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Donadon M, Santoro MM. The origin and mechanisms of smooth muscle cell development in vertebrates. Development 2021; 148:148/7/dev197384. [PMID: 33789914 DOI: 10.1242/dev.197384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) represent a major structural and functional component of many organs during embryonic development and adulthood. These cells are a crucial component of vertebrate structure and physiology, and an updated overview of the developmental and functional process of smooth muscle during organogenesis is desirable. Here, we describe the developmental origin of SMCs within different tissues by comparing their specification and differentiation with other organs, including the cardiovascular, respiratory and intestinal systems. We then discuss the instructive roles of smooth muscle in the development of such organs through signaling and mechanical feedback mechanisms. By understanding SMC development, we hope to advance therapeutic approaches related to tissue regeneration and other smooth muscle-related diseases.
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- Michael Donadon
- Department of Biology, University of Padua, Via U. Bassi 58B, 35121 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, Via U. Bassi 58B, 35121 Padua, Italy
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Zhu B, Daoud F, Zeng S, Matic L, Hedin U, Uvelius B, Rippe C, Albinsson S, Swärd K. Antagonistic relationship between the unfolded protein response and myocardin-driven transcription in smooth muscle. J Cell Physiol 2020; 235:7370-7382. [PMID: 32039481 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are characterized by a high degree of phenotypic plasticity. Contractile differentiation is governed by myocardin-related transcription factors (MRTFs), in particular myocardin (MYOCD), and when their drive is lost, the cells become proliferative and synthetic with an expanded endoplasmic reticulum (ER). ER is responsible for assembly and folding of secreted proteins. When the load on the ER surpasses its capacity, three stress sensors (activating transcription factor 6 [ATF6], inositol-requiring enzyme 1α [IRE1α]/X-box binding protein 1 [XBP1], and PERK/ATF4) are activated to expand the ER and increase its folding capacity. This is referred to as the unfolded protein response (UPR). Here, we hypothesized that there is a reciprocal relationship between SMC differentiation and the UPR. Tight negative correlations between SMC markers (MYH11, MYOCD, KCNMB1, SYNPO2) and UPR markers (SDF2L1, CALR, MANF, PDIA4) were seen in microarray data sets from carotid arterial injury, partial bladder outlet obstruction, and bladder denervation, respectively. The UPR activators dithiothreitol (DTT) and tunicamycin (TN) activated the UPR and reduced MYOCD along with SMC markers in vitro. The IRE1α inhibitor 4μ8C counteracted the effect of DTT and TN on SMC markers and MYOCD expression. Transfection of active XBP1s was sufficient to reduce both MYOCD and the SMC markers. MRTFs also antagonized the UPR as indicated by reduced TN and DTT-mediated induction of CRELD2, MANF, PDIA4, and SDF2L1 following overexpression of MRTFs. The latter effect did not involve the newly identified MYOCD/SRF target MSRB3, or reduced production of either XBP1s or cleaved ATF6. The UPR thus counteracts SMC differentiation via the IRE1α/XBP1 arm of the UPR and MYOCD repression.
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- Baoyi Zhu
- Department of Urology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Qingyuan People's Hospital), Guangdong, China.,Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Urology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Qingyuan People's Hospital), Guangdong, China
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund, Sweden
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Zhu B, Rippe C, Holmberg J, Zeng S, Perisic L, Albinsson S, Hedin U, Uvelius B, Swärd K. Nexilin/NEXN controls actin polymerization in smooth muscle and is regulated by myocardin family coactivators and YAP. Sci Rep 2018; 8:13025. [PMID: 30158653 PMCID: PMC6115340 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31328-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Nexilin, encoded by the NEXN gene, is expressed in striated muscle and localizes to Z-discs, influencing mechanical stability. We examined Nexilin/NEXN in smooth muscle cells (SMCs), and addressed if Nexilin localizes to dense bodies and dense bands and whether it is regulated by actin-controlled coactivators from the MRTF (MYOCD, MKL1, MKL2) and YAP/TAZ (YAP1 and WWTR1) families. NEXN expression in SMCs was comparable to that in striated muscles. Immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy suggested that Nexilin localizes to dense bodies and dense bands. Correlations at the mRNA level suggested that NEXN expression might be controlled by actin polymerization. Depolymerization of actin using Latrunculin B repressed the NEXN mRNA and protein in bladder and coronary artery SMCs. Overexpression and knockdown supported involvement of both YAP/TAZ and MRTFs in the transcriptional control of NEXN. YAP/TAZ and MRTFs appeared equally important in bladder SMCs, whereas MRTFs dominated in vascular SMCs. Expression of NEXN was moreover reduced in situations of SMC phenotypic modulation in vivo. The proximal promoter of NEXN conferred control by MRTF-A/MKL1 and MYOCD. NEXN silencing reduced actin polymerization and cell migration, as well as SMC marker expression. NEXN targeting by actin-controlled coactivators thus amplifies SMC differentiation through the actin cytoskeleton, probably via dense bodies and dense bands.
