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Reynolds CJ, Gillen CM, Burke R, Tsering Y, Loucks E, Judd-Mole S, Dow JA, Romero MF. Drosophila ClC-c Is a Homolog of Human CLC-5 and a New Model for Dent Disease Type 1. Kidney360 2024; 5:414-426. [PMID: 38233994 PMCID: PMC11000744 DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Key Points Drosophila can be a model for Dent Disease type 1. Drosophila Clc-C mutations function similar to human CLC-5 Dent 1 mutations. Background Drosophila serve as exceptional alternative models for in vivo and ex vivo research and may provide an avenue for in-depth investigation for human ClC-5 and Dent disease type 1 (DD1). The Drosophila ClC-c (CG5284) has sequence homology with human ClC-5 and is hypothesized to encompass similar functional and phenotypical roles with ClC-5 and variants that cause DD1. Methods Ion transport function and activity of Drosophila ClC-c and homologous DD1 variants were assessed by voltage clamp electrophysiology. Membrane localization was demonstrated in Drosophila expressing a GFP-labeled construct of ClC-c. Genetic expression of an RNAi against ClC-c mRNA was used to generate a knockdown fly that serves as a DD1 disease model. Tubule secretion of cations and protein were assessed, as well as the crystal formation in the Malpighian tubules. Results Voltage clamp experiments demonstrate that ClC-c is voltage-gated with Cl−-dependent and pH-sensitive currents. Inclusion of homologous DD1 mutations pathogenic variants (S393L, R494W, and Q777X) impairs ClC-c ion transport activity. In vivo expression of ClC-c-eGFP in Malpighian tubules reveals that the membrane transporter localizes to the apical membrane and nearby cytosolic regions. RNAi knockdown of ClC-c (48% decreased mRNA expression) causes increased secretion of both urinary protein and Ca2+ and increased occurrence of spontaneous tubule crystals. Conclusions Drosophila ClC-c shows orthologous function and localization to human ClC-5. Thus, Drosophila and ClC-c regulation may be useful for future investigations of Cl− transport, Ca2+ homeostasis, and urinary protein loss in DD1.
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- Carmen J. Reynolds
- Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science, Rochester, Minnesota
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science, Rochester, Minnesota
- University of Minnesota-Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Biology, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science, Rochester, Minnesota
- Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science, Rochester, Minnesota
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Reynolds CJ, Dyer RB, Vizenor BA, Koszewski NJ, Singh RJ, Thacher TD. Analysis of vitamin D 3-sulfate and 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3-sulfate in breastmilk by LC-MS/MS. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2024; 1232:123954. [PMID: 38101284 PMCID: PMC10872384 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2023.123954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Sulfated metabolites of vitamin D have been suggested to be in breastmilk, although current methods to measure sulfated vitamin D compounds in breastmilk by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) have not adequately accounted for increased aqueous solubility of these sulfated metabolites. The purpose of this study was to generate a method of LC-MS/MS for measuring vitamin D3-3-sulfate (VitD3-S) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-3-sulfate (25OHD3-S) specifically in human breastmilk. The resulting method uses methanol to precipitate protein and solid phase extraction to prepare the samples for LC-MS/MS. The limits of quantification for analytes in solvent were 0.23 ng/mL VitD3-S and 0.2 ng/mL 25OHD3-S. Various experiments observed concentrations ranging 0.53 to 1.7 ng/mL VitD3-S and ≤ 0.29 ng/mL 25OHD3-S. Both analytes were present in aqueous skim milk, demonstrating the enhanced aqueous solubility of these vitamin D sulfates. In conclusion, we describe an effective method for measuring VitD3-S and 25OHD3-S in breastmilk by LC-MS/MS.
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- Carmen J Reynolds
- Mayo Clinic Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA.
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- Mayo Clinic Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
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- Mayo Clinic Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
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- Mayo Clinic Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
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- Mayo Clinic Department of Family Medicine, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
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Meyer MB, Bernal-Mizrachi C, Bikle DD, Biyani M, Campbell MJ, Chaudhari SN, Christakos S, Ingles SA, Knuth MM, Lee SM, Lisse TS, Liu ES, Piec I, Plum LA, Rao SD, Reynolds CJ, Thacher TD, White JH, Cantorna MT. Highlights from the 24th workshop on vitamin D in Austin, September 2022. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2023; 228:106247. [PMID: 36639037 PMCID: PMC10006320 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2023.106247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The 24th Workshop on Vitamin D was held September 7-9, 2022 in Austin, Texas and covered a wide diversity of research in the vitamin D field from across the globe. Here, we summarize the meeting, individual sessions, awards and presentations given.
