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Hu XQ, Zhang L. Role of transient receptor potential channels in the regulation of vascular tone. Drug Discov Today 2024; 29:104051. [PMID: 38838960 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2024.104051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Vascular tone is a major element in the control of hemodynamics. Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels conducting monovalent and/or divalent cations (e.g. Na+ and Ca2+) are expressed in the vasculature. Accumulating evidence suggests that TRP channels participate in regulating vascular tone by regulating intracellular Ca2+ signaling in both vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and endothelial cells (ECs). Aberrant expression/function of TRP channels in the vasculature is associated with vascular dysfunction in systemic/pulmonary hypertension and metabolic syndromes. This review intends to summarize our current knowledge of TRP-mediated regulation of vascular tone in both physiological and pathophysiological conditions and to discuss potential therapeutic approaches to tackle abnormal vascular tone due to TRP dysfunction.
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- Xiang-Qun Hu
- Lawrence D. Longo MD Center for Perinatal Biology, Division of Pharmacology, Department of Basic Sciences, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
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- Lawrence D. Longo MD Center for Perinatal Biology, Division of Pharmacology, Department of Basic Sciences, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
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Dai ZK, Chen YC, Hsieh SL, Yeh JL, Hsu JH, Wu BN. The Xanthine Derivative KMUP-1 Inhibits Hypoxia-Induced TRPC1 Expression and Store-Operated Ca 2+ Entry in Pulmonary Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:440. [PMID: 38675401 PMCID: PMC11053947 DOI: 10.3390/ph17040440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Exposure to hypoxia results in the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). An increase in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) is a major trigger for pulmonary vasoconstriction and proliferation. This study investigated the mechanism by which KMUP-1, a xanthine derivative with phosphodiesterase inhibitory activity, inhibits hypoxia-induced canonical transient receptor potential channel 1 (TRPC1) protein overexpression and regulates [Ca2+]i through store-operated calcium channels (SOCs). Ex vivo PASMCs were cultured from Sprague-Dawley rats in a modular incubator chamber under 1% O2/5% CO2 for 24 h to elucidate TRPC1 overexpression and observe the Ca2+ release and entry. KMUP-1 (1 μM) inhibited hypoxia-induced TRPC family protein encoded for SOC overexpression, particularly TRPC1. KMUP-1 inhibition of TRPC1 protein was restored by the protein kinase G (PKG) inhibitor KT5823 (1 μM) and the protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor KT5720 (1 μM). KMUP-1 attenuated protein kinase C (PKC) activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA, 1 μM)-upregulated TRPC1. We suggest that the effects of KMUP-1 on TRPC1 might involve activating the cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)/PKG and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)/PKA pathways and inhibiting the PKC pathway. We also used Fura 2-acetoxymethyl ester (Fura 2-AM, 5 μM) to measure the stored calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) and calcium entry through SOCs in hypoxic PASMCs under treatment with thapsigargin (1 μM) and nifedipine (5 μM). In hypoxic conditions, store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) activity was enhanced in PASMCs, and KMUP-1 diminished this activity. In conclusion, KMUP-1 inhibited the expression of TRPC1 protein and the activity of SOC-mediated Ca2+ entry upon SR Ca2+ depletion in hypoxic PASMCs.
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- Zen-Kong Dai
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (Z.-K.D.); (J.-H.H.)
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (Y.-C.C.); (J.-L.Y.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (Y.-C.C.); (J.-L.Y.)
- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (Z.-K.D.); (J.-H.H.)
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan; (Y.-C.C.); (J.-L.Y.)
- Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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Masson B, Saint-Martin Willer A, Dutheil M, Penalva L, Le Ribeuz H, El Jekmek K, Ruchon Y, Cohen-Kaminsky S, Sabourin J, Humbert M, Mercier O, Montani D, Capuano V, Antigny F. Contribution of transient receptor potential canonical channels in human and experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2023; 325:L246-L261. [PMID: 37366608 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00011.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is due to progressive distal pulmonary artery (PA) obstruction, leading to right ventricular hypertrophy and failure. Exacerbated store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) contributes to PAH pathogenesis, mediating human PA smooth muscle cell (hPASMC) abnormalities. The transient receptor potential canonical channels (TRPC family) are Ca2+-permeable channels contributing to SOCE in different cell types, including PASMCs. However, the properties, signaling pathways, and contribution to Ca2+ signaling of each TRPC isoform are unclear in human PAH. We studied in vitro the impact of TRPC knockdown on control and PAH-hPASMCs function. In vivo, we analyzed the consequences of pharmacological TRPC inhibition using the experimental model of pulmonary hypertension (PH) induced by monocrotaline (MCT) exposure. Compared with control-hPASMCs cells, in PAH-hPASMCs, we found a decreased TRPC4 expression, overexpression of TRPC3 and TRPC6, and unchanged TRPC1 expression. Using the siRNA strategy, we found that the knockdown of TRPC1-C3-C4-C6 reduced the SOCE and the proliferation rate of PAH-hPASMCs. Only TRPC1 knockdown decreased the migration capacity of PAH-hPASMCs. After PAH-hPASMCs exposure to the apoptosis inducer staurosporine, TRPC1-C3-C4-C6 knockdown increased the percentage of apoptotic cells, suggesting that these channels promote apoptosis resistance. Only TRPC3 function contributed to exacerbated calcineurin activity. In the MCT-PH rat model, only TRPC3 protein expression was increased in lungs compared with control rats, and in vivo "curative" administration of a TRPC3 inhibitor attenuated PH development in rats. These results suggest that TRPC channels contribute to PAH-hPASMCs dysfunctions, including SOCE, proliferation, migration, and apoptosis resistance, and could be considered as therapeutic targets in PAH.NEW & NOTEWORTHY TRPC3 is increased in human and experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). In PAH pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells, TRPC3 participates in the aberrant store-operated Ca2+ entry contributing to their pathological cell phenotypes (exacerbated proliferation, enhanced migration, apoptosis resistance, and vasoconstriction). Pharmacological in vivo inhibition of TRPC3 reduces the development of experimental PAH. Even if other TRPC acts on PAH development, our results prove that TRPC3 inhibition could be considered as an innovative treatment for PAH.
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- Bastien Masson
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hypertension pulmonaire: Physiopathologie et Innovation Thérapeutique, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hypertension pulmonaire: Physiopathologie et Innovation Thérapeutique, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hypertension pulmonaire: Physiopathologie et Innovation Thérapeutique, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
- Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Le Plessis Robinson, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hypertension pulmonaire: Physiopathologie et Innovation Thérapeutique, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hypertension pulmonaire: Physiopathologie et Innovation Thérapeutique, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hypertension pulmonaire: Physiopathologie et Innovation Thérapeutique, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hypertension pulmonaire: Physiopathologie et Innovation Thérapeutique, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
- Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Le Plessis Robinson, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hypertension pulmonaire: Physiopathologie et Innovation Thérapeutique, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
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- INSERM UMR-S 1180, Signalisation et Physiopathologie Cardiovasculaire, Université Paris-Saclay, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hypertension pulmonaire: Physiopathologie et Innovation Thérapeutique, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Service de Pneumologie et Soins Intensifs Respiratoires, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hypertension pulmonaire: Physiopathologie et Innovation Thérapeutique, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
- Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Vasculaire et Transplantation Cardio-Pulmonaire, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, Le Plessis Robinson, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hypertension pulmonaire: Physiopathologie et Innovation Thérapeutique, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Service de Pneumologie et Soins Intensifs Respiratoires, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hypertension pulmonaire: Physiopathologie et Innovation Thérapeutique, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
- Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Le Plessis Robinson, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hypertension pulmonaire: Physiopathologie et Innovation Thérapeutique, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
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Mak YY, Loong BJ, Millns P, Bauer CC, Bon RS, Mbaki Y, Lee FK, Lim KH, Kong C, Then SM, Ting KN. Schwarzinicine A inhibits transient receptor potential canonical channels and exhibits overt vasorelaxation effects. Phytother Res 2022; 36:2952-2963. [PMID: 35537691 PMCID: PMC9544403 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This study investigated the vasorelaxant effects of schwarzinicine A, an alkaloid recently reported from Ficus schwarzii Koord. Regulation of calcium homeostasis in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) is viewed as one of the main mechanisms for controlling blood pressure. L‐type voltage‐gated calcium channel (VGCC) blockers are commonly used for controlling hypertension. Recently, the transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels were found in blood vessels of different animal species with evidence of their roles in the regulation of vascular contractility. In this study, we studied the mechanism of actions of schwarzinicine A focusing on its regulation of L‐type VGCC and TRPC channels. Schwarzinicine A exhibited the highest vasorelaxant effect (123.1%) compared to other calcium channel blockers. It also overtly attenuated calcium‐induced contractions of the rat isolated aortae in a calcium‐free environment showing its mechanism to inhibit calcium influx. Fluorometric intracellular calcium recordings confirmed its inhibition of hTRPC3‐, hTRPC4‐, hTRPC5‐ and hTRPC6‐mediated calcium influx into HEK cells with IC50 values of 3, 17, 19 and 7 μM, respectively. The evidence gathered in this study suggests that schwarzinicine A blocks multiple TRPC channels and L‐type VGCC to exert a significant vascular relaxation response.
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- Yin-Ying Mak
- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Malaysia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Discovery and Translational Science, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Discovery and Translational Science, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Malaysia
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Malaysia
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Masson B, Montani D, Humbert M, Capuano V, Antigny F. Role of Store-Operated Ca 2+ Entry in the Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling Occurring in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Biomolecules 2021; 11:1781. [PMID: 34944425 PMCID: PMC8698435 DOI: 10.3390/biom11121781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe and multifactorial disease. PAH pathogenesis mostly involves pulmonary arterial endothelial and pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell (PASMC) dysfunction, leading to alterations in pulmonary arterial tone and distal pulmonary vessel obstruction and remodeling. Unfortunately, current PAH therapies are not curative, and therapeutic approaches mostly target endothelial dysfunction, while PASMC dysfunction is under investigation. In PAH, modifications in intracellular Ca2+ homoeostasis could partly explain PASMC dysfunction. One of the most crucial actors regulating Ca2+ homeostasis is store-operated Ca2+ channels, which mediate store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE). This review focuses on the main actors of SOCE in human and experimental PASMC, their contribution to PAH pathogenesis, and their therapeutic potential in PAH.