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- Baoyi Zhu
- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, SE-221 84, Lund, Sweden. .,Department of Urology, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Qingyuan People's Hospital), 511518, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, SE-221 84, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, SE-221 84, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, SE-221 84, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Urology, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Qingyuan People's Hospital), 511518, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, SE-221 84, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Section of Urology, Lund University, SE-221 84, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, SE-221 84, Lund, Sweden
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Ha SE, Wei L, Jorgensen BG, Lee MY, Park PJ, Poudrier SM, Ro S. A Mouse Model of Intestinal Partial Obstruction. J Vis Exp 2018. [PMID: 29553517 DOI: 10.3791/57381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Intestinal obstructions, that impede or block peristaltic movement, can be caused by abdominal adhesions and most gastrointestinal (GI) diseases including tumorous growths. However, the cellular remodeling mechanisms involved in, and caused by, intestinal obstructions are poorly understood. Several animal models of intestinal obstructions have been developed, but the mouse model is the most cost/time effective. The mouse model uses the surgical implantation of an intestinal partial obstruction (PO) that has a high mortality rate if it is not performed correctly. In addition, mice receiving PO surgery fail to develop hypertrophy if an appropriate blockade is not used or not properly placed. Here, we describe a detailed protocol for PO surgery which produces reliable and reproducible intestinal obstructions with a very low mortality rate. This protocol utilizes a surgically placed silicone ring that surrounds the ileum which partially blocks digestive movement in the small intestine. The partial blockage makes the intestine become dilated due to the halt of digestive movement. The dilation of the intestine induces smooth muscle hypertrophy on the oral side of the ring that progressively develops over 2 weeks until it causes death. The surgical PO mouse model offers an in vivo model of hypertrophic intestinal tissue useful for studying pathological changes of intestinal cells including smooth muscle cells (SMC), interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC), PDGFRα+, and neuronal cells during the development of intestinal obstruction.
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- Se Eun Ha
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
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- Department of Physiology, Wonkwang Digestive Disease Research Institute and Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine;
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Yu T, Zheng Y, Wang Y, Xiong W, Lin L. Advanced glycation end products interfere with gastric smooth muscle contractile marker expression via the AGE/RAGE/NF-κB pathway. Exp Mol Pathol 2017; 102:7-14. [PMID: 27939576 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Excessive production of advanced glycation end products (AGE) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications. Smooth muscle (SM) phenotype transition is involved in diabetes-associated gastric motility dysfunction. We investigated whether AGE interfere with gastric antral SM contractile marker expression. Sixteen Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control and streptozotocin-induced diabetic groups. Sixteen weeks after streptozotocin administration, gastric antral SM strip contractility in the groups were measured. The gastric tissue expression of AGE was tested. Primary cultured gastric smooth muscle cells (SMCs) were used in complementary in vitro studies. In the presence and absence of AGE, SMCs were transfected with myocardin plasmid or treated with nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) inhibitor or anti-RAGE antibody. Diabetic rats showed weakness of SM strip contractility and decreased expression of SM contractile marker genes (myosin heavy chains [MHC], α-actin, calponin) as compared with the control group. Gastric antral SM layer Nε-(carboxymethyl) lysine (CML) level, the major AGE compound, were increased in the diabetic rats. AGE downregulated SM contractile markers and myocardin expression in a concentration-dependent manner. Myocardin overexpression prevented these results. AGE treatment activated NF-κB in SMCs. The NF-κB inhibitor BAY 11-7082 and anti-RAGE antibody blocked the effects of AGE on myocardin downregulation. AGE may induce the development of gastric dysmotility by downregulating SM contractile proteins and myocardin expression via the AGE/RAGE/NF-κB pathway.
