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Harper BA, Steinbeck L. Short-Term Benefits from Manual Therapy as an Adjunct Treatment for Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness Symptoms: A Preliminary Prospective Case Series. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol 2024; 9:82. [PMID: 38804448 PMCID: PMC11130853 DOI: 10.3390/jfmk9020082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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Persistent dizziness and balance deficits are common, often with unknown etiology. Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (3PD) is a relatively new diagnosis with symptoms that may include dizziness, unsteadiness, or non-vertiginous dizziness and be persistent the majority of time over a minimum of 90 days. The purpose of this case series was to investigate short-term outcomes of reducing dizziness symptoms using a manual therapy intervention focused on restoring mobility in the fascia using a pragmatically applied biomechanical approach, the Fascial Manipulation® method (FM®), in patients with 3PD. The preliminary prospective case series consisted of twelve (n = 12) patients with persistent complaints of dizziness who received systematic application of manual therapy to improve fascial mobility after previously receiving vestibular rehabilitation. The manual therapy consisted of strategic assessment and palpation based on the model proposed in the FM® Stecco Method. This model utilizes tangential oscillations directed toward the deep fascia at strategic points. Six males (n = 6) and females (n = 6) were included with a mean age of 68.3 ± 19.3 years. The average number of interventions was 4.5 ± 0.5. Nonparametric paired sample t-tests were performed. Significant improvements were observed toward the resolution of symptoms and improved outcomes. The metrics included the Dizziness Handicap Inventory and static and dynamic balance measures. The Dizziness Handicap Inventory scores decreased (i.e., improved) by 43.6 points (z = -3.1 and p = 0.002). The timed up and go scores decreased (i.e., improved) by 3.2 s (z = -2.8 and p = 0.005). The tandem left increased (i.e., improved) by 8.7 s (z = 2.8 and p = 0.005) and the tandem right increased (i.e., improved) by 7.5 s (z = 2.8 and p = 0.005). Four to five manual therapy treatment sessions appear to be effective for short-term improvements in dizziness complaints and balance in those with 3PD. These results should be interpreted with caution as future research using rigorous methods and a control group must be conducted.
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- Brent A. Harper
- Department of Physical Therapy, Chapman University, Irvine, CA 92618, USA
- Department of Physical Therapy, Radford University, Roanoke, VA 24013, USA
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Mechanisms Mediating High-Molecular-Weight Hyaluronan-Induced Antihyperalgesia. J Neurosci 2020; 40:6477-6488. [PMID: 32665406 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0166-20.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We evaluated the mechanism by which high-molecular-weight hyaluronan (HMWH) attenuates nociceptor sensitization, in the setting of inflammation. HMWH attenuated mechanical hyperalgesia induced by the inflammatory mediator prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in male and female rats. Intrathecal administration of an oligodeoxynucleotide antisense (AS-ODN) to mRNA for cluster of differentiation 44 (CD44), the cognate hyaluronan receptor, and intradermal administration of A5G27, a CD44 receptor antagonist, both attenuated antihyperalgesia induced by HMWH. In male rats, HMWH also signals via Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and AS-ODN for TLR4 mRNA administered intrathecally, attenuated HMWH-induced antihyperalgesia. Since HMWH signaling is dependent on CD44 clustering in lipid rafts, we pretreated animals with methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD), which disrupts lipid rafts. MβCD markedly attenuated HMWH-induced antihyperalgesia. Inhibitors for components of intracellular signaling pathways activated by CD44, including phospholipase C and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), also attenuated HMWH-induced antihyperalgesia. Furthermore, in vitro application of HMWH attenuated PGE2-induced sensitization of tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium current, in small-diameter dorsal root ganglion neurons, an effect that was attenuated by a PI3K inhibitor. Our results indicate a central role of CD44 signaling in HMWH-induced antihyperalgesia and suggest novel therapeutic targets, downstream of CD44, for the treatment of pain generated by nociceptor sensitization.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT High-molecular-weight-hyaluronan (HMWH) is used to treat osteoarthritis and other pain syndromes. In this study we demonstrate that attenuation of inflammatory hyperalgesia by HMWH is mediated by its action at cluster of differentiation 44 (CD44) and activation of its downstream signaling pathways, including RhoGTPases (RhoA and Rac1), phospholipases (phospholipases Cε and Cγ1), and phosphoinositide 3-kinase, in nociceptors. These findings contribute to our understanding of the antihyperalgesic effect of HMWH and support the hypothesis that CD44 and its downstream signaling pathways represent novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of inflammatory pain.