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- Bastien Masson
- Faculté de Médecine, School of Medicine, Université Paris-Saclay, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; (B.M.); (D.M.); (M.H.); (V.C.)
- INSERM UMR_S 999 Pulmonary Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Novel Therapies, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, 92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, School of Medicine, Université Paris-Saclay, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; (B.M.); (D.M.); (M.H.); (V.C.)
- INSERM UMR_S 999 Pulmonary Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Novel Therapies, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, 92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, France
- Assistance Publique—Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Department of Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension National Referral Center, Hôpital Bicêtre, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, School of Medicine, Université Paris-Saclay, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; (B.M.); (D.M.); (M.H.); (V.C.)
- INSERM UMR_S 999 Pulmonary Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Novel Therapies, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, 92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, France
- Assistance Publique—Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Department of Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension National Referral Center, Hôpital Bicêtre, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, School of Medicine, Université Paris-Saclay, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; (B.M.); (D.M.); (M.H.); (V.C.)
- INSERM UMR_S 999 Pulmonary Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Novel Therapies, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, 92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, France
- Research and Innovation Unit, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, 92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, School of Medicine, Université Paris-Saclay, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; (B.M.); (D.M.); (M.H.); (V.C.)
- INSERM UMR_S 999 Pulmonary Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Novel Therapies, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, 92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, France
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Ottolini M, Sonkusare SK. The Calcium Signaling Mechanisms in Arterial Smooth Muscle and Endothelial Cells. Compr Physiol 2021; 11:1831-1869. [PMID: 33792900 PMCID: PMC10388069 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c200030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The contractile state of resistance arteries and arterioles is a crucial determinant of blood pressure and blood flow. Physiological regulation of arterial contractility requires constant communication between endothelial and smooth muscle cells. Various Ca2+ signals and Ca2+ -sensitive targets ensure dynamic control of intercellular communications in the vascular wall. The functional effect of a Ca2+ signal on arterial contractility depends on the type of Ca2+ -sensitive target engaged by that signal. Recent studies using advanced imaging methods have identified the spatiotemporal signatures of individual Ca2+ signals that control arterial and arteriolar contractility. Broadly speaking, intracellular Ca2+ is increased by ion channels and transporters on the plasma membrane and endoplasmic reticular membrane. Physiological roles for many vascular Ca2+ signals have already been confirmed, while further investigation is needed for other Ca2+ signals. This article focuses on endothelial and smooth muscle Ca2+ signaling mechanisms in resistance arteries and arterioles. We discuss the Ca2+ entry pathways at the plasma membrane, Ca2+ release signals from the intracellular stores, the functional and physiological relevance of Ca2+ signals, and their regulatory mechanisms. Finally, we describe the contribution of abnormal endothelial and smooth muscle Ca2+ signals to the pathogenesis of vascular disorders. © 2021 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 11:1831-1869, 2021.
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- Matteo Ottolini
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Department of Molecular Physiology & Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.,Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Fu Y, Shang P, Zhang B, Tian X, Nie R, Zhang R, Zhang H. Function of the Porcine TRPC1 Gene in Myogenesis and Muscle Growth. Cells 2021; 10:cells10010147. [PMID: 33450983 PMCID: PMC7828378 DOI: 10.3390/cells10010147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 01/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In animals, muscle growth is a quantitative trait controlled by multiple genes. Previously, we showed that the transient receptor potential channel 1 (TRPC1) gene was differentially expressed in muscle tissues between pig breeds with divergent growth traits base on RNA-seq. Here, we characterized TRPC1 expression profiles in different tissues and pig breeds and showed that TRPC1 was highly expressed in the muscle. We found two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (C-1763T and C-1604T) in TRPC1 that could affect the promoter region activity and regulate pig growth rate. Functionally, we used RNAi and overexpression to illustrate that TRPC1 promotes myoblast proliferation, migration, differentiation, fusion, and muscle hypertrophy while inhibiting muscle degradation. These processes may be mediated by the activation of Wnt signaling pathways. Altogether, our results revealed that TRPC1 might promote muscle growth and development and plays a key role in Wnt-mediated myogenesis.
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- Yu Fu
- National Engineering Laboratory for Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Plateau Animal Genetic Resources Center, China Agriculture University, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.F.); (B.Z.); (X.T.); (R.N.); (R.Z.)
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- College of Animal Science, Tibet Agriculture and Animal Husbandry College, Linzhi 860000, China;
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Plateau Animal Genetic Resources Center, China Agriculture University, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.F.); (B.Z.); (X.T.); (R.N.); (R.Z.)
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Plateau Animal Genetic Resources Center, China Agriculture University, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.F.); (B.Z.); (X.T.); (R.N.); (R.Z.)
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Plateau Animal Genetic Resources Center, China Agriculture University, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.F.); (B.Z.); (X.T.); (R.N.); (R.Z.)
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Plateau Animal Genetic Resources Center, China Agriculture University, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.F.); (B.Z.); (X.T.); (R.N.); (R.Z.)
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Livestock and Poultry Breeding, Plateau Animal Genetic Resources Center, China Agriculture University, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.F.); (B.Z.); (X.T.); (R.N.); (R.Z.)
- Correspondence:
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Wang X, Wang W, Liu C, Wu XJ. Involvement of TRPC1 and Cyclin D1 in Human Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells Proliferation Induced by Cigarette Smoke Extract. Curr Med Sci 2020; 40:1085-1091. [PMID: 33428136 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-020-2290-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cigarette smoking contributes to the development of pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). As the basic pathological change of PAH, pulmonary vascular remodeling is considered to be related to the abnormal proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). However, the molecular mechanism underlying this process remains not exactly clear. The aim of this research was to study the molecular mechanism of PASMCs proliferation induced by smoking. Human PASMCs (HPASMCs) were divided into 6 groups: 0% (control group), cigarette smoking extract (CSE)-treated groups at concentrations of 0.5%, 1%, 2%, 5%, 10% CSE respectively. HPASMCs proliferation was observed after 24 h. HPASMCs were divided into two groups: 0 (control group), 0.5% CSE group. The mRNA and protein expression levels of transient receptor potential channel 1 (TRPC1) and cyclin D1 in HPASMCs after CSE treatment were respectively detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting. The intracellular calcium ion concentration was measured by the calcium probe in each group. In the negative control group and TRPC1-siRNA transfection group, the proliferation of HPASMCs and the expression of cyclin D1 mRNA and protein were detected. Data were compared with one-way ANOVA (for multiple-group comparison) and independent t-test (for two-group comparison) followed by the least significant difference (LSD) test with the computer software SPSS 17.0. It was found that 0.5% and 1% CSE could promote the proliferation of HPASMCs (P<0.05), and the former was more effective than the latter (P<0.05), while 3% and above CSE had inhibitory effect on HPASMCs (P<0.05). The mRNA and protein expression levels of TRPC1 and cyclin D1 in 0.5% and 1% CSE groups were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05), while those in 3% CSE group were significantly decreased (P<0.05). Moreover, the proliferation of HPASMCs and the expression of cyclin D1 mRNA and protein in TRPC1-siRNA transfection group were significantly reduced as compared with those in the negative control group (P<0.05). It was concluded that low concentration of CSE can promote the proliferation of HPASMCs, while high concentrations of CSE inhibit HPASMCs proliferation. These findings suggested that CSE induced proliferation of HPASMCs at least in part via TRPC1-mediated cyclin D1 expression.
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- Xun Wang
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
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Post-Translational Modification and Natural Mutation of TRPC Channels. Cells 2020; 9:cells9010135. [PMID: 31936014 PMCID: PMC7016788 DOI: 10.3390/cells9010135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Transient Receptor Potential Canonical (TRPC) channels are homologues of Drosophila TRP channel first cloned in mammalian cells. TRPC family consists of seven members which are nonselective cation channels with a high Ca2+ permeability and are activated by a wide spectrum of stimuli. These channels are ubiquitously expressed in different tissues and organs in mammals and exert a variety of physiological functions. Post-translational modifications (PTMs) including phosphorylation, N-glycosylation, disulfide bond formation, ubiquitination, S-nitrosylation, S-glutathionylation, and acetylation play important roles in the modulation of channel gating, subcellular trafficking, protein-protein interaction, recycling, and protein architecture. PTMs also contribute to the polymodal activation of TRPCs and their subtle regulation in diverse physiological contexts and in pathological situations. Owing to their roles in the motor coordination and regulation of kidney podocyte structure, mutations of TRPCs have been implicated in diseases like cerebellar ataxia (moonwalker mice) and focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). The aim of this review is to comprehensively integrate all reported PTMs of TRPCs, to discuss their physiological/pathophysiological roles if available, and to summarize diseases linked to the natural mutations of TRPCs.
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Ottolini M, Hong K, Sonkusare SK. Calcium signals that determine vascular resistance. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2019; 11:e1448. [PMID: 30884210 PMCID: PMC6688910 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Small arteries in the body control vascular resistance, and therefore, blood pressure and blood flow. Endothelial and smooth muscle cells in the arterial walls respond to various stimuli by altering the vascular resistance on a moment to moment basis. Smooth muscle cells can directly influence arterial diameter by contracting or relaxing, whereas endothelial cells that line the inner walls of the arteries modulate the contractile state of surrounding smooth muscle cells. Cytosolic calcium is a key driver of endothelial and smooth muscle cell functions. Cytosolic calcium can be increased either by calcium release from intracellular stores through IP3 or ryanodine receptors, or the influx of extracellular calcium through ion channels at the cell membrane. Depending on the cell type, spatial localization, source of a calcium signal, and the calcium-sensitive target activated, a particular calcium signal can dilate or constrict the arteries. Calcium signals in the vasculature can be classified into several types based on their source, kinetics, and spatial and temporal properties. The calcium signaling mechanisms in smooth muscle and endothelial cells have been extensively studied in the native or freshly isolated cells, therefore, this review is limited to the discussions of studies in native or freshly isolated cells. This article is categorized under: Biological Mechanisms > Cell Signaling Laboratory Methods and Technologies > Imaging Models of Systems Properties and Processes > Mechanistic Models.