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- Mark B Meyer
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Medicine VA Medical Center and Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Endocrinology, University of California San Francisco and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) and Drug Metabolism and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Biology and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
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- Harvard Medical School and Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Director, Bone & Mineral Research Laboratory, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Departments of Physiology and Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
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Schreiber AC, Rossano AJ, Reynolds CJ, Holmes HL, Brown MR, Matveyenko A, Romero MF. pHire: A Novel Genetically Encoded Red Intracellular pH Sensor Expressed in Cells and Flies. FASEB J 2022. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.r5425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Reynolds CJ, Turin DR, Romero MF. Transporters and tubule crystals in the insect Malpighian tubule. Curr Opin Insect Sci 2021; 47:82-89. [PMID: 34044181 PMCID: PMC8487917 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2021.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The insect renal (Malpighian) tubules are functionally homologous to the mammalian kidney. Accumulating evidence indicates that renal tubule crystals form in a manner similar to mammalian kidney stones. In Drosophila melanogaster, crystals can be induced by diet, toxic substances, or genetic mutations that reflect circumstances influencing or eliciting kidney stones in mammals. Incredibly, many mammalian proteins have distinct homologs in Drosophila, and the function of most homologs have been demonstrated to recapitulate their mammalian and human counterparts. Here, we discuss the present literature establishing Drosophila as a nephrolithiasis model. This insect model may be used to investigate and understand the etiology of kidney stone diseases, especially with regard to calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate and xanthine or urate crystallization.
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- Carmen J Reynolds
- Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; University of Minnesota-Rochester, 111 South Broadway, Suite 300, Rochester, MN 55904, USA
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- Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Fogarty MJ, Losbanos LL, Craig TA, Reynolds CJ, Brown AD, Kumar R, Sieck GC. Muscle-specific deletion of the vitamin D receptor in mice is associated with diaphragm muscle weakness. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021; 131:95-106. [PMID: 34013750 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00194.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Diseases or conditions where diaphragm muscle (DIAm) function is impaired, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cachexia, asthma, and aging, are associated with an increased risk of pulmonary symptoms, longer duration of hospitalizations, and increasing requirements for mechanical ventilation. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with proximal muscle weakness that resolves following therapy with vitamin D3. Skeletal muscle expresses the vitamin D receptor (VDR), which responds to the active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 by altering gene expression in target cells. In knockout mice without skeletal muscle VDRs, there is marked atrophy of muscle fibers and a change in skeletal muscle biochemistry. We used a tamoxifen-inducible skeletal muscle Cre recombinase in Vdrfl/fl mice (Vdrfl/fl actin.iCre+) to assess the role of muscle-specific VDR signaling on DIAm-specific force, fatigability, and fiber type-dependent morphology. Vdrfl/fl actin.iCre+ mice treated with vehicle and Vdrfl/fl mice treated with tamoxifen served as controls. Seven days following the final treatment, mice were euthanized, the DIAm was removed, and isometric force and fatigue were assessed in DIAm strips using direct muscle stimulation. The proportion and cross-sectional areas of DIAm fiber types were evaluated by immunolabeling with myosin heavy chain antibodies differentiating type I, IIa and IIx, and/or IIb fibers. We show that in mice with skeletal muscle-specific VDR deletion, maximum specific force and residual force following fatigue are impaired, along with a selective atrophy of type IIx and/or IIb fibers. These results show that the VDR has a significant biological effect on DIAm function independent of systemic effects on mineral metabolism.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms are associated with adverse pulmonary and diaphragm muscle (DIAm)-associated respiratory outcomes. We used a skeletal muscle-specific tamoxifen-inducible VDR knockout to investigate DIAm dysfunction following reduced VDR signaling. Marked DIAm weakness and atrophy of type IIx and/or IIb fibers are present in muscle-specific tamoxifen-induced VDR knockout mice compared with controls. These results show that the VDR has a significant biological effect on DIAm function independent of systemic effects on mineral metabolism.