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MESH Headings
- Actins/genetics
- Actins/metabolism
- Animals
- Biomarkers/metabolism
- Blotting, Western
- Calcium-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/physiopathology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Gastric Emptying
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Glycation End Products, Advanced/pharmacology
- Male
- Microfilament Proteins/genetics
- Microfilament Proteins/metabolism
- Muscle Contraction
- Muscle, Smooth/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth/physiopathology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Myosin Heavy Chains/genetics
- Myosin Heavy Chains/metabolism
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Nuclear Proteins/genetics
- Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
- Pyloric Antrum/metabolism
- Pyloric Antrum/physiopathology
- Random Allocation
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Trans-Activators/genetics
- Trans-Activators/metabolism
- Calponins
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- Ting Yu
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 of Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 of Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 of Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 of Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 of Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, China.
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Krawczyk KK, Ekman M, Rippe C, Grossi M, Nilsson BO, Albinsson S, Uvelius B, Swärd K. Assessing the contribution of thrombospondin-4 induction and ATF6α activation to endoplasmic reticulum expansion and phenotypic modulation in bladder outlet obstruction. Sci Rep 2016; 6:32449. [PMID: 27581066 PMCID: PMC5007532 DOI: 10.1038/srep32449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Phenotypic modulation of smooth muscle cells is a hallmark of disease. The associated expansion of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) volume remains unexplained. Thrombospondin-4 was recently found to promote ATF6α activation leading to ER expansion. Using bladder outlet obstruction as a paradigm for phenotypic modulation, we tested if thrombospondin-4 is induced in association with ATF6α activation and ER expansion. Thrombospondin-4 was induced and ATF6α was activated after outlet obstruction in rodents. Increased abundance of spliced of Xbp1, another ER-stress sensor, and induction of Atf4 and Creb3l2 was also seen. Downstream of ATF6α, Calr, Manf, Sdf2l1 and Pdi increased as did ER size, whereas contractile markers were reduced. Overexpression of ATF6α, but not of thrombospondin-4, increased Calr, Manf, Sdf2l1 and Pdi and caused ER expansion, but the contractile markers were inert. Knockout of thrombospondin-4 neither affected bladder growth nor expression of ATF6α target genes, and repression of contractile markers was the same, even if ATF6α activation was curtailed. Increases of Xbp1s, Atf4 and Creb3l2 were similar. Our findings demonstrate reciprocal regulation of the unfolded protein response, including ATF6α activation and ER expansion, and reduced contractile differentiation in bladder outlet obstruction occurring independently of thrombospondin-4, which however is a sensitive indicator of obstruction.
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Urology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Scirocco A, Matarrese P, Carabotti M, Ascione B, Malorni W, Severi C. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Phenotypic Switch in Gastrointestinal Smooth Muscle. J Cell Physiol 2016; 231:295-302. [PMID: 26206426 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 07/21/2015] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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As a general rule, smooth muscle cells (SMC) are able to switch from a contractile phenotype to a less mature synthetic phenotype. This switch is accompanied by a loss of differentiation with decreased expression of contractile markers, increased proliferation as well as the synthesis and the release of several signaling molecules such as pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemotaxis-associated molecules, and growth factors. This SMC phenotypic plasticity has extensively been investigated in vascular diseases, but interest is also emerging in the field of gastroenterology. It has in fact been postulated that altered microenvironmental conditions, including the composition of microbiota, could trigger the remodeling of the enteric SMC, with phenotype changes and consequent alterations of contraction and impairment of gut motility. Several molecular actors participate in this phenotype remodeling. These include extracellular molecules such as cytokines and extracellular matrix proteins, as well as intracellular proteins, for example, transcription factors. Epigenetic control mechanisms and miRNA have also been suggested to participate. In this review key roles and actors of smooth muscle phenotypic switch, mainly in GI tissue, are described and discussed in the light of literature data available so far. J. Cell. Physiol. 231: 295-302, 2016. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Annunziata Scirocco
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Research and Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanit, à, Rome, Italy