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- Matteo Ottolini
- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia-School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia-School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia-School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
- Department of Physical Education, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, South Korea
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia-School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia-School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia-School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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Dysregulation of miR-135a-5p promotes the development of rat pulmonary arterial hypertension in vivo and in vitro. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2019; 40:477-485. [PMID: 30038339 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-018-0076-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is the most common form of pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary arterial remodeling is closely related to the abnormal proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs), which leads to the thickening of the medial layer of muscular arteries and then results in the narrowing or occlusion of the precapillary arterioles and PAH. However, the mechanisms underlying the abnormal proliferation of PASMCs remain unclear. In this study, we established rat primary PAH models using monocrotaline (MCT) injection or hypoxic exposure, then investigated the expression patterns of seven miRNAs associated with multiple pathogenic pathways central to pulmonary hypertension, and further explored the roles and the possible mechanisms of miR-135a during the development of PAH. In the rat primary PAH models, we observed that the expression of miR-135a-5p in lungs was drastically decreased at the initial stage of PAH development after MCT administration or hypoxic exposure, but it increased by 12-fold or 10-fold at the later stage. In vitro study in PASMCs showed a similar pattern of miR-135a-5p expression, with downregulation at 6 h but upregulation at 18, 24, and 48 h after hypoxic exposure. Early, but not late, administration of a miR-135a-5p mimic inhibited hypoxia-induced proliferation of PASMCs. The protective role of early miR-135a-5p agomir in the PAH rat model further supported the hypothesis that the early decrease in the expression of miR-135a-5p contributes to the proliferation of PASMCs and development of PAH, as early administration of miR-135a-5p agomir (10 nM, i.v.) reversed the elevated mean pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary vascular remodeling in MCT-treated rats. We revealed that miR-135a-5p directly bound to the 3'-UTR sequence of rat transient receptor potential channel 1 (TRPC1) mRNA and decreased TRPC1 protein expression, thus inhibiting PASMC proliferation. Collectively, our data suggest that dysregulation of miR-135a-5p in PASMCs contributes to the abnormal proliferation of PASMCs and the pathogenesis of PAH. Increasing miR-135a-5p expression at the early stage of PAH is a potential new avenue to prevent PAH development.
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Bone Marrow-Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells Contribute to Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Rats via Inhibition of Store-Operated Ca 2+ Channels. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:4892349. [PMID: 30320134 PMCID: PMC6167576 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4892349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose This study aimed to explore whether bone marrow- (BM-) derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) contributing to monocrotaline- (MCT-) induced pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in rats via modulating store-operated Ca2+ channels (SOC). Methods Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were assigned into MCT group (n = 30) and control group (n = 20). Rats in MCT group were subcutaneously administered with 60 mg/kg MCT solution, and rats in control group were injected with equal amount of vehicle. After 3 weeks of treatment, right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) and right ventricular hypertrophy index (RVHI) of two groups were measured, and BM-derived EPCs were isolated. Immunochemistry identification and vasculogenesis detection of EPCs were then performed. [Ca2+]cyt measurement was performed to detect store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) in two groups, followed by determination of Orai and canonical transient receptor potential (TRPC) channels expression. Results After 3 weeks of treatment, there were significant increases in RVSP and RVHI in MCT group compared with control group, indicating that MCT successfully induced PAH in rats. Moreover, the SOCE ([Ca2+]cyt rise) in BM-derived EPCs of MCT group was lower than that of control group. Furthermore, the expression levels of Orai3, TRPC1, TRPC3, and TRPC6 in BM-derived EPCs were decreased in MCT group in comparison with control group. Conclusions The SOC activities were inhibited in BM-derived EPCs of MCT-treated rats. These results may be associated with the depressed expression of Orai3, TRPC1, TRPC3, and TRPC6, which are major mediators of SOC.
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Mu YP, Lin DC, Zheng SY, Jiao HX, Sham JSK, Lin MJ. Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin-8 Activation Induces Relaxation of Pulmonary Artery by Inhibition of Store-Operated Calcium Entry in Normoxic and Chronic Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertensive Rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2018; 365:544-555. [PMID: 29622593 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.117.247320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is characterized by enhanced vasoconstriction and vascular remodeling, which are attributable to the alteration of Ca2+ homeostasis in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). It is well established that store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) is augmented in PASMCs during PH and that it plays a crucial role in PH development. Our previous studies showed that the melastatin-related transient receptor potential 8 (TRPM8) is down-regulated in PASMCs of PH animal models, and activation of TRPM8 causes relaxation of pulmonary arteries (PAs). However, the mechanism of TRPM8-induced PA relaxation is unclear. Here we examined the interaction of TRPM8 and SOCE in PAs and PASMCs of normoxic and chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertensive (CHPH) rats, a model of human group 3 PH. We found that TRPM8 was down-regulated and TRPM8-mediated cation entry was reduced in CHPH-PASMCs. Activation of TRPM8 with icilin caused concentration-dependent relaxation of cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) and endothelin-1 contracted endothelium-denuded PAs, and the effect was abolished by the SOCE antagonist Gd3+ Application of icilin to PASMCs suppressed CPA-induced Mn2+ quenching and Ca2+ entry, which was reversed by the TRPM8 antagonist N-(3-aminopropyl)-2-([(3-methylphenyl)methyl])-oxy-N-(2-thienylmethyl)benzamide hydrochloride salt (AMTB). Moreover, the inhibitory effects of icilin on SOCE in PA and PASMCs of CHPH rats were significantly augmented due to enhanced SOCE activity in PH. Our results, therefore, demonstrated a novel mechanism of TRPM8-mediated inhibition of SOCE in pulmonary vasculature. Because SOCE is important for vascular remodeling and enhanced vasoconstriction, down-regulation of TRPM8 in PASMCs of CHPH rats may minimize its inhibitory influence to allow unimpeded SOCE activity for PH development.
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- Yun-Ping Mu
- Key Laboratory of Fujian Province Universities on Ion Channel and Signal Transduction in Cardiovascular Diseases (Y.-P.M., D.-C.L., S.-Y.Z., H.-X.J., J.S.K.S., M.-J.L.) and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology (Y.-P.M., D.-C.L., S.-Y.Z., H.-X.J., M.-J.L.), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China; and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (Y.-P.M., J.S.K.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Fujian Province Universities on Ion Channel and Signal Transduction in Cardiovascular Diseases (Y.-P.M., D.-C.L., S.-Y.Z., H.-X.J., J.S.K.S., M.-J.L.) and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology (Y.-P.M., D.-C.L., S.-Y.Z., H.-X.J., M.-J.L.), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China; and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (Y.-P.M., J.S.K.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Fujian Province Universities on Ion Channel and Signal Transduction in Cardiovascular Diseases (Y.-P.M., D.-C.L., S.-Y.Z., H.-X.J., J.S.K.S., M.-J.L.) and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology (Y.-P.M., D.-C.L., S.-Y.Z., H.-X.J., M.-J.L.), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China; and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (Y.-P.M., J.S.K.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Fujian Province Universities on Ion Channel and Signal Transduction in Cardiovascular Diseases (Y.-P.M., D.-C.L., S.-Y.Z., H.-X.J., J.S.K.S., M.-J.L.) and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology (Y.-P.M., D.-C.L., S.-Y.Z., H.-X.J., M.-J.L.), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China; and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (Y.-P.M., J.S.K.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Fujian Province Universities on Ion Channel and Signal Transduction in Cardiovascular Diseases (Y.-P.M., D.-C.L., S.-Y.Z., H.-X.J., J.S.K.S., M.-J.L.) and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology (Y.-P.M., D.-C.L., S.-Y.Z., H.-X.J., M.-J.L.), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China; and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (Y.-P.M., J.S.K.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Fujian Province Universities on Ion Channel and Signal Transduction in Cardiovascular Diseases (Y.-P.M., D.-C.L., S.-Y.Z., H.-X.J., J.S.K.S., M.-J.L.) and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology (Y.-P.M., D.-C.L., S.-Y.Z., H.-X.J., M.-J.L.), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China; and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (Y.-P.M., J.S.K.S.)
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Liang M, Zhong W, Miao F, Wu H, Liu Y. Effects of losartan on vasomotor function and canonical transient receptor potential channels in the aortas of sinoaortic denervation rats. Clin Exp Hypertens 2017; 40:39-48. [PMID: 29072489 DOI: 10.1080/10641963.2017.1299746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Increased short-term blood pressure variability (BPV) is strongly correlated with target organ damage. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying abnormal BPV-induced organ damage and effective therapeutic targets are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of losartan on vasomotor function and canonical transient receptor potential (TRPC) channels in the aortas of rats with arterial pressure lability induced by sinoaortic denervation (SAD). SAD was performed in male Sprague-Dawley rats at the age of 10 weeks. The experiment included sham-operated (Sham), SAD, and losartan-treated SAD (SAD+Los) groups. After 8 weeks of treatment, hemodynamic parameters were measured via catheterization, thoracic aortic vasomotor functions were evaluated using a physiological vascular ring tension recording system, and TRPC1 and 6 mRNA and protein expression levels in the endothelial cells (ECs) and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) of the thoracic aorta were determined via reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western-blotting, respectively. Compared with Sham rats, SAD rats exhibited significantly increased BPV, enhanced norepinephrine-induced aortic contraction, and attenuated acetylcholine-induced aortic relaxation. Both the mRNA and the protein expression levels of TRPC1 and 6 were significantly downregulated in the ECs and upregulated in the SMCs of the thoracic aortas of SAD rats. Losartan treatment prevented these SAD-induced changes. In conclusion, losartan efficiently prevented vasomotor function impairment in SAD rats by reducing BPV and regulating TRPC1 and 6 expression levels.
