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Zeng X, Sun A, Cheng W, Hou X, Zhu M, Liao Y. Inhibition of STIM1 alleviates high glucose-induced proliferation and fibrosis by inducing autophagy in mesangial cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2023:10.1007/s11010-023-04844-7. [PMID: 37736800 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-023-04844-7] [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: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
Abstract
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a renal microvascular complication caused by diabetes mellitus. One of the most typical characteristics of DN is glomerular mesangial cells (GMCs) proliferation. Stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1), a Ca2+ channel, is involved in many diseases. In this study, we investigated the role of STIM1 in the proliferation and fibrosis in high glucose (HG)-induced HBZY-1 cells. We found that the expression of STIM1 was increased in renal tissues of diabetic rat and HBZY-1 cells stimulated by HG. Downregulation of STIM1-mediated SOCE suppressed hyperglycemic cell proliferation and fibrosis by activating autophagy. In addition, the inhibitory effect of downregulating STIM1 on cells was blocked by autophagy inhibitor Bafilomycin A1 (BafA1). Moreover, this experiment also showed that STIM1 regulated autophagy, cell proliferation and fibrosis via PI3K/AKT/mTOR signal pathway. These results clarify the role of STIM1 in HBZY-1 cells and its mechanism, and provide a new target for the treatment of DN.
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- Xixi Zeng
- Department of Anatomy, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anatomy, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Medical College, Affiliated Hospital, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Anatomy, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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Liu P, Yang Z, Wang Y, Sun A. Role of STIM1 in the Regulation of Cardiac Energy Substrate Preference. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13188. [PMID: 37685995 PMCID: PMC10487555 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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The heart requires a variety of energy substrates to maintain proper contractile function. Glucose and long-chain fatty acids (FA) are the major cardiac metabolic substrates under physiological conditions. Upon stress, a shift of cardiac substrate preference toward either glucose or FA is associated with cardiac diseases. For example, in pressure-overloaded hypertrophic hearts, there is a long-lasting substrate shift toward glucose, while in hearts with diabetic cardiomyopathy, the fuel is switched toward FA. Stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1), a well-established calcium (Ca2+) sensor of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca2+ store, is increasingly recognized as a critical player in mediating both cardiac hypertrophy and diabetic cardiomyopathy. However, the cause-effect relationship between STIM1 and glucose/FA metabolism and the possible mechanisms by which STIM1 is involved in these cardiac metabolic diseases are poorly understood. In this review, we first discussed STIM1-dependent signaling in cardiomyocytes and metabolic changes in cardiac hypertrophy and diabetic cardiomyopathy. Second, we provided examples of the involvement of STIM1 in energy metabolism to discuss the emerging role of STIM1 in the regulation of energy substrate preference in metabolic cardiac diseases and speculated the corresponding underlying molecular mechanisms of the crosstalk between STIM1 and cardiac energy substrate preference. Finally, we briefly discussed and presented future perspectives on the possibility of targeting STIM1 to rescue cardiac metabolic diseases. Taken together, STIM1 emerges as a key player in regulating cardiac energy substrate preference, and revealing the underlying molecular mechanisms by which STIM1 mediates cardiac energy metabolism could be helpful to find novel targets to prevent or treat cardiac metabolic diseases.
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- Panpan Liu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Gene Resource and Molecular Development, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Gene Resource and Molecular Development, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Gene Resource and Molecular Development, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Gene Resource and Molecular Development, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
- Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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LncRNA MEG3 inhibits renal fibrinoid necrosis of diabetic nephropathy via the MEG3/miR-21/ORAI1 axis. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:3283-3295. [PMID: 36715789 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08254-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most common and lethal diabetic complications worldwide and is associated with a high risk of mortality. However, the exact mechanism behind its development is unknown. The mesangial cells (MCs) and non-coding RNAs are critical for DN, but it is unknown whether a MEG3/miR-21/ORAI1 regulatory axis exists in MCs. Hence, in this study, we aimed to understand whether the MEG3/miR-21/ORAI1 regulatory axis has a role in the pathophysiology of DN. RESULTS We demonstrated that high-glucose stimuli downregulated MEG3 and ORAI1 expression while enhancing miR-21 expression. Exogenous miR-21 mimics inhibited ORAI1 expression, which was partially salvaged or reversed by MEG3 overexpression. Furthermore, RIP assay demonstrated that the beads labeled with AGO2 antibody could enrich more miR-21 and MEG3 than those labeled with control IgG antibody; both of them formed the RNA-induced silencing complex. Further, the biochemical indicators of db/db mice significantly improved, and renal fibrinoid necrosis was ameliorated using a miR-21 inhibitor. CONCLUSION The MEG3/miR-21/ORAI1 axis regulates the manifestation of DN in diabetic mice and MCs, and the miR-21 inhibitor can be a potential therapeutic strategy to alleviate DN, once the presence of such an axis is found in humans.
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Staruschenko A, Ma R, Palygin O, Dryer SE. Ion channels and channelopathies in glomeruli. Physiol Rev 2023; 103:787-854. [PMID: 36007181 PMCID: PMC9662803 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00013.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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An essential step in renal function entails the formation of an ultrafiltrate that is delivered to the renal tubules for subsequent processing. This process, known as glomerular filtration, is controlled by intrinsic regulatory systems and by paracrine, neuronal, and endocrine signals that converge onto glomerular cells. In addition, the characteristics of glomerular fluid flow, such as the glomerular filtration rate and the glomerular filtration fraction, play an important role in determining blood flow to the rest of the kidney. Consequently, disease processes that initially affect glomeruli are the most likely to lead to end-stage kidney failure. The cells that comprise the glomerular filter, especially podocytes and mesangial cells, express many different types of ion channels that regulate intrinsic aspects of cell function and cellular responses to the local environment, such as changes in glomerular capillary pressure. Dysregulation of glomerular ion channels, such as changes in TRPC6, can lead to devastating glomerular diseases, and a number of channels, including TRPC6, TRPC5, and various ionotropic receptors, are promising targets for drug development. This review discusses glomerular structure and glomerular disease processes. It also describes the types of plasma membrane ion channels that have been identified in glomerular cells, the physiological and pathophysiological contexts in which they operate, and the pathways by which they are regulated and dysregulated. The contributions of these channels to glomerular disease processes, such as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and diabetic nephropathy, as well as the development of drugs that target these channels are also discussed.
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- Alexander Staruschenko
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
- Hypertension and Kidney Research Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
- James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
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Ahmadian E, Eftekhari A, Atakishizada S, Valiyeva M, Ardalan M, Khalilov R, Kavetskyy T. Podocytopathy: The role of actin cytoskeleton. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 156:113920. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Han AY, Ha SM, Shin YK, Seol GH. Ginsenoside Rg-1 prevents elevated cytosolic Ca2+ via store-operated Ca2+ entry in high-glucose–stimulated vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells. BMC Complement Med Ther 2022; 22:166. [PMID: 35733160 PMCID: PMC9215051 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-022-03647-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Ginsenoside Rg-1 (Rg-1), a triterpenoid saponin abundantly present in Panax ginseng, is a type of naturally occurring steroid with known anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory effects. In this study, we sought to confirm the effects and mechanisms of action of Rg-1 on store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) in human vascular endothelial cell line (EA) and murine aortic vascular smooth muscle cell line (MOVAS) cells exposed to high glucose. Methods Cytosolic Ca2+ concentrations in EA and MOVAS cells were measured by monitoring fluorescence of the ratiometric Ca2+-indicator, Fura-2 AM. Results High glucose significantly increased Ca2+ influx by abnormally activating SOCE in EA and MOVAS cells. Notably, this high glucose-induced increase in SOCE was restored to normal levels in EA and MOVAS cells by Rg-1. Moreover, Rg-1 induced reductions in SOCE in cells exposed to high glucose were significantly inhibited by the plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase (PMCA) blocker lanthanum, the Na+/K+-ATPase blocker ouabain, or the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX) blockers Ni2+ and KB-R7943. These observations suggest that the mechanism of action of Rg-1 inhibition of SOCE involves PMCA and Na+/K+-ATPase, and an increase in Ca2+ efflux via NCXs in both EA and MOVAS cells exposed to high glucose. Conclusions These findings indicate that Rg-1 may protect vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells from Ca2+ increases following exposure to hyperglycemic conditions.
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Chaudhari S, Yazdizadeh Shotorbani P, Tao Y, Kasetti R, Zode G, Mathis KW, Ma R. Neogenin pathway positively regulates fibronectin production by glomerular mesangial cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2022; 323:C226-C235. [PMID: 35704698 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00359.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Neogenin, a transmembrane receptor, was recently found in kidney cells and immune cells. However, the function of neogenin signaling in kidney is not clear. Mesangial cells (MCs) are a major source of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in glomerulus. In many kidney diseases, MCs are impaired and manifest myofibroblast phenotype. Over production of ECM by the injured MCs promotes renal injury and accelerates the progression of kidney diseases. The present study was aimed to determine if neogenin receptor was expressed in MCs and if the receptor signaling regulated ECM protein production by MCs. We showed that neogenin was expressed in the glomerular MCs. Deletion of neogenin using CRISPR/Cas9 lentivirus system, significantly reduced the abundance of fibronectin, an ECM protein. Netrin-1, a ligand for neogenin, also significantly decreased fibronectin production by MCs and decreased neogenin protein expression in MCs. Furthermore, treatment of human MCs with high glucose (25 mM) significantly increased the protein abundance of neogenin as early as 8 h. Consistently, neogenin expression in glomerulus significantly increased in the eNOS-/- db/db diabetic mice starting as early as the age of 8 weeks and this increase sustained at least to the age of 24 weeks. We further found that the HG induced increase in neogenin abundance was blunted by antioxidant PEG-catalase and N-acetyl cysteine. Taken together, our results suggest a new mechanism of regulation of fibronectin production by MCs. This previously unrecognized neogenin-fibronectin pathway may contribute to glomerular injury responses during the course of diabetic nephropathy.