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- Matthew J Fogarty
- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Reynolds CJ, Koszewski NJ, Horst RL, Beitz DC, Goff JP. Role of glucuronidated 25-hydroxyvitamin D on colon gene expression in mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2020; 319:G253-G260. [PMID: 32628073 PMCID: PMC7500262 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00355.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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25-Hydroxyvitamin D3-3β-glucuronic acid (25OHD-Gluc) is produced in the liver and is a constituent of human blood and bile. Bacterial glucuronidases (GUS) in mammalian digestive microbiota cleave glucuronide conjugates, such as 25OHD-Gluc, and release the free aglycone (i.e., 25OHD) inside the intestinal lumen. We hypothesized that 25OHD-Gluc would elicit a VDR-dependent mRNA response in the colon after cleavage by gut microbiota. The activity of 25OHD-Gluc was investigated by measuring expression of cytochrome P450 24A1 (Cyp24) mRNA both in vitro and in vivo. In cell culture, Caco2 cells responded to 25OHD-Gluc, whereas HT29 cells did not. When coincubated with GUS, both cell lines elicited a robust response as indicated by a 5 Ct (32-fold) increase in Cyp24 mRNA. In vitamin D-sufficient mice, we found that both oral and subcutaneous administration of 1 nmol 25OHD-Gluc induced expression of Cyp24 mRNA in the colon whereas 25OHD did not. In contrast, 25OHD, but not 25OHD-Gluc, was active in the duodenum. When the jejunum was surgically ligated to block flow of digesta to the colon, neither oral nor subcutaneous administration of 2 nmol 25OHD-Gluc was able to induce expression of Cyp24 in the colon. Our findings suggest that 25OHD-Gluc, a vitamin D metabolite found in bile, induces VDR-mediated responses in the colon by crossing the apical membrane of the colon epithelium.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We found that 25OHD-Gluc, an endogenously produced metabolite, is delivered to the colon via bile to induce vitamin D-mediated responses in the colon.
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- 1Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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- 2Department of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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Reynolds CJ, Koszewski NJ, Horst RL, Beitz DC, Goff JP. Oral 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol Acts as an Agonist in the Duodenum of Mice and as Modeled in Cultured Human HT-29 and Caco2 Cells. J Nutr 2020; 150:427-433. [PMID: 31665381 PMCID: PMC7443726 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxz261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol [25(OH)D] is the predominant circulating metabolite of vitamin D and serves as the precursor for 1α,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol [1,25(OH)2D], the hormonally active form. The presence of 1α-hydroxylase (1α-OHase) in the intestine suggests that 1,25(OH)2D can be produced from 25(OH)D, but the effects of oral 25(OH)D on the intestine have not been determined. OBJECTIVES We investigated the acute intestinal response to orally consumed 25(OH)D in mice by assessing mRNA induction of cytochrome p450 family 24 subfamily A member 1 (Cyp24), a vitamin D-dependent gene. The mechanism of action then was determined through in vitro analyses with Caco2 and HT-29 cells. METHODS Adult male C57BL6 mice were given a single oral dose of 40, 80, 200, or 400 ng 25(OH)D (n = 4 per dose) or vehicle (n = 3), and then killed 4 h later to evaluate the duodenal expression of Cyp24 mRNA by qPCR and RNA in situ hybridization. The 25(OH)D-mediated response was also evaluated with Caco2 and HT-29 cells by inhibition assay and dose-response analysis. A cytochrome p450 family 27 subfamily B member 1 (CYP27B1) knockdown of HT-29 was created to compare the dose-response parameters with wild-type HT-29 cells. RESULTS Oral 25(OH)D induced expression of Cyp24 mRNA in the duodenum of mice with 80 ng 25(OH)D by 3.3 ± 0.8 ΔΔCt compared with controls (P < 0.05). In vitro, both Caco2 and HT-29 cells responded to 25(OH)D treatment with 200-fold and 175-fold greater effective concentration at 50% maximal response than 1,25(OH)2D, yet inhibition of 1α-OHase and knockdown of CYP27B1 had no effect on the responses. CONCLUSIONS In mice, orally consumed 25(OH)D elicits a vitamin D-mediated response in the duodenum. In vitro assessments suggest that the response from 25(OH)D does not require activation by 1α-OHase and that 25(OH)D within the intestinal lumen acts as a vitamin D receptor agonist.
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- Carmen J Reynolds
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, XSUSA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
- GlycoMyr, Inc., Ames, IA, USA
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- GlycoMyr, Inc., Ames, IA, USA
- Heartland Assays, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, XSUSA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
- GlycoMyr, Inc., Ames, IA, USA
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Reynolds CJ, Koszewski NJ, Horst RL, Beitz DC, Goff JP. Localization of the 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin d-mediated response in the intestines of mice. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 186:56-60. [PMID: 30236486 PMCID: PMC6342631 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2018.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D) elicits a transcriptional response in the intestines. Assessments of this response are often derived from crude tissue homogenates and eliminate the ability to discriminate among different cell types. Here, we used an RNA in situ hybridization assay, RNAScope (Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Newark, CA), to identify the cells in the intestine that respond to 1,25(OH)2D with expression of cytochrome P450 family 24 subfamily A member 1 (Cyp24a1) mRNA. Mice were gavaged with a single bolus dose of 1,25(OH)2D to target the duodenum or a glucuronic acid conjugate of 1,25(OH)2D, β-G-1,25(OH)2D, to target the colon. QRT-PCR analysis of Cyp24a1 mRNA verified that the 1,25(OH)2D-induced responses were present. RNAScope revealed that the mRNA response present after six hours is limited to mature enterocytes exposed to the intestinal lumen in both the duodenum and colon. No detectable expression was observed in goblet cells, lamina propria, muscularis mucosa muscle, submucosa and submucosal lymphoid follicles, or tunica muscularis. Our findings have identified epithelial enterocytes to be the intestinal targets for 1,25(OH)2D in both the duodenum and colon.