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- Minlie Liang
- a Department of Cardiology , Zhujiang Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , P.R. China.,b Department of Cardiology , The First Hospital of Nanping , Nanping , Fujian Province , P.R. China
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- b Department of Cardiology , The First Hospital of Nanping , Nanping , Fujian Province , P.R. China
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- a Department of Cardiology , Zhujiang Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , P.R. China
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- a Department of Cardiology , Zhujiang Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , P.R. China
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- a Department of Cardiology , Zhujiang Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , P.R. China
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This chapter offers a brief introduction of the functions of TRPC channels in non-neuronal systems. We focus on three major organs of which the research on TRPC channels have been most focused on: kidney, heart, and lung. The chapter highlights on cellular functions and signaling pathways mediated by TRPC channels. It also summarizes several inherited diseases in humans that are related to or caused by TRPC channel mutations and malfunction. A better understanding of TRPC channels functions and the importance of TRPC channels in health and disease should lead to new insights and discovery of new therapeutic approaches for intractable disease.
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Alonso-Carbajo L, Kecskes M, Jacobs G, Pironet A, Syam N, Talavera K, Vennekens R. Muscling in on TRP channels in vascular smooth muscle cells and cardiomyocytes. Cell Calcium 2017; 66:48-61. [PMID: 28807149 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2017.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The human TRP protein family comprises a family of 27 cation channels with diverse permeation and gating properties. The common theme is that they are very important regulators of intracellular Ca2+ signaling in diverse cell types, either by providing a Ca2+ influx pathway, or by depolarising the membrane potential, which on one hand triggers the activation of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, and on the other limits the driving force for Ca2+ entry. Here we focus on the role of these TRP channels in vascular smooth muscle and cardiac striated muscle. We give an overview of highlights from the recent literature, and highlight the important and diverse roles of TRP channels in the pathophysiology of the cardiovascular system. The discovery of the superfamily of Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channels has significantly enhanced our knowledge of multiple signal transduction mechanisms in cardiac muscle and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). In recent years, multiple studies have provided evidence for the involvement of these channels, not only in the regulation of contraction, but also in cell proliferation and remodeling in pathological conditions. The mammalian family of TRP cation channels is composed by 28 genes which can be divided into 6 subfamilies groups based on sequence similarity: TRPC (Canonical), TRPM (Melastatin), TRPML (Mucolipins), TRPV (Vanilloid), TRPP (Policystin) and TRPA (Ankyrin-rich protein). Functional TRP channels are believed to form four-unit complexes in the plasma, each of them expressed with six transmembrane domain and intracellular N and C termini. Here we review the current knowledge on the expression of TRP channels in both muscle types, and discuss their functional properties and role in physiological and pathophysiological processes.
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- Lucía Alonso-Carbajo
- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Ion Channel Research, TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Chen TX, Xu XY, Zhao Z, Zhao FY, Gao YM, Yan XH, Wan Y. Hydrogen peroxide is a critical regulator of the hypoxia-induced alterations of store-operated Ca2+ entry into rat pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2017; 312:L477-L487. [DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00138.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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To investigate the association between store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) during hypoxia, this study determined the changes of transient receptor potential canonical 1 (TRPC1) and Orai1, two candidate proteins for store-operated Ca2+ (SOC) channels and their gate regulator, stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1), in a hypoxic environment and their relationship with ROS in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Exposure to hypoxia caused a transient Ca2+ spike and subsequent Ca2+ plateau of SOCE to be intensified in PASMCs when TRPC1, STIM1, and Orai1 were upregulated. SOCE in cells transfected with specific short hairpin RNA (shRNA) constructs was almost completely eliminated by the knockdown of TRPC1, STIM1, or Orai1 alone and was no longer affected by hypoxia exposure. Hypoxia-induced SOCE enhancement was further strengthened by PEG-SOD but was attenuated by PEG-catalase, with correlated changes to intracellular hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels and protein levels of TRPC1, STIM1, and Orai1. Exogenous H2O2 could mimic alterations of the interactions of STIM1 with TRPC1 and Orai1 in hypoxic cells. These findings suggest that TRPC1, STIM1, and Orai1 are essential for the initiation of SOCE in PASMCs. Hypoxia-induced ROS promoted the expression and interaction of the SOC channel molecules and their gate regulator via their converted product, H2O2.
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- Tao-Xiang Chen
- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Jiao HX, Mu YP, Gui LX, Yan FR, Lin DC, Sham JS, Lin MJ. Increase in caveolae and caveolin-1 expression modulates agonist-induced contraction and store- and receptor-operated Ca2+ entry in pulmonary arteries of pulmonary hypertensive rats. Vascul Pharmacol 2016; 84:55-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2016.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/11/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhu Z, Xiong S, Li Q. The role of transient receptor potential channels in hypertension and metabolic vascular damage. Exp Physiol 2016; 101:1338-1344. [PMID: 27339201 DOI: 10.1113/ep085568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the topic of this review? Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are highly implicated in the pathogenesis of hypertension and the regulation of metabolism. What advances does it highlight? Dysfunction of TRP channels leads to hypertension and metabolic disorders. Elucidating the role of TRP channels in hypertension and metabolic vascular damage would facilitate the design of novel target therapeutics for these intractable diseases. Intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis is critical for vascular function and the regulation of metabolism. Metabolic disorders are major risk factors for hypertension. A family of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels plays an important role in the regulation of cellular calcium signalling and cardiometabolic function. Emerging evidence indicates that TRP channels are highly implicated in the pathogenesis of hypertension and metabolic disorders. Dysfunction of TRP channels leads to hypertension and metabolic dysfunction. Activation of certain subtypes of TRP channels could attenuate metabolic vascular damage and alleviate hypertension. Therefore, elucidating the role of TRP channels in the physiological state and in cardiometabolic diseases will facilitate the design of novel targeted therapeutics for these intractable diseases.
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- Zhiming Zhu
- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, 400042, China.
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- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, 400042, China
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- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, 400042, China
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Undem C, Luke T, Shimoda LA. Contribution of elevated intracellular calcium to pulmonary arterial myocyte alkalinization during chronic hypoxia. Pulm Circ 2016; 6:93-102. [PMID: 27076907 PMCID: PMC4809666 DOI: 10.1086/685053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In the lung, exposure to chronic hypoxia (CH) causes pulmonary hypertension, a debilitating disease. Development of this condition arises from increased muscularity and contraction of pulmonary vessels, associated with increases in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell (PASMC) intracellular pH (pHi) and Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]i). In this study, we explored the interaction between pHi and [Ca(2+)]i in PASMCs from rats exposed to normoxia or CH (3 weeks, 10% O2). PASMC pHi and [Ca(2+)]i were measured with fluorescent microscopy and the dyes BCECF and Fura-2. Both pHi and [Ca(2+)]i levels were elevated in PASMCs from hypoxic rats. Exposure to KCl increased [Ca(2+)]i and pHi to a similar extent in normoxic and hypoxic PASMCs. Conversely, removal of extracellular Ca(2+) or blockade of Ca(2+) entry with NiCl2 or SKF 96365 decreased [Ca(2+)]i and pHi only in hypoxic cells. Neither increasing pHi with NH4Cl nor decreasing pHi by removal of bicarbonate impacted PASMC [Ca(2+)]i. We also examined the roles of Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange (NCX) and Na(+)/H(+) exchange (NHE) in mediating the elevated basal [Ca(2+)]i and Ca(2+)-dependent changes in PASMC pHi. Bepridil, dichlorobenzamil, and KB-R7943, which are NCX inhibitors, decreased resting [Ca(2+)]i and pHi only in hypoxic PASMCs and blocked the changes in pHi induced by altering [Ca(2+)]i. Exposure to ethyl isopropyl amiloride, an NHE inhibitor, decreased resting pHi and prevented changes in pHi due to changing [Ca(2+)]i. Our findings indicate that, during CH, the elevation in basal [Ca(2+)]i may contribute to the alkaline shift in pHi in PASMCs, likely via mechanisms involving reverse-mode NCX and NHE.
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Lin AHY, Sun H, Paudel O, Lin MJ, Sham JSK. Conformation of ryanodine receptor-2 gates store-operated calcium entry in rat pulmonary arterial myocytes. Cardiovasc Res 2016; 111:94-104. [PMID: 27013634 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvw067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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AIMS Store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) contributes to a multitude of physiological and pathophysiological functions in pulmonary vasculatures. SOCE attributable to inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (InsP3R)-gated Ca(2+) store has been studied extensively, but the role of ryanodine receptor (RyR)-gated store in SOCE remains unclear. The present study aims to delineate the relationship between RyR-gated Ca(2+) stores and SOCE, and characterize the properties of RyR-gated Ca(2+) entry in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). METHODS AND RESULTS PASMCs were isolated from intralobar pulmonary arteries of male Wister rats. Application of the RyR1/2 agonist 4-chloro-m-cresol (4-CmC) activated robust Ca(2+) entry in PASMCs. It was blocked by Gd(3+) and the RyR2 modulator K201 but was unaffected by the RyR1/3 antagonist dantrolene and the InsP3R inhibitor xestospongin C, suggesting RyR2 is mainly involved in the process. siRNA knockdown of STIM1, TRPC1, and Orai1, or interruption of STIM1 translocation with ML-9 significantly attenuated the 4-CmC-induced SOCE, similar to SOCE induced by thapsigargin. However, depletion of RyR-gated store with caffeine failed to activate Ca(2+) entry. Inclusion of ryanodine, which itself did not cause Ca(2+) entry, uncovered caffeine-induced SOCE in a concentration-dependent manner, suggesting binding of ryanodine to RyR is permissive for the process. This Ca(2+) entry had the same molecular and pharmacological properties of 4-CmC-induced SOCE, and it persisted once activated even after caffeine washout. Measurement of Ca(2+) in sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) showed that 4-CmC and caffeine application with or without ryanodine reduced SR Ca(2+) to similar extent, suggesting store-depletion was not the cause of the discrepancy. Moreover, caffeine/ryanodine and 4-CmC failed to initiate SOCE in cells transfected with the ryanodine-binding deficient mutant RyR2-I4827T. CONCLUSIONS RyR2-gated Ca(2+) store contributes to SOCE in PASMCs; however, store-depletion alone is insufficient but requires a specific RyR conformation modifiable by ryanodine binding to activate Ca(2+) entry.