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Chen J, Sitsel A, Benoy V, Sepúlveda MR, Vangheluwe P. Primary Active Ca 2+ Transport Systems in Health and Disease. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2020; 12:cshperspect.a035113. [PMID: 31501194 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a035113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Calcium ions (Ca2+) are prominent cell signaling effectors that regulate a wide variety of cellular processes. Among the different players in Ca2+ homeostasis, primary active Ca2+ transporters are responsible for keeping low basal Ca2+ levels in the cytosol while establishing steep Ca2+ gradients across intracellular membranes or the plasma membrane. This review summarizes our current knowledge on the three types of primary active Ca2+-ATPases: the sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) pumps, the secretory pathway Ca2+- ATPase (SPCA) isoforms, and the plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase (PMCA) Ca2+-transporters. We first discuss the Ca2+ transport mechanism of SERCA1a, which serves as a reference to describe the Ca2+ transport of other Ca2+ pumps. We further highlight the common and unique features of each isoform and review their structure-function relationship, expression pattern, regulatory mechanisms, and specific physiological roles. Finally, we discuss the increasing genetic and in vivo evidence that links the dysfunction of specific Ca2+-ATPase isoforms to a broad range of human pathologies, and highlight emerging therapeutic strategies that target Ca2+ pumps.
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- Jialin Chen
- Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Laboratory of Cellular Transport Systems, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Wang L, Tanaka Y, Wang D, Morikawa M, Zhou R, Homma N, Miyamoto Y, Hirokawa N. The Atypical Kinesin KIF26A Facilitates Termination of Nociceptive Responses by Sequestering Focal Adhesion Kinase. Cell Rep 2019; 24:2894-2907. [PMID: 30208315 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.05.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Kinesin superfamily proteins (KIFs) are molecular motors that typically alter the subcellular localization of their cargos. However, the atypical kinesin KIF26A does not serve as a motor but can bind microtubules and affect cellular signaling cascades. Here, we show that KIF26A maintains intracellular calcium homeostasis and negatively regulates nociceptive sensation. Kif26a-/- mice exhibit intense and prolonged nociceptive responses. In their primary sensory neurons, excessive inhibitory phosphorylation of plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase (PMCA) mediated by focal adhesion kinase (FAK) rendered the Ca transients resistant to termination, and the peripheral axonal outgrowth was significantly enhanced. Upstream, KIF26A is directly associated with a FERM domain of FAK and antagonizes FAK function in integrin-Src family kinase (SFK)-FAK signaling, possibly through steric hindrance and localization to cytoplasmic microtubules.
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- Li Wang
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; Center of Excellence in Genome Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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Bakare AO, Owoyele BV. Bromelain reversed electrolyte imbalance in the chronically constricted sciatic nerve of Wistar rats. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2019; 393:457-467. [PMID: 31655851 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-019-01744-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Derangement of electrolyte in the sensory nervous system has been attributed to the development and maintenance of hyperalgesic and allodynic symptoms in painful neuropathy. This study investigated the effect of bromelain on electrolyte imbalance in chronically constricted sciatic nerve of rats (a model of neuropathic pain). Forty Wistar rats, divided into five groups of eight animals each were used for this study. von Frey filaments, tail immersion and acetone spray tests were used to assessed allodynic and thermal hyperalgesic symptoms in the Wistar rats. Sodium ion (Na+), potassium ion (K+), calcium ion (Ca2+) and chloride ion (Cl-) concentrations as well as sodium-potassium and calcium electrogenic pump (Na-K ATPase and Ca ATPase, respectively) activities were estimated using spectrophotometry techniques. Bromelain significantly (p < 0.05) reversed elevation of Na+ and Ca2+ concentration compared with sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury (snCCI) group (35.68 ± 1.71 vs 44.46 ± 1.24 mg/ml/mg protein and 1.06 ± 0.19 vs 6.66 ± 0.03 mg/ml/mg protein, respectively). There were also significant (p < 0.05) increases in the level of K+ (0.84 ± 0.02 vs 0.36 ± 0.05 mg/ml/mg protein) and Cl- (18.51 ± 0.29 vs 15.82 ± 0.21 mg/ml/mg protein). Bromelain reduced the activities of Ca2+ electrogenic pumps significantly compared with snCCI. This study therefore suggests that bromelain mitigated electrolyte imbalance in chronic constricted injury of the sciatic nerve implying that this may be an important mechanism for the anti-nociceptive effect of bromelain.