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- Carmen J Reynolds
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, 806 Stange Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, 1800 Christensen Drive, Ames, Iowa, 50011, USA.
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- Heartland Assays, 2711 South Loop Drive, Ames, Iowa, 50010, USA.
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, 806 Stange Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, 1800 Christensen Drive, Ames, Iowa, 50011, USA.
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Reynolds CJ, MacNeill SJ, Williams J, Hodges NG, Campbell MJ, Newman Taylor AJ, Cullinan P. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Welsh slate miners. Occup Med (Lond) 2017; 67:20-25. [PMID: 27816911 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqw147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) causes emphysema, airflow limitation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Slate miners are exposed to slate dust containing RCS but their COPD risk has not previously been studied. AIMS To study the cumulative effect of mining on lung function and risk of COPD in a cohort of Welsh slate miners and whether these were independent of smoking and pneumoconiosis. METHODS The study was based on a secondary analysis of Medical Research Council (MRC) survey data. COPD was defined as forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) ratio <0.7. We created multivariable models to assess the association between mining and lung function after adjusting for age and smoking status. We used linear regression models for FEV1 and FVC and logistic regression for COPD. RESULTS In the original MRC study, 1255 men participated (726 slate miners, 529 unexposed non-miners). COPD was significantly more common in miners (n = 213, 33%) than non-miners (n = 120, 26%), P < 0.05. There was no statistically significant difference in risk of COPD between miners and non-miners when analysis was limited to non-smokers or those without radiographic evidence of pneumoconiosis. After adjustment for smoking, slate mining was associated with a reduction in %predicted FEV1 [β coefficient = -3.97, 95% confidence interval (CI) -6.65, -1.29] and FVC (β coefficient = -2.32, 95% CI -4.31, -0.33) and increased risk of COPD (odds ratio: 1.38, 95% CI 1.06, 1.81). CONCLUSIONS Slate mining may reduce lung function and increase the incidence of COPD independently of smoking and pneumoconiosis.
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- C J Reynolds
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London SW3 6LR, UK,
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- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2PS, UK
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- School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK
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- School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK
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- School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London SW3 6LR, UK
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London SW3 6LR, UK
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Boyton RJ, Reynolds CJ, Quigley KJ, Altmann DM. Immune mechanisms and the impact of the disrupted lung microbiome in chronic bacterial lung infection and bronchiectasis. Clin Exp Immunol 2013; 171:117-23. [PMID: 23286938 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Recent studies analysing immunogenetics and immune mechanisms controlling susceptibility to chronic bacterial infection in bronchiectasis implicate dysregulated immunity in conjunction with chronic bacterial infection. Bronchiectasis is a structural pathological end-point with many causes and disease associations. In about half of cases it is termed idiopathic, because it is of unknown aetiology. Bronchiectasis is proposed to result from a 'vicious cycle' of chronic bacterial infection and dysregulated inflammation. Paradoxically, both immune deficiency and excess immunity, either in the form of autoimmunity or excessive inflammatory activation, can predispose to disease. It appears to be a part of the spectrum of inflammatory, autoimmune and atopic conditions that have increased in prevalence through the 20th century, attributed variously to the hygiene hypothesis or the 'missing microbiota'. Immunogenetic studies showing a strong association with human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-Cw*03 and HLA-C group 1 homozygosity and combinational analysis of HLA-C and killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) genes suggests a shift towards activation of natural killer (NK) cells leading to lung damage. The association with HLA-DR1, DQ5 implicates a role for CD4 T cells, possibly operating through influence on susceptibility to specific pathogens. We hypothesize that disruption of the lung microbial ecosystem, by infection, inflammation and/or antibiotic therapy, creates a disturbed, simplified, microbial community ('disrupted microbiota') with downstream consequences for immune function. These events, acting with excessive NK cell activation, create a highly inflammatory lung environment that, in turn, permits the further establishment and maintenance of chronic infection dominated by microbial pathogens. This review discusses the implication of these concepts for the development of therapeutic interventions.
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- R J Boyton
- Lung Immunology Group, Section of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Hammersmith Campus, Department of Medicine, Centre for Respiratory Infection, Imperial College London, UK.