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- Amanda H Y Lin
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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Smani T, Shapovalov G, Skryma R, Prevarskaya N, Rosado JA. Functional and physiopathological implications of TRP channels. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2015; 1853:1772-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2015.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 289] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Earley S, Brayden JE. Transient receptor potential channels in the vasculature. Physiol Rev 2015; 95:645-90. [PMID: 25834234 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00026.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The mammalian genome encodes 28 distinct members of the transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily of cation channels, which exhibit varying degrees of selectivity for different ionic species. Multiple TRP channels are present in all cells and are involved in diverse aspects of cellular function, including sensory perception and signal transduction. Notably, TRP channels are involved in regulating vascular function and pathophysiology, the focus of this review. TRP channels in vascular smooth muscle cells participate in regulating contractility and proliferation, whereas endothelial TRP channel activity is an important contributor to endothelium-dependent vasodilation, vascular wall permeability, and angiogenesis. TRP channels are also present in perivascular sensory neurons and astrocytic endfeet proximal to cerebral arterioles, where they participate in the regulation of vascular tone. Almost all of these functions are mediated by changes in global intracellular Ca(2+) levels or subcellular Ca(2+) signaling events. In addition to directly mediating Ca(2+) entry, TRP channels influence intracellular Ca(2+) dynamics through membrane depolarization associated with the influx of cations or through receptor- or store-operated mechanisms. Dysregulation of TRP channels is associated with vascular-related pathologies, including hypertension, neointimal injury, ischemia-reperfusion injury, pulmonary edema, and neurogenic inflammation. In this review, we briefly consider general aspects of TRP channel biology and provide an in-depth discussion of the functions of TRP channels in vascular smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells, and perivascular cells under normal and pathophysiological conditions.
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- Scott Earley
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada; and Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada; and Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont
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Zeng C, Tian F, Xiao B. TRPC Channels: Prominent Candidates of Underlying Mechanism in Neuropsychiatric Diseases. Mol Neurobiol 2014; 53:631-647. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-9004-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ma Y, Zhang P, Li J, Lu J, Ge J, Zhao Z, Ma X, Wan S, Yao X, Shen B. Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids act through TRPV4-TRPC1-KCa1.1 complex to induce smooth muscle membrane hyperpolarization and relaxation in human internal mammary arteries. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2014; 1852:552-9. [PMID: 25511389 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2014.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Human left internal mammary arteries (LIMAs) are commonly used as donor grafts for coronary bypass surgery. Previous reports suggested that 11,12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (11,12-EET) is an important endothelial-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) in human LIMAs and that EETs act through large conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channels (KCa1.1) to induce smooth muscle cell hyperpolarization and relaxation in these tissues. In this study, we aimed to explore the role of vanilloid transient receptor potential channel 4 (TRPV4) and canonical transient receptor potential channel 1 (TRPC1) channels in the EET-induced smooth muscle hyperpolarization and vascular relaxation in human LIMAs. Co-immunoprecipitation studies demonstrated that TRPV4, TRPC1, and KCa1.1 physically interacted with each other to form a complex. Sharp microelectrode and vascular tension studies demonstrated that 11,12-EET (300 nmol/L) and 4α-phorbol 12,13-didecanoate (5 μmol/L) were able to induce smooth muscle membrane hyperpolarization and vascular relaxation in isolated human LIMA segments. The hyperpolarizing and relaxant effects were markedly reduced by treatments that could suppress the expression/activity of TRPV4, TRPC1, or KCa1.1. With the use of human embryonic kidney 293 cells that over-expressed with TRPV4, TRPC1 and KCa1.1, we found that TRPC1 is the linker through which TRPV4 and KCa1.1(α) can interact. The present study revealed that 11,12-EET targets the TRPV4-TRPC1-KCa1.1 complex to induce smooth muscle cell hyperpolarization and vascular relaxation in human LIMAs. This finding provides novel mechanistic insights for the EET action in human LIMAs.
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- Yan Ma
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Physiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei City, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Department of Physiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei City, China.
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Classical Transient Receptor Potential 1 (TRPC1): Channel or Channel Regulator? Cells 2014; 3:939-62. [PMID: 25268281 PMCID: PMC4276908 DOI: 10.3390/cells3040939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2014] [Revised: 09/07/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In contrast to other Classical Transient Receptor Potential TRPC channels the function of TRPC1 as an ion channel is a matter of debate, because it is often difficult to obtain substantial functional signals over background in response to over-expression of TRPC1 alone. Along these lines, heterologously expressed TRPC1 is poorly translocated to the plasma membrane as a homotetramer and may not function on its own physiologically, but may rather be an important linker and regulator protein in heteromeric TRPC channel tetramers. However, due to the lack of specific TRPC1 antibodies able to detect native TRPC1 channels in primary cells, identification of functional TRPC1 containing heteromeric TRPC channel complexes in the plasma membrane is still challenging. Moreover, an extended TRPC1 cDNA, which was recently discovered, may seriously question results obtained in heterologous expression systems transfected with shortened cDNA versions. Therefore, this review will focus on the current status of research on TRPC1 function obtained in primary cells and a TRPC1-deficient mouse model.
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Liu D, Xiong S, Zhu Z. Imbalance and dysfunction of transient receptor potential channels contribute to the pathogenesis of hypertension. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2014; 57:818-25. [DOI: 10.1007/s11427-014-4713-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The TRPC1 ion channel was the first mammalian TRP channel to be cloned. In humans, it is encoded by the TRPC1 gene located in chromosome 3. The protein is predicted to consist of six transmembrane segments with the N- and C-termini located in the cytoplasm. The extracellular loop connecting transmembrane segments 5 and 6 participates in the formation of the ionic pore region. Inside the cell, TRPC1 is present in the endoplasmic reticulum, plasma membrane, intracellular vesicles, and primary cilium, an antenna-like sensory organelle functioning as a signaling platform. In human and rodent tissues, it shows an almost ubiquitous expression. TRPC1 interacts with a diverse group of proteins including ion channel subunits, receptors, and cytosolic proteins to mediate its effect on Ca(2+) signaling. It primarily functions as a cation nonselective channel within pathways controlling Ca(2+) entry in response to cell surface receptor activation. Through these pathways, it affects basic cell functions, such as proliferation and survival, differentiation, secretion, and cell migration, as well as cell type-specific functions such as chemotropic turning of neuronal growth cones and myoblast fusion. The biological role of TRPC1 has been studied in genetically engineered mice where the Trpc1 gene has been experimentally ablated. Although these mice live to adulthood, they show defects in several organs and tissues, such as the cardiovascular, central nervous, skeletal and muscular, and immune systems. Genetic and functional studies have implicated TRPC1 in diabetic nephropathy, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, cancer, seizures, and Darier-White skin disease.
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- Vasyl Nesin
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 975 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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Makino A, Firth AL, Yuan JXJ. Endothelial and smooth muscle cell ion channels in pulmonary vasoconstriction and vascular remodeling. Compr Physiol 2013; 1:1555-602. [PMID: 23733654 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c100023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The pulmonary circulation is a low resistance and low pressure system. Sustained pulmonary vasoconstriction and excessive vascular remodeling often occur under pathophysiological conditions such as in patients with pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary vasoconstriction is a consequence of smooth muscle contraction. Many factors released from the endothelium contribute to regulating pulmonary vascular tone, while the extracellular matrix in the adventitia is the major determinant of vascular wall compliance. Pulmonary vascular remodeling is characterized by adventitial and medial hypertrophy due to fibroblast and smooth muscle cell proliferation, neointimal proliferation, intimal, and plexiform lesions that obliterate the lumen, muscularization of precapillary arterioles, and in situ thrombosis. A rise in cytosolic free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]cyt) in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMC) is a major trigger for pulmonary vasoconstriction, while increased release of mitogenic factors, upregulation (or downregulation) of ion channels and transporters, and abnormalities in intracellular signaling cascades are key to the remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature. Changes in the expression, function, and regulation of ion channels in PASMC and pulmonary arterial endothelial cells play an important role in the regulation of vascular tone and development of vascular remodeling. This article will focus on describing the ion channels and transporters that are involved in the regulation of pulmonary vascular function and structure and illustrating the potential pathogenic role of ion channels and transporters in the development of pulmonary vascular disease.
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- Ayako Makino
- Department of Medicine, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Wang J, Yang K, Xu L, Zhang Y, Lai N, Jiang H, Zhang Y, Zhong N, Ran P, Lu W. Sildenafil inhibits hypoxia-induced transient receptor potential canonical protein expression in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle via cGMP-PKG-PPARγ axis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2013; 49:231-40. [PMID: 23526219 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2012-0185oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) proteins play important roles in chronically hypoxic pulmonary hypertension (CHPH). Previous results indicated that sildenafil inhibited TRPC1 and TRPC6 expression in rat distal pulmonary arteries (PAs). However, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. We undertook this study to investigate the downstream signaling of sildenafil's regulation on TRPC1 and TRPC6 expression in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Hypoxia-exposed rats (10% O2 for 21 d) and rat distal PASMCs (4% O2 for 60 h) were taken as models to mimic CHPH. Real-time PCR, Western blotting, and Fura-2-based fluorescent microscopy were performed for mRNA, protein, and Ca(2+) measurements, respectively. The cellular cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) analogue 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)-guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate sodium salt (CPT-cGMP) (100 μM) inhibited TRPC1 and TRPC6 expression, store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE), and the proliferation and migration of PASMCs exposed to prolonged hypoxia. The inhibition of CPT-cGMP on TRPC1 and TRPC6 expression in PASMCs was relieved by either the inhibition or knockdown of cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) expression. Under hypoxic conditions, CPT-cGMP increased PPARγ expression. This increase was abolished by the PKG antagonists Rp8 or KT5823. PPARγ agonist GW1929 significantly decreased TRPC1 and TRPC6 expression in PASMCs. Moreover, hypoxia exposure decreased, whereas sildenafil treatment increased, PKG and PPARγ expression in PASMCs ex vivo, and in rat distal PAs in vivo. The suppressive effects of sildenafil on TRPC1 and TRPC6 in rat distal PAs and on the hemodynamic parameters of CHPH were inhibited by treatment with the PPARγ antagonist T0070907. We conclude that sildenafil inhibits TRPC1 and TRPC6 expression in PASMCs via cGMP-PKG-PPARγ-dependent signaling during CHPH.