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- Sarika Chaudhari
- Dept. of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States
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- Dept. of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States
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- The North Texas Eye Research Institute and Dept. of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, United States
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- The North Texas Eye Research Institute and Dept. of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, United States
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- Dept. of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States
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- Dept. of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States
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Tao Y, Chaudhari S, Shotorbani PY, Ding Y, Chen Z, Kasetti R, Zode G, Ma R. Enhanced Orai1-mediated store-operated Ca 2+ channel/calpain signaling contributes to high glucose-induced podocyte injury. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:101990. [PMID: 35490782 PMCID: PMC9136128 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Podocyte injury induced by hyperglycemia is the main cause of kidney dysfunction in diabetic nephropathy. However, the underlying mechanism is unclear. Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) regulates a diversity of cellular processes in a variety of cell types. Calpain, a Ca2+-dependent cysteine protease, was recently shown to be involved in podocyte injury. In the present study, we sought to determine whether increased SOCE contributed to high glucose (HG)-induced podocyte injury through activation of the calpain pathway. In cultured human podocytes, whole-cell patch clamp indicated the presence of functional store-operated Ca2+ channels, which are composed of Orai1 proteins and mediate SOCE. Western blots showed that HG treatment increased the protein abundance of Orai1 in a dose-dependent manner. Consistently, calcium imaging experiments revealed that SOCE was significantly enhanced in podocytes following HG treatment. Furthermore, HG treatment caused overt podocyte F-actin disorganization as well as a significant decrease in nephrin protein abundance, both of which are indications of podocyte injury. These podocyte injury responses were significantly blunted by both pharmacological inhibition of Orai1 using the small molecule inhibitor BTP2 or by genetic deletion of Orai1 using CRISPR-Cas9 lentivirus. Moreover, activation of SOCE by thapsigargin, an inhibitor of Ca2+ pump on the endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane, significantly increased the activity of calpain, which was inhibited by BTP2. Finally, the calpain-1/calpain-2 inhibitor calpeptin significantly blunted the nephrin protein reduction induced by HG treatment. Taken together, our results suggest that enhanced signaling via an Orai1/SOCE/Calpain axis contributes to HG-induced podocyte injury.
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- Yu Tao
- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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- The North Texas Eye Research Institute and Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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- The North Texas Eye Research Institute and Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
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Pharmacological blockade of angiotensin II receptor restores diabetes-associated reduction of store operated Ca2+ entry in adult cardiomyocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 610:56-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.04.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Kim JH, Hwang KH, Dang BTN, Eom M, Kong ID, Gwack Y, Yu S, Gee HY, Birnbaumer L, Park KS, Cha SK. Insulin-activated store-operated Ca 2+ entry via Orai1 induces podocyte actin remodeling and causes proteinuria. Nat Commun 2021; 12:6537. [PMID: 34764278 PMCID: PMC8586150 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26900-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Podocyte, the gatekeeper of the glomerular filtration barrier, is a primary target for growth factor and Ca2+ signaling whose perturbation leads to proteinuria. However, the effects of insulin action on store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) in podocytes remain unknown. Here, we demonstrated that insulin stimulates SOCE by VAMP2-dependent Orai1 trafficking to the plasma membrane. Insulin-activated SOCE triggers actin remodeling and transepithelial albumin leakage via the Ca2+-calcineurin pathway in podocytes. Transgenic Orai1 overexpression in mice causes podocyte fusion and impaired glomerular filtration barrier. Conversely, podocyte-specific Orai1 deletion prevents insulin-stimulated SOCE, synaptopodin depletion, and proteinuria. Podocyte injury and albuminuria coincide with Orai1 upregulation at the hyperinsulinemic stage in diabetic (db/db) mice, which can be ameliorated by the suppression of Orai1-calcineurin signaling. Our results suggest that tightly balanced insulin action targeting podocyte Orai1 is critical for maintaining filter integrity, which provides novel perspectives on therapeutic strategies for proteinuric diseases, including diabetic nephropathy. Perturbations of Ca2+ signaling in podocytes may deteriorate kidney function and eventually lead to proteinuria. Here the authors show that insulin can affect the function of the calcium regulator Ora1 in podocytes, which is critical for maintaining kidney filter integrity.
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- Ji-Hee Kim
- Department of Physiology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.,Department of Global Medical Science, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.,Mitohormesis Research Center, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.,Department of Global Medical Science, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.,Mitohormesis Research Center, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.,Department of Global Medical Science, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.,Mitohormesis Research Center, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.,Department of Global Medical Science, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Neurobiology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA.,Institute of Biomedical Research (BIOMED), School of Medical Sciences, Catholic University of Argentina, C1107AAZ, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Physiology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.,Department of Global Medical Science, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.,Mitohormesis Research Center, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Global Medical Science, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea. .,Mitohormesis Research Center, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
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Dai F, Guo J, Wang Y, Jiang T, Chen H, Hu Y, Du J, Xia X, Zhang Q, Shen B. Enhanced Store-Operated Ca 2+ Signal of Small Intestinal Smooth Muscle Cells Accelerates Small Bowel Transit Speed in Type 1 Diabetic Mouse. Front Physiol 2021; 12:691867. [PMID: 34744757 PMCID: PMC8564290 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.691867] [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: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Aims: The underlying mechanism of diabetic enteropathy, a common complication of type 1 diabetes, remains unclear. Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) is a ubiquitous type of Ca2+ influx involved in various cellular functions. Here, we show that SOCE-related stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) and Orai1 participate in inappropriate cellular Ca2+ homeostasis, augmenting agonist-induced small intestinal smooth muscle contraction and small bowel transit speed in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes. Methods and Results: We used small interfering (si)RNA to suppress STIM1 and Orai1 proteins, and employed intracellular Ca2+, small intestinal contraction and intestinal transit speed measurement to investigate the functional change. We found that SOCE activity and Orai1 and STIM1 expression levels of small intestinal smooth muscle were significantly increased in cells cultured in high glucose medium or in diabetic mice. Gastrointestinal transit speed and SOCE-mediated contractions were markedly increased in diabetic mice; Knocking down Orai1 or STIM1 with siRNA rescued both alterations in diabetic mice. However, the Orai1-large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BKCa) channel interaction was decreased in diabetic mice, and suppressing Orai1 expression or inhibiting the BKCa channel increased agonist-induced small intestinal contractions in normal mice. Conclusion: We concluded that the increased SOCE caused by excessive STIM1 and Orai1 expression and decreased Orai1-BKCa interaction augmented small intestinal smooth muscle contraction and accelerated small bowel transit speed in diabetic mice. This finding demonstrates a pathological role for SOCE in diabetic enteropathy and provides a potential therapeutic target for diabetic enteropathy.
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- Fang Dai
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Digestive Medicine Center, Department of General Practice, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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Xie KY, Chien SJ, Tan BCM, Chen YW. RNA editing of 5-HT 2C R impairs insulin secretion of pancreatic beta cells via altered store-operated calcium entry. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21929. [PMID: 34553421 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202100265rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Recent studies emphasize the importance of 5-HT2C receptor (5-HT2C R) signaling in the regulation of energy homeostasis. The 5-HT2C R is the only G-protein-coupled receptor known to undergo post-transcriptional adenosine to inosine (A-to-I) editing by adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR). 5-HT2C R has emerged as an important role in the modulation of pancreatic β cell functions. This study investigated mechanisms behind the effects of palmitic acid (PA) on insulin secretion in different overexpressed 5-HT2C R edited isoforms in pancreatic MIN6 β cells. Results showed that the expressions of 5HT2C R and ADAR2 were upregulated in the pancreatic islets of mice fed with high-fat diet (HFD) compared to control mice. PA treatment significantly induced the expressions of 5-HT2C R and ADAR2 in pancreatic MIN6 β cells. PA treatment significantly induced the editing of 5-HT2C R in pancreatic MIN6 β cells. There was no significant difference in cell viability between naïve cells and three overexpressed 5-HT2C R edited isoforms in pancreatic MIN6 β cells. Overexpressed 5-HT2C R edited isoforms showed reduced glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) compared with green fluorescent protein (GFP) expressed cells. Moreover, 5-HT2C R edited isoforms displayed reduced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium release and store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) activation, probably through inhibition of stromal interaction molecule 1 trafficking under PA treatment. Altogether, our results show that PA-mediated editing of 5-HT2C R modulates GSIS through alteration of ER calcium release and SOCE activation in pancreatic MIN6 β cells.
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- Ke-Yun Xie
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Neurosurgery, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan.,Research Center for Emerging Viral Infections, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Wei Y, Bai S, Yao Y, Hou W, Zhu J, Fang H, Du Y, He W, Shen B, Du J. Orai-vascular endothelial-cadherin signaling complex regulates high-glucose exposure-induced increased permeability of mouse aortic endothelial cells. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2021; 9:9/1/e002085. [PMID: 33888544 PMCID: PMC8070857 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-002085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Diabetes-associated endothelial barrier function impairment might be linked to disturbances in Ca2+ homeostasis. To study the role and molecular mechanism of Orais-vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin signaling complex and its downstream signaling pathway in diabetic endothelial injury using mouse aortic endothelial cells (MAECs). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The activity of store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) was detected by calcium imaging after 7 days of high-glucose (HG) or normal-glucose (NG) exposure, the expression levels of Orais after HG treatment was detected by western blot analysis. The effect of HG exposure on the expression of phosphorylated (p)-VE-cadherin and VE-cadherin on cell membrane was observed by immunofluorescence assay. HG-induced transendothelial electrical resistance was examined in vitro after MAECs were cultured in HG medium. FD-20 permeability was tested in monolayer aortic endothelial cells through transwell permeability assay. The interactions between Orais and VE-cadherin were detected by co-immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence technologies. Immunohistochemical experiment was used to detect the expression changes of Orais, VE-cadherin and p-VE-cadherin in aortic endothelium of mice with diabetes. RESULTS (1) The expression levels of Orais and activity of SOCE were significantly increased in MAECs cultured in HG for 7 days. (2) In MAECs cultured in HG for 7 days, the ratio of p-VE-cadherin to VE-cadherin expressed on the cell membrane and the FD-20 permeability in monolayer endothelial cells increased, indicating that intercellular permeability increased. (3) Orais and VE-cadherin can interact and enhance the interaction ratio through HG stimulation. (4) In MAECs cultured with HG, the SOCE activator ATP enhanced the expression level of p-VE-cadherin, and the SOCE inhibitor BTP2 decreased the expression level of p-VE-cadherin. (5) Significantly increased expression of p-VE-cadherin and Orais in the aortic endothelium of mice with diabetes. CONCLUSION HG exposure stimulated increased expression of Orais in endothelial cells, and increased VE-cadherin phosphorylation through Orais-VE-cadherin complex and a series of downstream signaling pathways, resulting in disruption of endothelial cell junctions and initiation of atherosclerosis.