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- Ahmed Olalekan Bakare
- Pain and Inflammation Unit, Department of Physiology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
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- Neuroscience Unit, Department of Physiology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
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Strehler EE, Thayer SA. Evidence for a role of plasma membrane calcium pumps in neurodegenerative disease: Recent developments. Neurosci Lett 2018; 663:39-47. [PMID: 28827127 PMCID: PMC5816698 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPases (PMCAs) are a major system for calcium extrusion from all cells. Different PMCA isoforms and splice variants are involved in the precise temporal and spatial handling of Ca2+ signals and the re-establishment of resting Ca2+ levels in the nervous system. Lack or inappropriate expression of specific PMCAs leads to characteristic neuronal phenotypes, which may be reciprocally exacerbated by genetic predisposition through alleles in other genes that modify PMCA interactions, regulation, and function. PMCA dysfunction is often poorly compensated in neurons and may lead to changes in synaptic transmission, altered excitability and, with long-term calcium overload, eventual cell death. Decrease and functional decline of PMCAs are hallmarks of neurodegeneration during aging, and mutations in specific PMCAs are responsible for neuronal dysfunction and accelerated neurodegeneration in many sensory and cognitive diseases.
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- Emanuel E Strehler
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA; Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Whitfield M, Guiton R, Rispal J, Acar N, Kocer A, Drevet JR, Saez F. Dyslipidemia alters sperm maturation and capacitation in LXR-null mice. Reproduction 2017; 154:827-842. [DOI: 10.1530/rep-17-0467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lipid metabolism disorders (dyslipidemia) are causes of male infertility, but little is known about their impact on male gametes when considering post-testicular maturation events, given that studies concentrate most often on endocrine dysfunctions and testicular consequences. In this study, three-month-old wild-type (wt) and Liver-X-Receptors knock out (Lxrα;β−/−) males were fed four weeks with a control or a lipid-enriched diet containing 1.25% cholesterol (high cholesterol diet (HCD)). The HCD triggered a dyslipidemia leading to sperm post-testicular alterations and infertility. Sperm lipids were analyzed by LC–MS and those fromLxrα;β−/−males fed the HCD showed higher chol/PL and PC/PE ratios compared towt-HCD (P < 0.05) and lower oxysterol contents compared to wt (P < 0.05) orLxrα;β−/−(P < 0.05). These modifications impaired membrane-associated events triggering the tyrosine phosphorylation normally occurring during the capacitation process, as shown by phosphotyrosine Western blots. Using flow cytometry, we showed that a smaller subpopulation of spermatozoa fromLxrα;β−/−-HCD males could raise their membrane fluidity during capacitation (P < 0.05 vswtorwt-HCD) as well as their intracellular calcium concentration (P < 0.05 vsLxrα;β−/−andP < 0.001 vswt). The accumulation of the major sperm calcium efflux pump (PMCA4) was decreased inLxrα;β−/−males fed the HCD (P < 0.05 vsLxrα;β−/−andP < 0.001 vswt). This study is the first showing an impact of dyslipidemia on post-testicular sperm maturation with consequences on the capacitation signaling cascade. It may lead to the identification of fertility prognostic markers in this pathophysiological situation, which could help clinicians to better understand male infertilities which are thus far classified as idiopathic.
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CD44 Signaling Mediates High Molecular Weight Hyaluronan-Induced Antihyperalgesia. J Neurosci 2017; 38:308-321. [PMID: 29175954 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2695-17.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Revised: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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We studied, in male Sprague Dawley rats, the role of the cognate hyaluronan receptor, CD44 signaling in the antihyperalgesia induced by high molecular weight hyaluronan (HMWH). Low molecular weight hyaluronan (LMWH) acts at both peptidergic and nonpeptidergic nociceptors to induce mechanical hyperalgesia that is prevented by intrathecal oligodeoxynucleotide antisense to CD44 mRNA, which also prevents hyperalgesia induced by a CD44 receptor agonist, A6. Ongoing LMWH and A6 hyperalgesia are reversed by HMWH. HMWH also reverses the hyperalgesia induced by diverse pronociceptive mediators, prostaglandin E2, epinephrine, TNFα, and interleukin-6, and the neuropathic pain induced by the cancer chemotherapy paclitaxel. Although CD44 antisense has no effect on the hyperalgesia induced by inflammatory mediators or paclitaxel, it eliminates the antihyperalgesic effect of HMWH. HMWH also reverses the hyperalgesia induced by activation of intracellular second messengers, PKA and PKCε, indicating that HMWH-induced antihyperalgesia, although dependent on CD44, is mediated by an intracellular signaling pathway rather than as a competitive receptor antagonist. Sensitization of cultured small-diameter DRG neurons by prostaglandin E2 is also prevented and reversed by HMWH. These results demonstrate the central role of CD44 signaling in HMWH-induced antihyperalgesia, and establish it as a therapeutic target against inflammatory and neuropathic pain.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT We demonstrate that hyaluronan (HA) with different molecular weights produces opposing nociceptive effects. While low molecular weight HA increases sensitivity to mechanical stimulation, high molecular weight HA reduces sensitization, attenuating inflammatory and neuropathic hyperalgesia. Both pronociceptive and antinociceptive effects of HA are mediated by activation of signaling pathways downstream CD44, the cognate HA receptor, in nociceptors. These results contribute to our understanding of the role of the extracellular matrix in pain, and indicate CD44 as a potential therapeutic target to alleviate inflammatory and neuropathic pain.