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- Jian Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Büch T, Schäfer E, Steinritz D, Dietrich A, Gudermann T. Chemosensory TRP Channels in the Respiratory Tract: Role in Toxic Lung Injury and Potential as “Sweet Spots” for Targeted Therapies. Rev Physiol Biochem Pharmacol 2013; 165:31-65. [DOI: 10.1007/112_2012_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Zhang Y, Lu W, Yang K, Xu L, Lai N, Tian L, Jiang Q, Duan X, Chen M, Wang J. Bone morphogenetic protein 2 decreases TRPC expression, store-operated Ca(2+) entry, and basal [Ca(2+)]i in rat distal pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2013; 304:C833-43. [PMID: 23447035 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00036.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Recent studies indicate that multiple bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) family ligands and receptors are involved in the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension, yet the underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood. Although BMP2 and BMP4 share high homology in amino acid sequence, they appear to exert divergent effects on chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension (CHPH). While BMP4 promotes vascular remodeling, BMP2 prevents CHPH. We previously demonstrated that BMP4 upregulates the expression of canonical transient receptor potential channel (TRPC) proteins and, thereby, enhances store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) and elevates intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]i) in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). In this study, we investigated the effects of BMP2 on these variables in rat distal PASMCs. We found that treatment with BMP2 (50 ng/ml, 60 h) inhibited TRPC1, TRPC4, and TRPC6 mRNA and protein expression. Moreover, BMP2 treatment led to reduced SOCE and decreased basal [Ca(2+)]i in PASMCs. These alterations were associated with decreased PASMC proliferation and migration. Conversely, knockdown of BMP2 with specific small interference RNA resulted in increased cellular levels of TRPC1, TRPC4, and TRPC6 mRNA and protein, enhanced SOCE, elevated basal [Ca(2+)]i, and increased proliferation and migration of PASMCs. Together, these results indicate that BMP2 participates in regulating Ca(2+) signaling in PASMCs by inhibiting TRPC1, TRPC4, and TRPC6 expression, thus leading to reduced SOCE and basal [Ca(2+)]i and inhibition of cell proliferation and migration.
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- Yi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China
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Ng LC, O'Neill KG, French D, Airey JA, Singer CA, Tian H, Shen XM, Hume JR. TRPC1 and Orai1 interact with STIM1 and mediate capacitative Ca2+ entry caused by acute hypoxia in mouse pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2012; 303:C1156-72. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00065.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Previous studies in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) showed that acute hypoxia activates capacitative Ca2+ entry (CCE) but the molecular candidate(s) mediating CCE caused by acute hypoxia remain unclear. The present study aimed to determine if transient receptor potential canonical 1 (TRPC1) and Orai1 interact with stromal interacting molecule 1 (STIM1) and mediate CCE caused by acute hypoxia in mouse PASMCs. In primary cultured PASMCs loaded with fura-2, acute hypoxia caused a transient followed by a sustained rise in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i). The transient but not sustained rise in [Ca2+]i was partially inhibited by nifedipine. Acute hypoxia also increased the rate of Mn2+ quench of fura-2 fluorescence that was inhibited by SKF 96365, Ni2+, La3+, and Gd3+, exhibiting pharmacological properties characteristic of CCE. The nifedipine-insensitive rise in [Ca2+]i and the increase in Mn2+ quench rate were both inhibited in cells treated with TRPC1 antibody or TRPC1 small interfering (si)RNA, in STIM1 siRNA-transfected cells and in Orai1 siRNA-transfected cells. Moreover, overexpression of STIM1 resulted in a marked increase in [Ca2+]i and Mn2+ quench rate caused by acute hypoxia, and they were reduced in cells treated with TRPC1 antibody and in cells transfected with Orai1 siRNA. Furthermore, TRPC1 and Orai1 coimmunoprecipitated with STIM1 and the precipitation levels of TRPC1 and Orai1 were increased in cells exposed to acute hypoxia. Immunostaining showed colocalizations of TRPC1-STIM1 and Orai1-STIM1, and the colocalizations of these proteins were more apparent in acute hypoxia. These data provide direct evidence that TRPC1 and Orai1 channels mediate CCE through activation of STIM1 in acute hypoxic mouse PASMCs.
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- Lih Chyuan Ng
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada; and
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- Department of Pathology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada; and
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During the progression of pulmonary hypertension (PH), proximal pulmonary arteries (PAs) undergo remodeling such that they become thicker and the elastic modulus increases. Both of these changes increase the vascular stiffness. The increase in pulmonary vascular stiffness contributes to increased right ventricular (RV) afterload, which causes RV hypertrophy and eventually failure. Studies have found that proximal PA stiffness or its inverse, compliance, is strongly related to morbidity and mortality in patients with PH. Therefore, accurate in vivo measurement of PA stiffness is useful for prognoses in patients with PH. It is also important to understand the structural changes in PAs that occur with PH that are responsible for stiffening. Here, we briefly review the most common parameters used to quantify stiffness and in vivo and in vitro methods for measuring PA stiffness in human and animal models. For in vivo approaches, we review invasive and noninvasive approaches that are based on measurements of pressure and inner or outer diameter or cross-sectional area. For in vitro techniques, we review several different testing methods that mimic one, two or several aspects of physiological loading (e.g., uniaxial and biaxial testing, dynamic inflation-force testing). Many in vivo and in vitro measurement methods exist in the literature, and it is important to carefully choose an appropriate method to measure PA stiffness accurately. Therefore, advantages and disadvantages of each approach are discussed.
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- Lian Tian
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Pathogenic role of store-operated and receptor-operated ca(2+) channels in pulmonary arterial hypertension. JOURNAL OF SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION 2012; 2012:951497. [PMID: 23056939 PMCID: PMC3465915 DOI: 10.1155/2012/951497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2012] [Revised: 07/12/2012] [Accepted: 07/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Pulmonary circulation is an important circulatory system in which the body brings in oxygen. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive and fatal disease that predominantly affects women. Sustained pulmonary vasoconstriction, excessive pulmonary vascular remodeling, in situ thrombosis, and increased pulmonary vascular stiffness are the major causes for the elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in patients with PAH. The elevated PVR causes an increase in afterload in the right ventricle, leading to right ventricular hypertrophy, right heart failure, and eventually death. Understanding the pathogenic mechanisms of PAH is important for developing more effective therapeutic approach for the disease. An increase in cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]cyt) in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMC) is a major trigger for pulmonary vasoconstriction and an important stimulus for PASMC migration and proliferation which lead to pulmonary vascular wall thickening and remodeling. It is thus pertinent to define the pathogenic role of Ca2+ signaling in pulmonary vasoconstriction and PASMC proliferation to develop new therapies for PAH. [Ca2+]cyt in PASMC is increased by Ca2+ influx through Ca2+ channels in the plasma membrane and by Ca2+ release or mobilization from the intracellular stores, such as sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) or endoplasmic reticulum (ER). There are two Ca2+ entry pathways, voltage-dependent Ca2+ influx through voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCC) and voltage-independent Ca2+ influx through store-operated Ca2+ channels (SOC) and receptor-operated Ca2+ channels (ROC). This paper will focus on the potential role of VDCC, SOC, and ROC in the development and progression of sustained pulmonary vasoconstriction and excessive pulmonary vascular remodeling in PAH.
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Angermann JE, Forrest AS, Greenwood IA, Leblanc N. Activation of Ca2+-activated Cl- channels by store-operated Ca2+ entry in arterial smooth muscle cells does not require reverse-mode Na+/Ca2+ exchange. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2012; 90:903-21. [PMID: 22734601 DOI: 10.1139/y2012-081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The main purpose of this study was to characterize the stimulation of Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) (Cl(Ca)) by store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) channels in rabbit pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) and determine if this process requires reverse-mode Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange (NCX). In whole-cell voltage clamped PASMCs incubated with 1 μmol/L nifedipine (Nif) to inhibit Ca(2+) channels, 30 μmol/L cyclopiazonic acid (CPA), a SERCA pump inhibitor, activated a nonselective cation conductance permeable to Na(+) (I(SOC)) during an initial 1-3 s step, ranging from-120 to +60 mV, and Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) current (I(Cl(Ca))) during a second step to +90 mV that increased with the level of the preceding hyperpolarizing step. Niflumic acid (100 μmol/L), a Cl(Ca) channel blocker, abolished I(Cl(Ca)) but had no effect on I(SOC), whereas the I(SOC) blocker SKF-96365 (50 μmol/L) suppressed both currents. Dual patch clamp and Fluo-4 fluorescence measurements revealed the appearance of CPA-induced Ca(2+) transients of increasing magnitude with increasing hyperpolarizing steps, which correlated with I(Cl(Ca)) amplitude. The absence of Ca(2+) transients at positive potentials following a hyperpolarizing step combined with the observation that SOCE-stimulated I(Cl(Ca)) was unaffected by the NCX blocker KB-R7943 (1 μmol/L) suggest that the SOCE/Cl(Ca) interaction does not require reverse-mode NCX in our conditions.
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- Jeff E Angermann
- School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, 89557, USA
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Kuhr FK, Smith KA, Song MY, Levitan I, Yuan JXJ. New mechanisms of pulmonary arterial hypertension: role of Ca²⁺ signaling. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2012; 302:H1546-62. [PMID: 22245772 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00944.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe and progressive disease that usually culminates in right heart failure and death if left untreated. Although there have been substantial improvements in our understanding and significant advances in the management of this disease, there is a grim prognosis for patients in the advanced stages of PAH. A major cause of PAH is increased pulmonary vascular resistance, which results from sustained vasoconstriction, excessive pulmonary vascular remodeling, in situ thrombosis, and increased pulmonary vascular stiffness. In addition to other signal transduction pathways, Ca(2+) signaling in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) plays a central role in the development and progression of PAH because of its involvement in both vasoconstriction, through its pivotal effect of PASMC contraction, and vascular remodeling, through its stimulatory effect on PASMC proliferation. Altered expression, function, and regulation of ion channels and transporters in PASMCs contribute to an increased cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration and enhanced Ca(2+) signaling in patients with PAH. This review will focus on the potential pathogenic role of Ca(2+) mobilization, regulation, and signaling in the development and progression of PAH.
