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de Souza Melo CG, Nicolai EN, Alcaino C, Cassmann TJ, Whiteman ST, Wright AM, Miller KE, Gibbons SJ, Beyder A, Linden DR. Identification of intrinsic primary afferent neurons in mouse jejunum. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2020; 32:e13989. [PMID: 32986284 PMCID: PMC8114175 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The gut is the only organ system with intrinsic neural reflexes. Intrinsic primary afferent neurons (IPANs) of the enteric nervous system initiate intrinsic reflexes, form gut-brain connections, and undergo considerable neuroplasticity to cause digestive diseases. They remain inaccessible to study in mice in the absence of a selective marker. Advillin is used as a marker for primary afferent neurons in dorsal root ganglia. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that advillin is expressed in IPANs of the mouse jejunum. METHODS Advillin expression was assessed with immunohistochemistry and using transgenic mice expressing an inducible Cre recombinase under the advillin promoter were used to drive tdTomato and the genetically encoded calcium indicator GCaMP5. These mice were used to characterize the morphology and physiology of advillin-expressing enteric neurons using confocal microscopy, calcium imaging, and whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology. KEY RESULTS Advillin is expressed in about 25% of myenteric neurons of the mouse jejunum, and these neurons demonstrate the requisite properties of IPANs. Functionally, they demonstrate calcium responses following mechanical stimuli of the mucosa and during antidromic action potentials. They have Dogiel type II morphology with neural processes that mostly remain within the myenteric plexus, but also project to the mucosa and express NeuN and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), but not nNOS. CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES Advillin marks jejunal IPANs providing accessibility to this important neuronal population to study and model digestive disease.
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- Address of Correspondence: David R. Linden, Ph.D., Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN U.S.A. 55905, Phone: 507-538-4090
- Fax: 507-284-0266,
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Nicolau LAD, Magalhães PJC, Vale ML. What would Sérgio Ferreira say to your physician in this war against COVID-19: How about kallikrein/kinin system? Med Hypotheses 2020; 143:109886. [PMID: 32504925 PMCID: PMC7261103 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.109886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease with fast spreading all over the world caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus which can culminate in a severe acute respiratory syndrome by the injury caused in the lungs. However, other organs can be also damaged. SARS-CoV-2 enter into the host cells using the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as receptor, like its ancestor SARS-CoV. ACE2 is then downregulated in lung tissues with augmented serum levels of ACE2 in SARS-CoV-2 patients. Interestingly, ACE2+ organs reveal the symptomatic repercussions, which are signals of the infection such as dry cough, shortness of breath, heart failure, liver and kidney damage, anosmia or hyposmia, and diarrhea. ACE2 exerts a chief role in the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) by converting angiotensin II to angiotensin-(1-7) that activates Mas receptor, inhibits ACE1, and modulates bradykinin (BK) receptor sensitivity, especially the BK type 2 receptor (BKB2R). ACE2 also hydrolizes des-Arg9-bradykinin (DABK), an active BK metabolite, agonist at BK type 1 receptors (BKB1R), which is upregulated by inflammation. In this opinion article, we conjecture a dialogue by the figure of Sérgio Ferreira which brought together basic science of classical pharmacology and clinical repercussions in COVID-19, then we propose that in the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection: i) downregulation of ACE2 impairs the angiotensin II and DABK inactivation; ii) BK and its metabolite DABK seems to be in elevated levels in tissues by interferences in kallikrein/kinin system; iii) BK1 receptor contributes to the outbreak and maintenance of the inflammatory response; iv) kallikrein/kinin system crosstalks to RAS and coagulation system, linking inflammation to thrombosis and organ injury. We hypothesize that targeting the kallikrein/kinin system and BKB1R pathway may be beneficial in SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially on early stages. This route of inference should be experimentally verified by SARS-CoV-2 infected mice.
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- Lucas A D Nicolau
- Biotechnology and Biodiversity Center Research, Federal University of Parnaíba Delta, Parnaíba, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
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Qu MH, Ji WS, Zhao TK, Fang CY, Mao SM, Gao ZQ. Neurophysiological mechanisms of bradykinin-evoked mucosal chloride secretion in guinea pig small intestine. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2016; 7:150-159. [PMID: 26909238 PMCID: PMC4753181 DOI: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i1.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2015] [Revised: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the mechanism for bradykinin (BK) to stimulate intestinal secretomotor neurons and intestinal chloride secretion.
