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Kamkin AG, Kamkina OV, Kazansky VE, Mitrokhin VM, Bilichenko A, Nasedkina EA, Shileiko SA, Rodina AS, Zolotareva AD, Zolotarev VI, Sutyagin PV, Mladenov MI. Identification of RNA reads encoding different channels in isolated rat ventricular myocytes and the effect of cell stretching on L-type Ca 2+current. Biol Direct 2023; 18:70. [PMID: 37899484 PMCID: PMC10614344 DOI: 10.1186/s13062-023-00427-0] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The study aimed to identify transcripts of specific ion channels in rat ventricular cardiomyocytes and determine their potential role in the regulation of ionic currents in response to mechanical stimulation. The gene expression levels of various ion channels in freshly isolated rat ventricular cardiomyocytes were investigated using the RNA-seq technique. We also measured changes in current through CaV1.2 channels under cell stretching using the whole-cell patch-clamp method. RESULTS Among channels that showed mechanosensitivity, significant amounts of TRPM7, TRPC1, and TRPM4 transcripts were found. We suppose that the recorded L-type Ca2+ current is probably expressed through CaV1.2. Furthermore, stretching cells by 6, 8, and 10 μm, which increases ISAC through the TRPM7, TRPC1, and TRPM4 channels, also decreased ICa,L through the CaV1.2 channels in K+ in/K+ out, Cs+ in/K+ out, K+ in/Cs+ out, and Cs+ in/Cs+ out solutions. The application of a nonspecific ISAC blocker, Gd3+, during cell stretching eliminated ISAC through nonselective cation channels and ICa,L through CaV1.2 channels. Since the response to Gd3+ was maintained in Cs+ in/Cs+ out solutions, we suggest that voltage-gated CaV1.2 channels in the ventricular myocytes of adult rats also exhibit mechanosensitive properties. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that TRPM7, TRPC1, and TRPM4 channels represent stretch-activated nonselective cation channels in rat ventricular myocytes. Probably the CaV1.2 channels in these cells exhibit mechanosensitive properties. Our results provide insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying stretch-induced responses in rat ventricular myocytes, which may have implications for understanding cardiac physiology and pathophysiology.
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- Andre G Kamkin
- Department of Physiology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physiology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physiology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physiology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physiology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physiology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physiology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physiology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physiology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physiology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physiology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physiology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Biology, "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" University, Skopje, North, Macedonia.
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Carullo G, Saponara S, Ahmed A, Gorelli B, Mazzotta S, Trezza A, Gianibbi B, Campiani G, Fusi F, Aiello F. Novel Labdane Diterpenes-Based Synthetic Derivatives: Identification of a Bifunctional Vasodilator That Inhibits Ca V1.2 and Stimulates K Ca1.1 Channels. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20080515. [PMID: 36005518 PMCID: PMC9410420 DOI: 10.3390/md20080515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Sesquiterpenes such as leucodin and the labdane-type diterpene manool are natural compounds endowed with remarkably in vitro vasorelaxant and in vivo hypotensive activities. Given their structural similarity with the sesquiterpene lactone (+)-sclareolide, this molecule was selected as a scaffold to develop novel vasoactive agents. Functional, electrophysiology, and molecular dynamics studies were performed. The opening of the five-member lactone ring in the (+)-sclareolide provided a series of labdane-based small molecules, promoting a significant in vitro vasorelaxant effect. Electrophysiology data identified 7 as a CaV1.2 channel blocker and a KCa1.1 channel stimulator. These activities were also confirmed in the intact vascular tissue. The significant antagonism caused by the CaV1.2 channel agonist Bay K 8644 suggested that 7 might interact with the dihydropyridine binding site. Docking and molecular dynamic simulations provided the molecular basis of the CaV1.2 channel blockade and KCa1.1 channel stimulation produced by 7. Finally, 7 reduced coronary perfusion pressure and heart rate, while prolonging conduction and refractoriness of the atrioventricular node, likely because of its Ca2+ antagonism. Taken together, these data indicate that the labdane scaffold represents a valuable starting point for the development of new vasorelaxant agents endowed with negative chronotropic properties and targeting key pathways involved in the pathophysiology of hypertension and ischemic cardiomyopathy.