- Center of Metabolomics, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Research and Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanit, à, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Research and Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanit, à, Rome, Italy
- San Raffaele Pisana Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University Sapienza Rome, Rome, Italy
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Hennenberg M, Strittmatter F, Schmetkamp H, Rutz B, Walther S, Stief CG, Gratzke C. The cAMP effector EPAC activates Elk1 transcription factor in prostate smooth muscle, and is a minor regulator of α1-adrenergic contraction. J Biomed Sci 2013; 20:46. [PMID: 23815815 PMCID: PMC3712007 DOI: 10.1186/1423-0127-20-46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Prostate smooth muscle tone is regulated by α1-adrenoceptor-induced contraction and cAMP-mediated relaxation. EPAC is an effector of cAMP, being involved in smooth muscle relaxation and cell cycle control outside the lower urinary tract. Here, we investigated the expression and function of EPAC in human prostate tissues from patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. Results mRNA and protein expression of EPAC was detected in all prostate tissues by RT-PCR and Western blot analysis. Immunoreactivity was observed in stromal cells, and colocalized with immunofluorescence for α-smooth muscle actin and calponin. Under normal conditions, noradrenaline- or phenylephrine-induced contraction of prostate strips in the organ bath was not affected by the EPAC activator pCPT (SP-8-pCPT-2′-O-Me-cAMPS.NA) (30 μM). However, when the cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin (50 μM) was added, EPAC activators pCPT and OME (8-CPT-2′-O-Me-cAMP.Na) (30 μM) significantly reduced contractions by low concentrations of phenylephrine. These effects were not observed on noradrenaline-induced contraction. OME and pCPT caused phosphorylation of the transcription factor Elk1 in prostate tissues. Elk1 activation was confirmed by EMSA (electrophoretic mobility shift assay), where OME and pCPT incresed Elk1 binding to a specific DNA probe. Conclusions EPAC activation may reduce α1-adrenergic prostate contraction in the human prostate, although this effect is masked by cyclooxygenases and β-adrenoceptors. A main EPAC function in the human prostate may be the regulation of the transcription factor Elk1.
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- Martin Hennenberg
- Department of Urology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Liu H, Wang J, Si J, Jia J, Li L, Han C, Huang K, He H, Xu F. Molecular cloning and in silico analysis of the duck (Anas platyrhynchos) MEF2A gene cDNA and its expression profile in muscle tissues during fetal development. Genet Mol Biol 2012; 35:182-90. [PMID: 22481893 PMCID: PMC3313510 DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572012005000023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2011] [Accepted: 11/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The role of myogenic enhancer transcription factor 2a (MEF2A) in avian muscle during fetal development is unknown. In this work, we cloned the duck MEF2A cDNA sequence (GenBank accession no. HM460752) and examined its developmental expression profiles in cardiac muscle, non-vascular smooth muscle and skeletal muscle. Duck MEF2A cDNA comprised 1479 bp encoding 492 amino acid residues. In silico analysis showed that MEF2A contained MADS (MCM1, AGAMOUS, DEFICIENS and SRF - serum response factor), MEF2 and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) transcription domains with high homology to related proteins in other species. Modified sites in these domains were conserved among species and several variants were found. Quantitative PCR showed that MEF2A was expressed in all three muscles at each developmental stage examined, with the expression in smooth muscle being higher than in the other muscles. These results indicate that the conserved domains of duck MEF2A, including the MADS and MEF2 domains, are important for MEF2A transcription factor function. The expression of MEF2A in duck smooth muscle and cardiac muscle suggests that MEF2A plays a role in these two tissues.
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- Hehe Liu
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, Sichuan, P.R. China
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Guo X, Liu DH, Huang X, Lu HL, Wu YS, Han YF, Xu WX. Phenotype alterations of interstitial cells of Cajal in mice with partial intestinal obstruction. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2011; 19:1886-1891. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v19.i18.1886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate changes in mechanic and electrical activities in intestinal smooth muscle and the phenotypes of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) in mice with partial intestinal obstruction.
METHODS: A mouse model of partial mechanical ileal obstruction was induced by surgery. The histochemical technique was used to investigate morphological changes in the distended intestinal regions of model mice 14 d after surgical induction. Mechanic and electric activities were recorded in normal and distended intestinal circular muscle using conventional physiological and intracellular recording techniques. The expression of c-kit, an ICC phenotype marker, was examined by fluorescent immunohistochemistry.