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Khariv V, Elkabes S. Contribution of Plasma Membrane Calcium ATPases to neuronal maladaptive responses: Focus on spinal nociceptive mechanisms and neurodegeneration. Neurosci Lett 2017; 663:60-65. [PMID: 28780172 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Plasma membrane calcium ATPases (PMCAs) are ion pumps that expel Ca2+ from cells and maintain Ca2+ homeostasis. Four isoforms and multiple splice variants play important and non-overlapping roles in cellular function and integrity and have been implicated in diseases including disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). In particular, one of these isoforms, PMCA2, is critical for spinal cord (SC) neuronal function. PMCA2 expression is decreased in SC neurons at onset of symptoms in animal models of multiple sclerosis. Decreased PMCA2 expression affects the function and viability of SC neurons, with motor neurons being the most vulnerable population. Recent studies have also shown that PMCA2 could be an important contributor to pain processing in the dorsal horn (DH) of the SC. Pain sensitivity was altered in female, but not male, PMCA2+/- mice compared to PMCA2+/+ littermates in a modality-dependent manner. Changes in pain responsiveness in the female PMCA2+/- mice were paralleled by female-specific alterations in the expression of effectors, which have been implicated in the excitability of DH neurons, in mechanisms governing nociception and in the transmission of pain signals. Other PMCA isoforms and in particular, PMCA4, also contribute to the excitability of neurons in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG), which contain the first-order sensory neurons that convey nociceptive information from the periphery to the DH. These findings suggest that specific PMCA isoforms play specialized functions in neurons that mediate pain processing. Further investigations are necessary to unravel the precise contribution of PMCAs to mechanisms governing pathological pain in models of injury and disease.
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- Veronika Khariv
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Reynolds Family Spine Laboratory, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, United States; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Reynolds Family Spine Laboratory, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, United States.
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Anguita E, Villalobo A. Src-family tyrosine kinases and the Ca 2+ signal. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2016; 1864:915-932. [PMID: 27818271 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In this review, we shall describe the rich crosstalk between non-receptor Src-family kinases (SFKs) and the Ca2+ transient generated in activated cells by a variety of extracellular and intracellular stimuli, resulting in diverse signaling events. The exchange of information between SFKs and Ca2+ is reciprocal, as it flows in both directions. These kinases are main actors in pathways leading to the generation of the Ca2+ signal, and reciprocally, the Ca2+ signal modulates SFKs activity and functions. We will cover how SFKs participate in the generation of the cytosolic Ca2+ rise upon activation of a series of receptors and the mechanism of clearance of this Ca2+ signal. The role of SFKs modulating Ca2+-translocating channels participating in these events will be amply discussed. Finally, the role of the Ca2+ sensor protein calmodulin on the activity of c-Src, and potentially on other SFKs, will be outlined as well. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: ECS Meeting edited by Claus Heizmann, Joachim Krebs and Jacques Haiech.
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- Estefanía Anguita
- Department of Cancer Biology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/ Arturo Duperier 4, E-28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/ Arturo Duperier 4, E-28029 Madrid, Spain.