METHODS: Muscle-stripped guinea pig ileal preparations were mounted in Ussing flux chambers for the recording of short-circuit current (Isc). Basal Isc and Isc stimulated by BK when preincubated with the BK receptors antagonist and other chemicals were recorded using the Ussing chamber system. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production in the intestine was determined by enzyme immunologic assay (EIA).
RESULTS: Application of BK or B2 receptor (B2R) agonist significantly increased the baseline Isc compared to the control. B2R antagonist, tetrodotoxin and scopolamine (blockade of muscarinic receptors) significantly suppressed the increase in Isc evoked by BK. The BK-evoked Isc was suppressed by cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 or COX-2 specific inhibitor as well as nonselective COX inhibitors. Preincubation of submucosa/mucosa preparations with BK for 10 min significantly increased PGE2 production and this was abolished by the COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors. The BK-evoked Isc was suppressed by nonselective EP receptors and EP4 receptor antagonists, but selective EP1 receptor antagonist did not have a significant effect on the BK-evoked Isc. Inhibitors of PLC, PKC, calmodulin or CaMKII failed to suppress BK-induced PGE2 production.
CONCLUSION: The results suggest that BK stimulates neurogenic chloride secretion in the guinea pig ileum by activating B2R, through COX increasing PGE2 production. The post-receptor transduction cascade includes activation of PLC, PKC, CaMK, IP3 and MAPK.
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Gryshchenko O, Gerasimenko JV, Gerasimenko OV, Petersen OH. Ca(2+) signals mediated by bradykinin type 2 receptors in normal pancreatic stellate cells can be inhibited by specific Ca(2+) channel blockade. J Physiol 2015; 594:281-93. [PMID: 26442817 PMCID: PMC4713750 DOI: 10.1113/jp271468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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KEY POINTS Bradykinin may play a role in the autodigestive disease acute pancreatitis, but little is known about its pancreatic actions. In this study, we have investigated bradykinin-elicited Ca(2+) signal generation in normal mouse pancreatic lobules. We found complete separation of Ca(2+) signalling between pancreatic acinar (PACs) and stellate cells (PSCs). Pathophysiologically relevant bradykinin concentrations consistently evoked Ca(2+) signals, via B2 receptors, in PSCs but never in neighbouring PACs, whereas cholecystokinin, consistently evoking Ca(2+) signals in PACs, never elicited Ca(2+) signals in PSCs. The bradykinin-elicited Ca(2+) signals were due to initial Ca(2+) release from inositol trisphosphate-sensitive stores followed by Ca(2+) entry through Ca(2+) release-activated channels (CRACs). The Ca(2+) entry phase was effectively inhibited by a CRAC blocker. B2 receptor blockade reduced the extent of PAC necrosis evoked by pancreatitis-promoting agents and we therefore conclude that bradykinin plays a role in acute pancreatitis via specific actions on PSCs. ABSTRACT Normal pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) are regarded as quiescent, only to become activated in chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. However, we now report that these cells in their normal microenvironment are far from quiescent, but are capable of generating substantial Ca(2+) signals. We have compared Ca(2+) signalling in PSCs and their better studied neighbouring acinar cells (PACs) and found complete separation of Ca(2+) signalling in even closely neighbouring PACs and PSCs. Bradykinin (BK), at concentrations corresponding to the slightly elevated plasma BK levels that have been shown to occur in the auto-digestive disease acute pancreatitis in vivo, consistently elicited substantial Ca(2+) signals in PSCs, but never in neighbouring PACs, whereas the physiological PAC stimulant cholecystokinin failed to evoke Ca(2+) signals in PSCs. The BK-induced Ca(2+) signals were mediated by B2 receptors and B2 receptor blockade protected against PAC necrosis evoked by agents causing acute pancreatitis. The initial Ca(2+) rise in PSCs was due to inositol trisphosphate receptor-mediated release from internal stores, whereas the sustained phase depended on external Ca(2+) entry through Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) (CRAC) channels. CRAC channel inhibitors, which have been shown to protect PACs against damage caused by agents inducing pancreatitis, therefore also inhibit Ca(2+) signal generation in PSCs and this may be helpful in treating acute pancreatitis.