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BACKGROUND Although inhaled corticosteroids are the most effective anti-inflammatory agents available for the treatment of asthma, they have, at best, only modest effects on airways responsiveness to methacholine. Thus, hyper-responsiveness to methacholine is a relatively insensitive monitor of the effectiveness of glucocorticoids in asthmatic subjects. OBJECTIVE The study aimed to determine if airways hyper-responsiveness to bradykinin provides a more sensitive index of glucocorticoid responsiveness in asthmatic subjects than does hyper-responsiveness to methacholine. METHODS A double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study comparing the effects of inhaled fluticasone (220 micro g twice daily) on responsiveness to the two stimuli in asthmatic subjects who had never previously received corticosteroid therapy. Drug (n = 13) or placebo (n = 12) were administered for 16 weeks. Responsiveness to bradykinin and methacholine was determined at baseline and at 4 week intervals. RESULTS Placebo did not alter responsiveness to either stimulus compared to baseline. Fluticasone treatment significantly reduced responsiveness to bradykinin (P < 0.001 by Friedman anova) and methacholine (P = 0.02), but changes in responsiveness to bradykinin were significantly greater than those in methacholine responsiveness (P = 0.002). Bradykinin responsiveness was decreased at all treatment times compared to baseline, while methacholine responsiveness was not decreased until 8 weeks of therapy. When data were analyzed as changes from baseline (DeltaLog PD20), DeltaLog PD20 for methacholine was not different at any time-point between the two treatment groups. By contrast, DeltaLog PD20 for bradykinin was significantly greater in patients receiving fluticasone compared to those on placebo at all but the 16-week treatment time. Ten of 13 subjects receiving fluticasone failed, on at least one post-treatment visit, to show a 20% fall in forced expiratory volume (FEV1), even at the highest dose of bradykinin. CONCLUSIONS Airways responsiveness to bradykinin is more profoundly, and more rapidly, reduced by inhaled glucocorticoids than is responsiveness to methacholine. Airways hyper-responsiveness to bradykinin provides a convenient and sensitive monitor of glucocorticoid responsiveness in asthma.
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- C J Reynolds
- Department of Medicine, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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To further define the role of neural responses in the hyperreactivity of inflamed human upper airways to bradykinin (BK), we determined if repeated challenges with BK led to tachyphylaxis of neurally mediated responses in subjects with perennial allergic rhinitis. We also tested the hypothesis that enhanced reactivity to kinins in inflamed airways was caused by induction of B1-kinin receptors by comparing the effects of the selective B1-receptor agonist, des-Arg10-lysylbradykinin, and the B2 receptor agonist, BK, in the lower airways of asthmatics and in the upper airways of subjects with perennial allergic rhinitis. Repeated BK challenges led to tachyphylaxis of sneezing and of neurally mediated serous glandular secretion in subjects with perennial allergic rhinitis. Surprisingly, tachyphylaxis of increased local vascular permeability was also observed. By contrast, repeated challenges with BK in normal subjects led to reproducible increases in vascular permeability. Provocation with des-Arg10-lysylbradykinin did not cause bronchoconstriction in asthmatic subjects or increase glandular secretion or vascular permeability in the upper airways of subjects with rhinitis. We conclude that increased reactivity to kinins in inflamed human airways is mediated, at least in part, by neural reflexes, and is not caused by induction of B1-receptors.
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MESH Headings
- Asthma/diagnosis
- Asthma/metabolism
- Asthma/physiopathology
- Bronchi/drug effects
- Bronchi/innervation
- Bronchi/physiopathology
- Bronchial Provocation Tests
- Bronchoconstriction/drug effects
- Capillary Permeability/drug effects
- Cross-Over Studies
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Kallidin/analogs & derivatives
- Kinins/physiology
- Male
- Receptor, Bradykinin B1
- Receptor, Bradykinin B2
- Receptors, Bradykinin/agonists
- Receptors, Bradykinin/metabolism
- Reflex/drug effects
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/diagnosis
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/metabolism
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/physiopathology
- Tachyphylaxis/physiology
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- C J Reynolds
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Proud D, Reynolds CJ, Lichtenstein LM, Kagey-Sobotka A, Togias A. Intranasal salmeterol inhibits allergen-induced vascular permeability but not mast cell activation or cellular infiltration. Clin Exp Allergy 1998; 28:868-75. [PMID: 9720821 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00335.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Salmeterol is a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist that is widely used in the treatment of asthma. It has been suggested that non-bronchodilator actions of salmeterol may contribute to its efficacy. OBJECTIVE To further evaluate the potential non-bronchodilator actions of salmeterol in vivo, using a model of nasal challenge with allergen. METHODS Twelve asymptomatic subjects with seasonal allergic rhinitis participated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial of the effects of a single dose of 100 microg of salmeterol on the response to allergen challenge. Sneezing and symptom scores, and levels of histamine and albumin in nasal lavages, were measured throughout the protocol. Concentrations of tryptase, prostaglandin D2 and lysozyme were measured during the acute allergic response, while levels of IL-3, IL-5 and IL-8 were measured at later time points. Numbers of eosinophils and of total white blood cells were also recorded. RESULTS Salmeterol did not affect sneezing or symptom scores at any point. During the immediate response to allergen challenge, mast cell activation, reflected by concentrations of histamine, tryptase and prostaglandin D2, and serous glandular secretion, assessed by measurements of lysozyme, were unaffected by salmeterol treatment but vascular permeability, reflected by concentrations of albumin in nasal lavages, was significantly reduced. At later time points, salmeterol had no effect on levels of histamine or albumin and did not affect cellular infiltration. Concentrations of IL-3, IL-5 and IL-8 were not increased by allergen challenge in these subjects, so the effects of salmeterol could not be evaluated. CONCLUSIONS Treatment with a single dose of salmeterol had no effect on activation of mast cells or cellular infiltration but inhibited vascular permeability. The ability of salmeterol to inhibit antigen-induced vascular permeability may contribute to its therapeutic efficacy in asthma.