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- Yuan Wei
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen & The Third Affiliated Hospital (Provisional) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Otolaryngology, Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen & The Third Affiliated Hospital (Provisional) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Zhang F, Wan H, Chu F, Lu C, Chen J, Dong H. Small intestinal glucose and sodium absorption through calcium-induced calcium release and store-operated Ca 2+ entry mechanisms. Br J Pharmacol 2020; 178:346-362. [PMID: 33080043 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Luminal glucose enhances intestinal Ca2+ absorption through apical Cav 1.3 channels necessary for GLUT2-mediated glucose absorption. As these reciprocal mechanisms are not well understood, we investigated the regulatory mechanisms of intestinal [Ca2+ ]cyt and SGLT1-mediated Na+ -glucose co-transports. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Glucose absorption and channel expression were examined in mouse upper jejunal epithelium using an Ussing chamber, immunocytochemistry and Ca2+ and Na+ imaging in single intestinal epithelial cells. KEY RESULTS Glucose induced jejunal Isc via Na+ -glucose cotransporter 1 (SGLT1) operated more efficiently in the presence of extracellular Ca2+ . A crosstalk between luminal Ca2+ entry via plasma Cav 1.3 channels and the ER Ca2+ release through ryanodine receptor (RYR) activation in small intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) or Ca2+ -induced Ca2+ release (CICR) mechanism was involve in Ca2+ -mediated jejunal glucose absorption. The ER Ca2+ release through RyR triggered basolateral Ca2+ entry or store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) mechanism and the subsequent Ca2+ entry via Na+ /Ca2+ exchanger 1 (NCX1) were found to be critical in Na+ -glucose cotransporter-mediated glucose absorption. Blocking RyR, SOCE and NCX1 inhibited glucose induced [Na+ ]cyt and [Ca2+ ]cyt in single IEC and protein expression and co-localization of STIM1/Orai1, RyR1 and NCX1 were detected in IEC and jejunal mucosa. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Luminal Ca2+ influx through Cav 1.3 triggers the CICR through RyR1 to deplete the ER Ca2+ , which induces the basolateral STIM1/Orai1-mediated SOCE mechanism and the subsequent Ca2+ entry via NCX1 to regulate intestinal glucose uptake via Ca2+ signalling. Targeting these mechanisms in IEC may help to modulate blood glucose and sodium in the metabolic disease.
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- Fenglian Zhang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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Chaudhari S, Mallet RT, Shotorbani PY, Tao Y, Ma R. Store-operated calcium entry: Pivotal roles in renal physiology and pathophysiology. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2020; 246:305-316. [PMID: 33249888 DOI: 10.1177/1535370220975207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Research conducted over the last two decades has dramatically advanced the understanding of store-operated calcium channels (SOCC) and their impact on renal function. Kidneys contain many types of cells, including those specialized for glomerular filtration (fenestrated capillary endothelium, podocytes), water and solute transport (tubular epithelium), and regulation of glomerular filtration and renal blood flow (vascular smooth muscle cells, mesangial cells). The highly integrated function of these myriad cells effects renal control of blood pressure, extracellular fluid volume and osmolality, electrolyte balance, and acid-base homeostasis. Many of these cells are regulated by Ca2+ signaling. Recent evidence demonstrates that SOCCs are major Ca2+ entry portals in several renal cell types. SOCC is activated by depletion of Ca2+ stores in the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum, which communicates with plasma membrane SOCC via the Ca2+ sensor Stromal Interaction Molecule 1 (STIM1). Orai1 is recognized as the main pore-forming subunit of SOCC in the plasma membrane. Orai proteins alone can form highly Ca2+ selective SOCC channels. Also, members of the Transient Receptor Potential Canonical (TRPC) channel family are proposed to form heteromeric complexes with Orai1 subunits, forming SOCC with low Ca2+ selectivity. Recently, Ca2+ entry through SOCC, known as store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE), was identified in glomerular mesangial cells, tubular epithelium, and renovascular smooth muscle cells. The physiological and pathological relevance and the characterization of SOCC complexes in those cells are still unclear. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of SOCC and their roles in renal glomerular, tubular and vascular cells, including studies from our laboratory, emphasizing SOCE regulation of fibrotic protein deposition. Understanding the diverse roles of SOCE in different renal cell types is essential, as SOCC and its signaling pathways are emerging targets for treatment of SOCE-related diseases.
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- Sarika Chaudhari
- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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Bai S, Wei Y, Hou W, Yao Y, Zhu J, Hu X, Chen W, Du Y, He W, Shen B, Du J. Orai-IGFBP3 signaling complex regulates high-glucose exposure-induced increased proliferation, permeability, and migration of human coronary artery endothelial cells. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2020; 8:8/1/e001400. [PMID: 33087338 PMCID: PMC7580052 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Diabetes-associated endothelium dysfunction might be linked to disturbances in Ca2+ homeostasis. Our main objective is to reveal the potential mechanisms by which high-glucose (HG) exposure promotes increased proliferation of human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs) in culture, and that store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP3) contribute to this proliferation. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We detected the expression levels of Ca2+ release-activated calcium channel proteins (Orais), IGFBP3 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen of HCAECs cultured in HG medium for 1, 3, 7, and 14 days and in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mouse coronary endothelial cells. Coimmunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence technologies were used to detect the interactions between Orais and IGFBP3 of HCAECs exposed to HG environment, and to detect IGFBP3 expression and proliferation after treatment of HCAECs cultured in HG medium with an agonist or inhibitor of SOCE. Similarly, after transfection of specific small interfering RNA to knock down IGFBP3 protein expression, SOCE activity and Orais expression were tested. Some processes related to endothelial dysfunction, such as migration, barrier function and adhesion marker expression, are also measured. RESULTS HG exposure promoted increased proliferation of HCAECs in culture and that SOCE and IGFBP3 contributed to this proliferation. In addition, we also found that Orais and IGFBP3 were physically associated and regulated each other's expression levels. Besides, their expression levels and interactions were enhanced in HCAECs after exposure to HG. HG exposure promotes cell migration, but reduces barrier function and adherens junction protein expression levels in HCAECs. CONCLUSION Orais and IGFBP3 formed a signaling complex that mediated HCAEC proliferation during HG exposure in culture. Meanwhile, we also found that SOCE stimulates proliferation of HCAECs by regulating IGFBP3, thereby promoting the occurrence and progression of coronary atherosclerosis in diabetes. It is worth noting that our findings may shed new light on the mechanisms of increased proliferation in HCAECs in diabetes and suggest the potential value of SOCE and IGFBP3 as therapeutic targets for coronary atherosclerosis in individuals with diabetes.
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- Suwen Bai
- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen & The Third Affiliated Hospital (Provisional) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen & The Third Affiliated Hospital (Provisional) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen & The Third Affiliated Hospital (Provisional) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Climent B, Santiago E, Sánchez A, Muñoz-Picos M, Pérez-Vizcaíno F, García-Sacristán A, Rivera L, Prieto D. Metabolic syndrome inhibits store-operated Ca 2+ entry and calcium-induced calcium-release mechanism in coronary artery smooth muscle. Biochem Pharmacol 2020; 182:114222. [PMID: 32949582 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Metabolic syndrome causes adverse effects on the coronary circulation including altered vascular responsiveness and the progression of coronary artery disease (CAD). However the underlying mechanisms linking obesity with CAD are intricated. Augmented vasoconstriction, mainly due to impaired Ca2+ homeostasis in coronary vascular smooth muscle (VSM), is a critical factor for CAD. Increased calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) mechanism has been associated to pathophysiological conditions presenting persistent vasoconstriction while increased store operated calcium (SOC) entry appears to activate proliferation and migration in coronary vascular smooth muscle (VSM). We analyze here whether metabolic syndrome might alter SOC entry as well as CICR mechanism in coronary arteries, contributing thus to a defective Ca2+ handling and therefore accelerating the progression of CAD. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Measurements of intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) and tension and of Ca2+ channels protein expression were performed in coronary arteries (CA) from lean Zucker rats (LZR) and obese Zucker rats (OZR). KEY RESULTS SOC entry stimulated by emptying sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ store with cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) was decreased and associated to decreased STIM-1 and Orai1 protein expression in OZR CA. Further, CICR mechanism was blunted in these arteries but Ca2+ entry through voltage-dependent L-type channels was preserved contributing to maintain depolarization-induced increases in [Ca2+]i and vasoconstriction in OZR CA. These results were associated to increased expression of voltage-operated L-type Ca2+ channel alpha 1C subunit (CaV1.2) but unaltered ryanodine receptor (RyR) and sarcoendoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) pump protein content in OZR CA. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS The present manuscript provides evidence of impaired Ca2+ handling mechanisms in coronary arteries in metabolic syndrome where a decrease in both SOC entry and CICR mechanism but preserved vasoconstriction are reported in coronary arteries from obese Zucker rats. Remarkably, OZR CA VSM at this state of metabolic syndrome seemed to have developed a compensation mechanism for impaired CICR by overexpressing CaV1.2 channels.
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- Belén Climent
- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Stimulation of ORAI1 expression, store-operated Ca 2+ entry, and osteogenic signaling by high glucose exposure of human aortic smooth muscle cells. Pflugers Arch 2020; 472:1093-1102. [PMID: 32556706 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-020-02405-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) both trigger vascular osteogenic signaling and calcification leading to early death by cardiovascular events. Osteogenic signaling involves upregulation of the transcription factors CBFA1, MSX2, and SOX9, as well as alkaline phosphatase (ALP), an enzyme fostering calcification by degrading the calcification inhibitor pyrophosphate. In CKD, osteogenic signaling is triggered by hyperphosphatemia, which upregulates the serum and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase SGK1, a strong stimulator of the Ca2+-channel ORAI1. The channel is activated by STIM1 and accomplishes store-operated Ca2+-entry (SOCE). The present study explored whether exposure of human aortic smooth muscle cells (HAoSMCs) to high extracellular glucose concentrations similarly upregulates ORAI1 and/or STIM1 expression, SOCE, and osteogenic signaling. To this end, HAoSMCs were exposed to high extracellular glucose concentrations (15 mM, 24 h) without or with additional exposure to the phosphate donor ß-glycerophosphate. Transcript levels were estimated using qRT-PCR, protein abundance using Western blotting, ALP activity using a colorimetric assay kit, calcium deposits utilizing Alizarin red staining, cytosolic Ca2+-concentration ([Ca2+]i) by Fura-2-fluorescence, and SOCE from increase of [Ca2+]i following re-addition of extracellular Ca2+ after store depletion with thapsigargin (1 μM). As a result, glucose enhanced the transcript levels of SGK1 and ORAI1, ORAI2, and STIM2, protein abundance of ORAI1, SOCE, the transcript levels of CBFA1, MSX2, SOX9, and ALPL, as well as calcium deposits. Moreover, glucose significantly augmented the stimulating effect of ß-glycerophosphate on transcript levels of SGK1 and ORAI1, SOCE, the transcript levels of osteogenic markers, as well as calcium deposits. ORAI1 inhibitor MRS1845 (10 μM) significantly blunted the glucose-induced upregulation of the CBFA1 and MSX2 transcript levels. In conclusion, the hyperglycemia of diabetes stimulates expression of SGK1 and ORAI1, thus, augmenting store-operated Ca2+-entry and osteogenic signaling in HAoSMCs.