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- Oleksiy Gryshchenko
- Medical Research Council Group, Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, Wales, UK.,Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kiev, 01024, Ukraine
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- Medical Research Council Group, Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, Wales, UK
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- Medical Research Council Group, Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, Wales, UK
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- Medical Research Council Group, Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, Wales, UK
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The effect of bradykinin on the electrical activity of rat myenteric neurons. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 738:158-69. [PMID: 24886885 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2013] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 05/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Bradykinin is a mediator involved in inflammatory processes in the gut. Here we investigated the effect of bradykinin on the electrical activity of rat myenteric neurons, the key players for regulation of gastrointestinal motility. Bradykinin (2 × 10(-8)mol/l) induced a biphasic increase in frequency of action potentials measured with microelectrode arrays. This increase was mirrored by a biphasic increase in cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]i), which was observed in about 40% of the myenteric neurons. The bradykinin B1 receptor agonist des-arg(9)-bradykinin as well as the bradykinin B2 receptor agonist hyp(3)-bradykinin induced a similar effect on [Ca(2+)]i. Immunocytochemical stainings confirmed the expression of both receptor types by myenteric ganglionic cells. Real time PCR showed that the inducible B1 receptor was upregulated during cell culture. The inhibition of cyclooxygenases with piroxicam reduced the effect of bradykinin on the electrical activity of myenteric neurons. The suppression of the glial growth on microelectrode arrays did not affect the bradykinin-induced change in frequency of action potentials. This suggests that prostaglandins, which probably mediate the effect of bradykinin, are not exclusively released from glial cells. The bradykinin-induced increase in [Ca(2+)]i was dependent on the presence of extracellular Ca(2+) and was inhibited by Co(2+), Cd(2+), and Ni(2+), blockers of voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels, indicating a stimulation of the influx of extracellular Ca(2+) by the kinin. Consequently, bradykinin induces a Ca(2+) influx in myenteric neurons via Ca(2+) channels in the plasma membrane.
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Rehn M, Diener M. Cysteinyl leukotrienes mediate the response of submucosal ganglia from rat colon to bradykinin. Eur J Pharmacol 2012; 681:100-6. [PMID: 22366210 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Revised: 01/30/2012] [Accepted: 02/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to find out the mechanism by which the inflammatory mediator, bradykinin, induces an increase of the cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) in enteric neurons. For this purpose, ganglia in the isolated submucosa from rat colon were loaded with the Ca(2+)-sensitive dye, fura-2, and were exposed to bradykinin (2·10(-8)mol/l). Under control conditions, the kinin evoked a transient increase in [Ca(2+)](i). Preincubation with quinacrine or arachidonyltrifluoromethylketone (AACOCF(3)), i.e. blockers of cytosolic phospholipase A(2), prevented the raise of [Ca(2+)](i). This inhibition was mimicked by 5,8,11,14-eicosatetrayonic acid (ETYA), an inhibitor of cyclooxygenases as well as lipoxygenases, and by BWA4C, a selective inhibitor of lipoxygenases, whereas indomethacin was ineffective, suggesting the mediation of the kinin response by a lipoxygenase metabolite. Indeed, a leukotriene, leukotriene D(4) (LTD(4)), mimicked the effect of bradykinin. The LTD(4) receptor blocker, MK-571, inhibited the increase in [Ca(2+)](i) evoked by LTD(4) and by bradykinin. Consequently, bradykinin receptors in submucosal ganglia from rat colon are coupled to a stimulation of phospholipase A(2), the release of arachidonic acid and the production of LTD(4), which seems to be finally responsible for the change in the cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration.