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- Frank K Kuhr
- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Inoue R, Shi J, Jian Z, Imai Y. Regulation of cardiovascular TRP channel functions along the NO-cGMP-PKG axis. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2012; 3:347-60. [PMID: 22111615 DOI: 10.1586/ecp.10.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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There is growing body of evidence that nitric oxide (NO)-cGMP-PKG signaling plays a central role in negative regulation of cardiovascular (CV) responses and its disorders through suppressed Ca(2+) dynamics. Other lines of evidence also reveal the stimulatory effects of this signaling on some CV functions. Recently, transient receptor potential (TRP) channels have received much attention as non-voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels involved in CV physiology and pathophysiology. Available information suggests that these channels undergo both inhibition and activation by NO via PKG-mediated phosphorylation and S-nitrosylation, respectively, and also act as upstream regulators to promote endothelial NO production. This review summarizes the roles of NO-cGMP-PKG signaling pathway, particularly in regulating TRP channel functions with their associated physiology and pathophysiology.
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- Ryuji Inoue
- Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Medcial Sciences, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Calcium signaling in vascular smooth muscle cells: from physiology to pathology. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2012; 740:795-810. [PMID: 22453970 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2888-2_35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Cyclic variations in calcium (Ca(2+)) concentrations, through a process called excitation-contraction coupling, allow regulation of vascular smooth muscle cells contractility and thus modulation of vascular tone and blood pressure. As a second messenger, Ca(2+) also activates signaling cascades leading to transcription factors activation in a process called excitation-transcription coupling. Furthermore, recent evidences indicate an interaction between post-transcriptional regulation by microRNAs (miRNAs) and Ca(2+) signaling. All these actors, which are frequently altered in vascular diseases, will be reviewed here.
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It has been known for more than 60 years, and suspected for over 100, that alveolar hypoxia causes pulmonary vasoconstriction by means of mechanisms local to the lung. For the last 20 years, it has been clear that the essential sensor, transduction, and effector mechanisms responsible for hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) reside in the pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell. The main focus of this review is the cellular and molecular work performed to clarify these intrinsic mechanisms and to determine how they are facilitated and inhibited by the extrinsic influences of other cells. Because the interaction of intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms is likely to shape expression of HPV in vivo, we relate results obtained in cells to HPV in more intact preparations, such as intact and isolated lungs and isolated pulmonary vessels. Finally, we evaluate evidence regarding the contribution of HPV to the physiological and pathophysiological processes involved in the transition from fetal to neonatal life, pulmonary gas exchange, high-altitude pulmonary edema, and pulmonary hypertension. Although understanding of HPV has advanced significantly, major areas of ignorance and uncertainty await resolution.
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- J T Sylvester
- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School ofMedicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Goyal R, Papamatheakis DG, Loftin M, Vrancken K, Dawson AS, Osman NJ, Blood AB, Pearce WJ, Longo LD, Wilson SM. Long-term maternal hypoxia: the role of extracellular Ca2+ entry during serotonin-mediated contractility in fetal ovine pulmonary arteries. Reprod Sci 2011; 18:948-62. [PMID: 21960509 PMCID: PMC3343111 DOI: 10.1177/1933719111401660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Antenatal maternal long-term hypoxia (LTH) can alter serotonin (5-HT) and calcium (Ca(2+)) signaling in fetal pulmonary arteries (PAs) and is associated with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). In humans, the antenatal maternal hypoxia can be secondary to smoking, anemia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorders. However, the mechanisms of antenatal maternal hypoxia-related PPHN are unresolved. Because both LTH and 5-HT are associated with PPHN, we tested the hypothesis that antenatal maternal LTH can increase 5-HT-mediated PA contraction and associated extracellular Ca(2+) influx through L-type Ca(2+) channels (Ca(L)), nonselective cation channels (NSCCs), and reverse-mode sodium-calcium exchanger (NCX) in the near-term fetus. We performed wire myography and confocal-Ca(2+) imaging approaches on fetal lamb PA (∼ 140 days of gestation) from normoxic ewes or those acclimatized to high-altitude LTH (3801 m) for ∼110 days. Long-term hypoxia reduced the potency but not the efficacy of 5-HT-induced PA contraction. Ketanserin (100 nmol/L), a 5-HT(2A) antagonist, shifted 5-HT potency irrespective of LTH, while GR-55562 (1 µmol/L), a 5-HT(1B/D) inhibitor, antagonized 5-HT-induced contraction in normoxic fetuses only. Various inhibitors for Ca(L), NSCC, and reverse-mode NCX were used in contraction studies. Contraction was reliant on extracellular Ca(2+) regardless of maternal hypoxia, NSCC was more important to contraction than Ca(L), and reverse-mode NCX had little or no role in contraction. Long-term hypoxia also attenuated the effects of 2-APB and flufenamic acid and reduced Ca(2+) responses observed by imaging studies. Overall, LTH reduced 5HT(1B/D) function and increased NSCC-related Ca(2+)-dependent contraction in ovine fetuses, which may compromise pulmonary vascular function in the newborn.
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- Ravi Goyal
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
- Light Microscopy Core, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
- Light Microscopy Core, University of Mississippi, University, MS, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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Liu XR, Zhang MF, Yang N, Liu Q, Wang RX, Cao YN, Yang XR, Sham JSK, Lin MJ. Enhanced store-operated Ca²+ entry and TRPC channel expression in pulmonary arteries of monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertensive rats. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2011; 302:C77-87. [PMID: 21940663 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00247.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with profound vascular remodeling and alterations in Ca(2+) homeostasis in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Previous studies show that canonical transient receptor potential (TRPC) genes are upregulated and store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) is augmented in PASMCs of chronic hypoxic rats and patients of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Here we further examine the involvement of TRPC and SOCE in PH with a widely used rat model of monocrotaline (MCT)-induced PAH. Rats developed severe PAH, right ventricular hypertrophy, and significant increase in store-operated TRPC1 and TRPC4 mRNA and protein in endothelium-denuded pulmonary arteries (PAs) 3 wk after MCT injection. Contraction of PA and Ca(2+) influx in PASMC evoked by store depletion using cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) were enhanced dramatically, consistent with augmented SOCE in the MCT-treated group. The time course of increase in CPA-induced contraction corresponded to that of TRPC1 expression. Endothelin-1 (ET-1)-induced vasoconstriction was also potentiated in PAs of MCT-treated rats. The response was partially inhibited by SOCE blockers, including Gd(3+), La(3+), and SKF-96365, as well as the general TRPC inhibitor BTP-2, suggesting that TRPC-dependent SOCE was involved. Moreover, the ET-1-induced contraction and Ca(2+) response in the MCT group were more susceptible to the inhibition caused by the various SOCE blockers. Hence, our study shows that MCT-induced PAH is associated with increased TRPC expression and SOCE, which are involved in the enhanced vascular reactivity to ET-1, and support the hypothesis that TRPC-dependent SOCE is an important pathway for the development of PH.
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- Xiao-Ru Liu
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China
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Noorani MMZ, Noel RC, Marrelli SP. Upregulated TRPC3 and Downregulated TRPC1 Channel Expression during Hypertension is Associated with Increased Vascular Contractility in Rat. Front Physiol 2011; 2:42. [PMID: 21811471 PMCID: PMC3143733 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2011.00042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/11/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Transient receptor potential (TRP) C1 and C3 (TRPC1 and TRPC3) are expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells and are thought to be involved in vascular contractility. In the present study, we determined the effect of systemic hypertension on TRPC1/TRPC3 channel expression and vascular contractility in rat carotid artery (CA). CA were studied from male spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), Wistar-Kyoto (WKY), and Long Evans (LE) rats. TRPC1/3 expression was determined by RT-PCR and Western blot. TRP channel function was evaluated by whole-cell patch clamp, using UTP (60 μM) to stimulate TRPC1/3 channels. Contractions of endothelium-denuded CA segments to UTP (1-300 μM) and phenylephrine (Phe; 0.1 nM-10 μM) were measured in an isometric tension bath. TRPC1 and TRPC3 mRNA was present in CA of both WKY and SHR. Western blot demonstrated 3.1 ± 1.2 times greater TRPC3 expression and 0.5 ± 0.2 times TRPC1 in SHR versus WKY CA. Isolated CA showed potentiated contraction to UTP in the SHR versus WKY. Activation of voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels (VDCC) in UTP-mediated constriction only occurred in SHR CA. Contraction to Phe was unaltered between WKY and SHR CA and involved equal significant VDCC activation in both groups. Patch clamp demonstrated that the UTP-stimulated current (I(utp)) was greater in SHR compared to the normotensive WKY and LE rats with peak I(utp) (at -110 mV) of -63 ± 24 pA compared to -25 ± 4 pA, respectively. We demonstrate that UTP-mediated but not Phe-mediated constrictions are potentiated in the CA during hypertension. Expression of TRPC1 is decreased whereas TRPC3 is increased in SHR CA. Interestingly, VDCC activation only contributes to UTP-mediated contraction of SHR CAs whereas it contributes substantially and equally in Phe-mediated contraction. We speculate that the alteration of TRPC channel expression in hypertension leads to greater smooth muscle depolarization, VDCC activation, and vascular contractility in the UTP (but not Phe) signaling pathway.
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Ko EA, Song MY, Donthamsetty R, Makino A, Yuan JXJ. Tension Measurement in Isolated Rat and Mouse Pulmonary Artery. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 7:123-130. [PMID: 23175638 DOI: 10.1016/j.ddmod.2011.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Arterial vasoconstriction is an important physiological process in regulating blood pressure, and is involved in pathologies. The isolation of arteries from rats and mice, as well as the measurement of vascular tension in an ex vivo preparation, are important methods in studying the physiology of arteries and the pathophysiology associated with arterials. Three major methods to measure vascular tension are organ bath, wire myograph, and pressurized arterial myograph. The major method to measure vascular remodeling is by observing the zero-stress state of an artery.