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Chaudhari S, Yazdizadeh Shotorbani P, Tao Y, Davis ME, Mallet RT, Ma R. Inhibition of interleukin-6 on matrix protein production by glomerular mesangial cells and the pathway involved. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2020; 318:F1478-F1488. [PMID: 32390515 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00043.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Activation of immunological pathways and disturbances of extracellular matrix (ECM) dynamics are important contributors to the pathogenesis of chronic kidney diseases. Glomerular mesangial cells (MCs) are critical for homeostasis of glomerular ECM dynamics. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) can act as a pro/anti-inflammatory agent relative to cell types and conditions. This study investigated whether IL-6 influences ECM protein production by MCs and the regulatory pathways involved. Experiments were carried out in cultured human MCs (HMCs) and in mice. We found that overexpression of IL-6 and its receptor decreased the abundance of fibronectin and collagen type IV in MCs. ELISA and immunoblot analysis demonstrated that thapsigargin [an activator of store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE)], but not the endoplasmic reticulum stress inducer tunicamycin, significantly increased IL-6 content. This thapsigargin effect was abolished by GSK-7975A, a selective inhibitor of SOCE, and by silencing Orai1 (the channel protein mediating SOCE). Furthermore, inhibition of NF-κB pharmacologically and genetically significantly reduced SOCE-induced IL-6 production. Thapsigargin also stimulated nuclear translocation of the p65 subunit of NF-κB. Moreover, MCs overexpressing IL-6 and its receptor in HMCs increased the content of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R), and IL-6 inhibition of fibronectin was attenuated by the GLP-1R antagonist exendin 9-39. In agreement with the HMC data, specific knockdown of Orai1 in MCs using the targeted nanoparticle delivery system in mice significantly reduced glomerular GLP-1R levels. Taken together, our results suggest a novel SOCE/NF-κB/IL-6/GLP-1R signaling pathway that inhibits ECM protein production by MCs.
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- Sarika Chaudhari
- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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Yang H, Chen XY, Kuang SJ, Zhou MY, Zhang L, Zeng Z, Liu L, Wu FL, Zhang MZ, Mai LP, Yang M, Xue YM, Rao F, Deng CY. Abnormal Ca 2+ handling contributes to the impairment of aortic smooth muscle contractility in Zucker diabetic fatty rats. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2020; 141:82-92. [PMID: 32222458 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Vascular dysfunction is a common pathological basis for complications in individuals affected by diabetes. Previous studies have established that endothelial dysfunction is the primary contributor to vascular complications in type 2 diabetes (T2DM). However, the role of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in vascular complications associated with T2DM is still not completely understood. The aim of this study is to explore the potential mechanisms associated with Ca2+ handling dysfunction and how this dysfunction contributes to diabetic vascular smooth muscle impairment. The results indicated that endothelium-dependent vasodilation was impaired in diabetic aortae, but endothelium-independent vasodilation was not altered. Various vasoconstrictors such as phenylephrine, U46619 and 5-HT could induce vasoconstriction in a concentration-dependent manner, such that the dose-response curve was parallel shifted to the right in diabetic aortae, compared to the control. Vasoconstrictions mediated by L-type calcium (Cav1.2) channels were attenuated in diabetic aortae, but effects mediated by store-operated calcium (SOC) channels were enhanced. Intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in VSMCs was detected by Fluo-4 calcium fluorescent probes, and demonstrated that SOC-mediated Ca2+ entry was increased in diabetic VSMCs. VSMC-specific knockout of STIM1 genes decreased SOC-mediated and phenylephrine-induced vasoconstrictive response in mice aortae. Additionally, Orai1 expression was up-regulated, Cav1.2 expression was downregulated, and the phenotypic transformation of diabetic VSMCs was determined in diabetic aortae. The overexpression of Orai1 markedly promoted the OPN expression of VSMCs, whereas SKF96365 (SOC channel blocker) reversed the phenotypic transformation of diabetic VSMCs. Our results demonstrated that the vasoconstriction response of aortic smooth muscle was weakened in type 2 diabetic rats, which was related to the downregulation of the Cav1.2 channel and the up-regulation of the SOC channel signaling pathway.
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- Hui Yang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; School of biological science and engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; School of biological science and engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China; Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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Shotorbani PY, Chaudhari S, Tao Y, Tsiokas L, Ma R. Inhibitor of myogenic differentiation family isoform a, a new positive regulator of fibronectin production by glomerular mesangial cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2020; 318:F673-F682. [PMID: 31984795 PMCID: PMC7099507 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00508.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Overproduction of extracellular matrix proteins, including fibronectin by mesangial cells (MCs), contributes to diabetic nephropathy. Inhibitor of myogenic differentiation family isoform a (I-mfa) is a multifunctional cytosolic protein functioning as a transcriptional modulator or plasma channel protein regulator. However, its renal effects are unknown. The present study was conducted to determine whether I-mfa regulated fibronectin production by glomerular MCs. In human MCs, overexpression of I-mfa significantly increased fibronectin abundance. Silencing I-mfa significantly reduced the level of fibronectin mRNA and blunted transforming growth factor-β1-stimulated production of fibronectin. We further found that high glucose increased I-mfa protein content in a time course (≥48 h) and concentration (≥25 mM)-dependent manner. Although high glucose exposure increased I-mfa at the protein level, it did not significantly alter transcripts of I-mfa in MCs. Furthermore, the abundance of I-mfa protein was significantly increased in the renal cortex of rats with diabetic nephropathy. The I-mfa protein level was also elevated in the glomerulus of mice with diabetic kidney disease. However, there was no significant difference in glomerular I-mfa mRNA levels between mice with and without diabetic nephropathy. Moreover, H2O2 significantly increased I-mfa protein abundance in a dose-dependent manner in cultured human MCs. The antioxidants polyethylene glycol-catalase, ammonium pyrrolidithiocarbamate, and N-acetylcysteine significantly blocked the high glucose-induced increase of I-mfa protein. Taken together, our results suggest that I-mfa, increased by high glucose/diabetes through the production of reactive oxygen species, stimulates fibronectin production by MCs.
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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Huang L, Ma R, Lin T, Chaudhari S, Shotorbani PY, Yang L, Wu P. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor pathway inhibits extracellular matrix production by mesangial cells through store-operated Ca 2+ channel. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2019; 244:1193-1201. [PMID: 31510798 DOI: 10.1177/1535370219876531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Glomerular mesangial cell is the major source of mesangial matrix. Our previous study demonstrated that store-operated Ca2+ channel signaling suppressed extracellular matrix protein production by mesangial cells. Recent studies demonstrated that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) pathway had renoprotective effects. However, the underlying mechanism(s) remains unclear. The present study was aimed to determine if activation of GLP-1R decreased extracellular matrix protein production by mesangial cells through upregulation of store-operated Ca2+ function. Experiments were conducted in cultured human mesangial cells. Liraglutide and exendin 9–39 were used to activate and inhibit GLP-1R, respectively. Store-operated Ca2+ function was estimated by evaluating the SOC-mediated Ca2+ entry (SOCE). We found that liraglutide treatment reduced high glucose-stimulated production of fibronectin and collagen IV. The inhibitory effects of liraglutide were not observed in the presence of exendin 9–39. Exendin-4, another GLP-1R agonist also blunted high glucose-stimulated fibronectin and collagen IV production. Treatment of human mesangial cells with liraglutide for 24 h significantly attenuated the high glucose-induced reduction of Orai1 protein. Consistently, Ca2+ imaging experiments showed that the inhibition of high glucose on SOCE was significantly attenuated by liraglutide. However, in the presence of exendin 9–39, liraglutide failed to reverse the high glucose effect. Furthermore, liraglutide effects on fibronectin and collagen IV protein abundance were significantly attenuated by GSK-7975A, a selective blocker of store-operated Ca2+. Taken together, our findings suggest that GLP-1R signaling inhibited high glucose-induced extracellular matrix protein production in mesangial cells by restoring store-operated Ca2+ function. Impact statement Diabetic kidney disease continues to be a major challenge to health care system in the world. There are no known therapies currently available that can cure the disease. The present study provided compelling evidence that activation of GLP-1R inhibited extracellular matrix protein production by glomerular mesangial cells. We further showed that the beneficial effect of GLP-1R was attributed to upregulation of store-operated Ca2+ channel function. Therefore, we identified a novel mechanism contributing to the renal protective effects of GLP-1R pathway. Activation of GLP-1R pathway and/or store-operated Ca2+ channel signaling in MCs could be an option for patients with diabetic kidney disease.