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- Matthias Rehn
- Institute for Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Giessen, Germany
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Prolonged signalling and trafficking of the bradykinin B2 receptor stimulated with the amphibian peptide maximakinin: Insight into the endosomal inactivation of kinins. Pharmacol Res 2012; 65:247-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2011.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2011] [Revised: 11/06/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Avemary J, Diener M. Bradykinin-induced depolarisation and Ca2+ influx through voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in rat submucosal neurons. Eur J Pharmacol 2010; 635:87-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2009] [Revised: 02/12/2010] [Accepted: 03/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Avemary J, Diener M. Effects of bradykinin B2 receptor stimulation at submucosal ganglia from rat distal colon. Eur J Pharmacol 2010; 627:295-303. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.10.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2009] [Revised: 09/21/2009] [Accepted: 10/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Fang X, Liu S, Wang XY, Gao N, Hu HZ, Wang GD, Cook CH, Needleman BJ, Mikami DJ, Xia Y, Fei GJ, Hicks GA, Wood JD. Neurogastroenterology of tegaserod (HTF 919) in the submucosal division of the guinea-pig and human enteric nervous system. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2008; 20:80-93. [PMID: 17973634 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2007.00983.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Actions of the 5-HT(4) serotonergic receptor partial agonist, tegaserod, were investigated on mucosal secretion in the guinea-pig and human small intestine and on electrophysiological behaviour of secretomotor neurons in the guinea-pig small intestinal submucosal plexus. Expression of 5-HT(4) receptor protein and immunohistochemical localization of the 5-HT(4) receptor in the submucosal plexus in relation to expression and localization of choline acetyltransferase and the vesicular acetylcholine (ACh) transporter were determined for the enteric nervous system of human and guinea-pig small intestine. Immunoreactivity for the 5-HT(4) receptor was expressed as ring-like fluorescence surrounding the perimeter of the neuronal cell bodies and co-localized with the vesicular ACh transporter. Exposure of mucosal/submucosal preparations to tegaserod in Ussing chambers evoked increases in mucosal secretion reflected by stimulation of short-circuit current. Stimulation of secretion had a relative high EC(50) of 28.1 +/- 1.3 mumol L(-1), was resistant to neural blockade and appeared to be a direct action on the secretory epithelium. Tegaserod acted at presynaptic 5-HT(4) receptors to facilitate the release of ACh at nicotinic synapses on secretomotor neurons in the submucosal plexus. The 5-HT(2B) receptor subtype was not involved in actions at nicotinic synapses or stimulation of secretion.
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- X Fang
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1218, USA
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Wang GD, Wang XY, Hu HZ, Fang XC, Liu S, Gao N, Xia Y. Platelet-activating factor in the enteric nervous system of the guinea pig small intestine. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2006; 291:G928-37. [PMID: 17030900 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00153.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a proinflammatory mediator that may influence neuronal activity in the enteric nervous system (ENS). Electrophysiology, immunofluorescence, Western blot analysis, and RT-PCR were used to study the action of PAF and the expression of PAF receptor (PAFR) in the ENS. PAFR immunoreactivity (IR) was expressed by 6.9% of the neurons in the myenteric plexus and 14.5% of the neurons in the submucosal plexus in all segments of the guinea pig intestinal tract as determined by double staining with anti-human neuronal protein antibody. PAFR IR was found in 6.1% of the neurons with IR for calbindin, 35.8% of the neurons with IR for neuropeptide Y (NPY), 30.6% of the neurons with IR for choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), and 1.96% of the neurons with IR for vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) in the submucosal plexus. PAFR IR was also found in 1.5% of the neurons with IR for calbindin, 51.1% of the neurons with IR for NPY, and 32.9% of the neurons with IR for ChAT in the myenteric plexus. In the submucosal plexus, exposure to PAF (200-600 nM) evoked depolarizing responses (8.2 +/- 3.8 mV) in 12.4% of the neurons with S-type electrophysiological behavior and uniaxonal morphology and in 12.5% of the neurons with AH-type electrophysiological behavior and Dogiel II morphology, whereas in the myenteric preparations, depolarizing responses were elicited by a similar concentration of PAF in 9.5% of the neurons with S-type electrophysiological behavior and uniaxonal morphology and in 12.0% of the neurons with AH-type electrophysiological behavior and Dogiel II morphology. The results suggest that subgroups of secreto- and musculomotor neurons in the submucosal and myenteric plexuses express PAFR. Coexpression of PAFR IR with ChAT IR in the myenteric plexus and ChAT IR and VIP IR in the submucosal plexus suggests that PAF, after release in the inflamed bowel, might act to elevate the excitability of submucosal secretomotor and myenteric musculomotor neurons. Enhanced excitability of motor neurons might lead to a state of neurogenic secretory diarrhea.