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- D Proud
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Goswami (1986, 1988) has demonstrated that children can use orthographic analogies (particularly at the onset-rime level) between the spelling patterns in words to help to decode new words (e.g. using 'beak' to read 'peak'). This strategy has been shown in children as young as six years old. Since it is known that children with developmental dyslexia find it particularly difficult to read words that they have not been specifically taught (Lovett, Warren-Chaplin, Ransby & Borden, 1990), the present study investigated whether dyslexic children might be unable to use analogies. Employing a design similar to that used by Goswami (1988), it was hypothesized that dyslexics would find it difficult to transfer spontaneously knowledge of a 'clue' word to decode new words that could be read by analogy with the clue word. The results of Expt 1 indicated that the dyslexic readers read significantly fewer of the analogous words than a reading age-matched comparison group of younger children. Furthermore, none of the nine dyslexic children read as many of the analogous words as the lowest scoring control child. In a second experiment, a design similar to that of Muter, Snowling & Taylor (1994) was used with a new and larger sample of dyslexic children. In this experiment, all the children were brought to criterion in reading the clue words before the analogous words were presented. Once again, the dyslexic children read significantly fewer words that were analogous with the clue words than did a reading age-matched comparison group. The number of analogous words that the dyslexic children read was significantly correlated with their performance on a test that is sensitive to the ability to detect rhyme. It is argued that a failure to make analogies may be one of the main causes of the reading impairment experienced by children with developmental dyslexia.
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- J R Hanley
- Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, UK
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Riccio MM, Reynolds CJ, Hay DW, Proud D. Effects of intranasal administration of endothelin-1 to allergic and nonallergic individuals. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1995; 152:1757-64. [PMID: 8520734 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.152.6.8520734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Endothelin-1 (ET-1), a 21 amino acid peptide, and its receptors are distributed in the mammalian respiratory tract. To examine the responses of human upper airways to ET-1, we investigated the effects of intranasal administration of ET-1 to nine symptomatic allergic and nine nonallergic volunteers. Paper discs were used to administer ET-1 or diluent to one side of the nasal mucosa, and to collect secretions from the ipsilateral (challenged) and contralateral (opposite) nostrils. ET-1 (0.3-10 micrograms), but not diluent, induced dose-dependent bilateral increases in secretion weights, lysozyme secretion, symptoms of rhinorrhea and itch, and sneezing in both populations. ET-1 did not induce albumin secretion, histamine release, or symptoms of nasal congestion. Compared with the nonallergic subjects, allergic individuals sneezed more and had significantly higher bilateral secretion weights, contralateral lysozyme secretion, and symptoms of rhinorrhea following ET-1 provocation. In summary, ET-1 induced symptoms relevant to inflammatory upper airway diseases in allergic and nonallergic subjects. However, responses of allergic subjects were more pronounced, particularly with respect to symptoms associated with neural reflex responses, such as sneezing and contralateral secretion. Therefore, allergic inflammation enhances responsiveness of the nasal mucosa to ET-1.