RESULTS: Fourteen days after surgical induction, there was an increase in intestinal diameter and hypertrophy of the tunica muscularis. Decreased frequency and altered rhythm of spontaneous contractions of intestinal smooth muscle were noted. The amplitude and frequency of slow waves and resting membrane potential decreased significantly. The expression of ICC was significantly down-regulated.
CONCLUSION: The changes in spontaneous rhythmic contractions and the slow waves are associated with the phenotype alterations of ICC in mice with partial intestinal obstruction.
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Park C, Yan W, Ward SM, Hwang SJ, Wu Q, Hatton WJ, Park JK, Sanders KM, Ro S. MicroRNAs dynamically remodel gastrointestinal smooth muscle cells. PLoS One 2011; 6:e18628. [PMID: 21533178 PMCID: PMC3077387 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2010] [Accepted: 03/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) express a unique set of microRNAs (miRNAs) which regulate and maintain the differentiation state of SMCs. The goal of this study was to investigate the role of miRNAs during the development of gastrointestinal (GI) SMCs in a transgenic animal model. We generated SMC-specific Dicer null animals that express the reporter, green fluorescence protein, in a SMC-specific manner. SMC-specific knockout of Dicer prevented SMC miRNA biogenesis, causing dramatic changes in phenotype, function, and global gene expression in SMCs: the mutant mice developed severe dilation of the intestinal tract associated with the thinning and destruction of the smooth muscle (SM) layers; contractile motility in the mutant intestine was dramatically decreased; and SM contractile genes and transcriptional regulators were extensively down-regulated in the mutant SMCs. Profiling and bioinformatic analyses showed that SMC phenotype is regulated by a complex network of positive and negative feedback by SMC miRNAs, serum response factor (SRF), and other transcriptional factors. Taken together, our data suggest that SMC miRNAs are required for the development and survival of SMCs in the GI tract.
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- Chanjae Park
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
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- Division of Biological Science, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chonbuk, South Korea
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
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Schell C, Albrecht M, Spillner S, Mayer C, Kunz L, Köhn FM, Schwarzer U, Mayerhofer A. 15-Deoxy-delta 12-14-prostaglandin-J2 induces hypertrophy and loss of contractility in human testicular peritubular cells: implications for human male fertility. Endocrinology 2010; 151:1257-68. [PMID: 20133451 DOI: 10.1210/en.2009-1325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
The wall of the seminiferous tubules contains contractile smooth-muscle-like peritubular cells, thought to be important for sperm transport. Impaired spermatogenesis in men typically involves remodeling of this wall, and we now found that smooth muscle cell (SMC) markers, namely myosin heavy chain (MYH11) and smooth muscle actin (SMA) are often lost or diminished in peritubular cells of testes of men with impaired spermatogenesis. This suggests reduced contractility of the peritubular wall, which may contribute to sub- or infertility. In these cases, testicular expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) implies formation of prostaglandins (PGs). When screening different PGs for their ability to target human testicular peritubular cells (HTPCs), only a PG metabolite, 15-deoxy-Delta(12-14)-prostaglandin-J2 (15dPGJ2), was effective. In primary cultures of HTPCs, 15dPGJ2 increased cell size in a reversible manner. Importantly, 15dPGJ2 treatment resulted in a loss of typical differentiation markers for SMCs, namely MYH11, calponin, and SMA, whereas fibroblast markers were unchanged. Collagen gel contraction assays revealed that this loss correlates with a reduced ability to contract. Experiments with an antagonist (bisphenol A diglycidyl ether) and agonist (troglitazone) for a cognate 15dPGJ2 receptor (i.e. peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma) indicated that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma is not directly involved. Rather, the mode of action of 15dPGJ2 involves reactive oxygen species. The antioxidant N-acetylcysteine not only blocked ROS formation but also prevented the increase in cell size and the loss of contractility in HTPCs challenged with 15dPGJ2. We conclude that 15dPGJ2, via reactive oxygen species, influences SMC phenotype and contractility of human peritubular cells and possibly is involved in the development of human male sub-/infertility.
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Affiliation(s)
- C Schell
- Institute for Cell Biology, Anatomy, and Center for Integrated Protein Science, Munich (CIPSM), Ludwig Maximilian University, Biedersteinerstrasse 29, D-80802 Munich, Germany
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