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- Guo-Du Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Choi S, Park DY, Yeum CH, Chang IY, You HJ, Park CG, Kim MY, Kong ID, So I, Kim KW, Jun JY. Bradykinin modulates pacemaker currents through bradykinin B2 receptors in cultured interstitial cells of Cajal from the murine small intestine. Br J Pharmacol 2006; 148:918-26. [PMID: 16783409 PMCID: PMC1751925 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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We studied the modulation of pacemaker activities by bradykinin in cultured interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) from murine small intestine with the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. Externally applied bradykinin produced membrane depolarization in the current-clamp mode and increased tonic inward pacemaker currents in the voltage-clamp mode. Pretreatment with bradykinin B1 antagonist did not block the bradykinin-induced effects on pacemaker currents. However, pretreatment with bradykinin B2 antagonist selectively blocked the bradykinin-induced effects. Also, only externally applied selective bradykinin B2 receptor agonist produced tonic inward pacemaker currents and ICC revealed a colocalization of the bradykinin B2 receptor and c-kit immunoreactivities, but bradykinin B1 receptors did not localize in ICC. External Na(+)-free solution abolished the generation of pacemaker currents and inhibited the bradykinin-induced tonic inward current. However, a Cl(-) channel blocker (DIDS) did not block the bradykinin-induced tonic inward current. The pretreatment with Ca(2+)-free solution and thapsigargin, a Ca(2+)-ATPase inhibitor in endoplasmic reticulum, abolished the generation of pacemaker currents and suppressed the bradykinin-induced action. Chelerythrine and calphostin C, protein kinase C inhibitors or naproxen, an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase, did not block the bradykinin-induced effects on pacemaker currents. These results suggest that bradykinin modulates the pacemaker activities through bradykinin B2 receptor activation in ICC by external Ca(2+) influx and internal Ca(2+) release via protein kinase C- or cyclooxygenase-independent mechanism. Therefore, the ICC are targets for bradykinin and their interaction can affect intestinal motility.
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- Seok Choi
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-Dong, Dong-ku, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-Dong, Dong-ku, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-Dong, Dong-ku, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-Dong, Dong-ku, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-Dong, Dong-ku, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-Dong, Dong-ku, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-Dong, Dong-ku, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
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- Department Physiology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju 220-701, Korea
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-799, Korea
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-799, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-Dong, Dong-ku, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
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Gao N, Hu HZ, Zhu MX, Fang X, Liu S, Gao C, Wood JD. The P2Y purinergic receptor expressed by enteric neurones in guinea-pig intestine. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2006; 18:316-23. [PMID: 16553587 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2005.00754.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Electrophysiological recording methods provided evidence for presynaptic release of ATP from enteric neurones and postganglionic sympathetic fibres in the enteric nervous system (ENS) of guinea-pig intestine (J Physiol Lond 2003; 550: 493-504). The released ATP acted at postsynaptic P2Y(1) receptors to evoke slow synaptic excitation in neurones in the submucosal division of the ENS. Here, we report the cloning and characterization of the P2Y(1) receptor, which was found in the guinea-pig submucosal layer. A 1178 bp cDNA clone was isolated from guinea-pig submucosal RNA by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The cDNA contained an open-reading frame of 1119 bp, encoding a 373 amino acid polypeptide of the same length and with 95% identity to the human P2Y(1) receptor. Stable expression of the guinea-pig cDNA in human embryonic kidney (HEK)293 cells was accompanied by a marked increase in sensitivity for elevation of free intracellular calcium evoked by ATP or related nucleotides. The potency order for ATP and its analogues was: 2-methio-adenosine diphosphate > 2-methio-adenosine triphosphate > ADP > ATP-gamma-S > ATP. The selective P2Y(1) receptor antagonist, MRS2179, was a competitive antagonist for the receptor with a pA(2) value of 6.5. The results add to existing evidence for expression of a functional P2Y(1) purinergic receptor in neurones of the submucosal division of the ENS.
