scholarly journals Airway Ciliary Beating Affected by the Pcp4 Dose-Dependent [Ca2+]i Increase in Down Syndrome Mice, Ts1Rhr

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1947
Author(s):  
Haruka Kogiso ◽  
Matthieu Raveau ◽  
Kazuhiro Yamakawa ◽  
Daichi Saito ◽  
Yukiko Ikeuchi ◽  
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In Ts1Rhr, a Down syndrome model mouse, the airway ciliary beatings are impaired; that is, decreases in ciliary beat frequency (CBF) and ciliary bend angle (CBA, an index of ciliary beat amplitude)). A resumption to two copies of the Pcp4 gene on the Ts1Rhr trisomic segment (Ts1Rhr:Pcp4+/+/-) rescues the decreases in CBF and CBA that occur in Ts1Rhr. In airway cilia, upon stimulation with procaterol (a β2-agonist), the CBF increase is slower over the time course than the CBA increase because of cAMP degradation by Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterase 1 (PDE1) existing in the metabolon regulating CBF. In Ts1Rhr, procaterol-stimulated CBF increase was much slower over the time course than in the wild-type mouse (Wt) or Ts1Rhr:Pcp4+/+/-. However, in the presence of 8MmIBMX (8-methoxymethyl isobutylmethyl xanthine, an inhibitor of PDE1) or calmidazolium (an inhibitor of calmodulin), in both Wt and Ts1Rhr, procaterol stimulates CBF and CBA increases over a similar time course. Measurements of cAMP revealed that the cAMP contents were lower in Ts1Rhr than in Wt or in Ts1Rhr:Pcp4+/+/-, suggesting the activation of PDE1A that is present in Ts1Rhr airway cilia. Measurements of the intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in airway ciliary cells revealed that temperature (increasing from 25 to 37 °C) or 4αPDD (a selective transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) agonist) stimulates a larger [Ca2+]i increase in Ts1Rhr than in Wt or Ts1Rhr:Pcp4+/+/-. In airway ciliary cells of Ts1Rhr, Pcp4-dose dependent activation of TRPV4 appears to induce an increase in the basal [Ca2+]i. In early embryonic day mice, a basal [Ca2+]i increased by PCP4 expressed may affect axonemal regulatory complexes regulated by the Ca2+-signal in Ts1Rhr, leading to a decrease in the basal CBF and CBA of airway cilia.

2005 ◽  
Vol 168 (6) ◽  
pp. 869-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaniré N. Andrade ◽  
Jacqueline Fernandes ◽  
Esther Vázquez ◽  
José M. Fernández-Fernández ◽  
Maite Arniges ◽  
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Autoregulation of the ciliary beat frequency (CBF) has been proposed as the mechanism used by epithelial ciliated cells to maintain the CBF and prevent the collapse of mucociliary transport under conditions of varying mucus viscosity. Despite the relevance of this regulatory response to the pathophysiology of airways and reproductive tract, the underlying cellular and molecular aspects remain unknown. Hamster oviductal ciliated cells express the transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channel, which is activated by increased viscous load involving a phospholipase A2–dependent pathway. TRPV4-transfected HeLa cells also increased their cationic currents in response to high viscous load. This mechanical activation is prevented in native ciliated cells loaded with a TRPV4 antibody. Application of the TRPV4 synthetic ligand 4α-phorbol 12,13-didecanoate increased cationic currents, intracellular Ca2+, and the CBF in the absence of a viscous load. Therefore, TRPV4 emerges as a candidate to participate in the coupling of fluid viscosity changes to the generation of the Ca2+ signal required for the autoregulation of CBF.


2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 4156-4166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia L. Kultgen ◽  
Sherell K. Byrd ◽  
Lawrence E. Ostrowski ◽  
Sharon L. Milgram

Although protein kinase A (PKA) activation is known to increase ciliary beat frequency in humans the molecular mechanisms involved are unknown. We demonstrate that PKA is associated with ciliary axonemes where it specifically phosphorylates a 23-kDa protein. Because PKA is often localized to subcellular compartments in proximity to its substrate(s) via interactions with A-kinase–anchoring proteins (AKAPs), we investigated whether an AKAP was also associated with ciliary axonemes. This study has identified a novel 28 kDa AKAP (AKAP28)that is highly enriched in airway axonemes. The mRNA for AKAP28 is up-regulated as primary airway cells differentiate and is specifically expressed in tissues containing cilia and/or flagella. Additionally, both Western blot and immunostaining data show that AKAP28 is enriched in airway cilia. These data demonstrate that we have identified the first human axonemal AKAP, a protein that likely plays a role in the signaling necessary for efficient modulation of ciliary beat frequency.


2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.Y. Yeon ◽  
S.A. Kim ◽  
Y.H. Kim ◽  
M.K. Lee ◽  
D.K. Ahn ◽  
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Curcumin has diverse therapeutic effects, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, and antimicrobial activities. The vanilloid moiety of curcumin is considered important for activation of the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1), which plays an important role in nociception. However, very little is known about the effects of curcumin on nociception. In the present study, we investigated whether the anti-nociceptive effects of curcumin are mediated via TRPV1 by using nociceptive behavioral studies and in vitro whole-cell patch-clamp recordings in the trigeminal system. Subcutaneous injection of capsaicin in the vibrissa pad area of rats induced thermal hyperalgesia. Intraperitoneally administered curcumin blocked capsaicin-induced thermal hyperalgesia in a dose-dependent manner. Whereas curcumin reduced capsaicin-induced currents in a dose-dependent manner in both trigeminal ganglion neurons and TRPV1-expressing HEK 293 cells, curcumin did not affect heat-induced TRPV1 currents. Taken together, our results indicate that curcumin blocks capsaicin-induced TRPV1 activation and thereby inhibits TRPV1-mediated pain hypersensitivity.


2014 ◽  
Vol 306 (1) ◽  
pp. H33-H40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward A. Pankey ◽  
Andrea Zsombok ◽  
George F. Lasker ◽  
Philip J. Kadowitz

The transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channel is a nonselective cation channel expressed on many cell types, including the vascular endothelium and smooth muscle cells. TRPV4 channels play a role in regulating vasomotor tone and capillary permeability. The present study was undertaken to investigate responses to the TRPV4 agonist GSK101790A on the pulmonary and systemic vascular beds in the rat. Intravenous injection of GSK1016790A at doses of 2–10 μg/kg produced dose-dependent decreases in systemic arterial pressure, small decreases in pulmonary arterial pressure, and small increases in cardiac output, and responses were not altered by the cyclooxygenase inhibitor meclofenamate or the cytochrome P-450 inhibitor miconazole. Injection of GSK1016790A at a dose of 12 μg/kg iv produced cardiovascular collapse that was reversible in some animals. GSK1016790A produced dose-related decreases in pulmonary and systemic arterial pressure when baseline tone in the pulmonary vascular bed was increased with U-46619. After treatment with the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor N-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester, GSK1016790A produced larger decreases in systemic arterial pressure and dose-dependent increases in pulmonary arterial pressure followed by a small decrease. These results demonstrate that GSK1016790A has vasodilator activity in pulmonary and systemic vascular beds and that when NOS is inhibited, GSK1016790A produced pulmonary vasoconstrictor responses that were attenuated by the L-type Ca2+ channel antagonist isradipine. The presence of TRPV4 immunoreactivity was observed in small pulmonary arteries and airways. The present data indicate that responses to TRPV4 are modulated differently by NOS in pulmonary and systemic vascular beds and are attenuated by the TRPV4 antagonist GSK2193874.


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