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- M M Riccio
- Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
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Proud D, Reynolds CJ, Broomfield J, Goldman DW, Bathon JM. Bradykinin effects in guinea pig tracheal epithelial cells are mediated through a B2 kinin receptor and can be inhibited by the selective antagonist Hoe 140. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1993; 264:1124-31. [PMID: 8383737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Attempts to evaluate the role of kinins in airway inflammation in humans using the bradykinin receptor antagonist [DArg0-Hyp3-DPhe7]-bradykinin (NPC 567) were unsuccessful, possibly because of the low potency and poor stability of this compound. Recently, [DArg0-Hyp3-Thi5-DTic7-Oic8]-bradykinin (Hoe 140), a novel antagonist that seems to overcome these weaknesses, has been developed. The present study was performed to compare the potency and efficacy of Hoe 140 to those of NPC 567 and another antagonist, [DArg0-Hyp3-DPhe7-Ile8]-bradykinin (B7418), on kinin receptors on guinea pig tracheal epithelial cells. Radioligand binding studies showed the presence of two types of B2 kinin receptors on guinea pig tracheal epithelial cells: a high-affinity site with a Kd of 0.44 nM and Bmax of 12.1 fmol/10(6) cells (4000 sites/cell), and a lower affinity site with a Kd of 10 nM and Bmax of 16 fmol/10(6) cells (9600 sites/cell). Bradykinin-induced prostaglandin E2 production seemed to be associated primarily with the lower affinity site. All three B2 receptor antagonists displaced labeled bradykinin from both classes of binding sites and inhibited bradykinin-induced prostaglandin E2 production, but Hoe 140 was up to 40-fold more potent than NPC 567 and showed an affinity comparable to that of bradykinin for both binding sites. This higher potency of Hoe 140, and its stability against peptidases, suggests that this compound will be useful in evaluating the role of bradykinin in inflammatory diseases of the airways.
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- D Proud
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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The design and development of specific substrates for proteolytic enzymes is reviewed. Particular attention is given to substrates containing the leaving groups 4-methoxy-2-naphthylamide (MNA) and 7-amino-4-trifluoromethylcoumarin (AFC). The MNA substrates are used for histochemical and cytochemical purposes, and they yield a coloured final reaction product when azo-coupled with a diazonium salt, an osmiophilic product for electron microscopy when coupled with hexazotized Pararosaniline, or a fluorescent final reaction product when coupled with 5-nitrosalicylaldehyde. AFC substrates are considerably more sensitive, and they yield the fluorescent product AFC after enzymatic cleavage of the substrate. AFC is not sufficiently water-insoluble to allow (intra)cellular localization, but AFC substrates are successfully used for incubations in microwells (Immu-Probe technique) and for the demonstration of banding patterns after gel electrophoresis (enzyme-directed overlay membrane technique). The methods are discussed with the example of the elucidation of the role of dipeptidylpeptidase IV in autoimmune diseases.
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Proud D, Bailey GS, Naclerio RM, Reynolds CJ, Cruz AA, Eggleston PA, Lichtenstein LM, Togias AG. Tryptase and histamine as markers to evaluate mast cell activation during the responses to nasal challenge with allergen, cold, dry air, and hyperosmolar solutions. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1992; 89:1098-110. [PMID: 1607547 DOI: 10.1016/0091-6749(92)90293-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We have used assays for histamine and for the specific mast cell enzyme, tryptase, to examine the response of the nasal mucosa to provocation with several different stimuli and to evaluate the reliability of histamine as a marker of mast cell activation. High levels of histamine detected in baseline lavages of some subjects are not associated with any detectable tryptase, suggesting they are not mast cell derived. During pronounced immediate allergic responses, however, mast cell degranulation clearly occurs, and a striking correlation between histamine and tryptase is observed. This correlation is weaker when a more modest allergic response is induced, possibly reflecting differential diffusion of the two mediators across the epithelium. Provocation of susceptible individuals with cold, dry air leads to increased recoveries of both histamine and tryptase, confirming that mast cell degranulation occurs during this reaction. Although hyperosmolarity of the nasal mucosa may contribute to mast cell degranulation induced by cold, dry air, a brief exposure of the nasal cavity to hyperosmolar mannitol was not associated with measurable production of tryptase. The combined use of histamine and tryptase measurements can therefore provide useful evidence regarding the role of mast cell activation in the pathogenesis of inflammatory responses.