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210, USA
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Grundy D, Al-Chaer ED, Aziz Q, Collins SM, Ke M, Taché Y, Wood JD. Fundamentals of neurogastroenterology: basic science. Gastroenterology 2006; 130:1391-411. [PMID: 16678554 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.11.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2005] [Accepted: 11/03/2005] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The focus of neurogastroenterology in Rome II was the enteric nervous system (ENS). To avoid duplication with Rome II, only advances in ENS neurobiology after Rome II are reviewed together with stronger emphasis on interactions of the brain, spinal cord, and the gut in terms of relevance for abdominal pain and disordered gastrointestinal function. A committee with expertise in selective aspects of neurogastroenterology was invited to evaluate the literature and provide a consensus overview of the Fundamentals of Neurogastroenterology textbook as they relate to functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). This review is an abbreviated version of a fuller account that appears in the forthcoming book, Rome III. This report reviews current basic science understanding of visceral sensation and its modulation by inflammation and stress and advances in the neurophysiology of the ENS. Many of the concepts are derived from animal studies in which the physiologic mechanisms underlying visceral sensitivity and neural control of motility, secretion, and blood flow are examined. Impact of inflammation and stress in experimental models relative to FGIDs is reviewed as is human brain imaging, which provides a means for translating basic science to understanding FGID symptoms. Investigative evidence and emerging concepts implicate dysfunction in the nervous system as a significant factor underlying patient symptoms in FGIDs. Continued focus on neurogastroenterologic factors that underlie the development of symptoms will lead to mechanistic understanding that is expected to directly benefit the large contingent of patients and care-givers who deal with FGIDs.
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- David Grundy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England
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Fang X, Hu HZ, Gao N, Liu S, Wang GD, Wang XY, Xia Y, Wood JD. Neurogenic secretion mediated by the purinergic P2Y1 receptor in guinea-pig small intestine. Eur J Pharmacol 2006; 536:113-22. [PMID: 16566916 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.02.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2005] [Revised: 02/07/2006] [Accepted: 02/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that ATP is an enteric neurotransmitter that acts at P2Y1 excitatory purinergic receptors on intestinal secretomotor neurons to evoke neurogenic mucosal secretion in the guinea pig. Ussing chamber methods for studying neurogenic intestinal secretion were used to test the hypothesis. Application of ATP evoked concentration-dependent increases in short circuit current (Isc) indicative of stimulation of electrolyte secretion. MRS2179, a selective P2Y1 purinergic receptor antagonist, suppressed the ATP-evoked responses in a concentration-dependent manner with an IC50 of 0.9+/-0.1 microM. Tetrodotoxin or a selective vasoactive intestinal peptide (VPAC1) receptor antagonist suppressed or abolished the ATP-evoked responses. A selective VPAC1 receptor antagonist also suppressed Isc responses evoked by electrical field stimulation of the secretomotor neurons. Secretory responses to ATP were not suppressed by scopolamine, piroxicam nor selective adenosine receptor antagonists. Region-specific differences in responses to ATP corresponded to regional differences in the expression of mRNA transcripts for the P2Y1 receptor. Post-receptor signal transduction for the P2Y1-evoked responses involved stimulation of phospholipase C and an IP3/Ca2+-calmodulin/protein kinase C signaling cascade. Our evidence suggests that ATP is released as a neurotransmitter to stimulate neurogenic mucosal secretion by binding to P2Y1 receptors expressed by VIP-ergic secretomotor neurons.
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MESH Headings
- Adenosine Diphosphate/analogs & derivatives
- Adenosine Diphosphate/pharmacology
- Adenosine Triphosphate/pharmacology
- Animals
- Bumetanide/pharmacology
- Chlorides/metabolism
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Electric Stimulation
- Electrolytes/metabolism
- Gene Expression
- Guinea Pigs
- In Vitro Techniques
- Intestine, Small/drug effects
- Intestine, Small/innervation
- Intestine, Small/metabolism
- Male
- Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists
- Purinergic P1 Receptor Antagonists
- Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists
- Receptors, Purinergic P2/genetics
- Receptors, Purinergic P2/physiology
- Receptors, Purinergic P2Y1
- Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide, Type I/agonists
- Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide, Type I/antagonists & inhibitors
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Sodium Potassium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Tetrodotoxin/pharmacology
- Theophylline/analogs & derivatives
- Theophylline/pharmacology
- Triazines/pharmacology
- Triazoles/pharmacology
- Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide/pharmacology
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiucai Fang
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine and Public Health, The Ohio State University, 304 Hamilton Hall, 1645 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1218, USA