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- Linjing Huang
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Diabetes Research Institute of Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350005, China.,Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Diabetes Research Institute of Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Diabetes Research Institute of Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Diabetes Research Institute of Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350005, China
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Sachdeva R, Fleming T, Schumacher D, Homberg S, Stilz K, Mohr F, Wagner AH, Tsvilovskyy V, Mathar I, Freichel M. Methylglyoxal evokes acute Ca 2+ transients in distinct cell types and increases agonist-evoked Ca 2+ entry in endothelial cells via CRAC channels. Cell Calcium 2019; 78:66-75. [PMID: 30658323 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2019.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Methylglyoxal (MG) is a by-product of glucose metabolism and its accumulation has been linked to the development of diabetic complications such as retinopathy and nephropathy by affecting multiple signalling pathways. However, its influence on the intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and particularly Ca2+ entry, which has been reported to be mediated via TRPA1 channels in DRG neurons, has not been studied in much detail in other cell types. In this study, we report the consequences of acute and long-term MG application on intracellular Ca2+ levels in endothelial cells. We showed that acute MG application doesn't evoke any instantaneous changes in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration in immortalized mouse cardiac endothelial cells (MCECs) and murine microvascular endothelial cells (muMECs). In contrast, an MG-induced rise in intracellular Ca2+ level was observed in primary mouse mesangial cells within 30 s, indicating that the modulation of Ca2+ homeostasis by MG is strictly cell type specific. The formation of the MG-derived advanced glycation end product (AGE) MG-H1 was found to be time and concentration-dependent in MCECs. Likewise, MG pre-incubation for 6 h increased the angiotensin II-evoked Ca2+ entry in MCECs and muMECs which was abrogated by inhibition of Calcium release activated calcium (CRAC) channels with GSK-7975A, but unaffected by an inhibitor specific to TRPA1 channels. Quantitative PCR analysis revealed that MG pre-treatment did not affect expression of the genes encoding the angiotensin receptors AT1R (Agtr 1a & Agtr 1b), Trpa1 nor Orai1, Orai2, Orai3, Stim1, Stim2 and Saraf which operate as constituents or regulators of CRAC channels and store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) in other cell types. Together, our results show that long-term MG stimulation leads to the formation of glycation end products, which facilitates the agonist-evoked Ca2+ entry in endothelial cells, and this could be a new pathway that might lead to MG-evoked vasoregression observed in diabetic vasculopathies.
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- Robin Sachdeva
- Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I and Clinical Chemistry, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Physiology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 326, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Physiology, Im Neuenheimer Feld 326, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 366, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Kelly MJ, Qiu J, Rønnekleiv OK. TRPCing around the hypothalamus. Front Neuroendocrinol 2018; 51:116-124. [PMID: 29859883 PMCID: PMC6175656 DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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All of the canonical transient receptor potential channels (TRPC) with the exception of TRPC 2 are expressed in hypothalamic neurons and are involved in multiple homeostatic functions. Although the metabotropic glutamate receptors have been shown to be coupled to TRPC channel activation in cortical and sub-cortical brain regions, in the hypothalamus multiple amine and peptidergic G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and growth factor/cytokine receptors are linked to activation of TRPC channels that are vital for reproduction, temperature regulation, arousal and energy homeostasis. In addition to the neurotransmitters, circulating hormones like insulin and leptin through their cognate receptors activate TRPC channels in POMC neurons. Many of the post-synaptic effects of the neurotransmitters and hormones are regulated in different physiological states by expression of TRPC channels in the post-synaptic neurons. Therefore, TRPC channels are key targets not only for neurotransmitters but circulating hormones in their vital role to control multiple hypothalamic functions, which is the focus of this review.
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- Martin J Kelly
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA; Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA; Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR, USA
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Jin J, Wu D, Zhao L, Zou W, Shen W, Tu Q, He Q. Effect of autophagy and stromal interaction molecule 1 on podocyte epithelial-mesenchymal transition in diabetic nephropathy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2018; 11:2450-2459. [PMID: 31938357 PMCID: PMC6958286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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AIM We aimed to assess the effect of autophagy and stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) on podocyte epithelial-mesenchymal transition in diabetic nephropathy. METHODS The sera of 8-week-old db/db and C57BL/KsJ rats were used to culture MPC5 cells. The experiment was divided into 4 groups: MPC5 + siRNA-Scr + 10% C57BL/KsJ (Group A), MPC5 + siRNA-STIM1 + 10% C57BL/KsJ (Group B), MPC5 + siRNA-Scr + 10% db/db (Group C), and MPC5 + siRNA-STIM1 + 10% db/db (Group D). Podocyte autophagy was evaluated via immunofluorescence staining for LC3II and P62, and via Western blotting for P62 and LC3 (LC3II/LC3I). Western blotting was also used to assess the expression of TRPC6, Orai1, Beclin-1, Bcl-2, Caspase3, E-cadherin, fibronectin, and α-SMA protein. Furthermore, podocyte apoptosis was assessed via flow cytometry. RESULTS We found that, in podocytes cultured in the serum of diabetic nephrotic rats, the autophagy level decreased, whereas the apoptosis level increased, and EMT can be advanced. However, after silencing STIM1 with siRNA, a converse outcome was noted. Furthermore, in diabetic nephropathy rats, the up-regulated expression of podocyte STIM1 can activate TRPC6 and Orai1 channels, which results in Ca2+ entry. CONCLUSIONS We found that, in podocytes cultured in the serum of diabetic nephrotic rats, the autophagy level increased, whereas the apoptosis level decreased, and EMT can be inhibited by silencing STIM1 with siRNA.
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- Juan Jin
- Department of Nephrology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s HospitalHangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, P. R. China
- People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical CollegeHangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s HospitalHangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, P. R. China
- Bengbu Medical CollegeBengbu, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s HospitalHangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, P. R. China
- People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical CollegeHangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s HospitalHangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, P. R. China
- People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical CollegeHangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s HospitalHangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, P. R. China
- People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical CollegeHangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s HospitalHangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, P. R. China
- People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical CollegeHangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s HospitalHangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, P. R. China
- People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical CollegeHangzhou 310014, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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Jiang H, Zou S, Chaudhari S, Ma R. Short-term high-glucose treatment decreased abundance of Orai1 protein through posttranslational mechanisms in rat mesangial cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2018; 314:F855-F863. [PMID: 29363325 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00513.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The short-term effect of high-glucose (HG) treatment on store-operated Ca2+ entry in mesangial cells (MCs) is not well-known. The aim of the present study was to determine whether and how HG treatment for a short period altered protein abundance of Orai1, the channel mediating store-operated Ca2+ entry in MCs. Rat and human MCs were exposed to HG (25 mM) for 2, 4, 8, and 24 h, and the abundance of Orai1 protein was significantly decreased at the time points of 8 and 16 h. Consistently, HG treatment for 8 h significantly reduced store-operated Ca2+ entry in rat MCs. However, HG treatment for the same time periods did not alter the levels of Orai1 transcript. Cycloheximide, a protein synthesis inhibitor, did not affect the HG-induced decrease of Orai1 protein, suggesting a posttranslational mechanism was involved. However, the HG effect on Orai1 protein was significantly attenuated by MG132 (a ubiquitin-proteasome inhibitor) and NH4Cl (a lysosomal pathway inhibitor). Furthermore, HG treatment for 8 h stimulated ubiquitination of Orai1 protein. We further found that polyethylene glycol-catalase, an antioxidant, significantly blunted the HG-induced reduction of Orai1 protein. In support of involvement of reactive oxygen species in the HG effects, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) itself significantly decreased abundance of Orai1 protein and increased the level of ubiquitinated Orai1. Taken together, these results suggest that a short-term HG treatment decreased abundance of Orai1 protein in MCs by promoting the protein degradation through the ubiquitination-proteasome and -lysosome mechanisms. This HG-stimulated posttranslational mechanism was mediated by H2O2.
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- Hui Jiang
- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center , Fort Worth, Texas.,Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Hefei , China
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center , Fort Worth, Texas.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University , Nanchang , China
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center , Fort Worth, Texas
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center , Fort Worth, Texas.,Department of Physiology, Anhui Medical University , Hefei , China
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Yang S, Wang D, Cao X, Zhang X, Yuan X, Yang T, Mi Y. Store operated calcium channels are associated with diabetic cystopathy in streptozotocin‑induced diabetic rats. Mol Med Rep 2018. [PMID: 29532875 PMCID: PMC5928646 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.8723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Store operated calcium channels (SOCCs) have been suggested to play a critical role in many diabetic complications. Diabetic cystopathy (DCP) is common in patients with diabetes, but the role of SOCCs in DCP is still unclear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of SOCCs in DCP with streptozocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Specifically, the authors investigated whether SOCCs were altered in streptozocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats and, if so, how this may contribute to the contraction of bladder detrusor strips and the intracellular Ca2+ concentration of bladder smooth muscle cells in diabetic rats. Cyclopiazonic acid (CPA, 10 µM) and SKF-96365 (10 µM) were used to activate and inhibit SOCCs respectively, to research the effects of SOCCs on the contraction of the bladder detrusor strips in normal and STZ-induced diabetic rats at the 4th, 8th and 12th week after the diabetic rat model was established. The changes of intracellular Ca2+ were also evaluated under confocal microscopy with pretreated Fluo-4AM. In addition, the expressions of Orai1 and STIM1 were detected by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blotting at different time points. According to the results, the contractive frequency of diabetic bladder muscle strips was higher than that of controls in the 4th and 8th week. The increased fluorescence intensity was detected after using CPA and SKF-96365 in diabetic groups. The expressions of Orai1 and STIM1 changed in a time-dependent manner.
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- Sen Yang
- First College of Clinical Medicine, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, P.R. China
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- First College of Clinical Medicine, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, P.R. China
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- First College of Clinical Medicine, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, P.R. China
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- First College of Clinical Medicine, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, P.R. China
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- First College of Clinical Medicine, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, P.R. China
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- First College of Clinical Medicine, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, P.R. China
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- First College of Clinical Medicine, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, P.R. China
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Qiu J, Bosch MA, Meza C, Navarro UV, Nestor CC, Wagner EJ, Rønnekleiv OK, Kelly MJ. Estradiol Protects Proopiomelanocortin Neurons Against Insulin Resistance. Endocrinology 2018; 159:647-664. [PMID: 29165691 PMCID: PMC5774249 DOI: 10.1210/en.2017-00793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Insulin resistance is at the core of the metabolic syndrome, and men exhibit a higher incidence of metabolic syndrome than women in early adult life, but this sex advantage diminishes sharply when women reach the postmenopausal state. Because 17β-estradiol (E2) augments the excitability of the anorexigenic proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons, we investigated the neuroprotective effects of E2 against insulin resistance in POMC neurons from diet-induced obese (DIO) female and male mice. The efficacy of insulin to activate canonical transient receptor potential 5 (TRPC5) channels and depolarize POMC neurons was significantly reduced in DIO male mice but not in DIO female mice. However, the insulin response in POMC neurons was abrogated in ovariectomized DIO females but restored with E2 replacement. E2 increased T-type calcium channel Cav3.1 messenger RNA (mRNA) expression and whole-cell currents but downregulated stromal-interaction molecule 1 mRNA, which rendered POMC neurons more excitable and responsive to insulin-mediated TRPC5 channel activation. Moreover, E2 prevented the increase in suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 mRNA expression with DIO as seen in DIO males. As proof of principle, insulin [intracerebroventricular injection into the third ventricle (ICV)] decreased food intake and increased metabolism in female but not male guinea pigs fed a high-fat diet. The uncoupling of the insulin receptor from its downstream effector system was corroborated by the reduced expression of phosphorylated protein kinase B in the arcuate nucleus of male but not female guinea pigs following insulin. Therefore, E2 protects female POMC neurons from insulin resistance by enhancing POMC neuronal excitability and the coupling of insulin receptor to TRPC5 channel activation.
