy, there were no differences between Hypercapnia and Normocapnia groups in: (a-a)o2 gradient (mean +/- sem, 345 +/- 25 vs. 332 +/- 23 mm Hg), systemic Pao2, bronchoalveolar lavage neutrophil count, or static lung compliance. Lung bacterial yield was not altered by hypercapnia in either series 1 or 2. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that hypercapnic acidosis did not alter the magnitude of the lung injury induced by intratracheal E. coli instillation in the presence or absence of antibiotics.
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- Donall F O'Croinin
- Department of Physiology, Conway Institute of Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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