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Ghosh B, Green MV, Krogh KA, Thayer SA. Interleukin-1β activates an Src family kinase to stimulate the plasma membrane Ca2+ pump in hippocampal neurons. J Neurophysiol 2016; 115:1875-85. [PMID: 26843596 PMCID: PMC4869483 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00541.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Accepted: 01/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The plasma membrane Ca(2+) ATPase (PMCA) plays a major role in clearing Ca(2+) from the neuronal cytoplasm. The cytoplasmic Ca(2+) clearance rate affects neuronal excitability, synaptic plasticity, and neurotransmission. Here, we examined the modulation of PMCA activity by PTKs in hippocampal neurons. PMCA-mediated Ca(2+) clearance slowed in the presence of pyrazolopyrimidine 2, an inhibitor of Src family kinases (SFKs), and accelerated in the presence of C2-ceramide, an activator of PTKs. Ca(2+) clearance kinetics were attenuated in cells expressing a dominant-negative Src mutant, suggesting that the pump is tonically stimulated by a PTK. Tonic stimulation was reduced in hippocampal neurons expressing short hairpin (sh)RNA directed to mRNA for Yes. shRNA-mediated knockdown of PMCA isoform 1 (PMCA1) removed tonic stimulation of Ca(2+) clearance, indicating that the kinase stimulates PMCA1. IL-1β accelerated Ca(2+) clearance in a manner blocked by an IL-1β receptor antagonist or by an inhibitor of neutral sphingomyelinase, the enzyme that produces ceramide. Thus IL-1β activates an SFK to stimulate the plasma membrane Ca(2+) pump, decreasing the duration of Ca(2+) transients in hippocampal neurons.
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- Biswarup Ghosh
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Ferrari LF, Araldi D, Bogen O, Levine JD. Extracellular matrix hyaluronan signals via its CD44 receptor in the increased responsiveness to mechanical stimulation. Neuroscience 2016; 324:390-8. [PMID: 26996509 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We propose that the extracellular matrix (ECM) signals CD44, a hyaluronan receptor, to increase the responsiveness to mechanical stimulation in the rat hind paw. We report that intradermal injection of hyaluronidase induces mechanical hyperalgesia, that is inhibited by co-administration of a CD44 receptor antagonist, A5G27. The intradermal injection of low (LMWH) but not high (HMWH) molecular weight hyaluronan also induces mechanical hyperalgesia, an effect that was attenuated by pretreatment with HMWH or A5G27. Pretreatment with HMWH also attenuated the hyperalgesia induced by hyaluronidase. Similarly, intradermal injection of A6, a CD44 receptor agonist, produced hyperalgesia that was inhibited by HMWH and A5G27. Inhibitors of protein kinase A (PKA) and Src, but not protein kinase C (PKC), significantly attenuated the hyperalgesia induced by both A6 and LMWH. Finally, to determine if CD44 receptor signaling is involved in a preclinical model of inflammatory pain, we evaluated the effect of A5G27 and HMWH on the mechanical hyperalgesia associated with the inflammation induced by carrageenan. Both A5G27 and HMWH attenuated carrageenan-induced mechanical hyperalgesia. Thus, while LMWH acts at its cognate receptor, CD44, to induce mechanical hyperalgesia, HMWH acts at the same receptor as an antagonist. That the local administration of HMWH or A5G27 inhibits carrageenan-induced hyperalgesia supports the suggestion that carrageenan produces changes in the ECM that contributes to inflammatory pain. These studies define a clinically relevant role for signaling by the hyaluronan receptor, CD44, in increased responsiveness to mechanical stimulation.