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- Eun A Ko
- Departments of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612
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Li GW, Wang QS, Hao JH, Xing WJ, Guo J, Li HZ, Bai SZ, Li HX, Zhang WH, Yang BF, Yang GD, Wu LY, Wang R, Xu CQ. The functional expression of extracellular calcium-sensing receptor in rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. J Biomed Sci 2011; 18:16. [PMID: 21314926 PMCID: PMC3050794 DOI: 10.1186/1423-0127-18-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2010] [Accepted: 02/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) belongs to family C of the G protein coupled receptors. Whether the CaSR is expressed in the pulmonary artery (PA) is unknown. METHODS The expression and distribution of CaSR were detected by RT-PCR, Western blotting and immunofluorescence. PA tension was detected by the pulmonary arterial ring technique, and the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) was detected by a laser-scanning confocal microscope. RESULTS The expressions of CaSR mRNA and protein were found in both rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) and PAs. Increased levels of [Ca2+]o (extracellular calcium concentration) or Gd3+ (an agonist of CaSR) induced an increase of [Ca2+]i and PAs constriction in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, the above-mentioned effects of Ca2+ and Gd3+ were inhibited by U73122 (specific inhibitor of PLC), 2-APB (specific antagonist of IP3 receptor), and thapsigargin (blocker of sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase). CONCLUSIONS CaSR is expressed in rat PASMCs, and is involved in regulation of PA tension by increasing [Ca2+]i through G-PLC-IP3 pathway.
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- Guang-wei Li
- Department of Pathophysiology, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, PR China
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TRP channels in the cardiopulmonary vasculature. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2011; 704:781-810. [PMID: 21290327 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0265-3_41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are expressed in almost every human tissue, including the heart and the vasculature. They play unique roles not only in physiological functions but, if over-expressed, also in pathophysiological disease states. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the industrialized countries. Therefore, TRP channels are attractive drug targets for more effective pharmacological treatments of these diseases. This review focuses on three major cell types of the cardiovascular system: cardiomyocytes as well as smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells from the systemic and pulmonary circulation. TRP channels initiate multiple signals in all three cell types (e.g. contraction, migration) and are involved in gene transcription leading to cell proliferation or cell death. Identification of their genes has significantly improved our knowledge of multiple signal transduction pathways in these cells. Some TRP channels are important cellular sensors and are mostly permeable to Ca(2+), while most other TRP channels are receptor activated and allow for the entry of Na(+), Ca(2+) and Mg(2+). Physiological functions of TRPA, TRPC, TRPM, TRPP and TRPV channels in the cardiovascular system, dissected by down-regulating channel activity in isolated tissues or by the analysis of gene-deficient mouse models, are reviewed. The involvement of TRPs as homomeric or heteromeric channels in pathophysiological processes in the cardiovascular system like heart failure, cardiac hypertrophy, hypertension as well as edema formation by increased endothelial permeability will be discussed.
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Expression and physiological roles of TRP channels in smooth muscle cells. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2011; 704:687-706. [PMID: 21290322 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0265-3_36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Smooth muscles are widely distributed in mammal body through various systems such as circulatory, respiratory, gastro-intestinal and urogenital systems. The smooth muscle cell (SMC) is not only a contractile cell but is able to perform other important functions such as migration, proliferation, production of cytokines, chemokines, extracellular matrix proteins, growth factors and cell surface adhesion molecules. Thus, SMC appears today as a fascinating cell with remarkable plasticity that contributes to its roles in physiology and disease. Most of the SMC functions are dependent on a key event: the increase in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)). Calcium entry from the extracellular space is a major step in the elevation of [Ca(2+)](i) in SMC and involves a variety of plasmalemmal calcium channels, among them is the superfamily of transient receptor potential (TRP) proteins. TRPC (canonical), TRPM (melastatin), TRPV (vanilloid) and TRPP (polycystin), are widely expressed in both visceral (airways, gastrointestinal tract, uterus) and vascular (systemic and pulmonary circulation) smooth muscles. Mainly, TRPC, TRPV and TRPM are implicated in a variety of physiological and pathophysiological processes such as: SMC contraction, relaxation, growth, migration and proliferation; control of blood pressure, arterial myogenic tone, pulmonary hypertension, intestinal motility, gastric acidity, uterine activity during parturition and labor. Thus it is becoming evident that TRP are major element of SMC calcium homeostasis and, thus, appear as novel drug targets for a better management of diseases originating from SMC dysfunction.
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Ng LC, Ramduny D, Airey JA, Singer CA, Keller PS, Shen XM, Tian H, Valencik M, Hume JR. Orai1 interacts with STIM1 and mediates capacitative Ca2+ entry in mouse pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2010; 299:C1079-90. [PMID: 20739625 PMCID: PMC2980318 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00548.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2009] [Accepted: 08/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Previous studies in mouse pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) showed that cannonical transient receptor potential channel TRPC1 and stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) mediate the sustained component of capacitative Ca(2+) entry (CCE), but the molecular candidate(s) that mediate the transient component of CCE remain unknown. The aim of the present study was to examine whether Orai1 mediates the transient component of CCE through activation of STIM1 in mouse PASMCs. In primary cultured mouse PASMCs loaded with fura-2, cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) caused a transient followed by a sustained rise in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)). The transient but not the sustained rise in [Ca(2+)](i) was partially inhibited by nifedipine. The nifedipine-insensitive transient rise in [Ca(2+)](i) and the increase in Mn(2+) quench of fura-2 fluorescence caused by CPA were both reduced in cells treated with Orai1 siRNA. These responses to CPA were further reduced in cells treated with Orai1 and STIM1 small interfering (si)RNA. Moreover, overexpression of STIM1 enhanced the rise in [Ca(2+)](i) and the increase in Mn(2+) quench of fura-2 fluorescence caused by CPA, and these responses were reduced in cells treated with Orai1 siRNA. RT-PCR revealed Orai1 and STIM1 mRNAs, and Western blot analysis identified Orai1 and STIM1 proteins in mouse PASMCs. Furthermore, Orai1 was found to coimmunoprecipitate with STIM1, and the precipitation level of Orai1 was increased in cells subjected to store-depletion. Immunostaining revealed colocalization of Orai1 and STIM1 proteins, and the colocalization of these proteins was more apparent after store-depletion. These data provide direct evidence that the transient component of CCE is mediated by Orai1 channel as a result of STIM1 activation in mouse PASMCs.
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- Lih Chyuan Ng
- Dept. of Pharmacology/318, Univ. of Nevada School of Medicine, 1664 North Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557, USA.
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Lu W, Ran P, Zhang D, Lai N, Zhong N, Wang J. Bone morphogenetic protein 4 enhances canonical transient receptor potential expression, store-operated Ca2+ entry, and basal [Ca2+]i in rat distal pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2010; 299:C1370-8. [PMID: 20844246 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00040.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Recent advances have identified an important role of bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) in pulmonary vascular remodeling, yet the underlying mechanisms remain largely unexplored. We have previously found that Ca(2+) influx through store-operated calcium channels (SOCC), which are mainly thought to be composed of canonical transient receptor potential (TRPC) proteins, likely contribute to the pathogenic development of chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension. In this study, we investigated the effect of BMP4 on expression of TRPC and store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Real-time quantitative PCR and Western blotting revealed that treatment with BMP4 (50 ng/ml, 60 h) increased TRPC1, TRPC4, and TRPC6 mRNA and protein expression in growth-arrested rat distal PASMCs. Moreover, in comparison to vehicle control, cells treated with BMP4 also exhibited enhanced SOCE, and elevated basal intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) as determined by fluorescent microscopy using the Ca(2+) indicator Fura-2 AM. Perfusing cells with Ca(2+)-free Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate solution (KRBS) or KRBS containing SOCC antagonists SKF-96365 or NiCl(2) attenuated the increases in basal [Ca(2+)](i) caused by BMP4. Specific knockdown of BMP4 by small interference RNA significantly decreased the mRNA and protein expression of TRPC1, TRPC4, and TRPC6 and reduced SOCE and basal [Ca(2+)](i) in serum-stimulated PASMCs. We conclude that BMP4 regulates calcium signaling in PASMCs likely via upregulation of TRPC expression, leading to enhanced SOCE and basal [Ca(2+)](i) in PASMCs, and by this mechanism contributes to pulmonary vascular remodeling during pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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- Wenju Lu
- Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Peng G, Lu W, Li X, Chen Y, Zhong N, Ran P, Wang J. Expression of store-operated Ca2+ entry and transient receptor potential canonical and vanilloid-related proteins in rat distal pulmonary venous smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2010; 299:L621-30. [PMID: 20693314 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00176.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Chronic hypoxia causes remodeling and alters contractile responses in both pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins. Although pulmonary arteries have been studied extensively in these disorders, the mechanisms by which pulmonary veins respond to hypoxia and whether these responses contribute to chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension remain poorly understood. In pulmonary arterial smooth muscle, we have previously demonstrated that influx of Ca(2+) through store-operated calcium channels (SOCC) thought to be composed of transient receptor potential (TRP) proteins is likely to play an important role in development of chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension. To determine whether this mechanism could also be operative in pulmonary venous smooth muscle, we measured intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) by fura-2 fluorescence microscopy in primary cultures of pulmonary venous smooth muscle cells (PVSMC) isolated from rat distal pulmonary veins. In cells perfused with Ca(2+)-free media containing cyclopiazonic acid (10 μM) and nifedipine (5 μM) to deplete sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) stores and block voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels, restoration of extracellular Ca(2+) (2.5 mM) caused marked increases in [Ca(2+)](i), whereas MnCl(2) (200 μM) quenched fura-2 fluorescence, indicating store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE). SKF-96365 and NiCl(2), antagonists of SOCC, blocked SOCE at concentrations that did not alter Ca(2+) responses to 60 mM KCl. Of the seven known canonical TRP (TRPC1-7) and six vanilloid-related TRP channels (TRPV1-6), real-time PCR revealed mRNA expression of TRPC1 > TRPC6 > TRPC4 > TRPC2 ≈ TRPC5 > TRPC3, TRPV2 > TRPV4 > TRPV1 in distal PVSMC, and TRPC1 > TRPC6 > TRPC3 > TRPC4 ≈ TRPC5, TRPV2 ≈ TRPV4 > TRPV1 in rat distal pulmonary vein (PV) smooth muscle. Western blotting confirmed protein expression of TRPC1, TRPC6, TRPV2, and TRPV4 in both PVSMC and PV. Our results suggest that SOCE through Ca(2+) channels composed of TRP proteins may contribute to Ca(2+) signaling in rat distal PV smooth muscle.
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- Gongyong Peng
- Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou Medical University, China
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