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- D Proud
- Department of Medicine (Division of Clinical Immunology), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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Pongracic JA, Naclerio RM, Reynolds CJ, Proud D. A competitive kinin receptor antagonist, [DArg0, Hyp3, DPhe7]-bradykinin, does not affect the response to nasal provocation with bradykinin. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1991; 31:287-94. [PMID: 1647192 PMCID: PMC1368355 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1991.tb05532.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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1. In two double-blind, placebo controlled studies, we tested the effects of intranasal administration of 500 micrograms of a competitive kinin receptor antagonist, [DArg0, Hyp3, DPhe7]-bradykinin (NPC 567), on the response to nasal provocation with 20 micrograms of bradykinin. Nasal lavage was performed before and after provocation, and subjects recorded symptom scores. Lavages were assayed for albumin and TAME-esterase activity (indicators of vascular permeability). 2. In our initial study, 12 subjects received NPC 567 or placebo 5 min before bradykinin. After placebo, bradykinin challenge resulted in values (mean +/- s.e. mean) for albumin, TAME-esterase activity and total symptom scores of 275 +/- 51 micrograms ml-1, 32.1 +/- 7.2 counts min-1 x 10(-3), and 1.8 +/- 0.5, respectively. After NPC 567, bradykinin challenge resulted in values of 317 +/- 99 micrograms ml-1, 31.4 +/- 6.9 counts min-1 x 10(-3), and 2.6 +/- 0.4 for these parameters. No significant difference was observed between placebo and drug treatment for any parameter. 3. To evaluate if the lack of drug effect was due to its enzymatic degradation prior to bradykinin administration, a second study was performed in which NPC 567 was coadministered with bradykinin (n = 8). After placebo-bradykinin challenge, values of 168 +/- 42 micrograms ml-1, 11.3 +/- 4.0 counts min-1 x 10(-3), and 2.8 +/- 0.6 were recorded for albumin, TAME-esterase activity, and symptom scores, respectively, while following NPC 567-bradykinin challenge, these values were 174 +/- 51 micrograms ml-1, 12.3 +/- 4.1 counts min-1 x 10(-3), and 3.1 +/- 0.7.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- J A Pongracic
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224
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Churchill L, Pongracic JA, Reynolds CJ, Naclerio RM, Proud D. Pharmacology of nasal provocation with bradykinin: studies of tachyphylaxis, cyclooxygenase inhibition, alpha-adrenergic stimulation, and receptor subtype. Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 1991; 95:322-31. [PMID: 1660035 DOI: 10.1159/000235469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We have evaluated mechanisms by which nasal provocation with bradykinin may induce symptoms of rhinitis. Repeated nasal challenges with 100 micrograms of bradykinin led to reproducible increases in symptoms and in vascular permeability. Premedication with aspirin did not alter bradykinin-induced responses. Topical application of the alpha-adrenergic agonist oxymetazoline significantly reduced bradykinin-induced subjective nasal congestion scores, but did not lead to a significant decrease in total symptoms or in vascular permeability. Finally, the B1 kinin receptor agonist des-Arg9-bradykinin (1 mg) was totally ineffective in inducing symptoms or increasing vascular permeability. Thus, nasal provocation with bradykinin leads to induction of symptoms and increased vascular permeability, presumably via stimulation of B2 kinin receptors, and is not dependent on prostanoid generation.
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- L Churchill
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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Salend SJ, Reynolds CJ, Coyle EM. Individualizing the Good Behavior Game across type and frequency of behavior with emotionally disturbed adolescents. Behav Modif 1989; 13:108-26. [PMID: 2923610 DOI: 10.1177/01454455890131007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The effects of the Good Behavior Game (GBG) individualized across type and frequency of behavior were examined in three classes of severely behaviorally disordered students using a reversal design. The findings showed that the individualized GBG was effective in simultaneously decreasing a variety of inappropriate behaviors exhibited by the three classes, including inappropriate verbalizations, touching, negative comments, cursing, and drumming. Teacher and student satisfaction data indicated that both groups had positive reactions to the individualized GBG. Reasons for the success of the technique are discussed.
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Proud D, Reynolds CJ, Lacapra S, Kagey-Sobotka A, Lichtenstein LM, Naclerio RM. Nasal provocation with bradykinin induces symptoms of rhinitis and a sore throat. Am Rev Respir Dis 1988; 137:613-6. [PMID: 3345041 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/137.3.613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Kinins are generated in nasal secretions during allergic reactions and during induced rhinovirus colds. To determine if kinins may contribute to the symptomatology of these inflammatory reactions, 8 subjects were challenged with increasing doses of bradykinin or with placebo. Levels of albumin, histamine, and N-alpha-tosyl-L-arginine methyl ester (TAME)-esterase were measured in nasal lavages, and symptom scores were noted. No symptoms or increases in mediators or protein were observed after placebo challenge. Symptom scores increased in a dose-dependent manner, however, in response to bradykinin challenge. Increased symptoms were associated with significant increases in albumin and TAME-esterase activity, but no increases in histamine were observed. Nasal conductance measurements confirmed that bradykinin induces dose-dependent unilateral obstruction in the challenged nostril. Other common symptoms were rhinorrhea and, of particular relevance to rhinovirus infections, a persistent sore throat. We conclude that bradykinin causes increased vascular permeability and rhinitis, which are independent of mast cell mediator release. Kinins may, therefore, contribute to the symptomatology of inflammatory reactions of the upper airways, including the common cold.
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- D Proud
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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