TRP channels are involved in mediating hypercapnic Ca2+ responses in rat glia-rich medullary cultures independent of extracellular pH
TRP channels are involved in mediating hypercapnic Ca2+ responses in rat glia-rich medullary cultures independent of extracellular pH
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ceca.2010.07.006
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2010-08-01
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4
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Oku, Yoshitaka
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Hirata, Yutaka;Oku, Yoshitaka
The medulla contains central chemosensitive cells important for the maintenance of blood gas and pH homeostasis. To identify the intrinsic chemosensitive cells, we measured responses of intracellular Ca2+. ([Ca2+](i)) and H+ ([H+](i)), and membrane potential of rat primary-cultured medullary cells to 6-s exposure to acidosis.The cells showed transient [Ca2+](i) increases to extracellular pH 6.8, which was inhibited by the specific ASIC1a blocker (psalmotoxin-1), but did not respond to pH 7.1 in the HEPES-buffered solution. Isocapnic acidosis induced no changes in [Ca2+](i), whereas hypercapnic acidosis induced a remarkable Ca2+ response and an increase in membrane potential in the HCO3--buffered solution (pH 7.1). In glia-rich cultures, intracellular acidification preceded the hypercapnic acidosis-induced Ca2+ response, and acetazolamide, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor suppressed these responses. Transient receptor potential (TRP) channel broad-spectrum blockers Ni2+ and ruthenium red, and a TRPV1- and TRPM8-specific blocker N-(4-tertiarybutylphenyl)-4-(3-chloropyridin-2-yl)-tetrahydropyrazine-1(2H)-carbox-amide attenuated the hypercapnic acidosis-induced Ca2+ response. Subpopulations of cells that exhibited the hypercapnic acidosis-induced Ca2+ response also responded to the application of capsaicin (TRPV1 agonist) and menthol (TRPM8 agonist).These results suggest that the TRP channel family partially mediates the fast hypercapnic acidosis-induced Ca2+ response via changes in [H+](i) and is a candidate of central chemosensing proteins. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.