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- Jian Qiu
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California 91766
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California 91766
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239
- Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, Oregon 97006
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239
- Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, Oregon 97006
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Urotensin II-induced store-operated Ca 2+ entry contributes to glomerular mesangial cell proliferation and extracellular matrix protein production under high glucose conditions. Sci Rep 2017; 7:18049. [PMID: 29273760 PMCID: PMC5741753 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18143-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Glomerular mesangial cell (GMC) proliferation and matrix expansion are pathological hallmarks of a wide range of kidney diseases, including diabetic nephropathy. Although the circulating level of peptide hormone urotensin II (UII) and kidney tissue expression of UII and UII receptors (UTR) are increased in diabetic nephropathy, it remains unclear whether UII regulates GMC growth and extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that UII-induced Ca2+ signaling controls GMC proliferation and ECM production under normal and high glucose conditions. Mouse GMCs cultured under normal glucose conditions proliferated and synthesized ECM proteins in response to stimulation by mouse UII. UII-induced GMC proliferation and ECM protein synthesis were dependent on TRPC4 channel-mediated store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) and sequential activation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) and Ca2+/cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) transcription factor. Under high glucose conditions, GMCs synthesized UII. Moreover, proliferation and ECM production in high glucose-challenged GMCs were attenuated by selective UTR antagonist, TRPC4 channel blocker, and CaMKII and CREB-binding protein/p300 inhibitors. These findings indicate that UII-induced SOCE via TRPC4 channels stimulates CaMKII/CREB-dependent GMC proliferation and ECM protein production. Our data also suggest that UII synthesis contributes to GMC proliferation and ECM accumulation under high glucose conditions.
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Zeng B, Chen GL, Garcia-Vaz E, Bhandari S, Daskoulidou N, Berglund LM, Jiang H, Hallett T, Zhou LP, Huang L, Xu ZH, Nair V, Nelson RG, Ju W, Kretzler M, Atkin SL, Gomez MF, Xu SZ. ORAI channels are critical for receptor-mediated endocytosis of albumin. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1920. [PMID: 29203863 PMCID: PMC5714946 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02094-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Impaired albumin reabsorption by proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTECs) has been highlighted in diabetic nephropathy (DN), but little is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms. Here we find that ORAI1-3, are preferentially expressed in PTECs and downregulated in patients with DN. Hyperglycemia or blockade of insulin signaling reduces the expression of ORAI1-3. Inhibition of ORAI channels by BTP2 and diethylstilbestrol or silencing of ORAI expression impairs albumin uptake. Transgenic mice expressing a dominant-negative Orai1 mutant (E108Q) increases albuminuria, and in vivo injection of BTP2 exacerbates albuminuria in streptozotocin-induced and Akita diabetic mice. The albumin endocytosis is Ca2+-dependent and accompanied by ORAI1 internalization. Amnionless (AMN) associates with ORAIs and forms STIM/ORAI/AMN complexes after Ca2+ store depletion. STIM1/ORAI1 colocalizes with clathrin, but not with caveolin, at the apical membrane of PTECs, which determines clathrin-mediated endocytosis. These findings provide insights into the mechanisms of protein reabsorption and potential targets for treating diabetic proteinuria. Patients with diabetic nephropathy suffer from impaired albumin reabsorption by proximal tubular epithelial cells. Here authors use diabetic and transgenic mouse models and in vitro models to show the cause for this lies in the down regulation and internalization of the ion channels, ORAI1-3.
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- Bo Zeng
- Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK. .,Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology, Ministry of Education, and Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
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- Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK.,Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology, Ministry of Education, and Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, 214 28 Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Renal Medicine and Hull York Medical School, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, HU3 2JZ, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
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- Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, 214 28 Malmö, Sweden
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- Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology, Ministry of Education, and Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology, Ministry of Education, and Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology, Ministry of Education, and Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine & Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Chronic Kidney Disease Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ, 85014, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine & Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine & Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK.,Weill Cornell Medical College Qatar, PO Box, 24144, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, 214 28 Malmö, Sweden
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- Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK.
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Zhang W, Sakoda H, Miura A, Shimizu K, Mori K, Miyazato M, Takayama K, Hayashi Y, Nakazato M. Neuromedin U suppresses glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in pancreatic β cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2017; 493:677-683. [PMID: 28864416 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.08.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Neuromedin U (NMU), a highly conserved peptide in mammals, is implicated in energy homeostasis and glycemic control, and may also be involved in the regulation of adipoinsular axis function. However, the role of NMU in regulating insulin secretion has not been clearly established. In this study, we investigated the role of NMU in the regulation of insulin secretion both in vitro and in vivo. We found that NMU and NMU receptor (NMUR) 1 were expressed in mouse islets and β cell-derived MIN6-K8 cells. In mice, NMU suppressed glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) both in vitro and in vivo. Additionally, an NMUR1 agonist inhibited GSIS in both MIN6-K8 cells and mice islets. Moreover, NMU attenuated intracellular Ca2+ influx in MIN6-K8 cells, potentially causing a decrease in insulin secretion. siNmu-transfected MIN6-K8 cells showed elevated GSIS. Treatment with anti-NMU IgG increased GSIS in isolated mouse pancreatic islets. These results suggested that NMU can act directly on β cells through NMUR1 in an autocrine or paracrine fashion to suppress insulin secretion. Collectively, our results highlight the crucial role of NMU in suppressing pancreatic insulin secretion, and may improve our understanding of glucose homeostasis.
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- Weidong Zhang
- Division of Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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- Division of Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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- Division of Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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- Division of Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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- Division of Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan; AMED-CREST, Agency for Medical Research and Development, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan.
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Chaudhari S, Li W, Wang Y, Jiang H, Ma Y, Davis ME, Zuckerman JE, Ma R. Store-operated calcium entry suppressed the TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway in glomerular mesangial cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2017. [PMID: 28637791 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00483.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Our previous study demonstrated that the abundance of extracellular matrix proteins was suppressed by store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) in mesangial cells (MCs). The present study was conducted to investigate the underlying mechanism focused on the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)/Smad3 pathway, a critical pathway for ECM expansion in diabetic kidneys. We hypothesized that SOCE suppressed ECM protein expression by inhibiting this pathway in MCs. In cultured human MCs, we observed that TGF-β1 (5 ng/ml for 15 h) significantly increased Smad3 phosphorylation, as evaluated by immunoblot. However, this response was markedly inhibited by thapsigargin (1 µM), a classical activator of store-operated Ca2+ channels. Consistently, both immunocytochemistry and immunoblot showed that TGF-β1 significantly increased nuclear translocation of Smad3, which was prevented by pretreatment with thapsigargin. Importantly, the thapsigargin effect was reversed by lanthanum (La3+; 5 µM) and GSK-7975A (10 µM), both of which are selective blockers of store-operated Ca2+ channels. Furthermore, knockdown of Orai1, the pore-forming subunit of the store-operated Ca2+ channels, significantly augmented TGF-β1-induced Smad3 phosphorylation. Overexpression of Orai1 augmented the inhibitory effect of thapsigargin on TGF-β1-induced phosphorylation of Smad3. In agreement with the data from cultured MCs, in vivo knockdown of Orai1 specific to MCs using a targeted nanoparticle small interfering RNA delivery system resulted in a marked increase in abundance of phosphorylated Smad3 and in nuclear translocation of Smad3 in the glomerulus of mice. Taken together, our results indicate that SOCE in MCs negatively regulates the TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway.
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- Sarika Chaudhari
- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas.,Department of Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas.,First Hospital Affiliated to Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Wanna Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China; and
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California
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- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas;
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Chang HY, Chen SL, Shen MR, Kung ML, Chuang LM, Chen YW. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, fluoxetine, impairs E-cadherin-mediated cell adhesion and alters calcium homeostasis in pancreatic beta cells. Sci Rep 2017; 7:3515. [PMID: 28615694 PMCID: PMC5471211 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03747-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly prescribed drugs for mood disorders. Long term use of SSRIs is associated with an increased risk of diabetes, but the underlying mechanism(s) remains elusive. E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion and elevated [Ca2+]i are important for insulin release and pancreatic β cell functions. This study aims to investigate whether a SSRI, fluoxetine (Prozac), induces pancreatic β cell dysfunction through affecting E-cadherin and/or [Ca2+]i. Here we show that fluoxetine significantly reduces glucose stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). MIN6 cells, an established murine immortalized β cell line, form smaller colonies of loosely packed cells with reduced cell-cell contact after fluoxetine treatment. Immunofluorescence staining reveals that fluoxetine increases cytoplasmic accumulation of E-cadherin and reduces the membrane-localized E-cadherin probably due to increase of its endocytosis. Fluoxetine inhibits spreading of β cells on E-cad/Fc coated slides and also disrupts E-cadherin-mediated actin filaments. Additionally, fluoxetine significantly suppresses endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium release and store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) activation, probably through reduction of ER calcium storage and inhibition of stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) trafficking. These data suggest that exposure to fluoxetine results in impaired β cell functions, occurring in concert with reduction of E-cadherin-dependent cell adhesion and alterations of calcium homeostasis.