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- L F Ferrari
- Departments of Medicine and Oral Surgery, and Division of Neuroscience, University of California at San Francisco, 521 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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- Departments of Medicine and Oral Surgery, and Division of Neuroscience, University of California at San Francisco, 521 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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- Departments of Medicine and Oral Surgery, and Division of Neuroscience, University of California at San Francisco, 521 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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- Departments of Medicine and Oral Surgery, and Division of Neuroscience, University of California at San Francisco, 521 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Groten CJ, Rebane JT, Hodgson HM, Chauhan AK, Blohm G, Magoski NS. Ca2+ removal by the plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase influences the contribution of mitochondria to activity-dependent Ca2+ dynamics in Aplysia neuroendocrine cells. J Neurophysiol 2016; 115:2615-34. [PMID: 26864756 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00494.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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After Ca(2+) influx, mitochondria can sequester Ca(2+) and subsequently release it back into the cytosol. This form of Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release (CICR) prolongs Ca(2+) signaling and can potentially mediate activity-dependent plasticity. As Ca(2+) is required for its subsequent release, Ca(2+) removal systems, like the plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase (PMCA), could impact CICR. Here we examine such a role for the PMCA in the bag cell neurons of Aplysia californica CICR is triggered in these neurons during an afterdischarge and is implicated in sustaining membrane excitability and peptide secretion. Somatic Ca(2+) was measured from fura-PE3-loaded cultured bag cell neurons recorded under whole cell voltage clamp. Voltage-gated Ca(2+) influx was elicited with a 5-Hz, 1-min train, which mimics the fast phase of the afterdischarge. PMCA inhibition with carboxyeosin or extracellular alkalization augmented the effectiveness of Ca(2+) influx in eliciting mitochondrial CICR. A Ca(2+) compartment model recapitulated these findings and indicated that disrupting PMCA-dependent Ca(2+) removal increases CICR by enhancing mitochondrial Ca(2+) loading. Indeed, carboxyeosin augmented train-evoked mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake. Consistent with their role on Ca(2+) dynamics, cell labeling revealed that the PMCA and mitochondria overlap with Ca(2+) entry sites. Finally, PMCA-dependent Ca(2+) extrusion did not impact endoplasmic reticulum-dependent Ca(2+) removal or release, despite the organelle residing near Ca(2+) entry sites. Our results demonstrate that Ca(2+) removal by the PMCA influences the propensity for stimulus-evoked CICR by adjusting the amount of Ca(2+) available for mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake. This study highlights a mechanism by which the PMCA could impact activity-dependent plasticity in the bag cell neurons.
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- Christopher J Groten
- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Physiology Graduate Program, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Physiology Graduate Program, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Physiology Graduate Program, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Physiology Graduate Program, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Physiology Graduate Program, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Physiology Graduate Program, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Tsai TY, Lou SL, Cheng KS, Wong KL, Wang ML, Su TH, Chan P, Leung YM. Repressed Ca2+ clearance in parthenolide-treated murine brain bEND.3 endothelial cells. Eur J Pharmacol 2015; 769:280-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Revised: 11/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Dzwonek J, Wilczynski GM. CD44: molecular interactions, signaling and functions in the nervous system. Front Cell Neurosci 2015; 9:175. [PMID: 25999819 PMCID: PMC4423434 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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CD44 is the major surface hyaluronan (HA) receptor implicated in intercellular and cell-matrix adhesion, cell migration and signaling. It is a transmembrane, highly glycosylated protein with several isoforms resulting from alternative gene splicing. The CD44 molecule consists of several domains serving different functions: the N-terminal extracellular domain, the stem region, the transmembrane domain and the C-terminal tail. In the nervous system, CD44 expression occurs in both glial and neuronal cells. The role of CD44 in the physiology and pathology of the nervous system is not entirely understood, however, there exists evidence suggesting it might be involved in the axon guidance, cytoplasmic Ca2+ clearance, dendritic arborization, synaptic transmission, epileptogenesis, oligodendrocyte and astrocyte differentiation, post-traumatic brain repair and brain tumour development.
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- Joanna Dzwonek
- Laboratory of Molecular and Systemic Neuromorphology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Systemic Neuromorphology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology Warsaw, Poland
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Skupien A, Konopka A, Trzaskoma P, Labus J, Gorlewicz A, Swiech L, Babraj M, Dolezyczek H, Figiel I, Ponimaskin E, Wlodarczyk J, Jaworski J, Wilczynski GM, Dzwonek J. CD44 regulates dendrite morphogenesis through Src tyrosine kinase-dependent positioning of the Golgi. J Cell Sci 2014; 127:5038-51. [PMID: 25300795 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.154542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The acquisition of proper dendrite morphology is a crucial aspect of neuronal development towards the formation of a functional network. The role of the extracellular matrix and its cellular receptors in this process has remained enigmatic. We report that the CD44 adhesion molecule, the main hyaluronan receptor, is localized in dendrites and plays a crucial inhibitory role in dendritic tree arborization in vitro and in vivo. This novel function is exerted by the activation of Src tyrosine kinase, leading to the alteration of Golgi morphology. The mechanism operates during normal brain development, but its inhibition might have a protective influence on dendritic trees under toxic conditions, during which the silencing of CD44 expression prevents dendritic shortening induced by glutamate exposure. Overall, our results indicate a novel role for CD44 as an essential regulator of dendritic arbor complexity in both health and disease.