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- Gabriele Carullo
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Milan, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
- Correspondence: (F.F.); (F.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Edif. Polifunzionale, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
- Correspondence: (F.F.); (F.A.)
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Guo X, Kashihara T, Nakada T, Aoyama T, Yamada M. PDGF-induced migration of synthetic vascular smooth muscle cells through c-Src-activated L-type Ca 2+ channels with full-length Ca V1.2 C-terminus. Pflugers Arch 2018; 470:909-921. [PMID: 29441404 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-018-2114-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 01/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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In atherosclerosis, vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) migrate from the media toward the intima of the arteries in response to cytokines, such as platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). However, molecular mechanism underlying the PDGF-induced migration of VSMCs remains unclear. The migration of rat aorta-derived synthetic VSMCs, A7r5, in response to PDGF was potently inhibited by a CaV1.2 channel inhibitor, nifedipine, and a Src family tyrosine kinase (SFK)/Abl inhibitor, bosutinib, in a less-than-additive manner. PDGF significantly increased CaV1.2 channel currents without altering CaV1.2 protein expression levels in A7r5 cells. This reaction was inhibited by C-terminal Src kinase, a selective inhibitor of SFKs. In contractile VSMCs, the C-terminus of CaV1.2 is proteolytically cleaved into proximal and distal C-termini (PCT and DCT, respectively). Clipped DCT is noncovalently reassociated with PCT to autoinhibit the channel activity. Conversely, in synthetic A7r5 cells, full-length CaV1.2 (CaV1.2FL) is expressed much more abundantly than truncated CaV1.2. In a heterologous expression system, c-Src activated CaV1.2 channels composed of CaV1.2FL but not truncated CaV1.2 (CaV1.2Δ1763) or CaV1.2Δ1763 plus clipped DCT. Further, c-Src enhanced the coupling efficiency between the voltage-sensing domain and activation gate of CaV1.2FL channels by phosphorylating Tyr1709 and Tyr1758 in PCT. Compared with CaV1.2Δ1763, c-Src could more efficiently bind to and phosphorylate CaV1.2FL irrespective of the presence or absence of clipped DCT. Therefore, in atherosclerotic lesions, phenotypic switching of VSMCs may facilitate pro-migratory effects of PDGF on VSMCs by suppressing posttranslational CaV1.2 modifications.
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- Xiaoguang Guo
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan.,Department of Metabolic Regulation, Institute on Aging and Adaptation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Institute on Aging and Adaptation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan.
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Martínez-Delgado G, Felix R. Emerging Role of CaV1.2 Channels in Proliferation and Migration in Distinct Cancer Cell Lines. Oncology 2017; 93:1-10. [PMID: 28355609 DOI: 10.1159/000464293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Extensive research is currently underway, seeking better diagnostic methods and treatments and a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in cancer, from the role of specific genetic mutations to the intricate biochemical and molecular pathways involved. Because of their role in regulating relevant physiological events such as cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, ion channels have recently been recognized as important elements in cancer initiation and progression. Moreover, it has been reported that pharmacological intervention in ion channel activity might provide protection against diverse types of cancer, and that ion channels could be used as targets to counteract tumor growth, prevent metastasis, and overcome the therapy resistance of tumor cells. In this context, Ca2+ channels have been found to play a role in tumorigenesis and tumor progression. Specifically, L-type Ca2+ channel inhibition may affect cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. This review aims to provide insights into the potential role of these channels in cancer cell lines, emphasizing their participation in cell proliferation, migration, and autophagy induction, as well as their potential as rational targets for new cancer therapeutics.
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- Gustavo Martínez-Delgado
- Laboratorio de Genómica de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)-Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica, Mexico City, Mexico
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