Article ; Online: Astrocytes express functional TRPV2 ion channels.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications
2013 Volume 441, Issue 2, Page(s) 327–332
Abstract: Thermosensitive transient receptor potential (thermo TRP) channels are important for sensory transduction. Among them, TRPV2 has an interesting characteristic of being activated by very high temperature (>52 °C). In addition to the heat sensor function, ... ...
Abstract | Thermosensitive transient receptor potential (thermo TRP) channels are important for sensory transduction. Among them, TRPV2 has an interesting characteristic of being activated by very high temperature (>52 °C). In addition to the heat sensor function, TRPV2 also acts as a mechanosensor, an osomosensor and a lipid sensor. It has been reported that TRPV2 is expressed in heart, intestine, pancreas and sensory nerves. In the central nervous system, neuronal TRPV2 expression was reported, however, glial expression and the precise roles of TRPV2 have not been determined. To explore the functional expression of TRPV2 in astrocytes, the expression was determined by histological and physiological methods. Interestingly, TRPV2 expression was detected in plasma membrane of astrocytes, and the astrocytic TRPV2 was activated by very high temperature (>50 °C) consistent with the reported characteristic. We revealed that the astrocytic TRPV2 was also activated by lysophosphatidylcholine, a known endogenous lipid ligand for TRPV2, suggesting that astrocytic TRPV2 might regulate neuronal activities in response to lipid metabolism. Thus, for the first time we revealed that TRPV2 is functionally expressed in astrocytes in addition to neurons. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Astrocytes/drug effects ; Astrocytes/metabolism ; Calcium/metabolism ; Calcium Channels/biosynthesis ; Calcium Channels/genetics ; Cerebellum/cytology ; Cerebellum/metabolism ; Hot Temperature ; Humans ; Lysophosphatidylcholines/pharmacology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; TRPV Cation Channels/biosynthesis ; TRPV Cation Channels/genetics |
Chemical Substances | Calcium Channels ; Lysophosphatidylcholines ; TRPV Cation Channels ; Trpv2 protein, mouse ; Calcium (SY7Q814VUP) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2013-11-15 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 205723-2 |
ISSN | 1090-2104 ; 0006-291X ; 0006-291X |
ISSN (online) | 1090-2104 ; 0006-291X |
ISSN | 0006-291X |
DOI | 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.10.046 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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