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- Anna Skupien
- Laboratory of Molecular and Systemic Neuromorphology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteura 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Systemic Neuromorphology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteura 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Systemic Neuromorphology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteura 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Cellular Neurophysiology, Center of Physiology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Systemic Neuromorphology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteura 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Trojdena 4, 02-190 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Systemic Neuromorphology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteura 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Systemic Neuromorphology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteura 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteura 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Cellular Neurophysiology, Center of Physiology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Laboratory of Cell Biophysics, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteura 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Trojdena 4, 02-190 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Systemic Neuromorphology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteura 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Systemic Neuromorphology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteura 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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Characterization of silk fibroin modified surface: a proteomic view of cellular response proteins induced by biomaterials. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:209469. [PMID: 24818131 PMCID: PMC3982454 DOI: 10.1155/2014/209469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Revised: 01/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to develop the pathway of silk fibroin (SF) biopolymer surface induced cell membrane protein activation. Fibroblasts were used as an experimental model to evaluate the responses of cellular proteins induced by biopolymer material using a mass spectrometry-based profiling system. The surface was covered by multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and SF to increase the surface area, enhance the adhesion of biopolymer, and promote the rate of cell proliferation. The amount of adhered fibroblasts on CNTs/SF electrodes of quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) greatly exceeded those on other surfaces. Moreover, analyzing differential protein expressions of adhered fibroblasts on the biopolymer surface by proteomic approaches indicated that CD44 may be a key protein. Through this study, utilization of mass spectrometry-based proteomics in evaluation of cell adhesion on biopolymer was proposed.
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Jiang L, Bechtel MD, Galeva NA, Williams TD, Michaelis EK, Michaelis ML. Decreases in plasma membrane Ca²⁺-ATPase in brain synaptic membrane rafts from aged rats. J Neurochem 2012; 123:689-99. [PMID: 22889001 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2012.07918.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Revised: 07/31/2012] [Accepted: 08/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Precise regulation of free intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations [Ca(2+) ](i) is critical for normal neuronal function, and alterations in Ca(2+) homeostasis are associated with brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases. One of the most important proteins controlling [Ca(2+) ](i) is the plasma membrane Ca(2+) -ATPase (PMCA), the high-affinity transporter that fine tunes the cytosolic nanomolar levels of Ca(2+) . We previously found that PMCA protein in synaptic plasma membranes (SPMs) is decreased with advancing age and the decrease in enzyme activity is much greater than that in protein levels. In this study, we isolated raft and non-raft fractions from rat brain SPMs and used quantitative mass spectrometry to show that the specialized lipid microdomains in SPMs, the rafts, contain 60% of total PMCA, comprised all four isoforms. The raft PMCA pool had the highest specific activity and this decreased progressively with age. The reduction in PMCA protein could not account for the dramatic activity loss. Addition of excess calmodulin to the assay did not restore PMCA activity to that in young brains. Analysis of the major raft lipids revealed a slight age-related increase in cholesterol levels and such increases might enhance membrane lipid order and prevent further loss of PMCA activity.
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- Lei Jiang
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Higuchi Biosciences Center, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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Yang MH, Jong SB, Lu CY, Lin YF, Chiang PW, Tyan YC, Chung TW. Assessing the responses of cellular proteins induced by hyaluronic acid-modified surfaces utilizing a mass spectrometry-based profiling system: over-expression of CD36, CD44, CDK9, and PP2A. Analyst 2012; 137:4921-33. [PMID: 22910856 DOI: 10.1039/c2an35368g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The cell responses to biopolymer surface at the early adhesion stages can be critical for cell survival. The purpose of this research was to assess formation of hyaluronic acid (HA) biopolymer surface, the fibroblasts were used as an experimental model to evaluate the responses of cellular proteins induced by biopolymer materials using a mass spectrometry-based profiling system. Surfaces were covered by multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT), chitosan (CS), and HA to increase the surface area, enhance the adhesion of biopolymer and promote the rate of cell proliferation. The amount of adhered fibroblasts on CNT/CS/HA electrodes of quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) were greatly exceeded those on other surfaces that were consistent with cell-count technique. Moreover, analyzing differential protein expressions of adhered fibroblasts on those biopolymer surfaces by proteomic approaches identified CD36, CD44, PP2A, and CDK9 as key proteins. To validate the influences of those four proteins on adhesions of fibroblasts on biopolymers, the cells were blocked by antibodies of the proteins and the adhesions of cells on the tested biopolymer surfaces were examined using a QCM technique, flow cytometric analysis and morphological observations. The results of significantly decreasing the weights and densities of the blocked fibroblasts adhering to CNT/CS/HA surfaces were obtained, and validate those proteins found by proteomic approaches. Utilizing mass spectrometry-based proteomics to evaluate cell adhesions on biopolymers is proposed.