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- Huang-Yu Chang
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center, College of Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Impact of high glucose and AGEs on cultured kidney-derived cells. Effects on cell viability, lysosomal enzymes and effectors of cell signaling pathways. Biochimie 2017; 135:137-148. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Wu P, Ren Y, Ma Y, Wang Y, Jiang H, Chaudhari S, Davis ME, Zuckerman JE, Ma R. Negative regulation of Smad1 pathway and collagen IV expression by store-operated Ca 2+ entry in glomerular mesangial cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2017; 312:F1090-F1100. [PMID: 28298362 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00642.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Collagen IV (Col IV) is a major component of expanded glomerular extracellular matrix in diabetic nephropathy and Smad1 is a key molecule regulating Col IV expression in mesangial cells (MCs). The present study was conducted to determine if Smad1 pathway and Col IV protein abundance were regulated by store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE). In cultured human MCs, pharmacological inhibition of SOCE significantly increased the total amount of Smad1 protein. Activation of SOCE blunted high-glucose-increased Smad1 protein content. Treatment of human MCs with ANG II at 1 µM for 15 min, high glucose for 3 days, or TGF-β1 at 5 ng/ml for 30 min increased the level of phosphorylated Smad1. However, the phosphorylation of Smad1 by those stimuli was significantly attenuated by activation of SOCE. Knocking down Smad1 reduced, but expressing Smad1 increased, the amount of Col IV protein. Furthermore, activation of SOCE significantly attenuated high-glucose-induced Col IV protein production, and blockade of SOCE substantially increased the abundance of Col IV. To further verify those in vitro findings, we downregulated SOCE specifically in MCs in mice using small-interfering RNA (siRNA) against Orai1 (the channel protein mediating SOCE) delivered by the targeted nanoparticle delivery system. Immunohistochemical examinations showed that expression of both Smad1 and Col IV proteins was significantly greater in the glomeruli with positively transfected Orai1 siRNA compared with the glomeruli from the mice without Orai1 siRNA treatment. Taken together, our results indicate that SOCE negatively regulates the Smad1 signaling pathway and inhibits Col IV protein production in MCs.
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- Peiwen Wu
- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas.,Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, Peoples Republic of China
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- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas.,Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas.,The First Affiliated Hospital to Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China; and
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- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California
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- Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas;
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Liu Z, Ma C, Zhao W, Zhang Q, Xu R, Zhang H, Lei H, Xu S. High Glucose Enhances Isoflurane-Induced Neurotoxicity by Regulating TRPC-Dependent Calcium Influx. Neurochem Res 2017; 42:1165-1178. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-016-2152-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Xu Z, Xu W, Song Y, Zhang B, Li F, Liu Y. Blockade of store-operated calcium entry alleviates high glucose-induced neurotoxicity via inhibiting apoptosis in rat neurons. Chem Biol Interact 2016; 254:63-72. [PMID: 27234048 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2016.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Revised: 05/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Altered store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) has been suggested to be involved in many diabetic complications. However, the association of altered SOCE and diabetic neuronal damage remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effects of altered SOCE on primary cultured rat neuron injury induced by high glucose. Our data demonstrated that high glucose increased rat neuron injury and upregulated the expression of store-operated calcium channel (SOC). Inhibition of SOCE by a pharmacological inhibitor and siRNA knockdown of stromal interaction molecule 1 weakened the intracellular calcium overload, restored mitochondrial membrane potential, downregulated cytochrome C release and inhibited cell apoptosis. As well, treatment with the calcium chelator BAPTA-AM prevented cell apoptosis by ameliorating the high glucose-increased intracellular calcium level. These findings suggest that SOCE blockade may alleviate high glucose-induced neuronal damage by inhibiting apoptosis. SOCE might be a promising therapeutic target in diabetic neurotoxicity.
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- Zhenkuan Xu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Brain Science Research Institute of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, PR China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Brain Science Research Institute of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, PR China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Brain Science Research Institute of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, PR China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Brain Science Research Institute of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, PR China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Brain Science Research Institute of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, PR China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Brain Science Research Institute of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, PR China.
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Zhou Y, Greka A. Calcium-permeable ion channels in the kidney. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2016; 310:F1157-67. [PMID: 27029425 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00117.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Calcium ions (Ca(2+)) are crucial for a variety of cellular functions. The extracellular and intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations are thus tightly regulated to maintain Ca(2+) homeostasis. The kidney, one of the major organs of the excretory system, regulates Ca(2+) homeostasis by filtration and reabsorption. Approximately 60% of the Ca(2+) in plasma is filtered, and 99% of that is reabsorbed by the kidney tubules. Ca(2+) is also a critical signaling molecule in kidney development, in all kidney cellular functions, and in the emergence of kidney diseases. Recently, studies using genetic and molecular biological approaches have identified several Ca(2+)-permeable ion channel families as important regulators of Ca(2+) homeostasis in kidney. These ion channel families include transient receptor potential channels (TRP), voltage-gated calcium channels, and others. In this review, we provide a brief and systematic summary of the expression, function, and pathological contribution for each of these Ca(2+)-permeable ion channels. Moreover, we discuss their potential as future therapeutic targets.
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- Yiming Zhou
- Department of Medicine and Glom-NExT Center for Glomerular Kidney Disease and Novel Experimental Therapeutics, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and
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- Department of Medicine and Glom-NExT Center for Glomerular Kidney Disease and Novel Experimental Therapeutics, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Contrasting Patterns of Agonist-induced Store-operated Ca2+ Entry and Vasoconstriction in Mesenteric Arteries and Aorta With Aging. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2016; 65:571-8. [PMID: 25636074 PMCID: PMC4461395 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Ca is a crucial factor in the regulation of smooth muscle contraction. Store-operated Ca entry (SOCE) is one pathway that mediates Ca influx and smooth muscle contraction. Vessel contraction function usually alters with aging to cause severe vascular-related diseases. However, the underlying mechanism is still not fully understood. Here, we assessed intracellular Ca and vessel tension and found that SOCE and SOCE-mediated contraction of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) was reduced in aorta but increased in mesenteric arteries from aged rats. The results of Western blot and immunofluorescence staining show that the expression levels of Orai1, a store-operated Ca channel, were increased in VSMCs of mesenteric arteries but were reduced in VSMCs of aorta with aging. In conclusion, we demonstrated that the changing pattern of SOCE and SOCE-mediated contraction of VSMCs is completely reversed in mesenteric arteries and aorta with aging, providing a potential therapeutic target for clinical treatment in age-related vascular diseases.
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Mai X, Shang J, Liang S, Yu B, Yuan J, Lin Y, Luo R, Zhang F, Liu Y, Lv X, Li C, Liang X, Wang W, Zhou J. Blockade of Orai1 Store-Operated Calcium Entry Protects against Renal Fibrosis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2016; 27:3063-3078. [PMID: 26940090 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015080889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Evidence supports an important role of Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ channel protein 1 (Orai1)-mediated Ca2+ entry in the development of renal fibrosis, a common pathologic feature of CKDs that lead to ESRD, but the molecular mechanisms remain unclear. We determined the role of Orai1 calcium channel in renal fibrosis induced by high-fat diet and by unilateral ureteral obstruction. Mouse kidneys with fibrosis had higher levels of Orai1 protein expression than did kidneys without fibrosis. In vivo knockdown of Orai1 with adenovirus harboring Orai1-short hairpin RNA or inhibition of Orai1 with SKF96365 dramatically prevented renal fibrosis and significantly decreased protein expression of fibronectin, α‑smooth muscle actin, and TGF‑β1 in the kidney cortex of ApoE-/- mice on a high-fat diet and in the obstructed kidneys of mice with unilateral ureteral obstruction. Compared with kidney biopsy specimens of patients with glomerular minimal change disease, those of patients with fibrotic nephropathy had higher expression levels of Orai1. In cultured human proximal tubule epithelial cells (HK2), knockdown of Orai1 Ca2+ channel with adenovirus-Orai1-short hairpin RNA markedly inhibited TGF-β1-induced intracellular Ca2+ influx and phosphorylation of smad2/3. Knockdown or blockade of the Orai1 Ca2+ channel in HK2 cells also prevented epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition induced by TGF‑β1. In conclusion, blockade of the Orai1 Ca2+ channel prevented progression of renal fibrosis in mice, likely by suppressing smad2/3 phosphorylation and TGF-β1-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. These results render the Orai1 Ca2+ channel a potential therapeutic target against renal fibrosis.
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- Xiaoyi Mai
- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cerebral Vascular Research Center and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cerebral Vascular Research Center and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cerebral Vascular Research Center and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cerebral Vascular Research Center and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cerebral Vascular Research Center and
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; and
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cerebral Vascular Research Center and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cerebral Vascular Research Center and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cerebral Vascular Research Center and
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; and
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- Department of Nephrology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cerebral Vascular Research Center and
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Niemeyer BA. Changing calcium: CRAC channel (STIM and Orai) expression, splicing, and posttranslational modifiers. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2016; 310:C701-9. [PMID: 26911279 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00034.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A wide variety of cellular function depends on the dynamics of intracellular Ca(2+) signals. Especially for relatively slow and lasting processes such as gene expression, cell proliferation, and often migration, cells rely on the store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) pathway, which is particularly prominent in immune cells. SOCE is initiated by the sensor proteins (STIM1, STIM2) located within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) registering the Ca(2+) concentration within the ER, and upon its depletion, cluster and trap Orai (Orai1-3) proteins located in the plasma membrane (PM) into ER-PM junctions. These regions become sites of highly selective Ca(2+) entry predominantly through Orai1-assembled channels, which, among other effector functions, is necessary for triggering NFAT translocation into the nucleus. What is less clear is how the spatial and temporal spread of intracellular Ca(2+) is shaped and regulated by differential expression of the individual SOCE genes and their splice variants, their heteromeric combinations and pre- and posttranslational modifications. This review focuses on principle mechanisms regulating expression, splicing, and targeting of Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) (CRAC) channels.
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- Barbara A Niemeyer
- Molecular Biophysics, Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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RamaKrishnan AM, Sankaranarayanan K. Understanding autoimmunity: The ion channel perspective. Autoimmun Rev 2016; 15:585-620. [PMID: 26854401 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2016.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ion channels are integral membrane proteins that orchestrate the passage of ions across the cell membrane and thus regulate various key physiological processes of the living system. The stringently regulated expression and function of these channels hold a pivotal role in the development and execution of various cellular functions. Malfunction of these channels results in debilitating diseases collectively termed channelopathies. In this review, we highlight the role of these proteins in the immune system with special emphasis on the development of autoimmunity. The role of ion channels in various autoimmune diseases is also listed out. This comprehensive review summarizes the ion channels that could be used as molecular targets in the development of new therapeutics against autoimmune disorders.
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- AU-KBC Research Centre, Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chrompet, Chennai 600 044, India.