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Wang GD, Wang XY, Hu HZ, Fang XC, Liu S, Gao N, Xia Y, Wood JD. Angiotensin receptors and actions in guinea pig enteric nervous system. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2005; 289:G614-26. [PMID: 16093423 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00119.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
Actions of ANG II on electrical and synaptic behavior of enteric neurons in the guinea pig small intestine were studied. Exposure to ANG II depolarized the membrane potential and elevated neuronal excitability. The number of responding neurons was small, with responses to ANG II in 32% of submucosal neurons and 25% of myenteric neurons. Hyperpolarizing responses were evoked by ANG II in 45% of the neurons. The hyperpolarizing responses were suppressed by alpha2-noradrenergic receptor antagonists, which suggested that the hyperpolarizing responses reflected stimulation of norepinephrine release from sympathetic neurons. Exposure to ANG II enhanced the amplitude and prolonged the duration of noradrenergic inhibitory postsynaptic potentials and suppressed the amplitude of both fast and slow excitatory postsynaptic potentials. The selective ANG II(1) receptor (AT1R) antagonists, ZD-7115 and losartan, but not a selective AT2R antagonist (PD-123319), suppressed the actions of ANG II. Western blot analysis and RT-PCR confirmed expression of AT1R protein and the mRNA transcript for the AT1R in the enteric nervous system. No expression of AT2R protein or mRNA was found. Immunoreactivity for AT1R was expressed by the majority of neurons in the gastric antrum and small and large intestine. AT1R immunoreactivity was coexpressed with calbindin, choline acetyltransferase, calretinin, neuropeptide Y, and nitric oxide synthase in subpopulations of neurons. The results suggest that formation of ANG II might have paracrine-like actions in the enteric nervous system, which include alterations in neuronal excitability and facilitated release of norepinephrine from sympathetic postganglionic axons. The enhanced presence of norepinephrine is expected to suppress fast and slow excitatory neurotransmission in the enteric microcircuits and to suppress neurogenic mucosal secretion.
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MESH Headings
- Angiotensin II/physiology
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Electrophysiology
- Female
- Guinea Pigs
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Intestine, Small/innervation
- Intestine, Small/physiology
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome/physiopathology
- Male
- Membrane Potentials
- Myenteric Plexus/physiology
- Norepinephrine/physiology
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/biosynthesis
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/physiology
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2/biosynthesis
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2/physiology
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Synaptic Transmission/physiology
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Affiliation(s)
- Guo-Du Wang
- Dept. of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Leeb-Lundberg LMF, Marceau F, Müller-Esterl W, Pettibone DJ, Zuraw BL. International union of pharmacology. XLV. Classification of the kinin receptor family: from molecular mechanisms to pathophysiological consequences. Pharmacol Rev 2005; 57:27-77. [PMID: 15734727 DOI: 10.1124/pr.57.1.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 729] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Kinins are proinflammatory peptides that mediate numerous vascular and pain responses to tissue injury. Two pharmacologically distinct kinin receptor subtypes have been identified and characterized for these peptides, which are named B1 and B2 and belong to the rhodopsin family of G protein-coupled receptors. The B2 receptor mediates the action of bradykinin (BK) and lysyl-bradykinin (Lys-BK), the first set of bioactive kinins formed in response to injury from kininogen precursors through the actions of plasma and tissue kallikreins, whereas the B(1) receptor mediates the action of des-Arg9-BK and Lys-des-Arg9-BK, the second set of bioactive kinins formed through the actions of carboxypeptidases on BK and Lys-BK, respectively. The B2 receptor is ubiquitous and constitutively expressed, whereas the B1 receptor is expressed at a very low level in healthy tissues but induced following injury by various proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1beta. Both receptors act through G alpha(q) to stimulate phospholipase C beta followed by phosphoinositide hydrolysis and intracellular free Ca2+ mobilization and through G alpha(i) to inhibit adenylate cyclase and stimulate the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. The use of mice lacking each receptor gene and various specific peptidic and nonpeptidic antagonists have implicated both B1 and B2 receptors as potential therapeutic targets in several pathophysiological events related to inflammation such as pain, sepsis, allergic asthma, rhinitis, and edema, as well as diabetes and cancer. This review is a comprehensive presentation of our current understanding of these receptors in terms of molecular and cell biology, physiology, pharmacology, and involvement in human disease and drug development.
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- L M Fredrik Leeb-Lundberg
- Division of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, BMC, A12, SE-22184 Lund, Sweden.
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