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- Ming-Hui Yang
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, 123 University Road, Section 3, Douliou, Yunlin, 64002 Taiwan, ROC
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Gemes G, Oyster KD, Pan B, Wu HE, Bangaru MLY, Tang Q, Hogan QH. Painful nerve injury increases plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase activity in axotomized sensory neurons. Mol Pain 2012; 8:46. [PMID: 22713297 PMCID: PMC3481352 DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-8-46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Accepted: 06/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase (PMCA) is the principal means by which sensory neurons expel Ca2+ and thereby regulate the concentration of cytoplasmic Ca2+ and the processes controlled by this critical second messenger. We have previously found that painful nerve injury decreases resting cytoplasmic Ca2+ levels and activity-induced cytoplasmic Ca2+ accumulation in axotomized sensory neurons. Here we examine the contribution of PMCA after nerve injury in a rat model of neuropathic pain. RESULTS PMCA function was isolated in dissociated sensory neurons by blocking intracellular Ca2+ sequestration with thapsigargin, and cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration was recorded with Fura-2 fluorometry. Compared to control neurons, the rate at which depolarization-induced Ca2+ transients resolved was increased in axotomized neurons after spinal nerve ligation, indicating accelerated PMCA function. Electrophysiological recordings showed that blockade of PMCA by vanadate prolonged the action potential afterhyperpolarization, and also decreased the rate at which neurons could fire repetitively. CONCLUSION We found that PMCA function is elevated in axotomized sensory neurons, which contributes to neuronal hyperexcitability. Accelerated PMCA function in the primary sensory neuron may contribute to the generation of neuropathic pain, and thus its modulation could provide a new pathway for peripheral treatment of post-traumatic neuropathic pain.
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- Geza Gemes
- Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Anesthesiology, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Monje FJ, Kim EJ, Pollak DD, Cabatic M, Li L, Baston A, Lubec G. Focal adhesion kinase regulates neuronal growth, synaptic plasticity and hippocampus-dependent spatial learning and memory. Neurosignals 2011; 20:1-14. [PMID: 21952616 DOI: 10.1159/000330193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 06/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase abundantly expressed in the mammalian brain and highly enriched in neuronal growth cones. Inhibitory and facilitatory activities of FAK on neuronal growth have been reported and its role in neuritic outgrowth remains controversial. Unlike other tyrosine kinases, such as the neurotrophin receptors regulating neuronal growth and plasticity, the relevance of FAK for learning and memory in vivo has not been clearly defined yet. A comprehensive study aimed at determining the role of FAK in neuronal growth, neurotransmitter release and synaptic plasticity in hippocampal neurons and in hippocampus-dependent learning and memory was therefore undertaken using the mouse model. Gain- and loss-of-function experiments indicated that FAK is a critical regulator of hippocampal cell morphology. FAK mediated neurotrophin-induced neuritic outgrowth and FAK inhibition affected both miniature excitatory postsynaptic potentials and activity-dependent hippocampal long-term potentiation prompting us to explore the possible role of FAK in spatial learning and memory in vivo. Our data indicate that FAK has a growth-promoting effect, is importantly involved in the regulation of the synaptic function and mediates in vivo hippocampus-dependent spatial learning and memory.
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- Francisco J Monje
- Department of Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology, Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Vienna, Austria
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Yan J, Li JC, Xie ML, Zhang D, Qi AP, Hu B, Huang W, Xia JX, Hu ZA. Short-term sleep deprivation increases intrinsic excitability of prefrontal cortical neurons. Brain Res 2011; 1401:52-8. [PMID: 21663896 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Revised: 05/07/2011] [Accepted: 05/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Short-term sleep deprivation (SD) has been shown to enhance cortical activity. However, alterations in the cellular excitability of cortical neurons following SD are not yet fully understood. The present study investigated the effects of 4-hour SD on pyramidal neurons in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of rats using whole-cell patch-clamp recording. SD led to an increase in the initial slope of firing frequency-current curve and a decrease in frequency adaptation, which were reversed by recovery sleep (RS). Correspondingly, the total afterhyperpolarization (AHP) was reduced in the SD group and returned in the RS group. Furthermore, the component of AHP changed after SD seemed to be sensitive to Ca(2+). These observations indicate an enhancement in intrinsic excitability due to short-term SD, and suggest a role for Ca(2+)-dependent AHP in this change. The findings of the present study may provide a possible explanation for the SD-induced increase in cortical activity.
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- Jie Yan
- Department of Physiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China
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