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Store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) is mediated by the store-operated Ca(2+) channel (SOC) that opens upon depletion of internal Ca(2+) stores following activation of G protein-coupled receptors or receptor tyrosine kinases. Over the past two decades, the physiological and pathological relevance of SOCE has been extensively studied. Recently, accumulating evidence suggests associations of altered SOCE with diabetic complications. This review focuses on the implication of SOCE as it pertains to various complications resulting from diabetes. We summarize recent findings by us and others on the involvement of abnormal SOCE in the development of diabetic complications, such as diabetic nephropathy and diabetic vasculopathy. The underlying mechanisms that mediate the diabetes-associated alterations of SOCE are also discussed. The SOCE pathway may be considered as a potential therapeutic target for diabetes-associated diseases.
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- Sarika Chaudhari
- Department of Integrative Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth 76107, TX, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth 76107, TX, USA
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Miao L, Wei D, Zhang Y, Liu J, Lu S, Zhang A, Huang S. Effects of stromal interaction molecule 1 or Orai1 overexpression on the associated proteins and permeability of podocytes. Nephrology (Carlton) 2015; 21:959-967. [PMID: 26715123 DOI: 10.1111/nep.12691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Revised: 11/21/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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AIM The present study was conducted to determine whether two important signalling molecules of store-operated channel (SOC), stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) and Orai1, were involved in glomerular podocyte injury. We explored the effects of STIM1/Orai1 overexpression on podocyte associated proteins and cell permeability. METHODS The expression of STIM1 and Orai1 were examined in the renal cortex of adriamycin-induced nephropathy mice by real-time RT-PCR. The recombinant plasmid of STIM1/Orai1, identified by restriction enzyme digestion and PCR, was transfected into MPC5 cells via lipofectamine 2000. The transfecting efficiency was observed by a fluorescence microscope. RT-PCR and Western blotting were used to evaluate the expression levels of STIM1, Orai 1 and some podocyte-associated molecules in the transfected MPC5 cells. In addition, we examined the diffusion of FITC-dextran across the podocyte monolayer to investigate whether STIM1/Orai1 overexpression could affect cell permeability. RESULTS We found that the mRNA levels of STIM1 and Orai1 were increased in adriamycin-induced nephropathy mice. STIM1/Orai1 overexpression significantly decreased the expression of podocin and CD2-associated protein (CD2AP), whereas it increased the expression of α-actinin-4. The permeability was significantly increased in the STIM1/Orai1 overexpression group. CONCLUSION Our findings suggested that STIM1/Orai1 overexpression could affect the cell permeability and the expression of partial podocyte-associated proteins, which may ultimately result in podocyte injury.
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- Li Miao
- Nanjing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Lianyungang Clinical School of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Lianyungang Clinical School of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Nanjing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Lianyungang Clinical School of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Lianyungang Clinical School of Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
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- Nanjing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Nanjing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Wang Y, Chaudhari S, Ren Y, Ma R. Impairment of hepatic nuclear factor-4α binding to the Stim1 promoter contributes to high glucose-induced upregulation of STIM1 expression in glomerular mesangial cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2015; 308:F1135-45. [PMID: 25786776 PMCID: PMC4437002 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00563.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The present study was carried out to investigate if hepatic nuclear factor (HNF)4α contributed to the high glucose-induced increase in stromal interacting molecule (STIM)1 protein abundance in glomerular mesangial cells (MCs). Western blot and immunofluorescence experiments showed HNF4α expression in MCs. Knockdown of HNF4α using a small interfering RNA approach significantly increased mRNA expression levels of both STIM1 and Orai1 and protein expression levels of STIM1 in cultured human MCs. Consistently, overexpression of HNF4α reduced expressed STIM1 protein expression in human embryonic kidney-293 cells. Furthermore, high glucose treatment did not significantly change the abundance of HNF4α protein in MCs but significantly attenuated HNF4α binding activity to the Stim1 promoter. Moreover, knockdown of HNF4α significantly augmented store-operated Ca(2+) entry, which is known to be gated by STIM1 and has recently been found to be antifibrotic in MCs. In agreement with those results, knockdown of HNF4α significantly attenuated the fibrotic response of high glucose. These results suggest that HNF4α negatively regulates STIM1 transcription in MCs. High glucose increases STIM1 expression levels by impairing HNF4α binding activity to the Stim1 promoter, which subsequently releases Stim1 transcription from HNF4α repression. Since the STIM1-gated store-operated Ca(2+) entry pathway in MCs has an antifibrotic effect, inhibition of HNF4α in MCs might be a potential therapeutic option for diabetic kidney disease.
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- Yanxia Wang
- Department of Integrative Physiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas; and
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas; and
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas; and
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Steatosis inhibits liver cell store-operated Ca²⁺ entry and reduces ER Ca²⁺ through a protein kinase C-dependent mechanism. Biochem J 2015; 466:379-90. [PMID: 25422863 DOI: 10.1042/bj20140881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Lipid accumulation in hepatocytes can lead to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which can progress to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Hormone-initiated release of Ca²⁺ from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stores and subsequent replenishment of these stores by Ca²⁺ entry through SOCs (store-operated Ca²⁺ channels; SOCE) plays a critical role in the regulation of liver metabolism. ER Ca²⁺ homoeostasis is known to be altered in steatotic hepatocytes. Whether store-operated Ca²⁺ entry is altered in steatotic hepatocytes and the mechanisms involved were investigated. Lipid accumulation in vitro was induced in cultured liver cells by amiodarone or palmitate and in vivo in hepatocytes isolated from obese Zucker rats. Rates of Ca²⁺ entry and release were substantially reduced in lipid-loaded cells. Inhibition of Ca²⁺ entry was associated with reduced hormone-initiated intracellular Ca²⁺ signalling and enhanced lipid accumulation. Impaired Ca²⁺ entry was not associated with altered expression of stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) or Orai1. Inhibition of protein kinase C (PKC) reversed the impairment of Ca²⁺ entry in lipid-loaded cells. It is concluded that steatosis leads to a substantial inhibition of SOCE through a PKC-dependent mechanism. This enhances lipid accumulation by positive feedback and may contribute to the development of NASH and insulin resistance.
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Wu P, Wang Y, Davis ME, Zuckerman JE, Chaudhari S, Begg M, Ma R. Store-Operated Ca2+ Channels in Mesangial Cells Inhibit Matrix Protein Expression. J Am Soc Nephrol 2015; 26:2691-702. [PMID: 25788524 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2014090853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Accumulation of extracellular matrix derived from glomerular mesangial cells is an early feature of diabetic nephropathy. Ca(2+) signals mediated by store-operated Ca(2+) channels regulate protein production in a variety of cell types. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of store-operated Ca(2+) channels in mesangial cells on extracellular matrix protein expression. In cultured human mesangial cells, activation of store-operated Ca(2+) channels by thapsigargin significantly decreased fibronectin protein expression and collagen IV mRNA expression in a dose-dependent manner. Conversely, inhibition of the channels by 2-aminoethyl diphenylborinate significantly increased the expression of fibronectin and collagen IV. Similarly, overexpression of stromal interacting molecule 1 reduced, but knockdown of calcium release-activated calcium channel protein 1 (Orai1) increased fibronectin protein expression. Furthermore, 2-aminoethyl diphenylborinate significantly augmented angiotensin II-induced fibronectin protein expression, whereas thapsigargin abrogated high glucose- and TGF-β1-stimulated matrix protein expression. In vivo knockdown of Orai1 in mesangial cells of mice using a targeted nanoparticle siRNA delivery system resulted in increased expression of glomerular fibronectin and collagen IV, and mice showed significant mesangial expansion compared with controls. Similarly, in vivo knockdown of stromal interacting molecule 1 in mesangial cells by recombinant adeno-associated virus-encoded shRNA markedly increased collagen IV protein expression in renal cortex and caused mesangial expansion in rats. These results suggest that store-operated Ca(2+) channels in mesangial cells negatively regulate extracellular matrix protein expression in the kidney, which may serve as an endogenous renoprotective mechanism in diabetes.
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- Peiwen Wu
- Department of Integrative Physiology and Anatomy and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas; Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Anatomy and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California; and
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- Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California; and
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Anatomy and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Respiratory Therapy Area Unit, Medicines Research Center, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, United Kingdom
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Anatomy and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas;
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High glucose enhances store-operated calcium entry by upregulating ORAI/STIM via calcineurin-NFAT signalling. J Mol Med (Berl) 2014; 93:511-21. [PMID: 25471481 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-014-1234-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Revised: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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UNLABELLED ORAI and stromal interaction molecule (STIM) are store-operated channel molecules that play essential roles in human physiology through a coupling mechanism of internal Ca(2+) store to Ca(2+) influx. However, the roles of ORAI and STIM in vascular endothelial cells under diabetic conditions remain unknown. Here, we investigated expression and signalling pathways of ORAI and STIM regulated by high glucose or hyperglycaemia using in vitro cell models, in vivo diabetic mice and tissues from patients. We found that ORAI1-3 and STIM1-2 were ubiquitously expressed in human vasculatures. Their expression was upregulated by chronic treatment with high glucose (HG, 25 mM D-glucose), which was accompanied by enhanced store-operated Ca(2+) influx in vascular endothelial cells. The increased expression was also observed in the aortae from genetically modified Akita diabetic mice (C57BL/6-Ins2(Akita)/J) and streptozocin-induced diabetic mice, and aortae from diabetic patients. HG-induced upregulation of ORAI and STIM genes was prevented by the calcineurin inhibitor cyclosporin A and NFATc3 siRNA. Additionally, in vivo treatment with the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) inhibitor A-285222 prevented the gene upregulation in Akita mice. However, HG had no direct effects on ORAI1-3 currents and the channel activation process through cytosolic STIM1 movement in the cells co-expressing STIM1-EYFP/ORAIs. We concluded that upregulation of STIM/ORAI through Ca(2+)-calcineurin-NFAT pathway is a novel mechanism causing abnormal Ca(2+) homeostasis and endothelial dysfunction under hyperglycaemia. KEY MESSAGE ORAI1-3 and STIM1-2 are ubiquitously expressed in vasculatures and upregulated by high glucose. Increased expression is confirmed in Akita (Ins2(Akita)/J) and STZ diabetic mice and patients. Upregulation mechanism is mediated by Ca(2+)/calcineurin/NFATc3 signalling. High glucose has no direct effects on ORAI1-3 channel activity and channel activation process.
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