Thrombospondin-1/CD47 signaling modulates transmembrane cation conductance, survival, and deformability of human red blood cells

Abstract Background Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1), a Ca2+-binding trimeric glycoprotein secreted by multiple cell types, has been implicated in the pathophysiology of several clinical conditions. Signaling involving TSP-1, through its cognate receptor CD47, orchestrates a wide array of cellular functions including cytoskeletal organization, migration, cell-cell interaction, cell proliferation, autophagy, and apoptosis. In the present study, we investigated the impact of TSP-1/CD47 signaling on Ca2+ dynamics, survival, and deformability of human red blood cells (RBCs). Methods Whole-cell patch-clamp was employed to examine transmembrane cation conductance. RBC intracellular Ca2+ levels and multiple indices of RBC cell death were determined using cytofluorometry analysis. RBC morphology and microvesiculation were examined using imaging flow cytometry. RBC deformability was measured using laser-assisted optical rotational cell analyzer. Results Exposure of RBCs to recombinant human TSP-1 significantly increased RBC intracellular Ca2+ levels. As judged by electrophysiology experiments, TSP-1 treatment elicited an amiloride-sensitive inward current alluding to a possible Ca2+ influx via non-selective cation channels. Exogenous TSP-1 promoted microparticle shedding as well as enhancing Ca2+- and nitric oxide-mediated RBC cell death. Monoclonal (mouse IgG1) antibody-mediated CD47 ligation using 1F7 recapitulated the cell death-inducing effects of TSP-1. Furthermore, TSP-1 treatment altered RBC cell shape and stiffness (maximum elongation index). Conclusions Taken together, our data unravel a new role for TSP-1/CD47 signaling in mediating Ca2+ influx into RBCs, a mechanism potentially contributing to their dysfunction in a variety of systemic diseases.

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Casein Kinase 1 Underlies Temperature Compensation of Circadian Rhythms in Human Red Blood Cells

Journal of Biological Rhythms ◽

10.1177/0748730419836370 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 144-153 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Andrew D. Beale ◽

Emily Kruchek ◽

Stephen J. Kitcatt ◽

Erin A. Henslee ◽

Jack S.W. Parry ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Circadian Rhythms ◽

Red Blood Cells ◽

Blood Cells ◽

Temperature Compensation ◽

Clock Gene ◽

Cell Types ◽

Casein Kinase ◽

Casein Kinase 1 ◽

Human Red Blood Cells

Temperature compensation and period determination by casein kinase 1 (CK1) are conserved features of eukaryotic circadian rhythms, whereas the clock gene transcription factors that facilitate daily gene expression rhythms differ between phylogenetic kingdoms. Human red blood cells (RBCs) exhibit temperature-compensated circadian rhythms, which, because RBCs lack nuclei, must occur in the absence of a circadian transcription-translation feedback loop. We tested whether period determination and temperature compensation are dependent on CKs in RBCs. As with nucleated cell types, broad-spectrum kinase inhibition with staurosporine lengthened the period of the RBC clock at 37°C, with more specific inhibition of CK1 and CK2 also eliciting robust changes in circadian period. Strikingly, inhibition of CK1 abolished temperature compensation and increased the Q10 for the period of oscillation in RBCs, similar to observations in nucleated cells. This indicates that CK1 activity is essential for circadian rhythms irrespective of the presence or absence of clock gene expression cycles.

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Oxidation induces a Cl − ‐dependent cation conductance in human red blood cells

The Journal of Physiology ◽

10.1113/jphysiol.2001.013040 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 539 (3) ◽

pp. 847-855 ◽

Cited By ~ 145

Author(s):

Christophe Duranton ◽

Stephan M. Huber ◽

Florian Lang

Keyword(s):

Red Blood Cells ◽

Blood Cells ◽

Human Red Blood Cells ◽

Cation Conductance

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Changes in Human Erythrocyte Exposed to Organophosphate Flame Retardants: Tris(2-chloroethyl) Phosphate and Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) Phosphate

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma14133675 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (13) ◽

pp. 3675

Author(s):

Bożena Bukowska

Keyword(s):

Red Blood Cells ◽

Blood Cells ◽

Flame Retardants ◽

Morphological Changes ◽

Redox Balance ◽

Published Data ◽

Human Red Blood Cells ◽

High Concentrations ◽

The Impact ◽

Very High

Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) and tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TCPP) are the main representatives of organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs). The exposure of humans to OPFRs present in air, water, and food leads to their occurrence in the circulation. Thus far, no report has been published about the influence of these retardants on non-nucleated cells like mature erythrocytes. Therefore, the impact of TCEP and TCPP (in concentrations determined in human blood as well as potentially present in the human body after intoxication) on human erythrocytes was evaluated. In this study, the effect of TCEP and TCPP on the levels of methemoglobin, reduced glutathione (GHS), and reactive oxygen species (ROS), as well as the activity of antioxidative enzymes, was assessed. Moreover, morphological, hemolytic, and apoptotic alterations in red blood cells were examined. Erythrocytes were incubated for 24 h with retardants in concentrations ranging from 0.001 to 1000 μg/mL. This study has revealed that the tested flame retardants only in very high concentrations disturbed redox balance; increased ROS and methemoglobin levels; and induced morphological changes, hemolysis, and eryptosis in the studied cells. The tested compounds have not changed the activity of the antioxidative system in erythrocytes. TCPP exhibited a stronger oxidative, eryptotic, and hemolytic potential than TCEP in human red blood cells. Comparison of these findings with hitherto published data confirms a much lower toxicity of OPFRs in comparison with brominated flame retardants.

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Dynamic quantitative photothermal monitoring of cell death of individual human red blood cells upon glucose depletion

Journal of Biomedical Optics ◽

10.1117/1.3484260 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. 057001 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Srivathsan Vasudevan ◽

George Chung Kit Chen ◽

Marta Andika ◽

Shuchi Agarwal ◽

Peng Chen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cell Death ◽

Red Blood Cells ◽

Blood Cells ◽

Human Red Blood Cells ◽

Glucose Depletion ◽

Individual Human

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Ultrastructural observations on the in vitro cytoadherence of Plasmodium falciparum infected red blood cells

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100162132 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 914-915

Author(s):

D.J.P. Ferguson ◽

A.R. Berendt ◽

J. Tansey ◽

K. Marsh ◽

C.I. Newbold

Keyword(s):

Plasmodium Falciparum ◽

Red Blood Cells ◽

Blood Cells ◽

Umbilical Vein ◽

Cell Types ◽

Amelanotic Melanoma ◽

Cytoplasmic Process ◽

Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells

In human malaria, the most serious clinical manifestation is cerebral malaria (CM) due to infection with Plasmodium falciparum. The pathology of CM is thought to relate to the fact that red blood cells containing mature forms of the parasite (PRBC) cytoadhere or sequester to post capillary venules of various tissues including the brain. This in vivo phenomenon has been studied in vitro by examining the cytoadherence of PRBCs to various cell types and purified proteins. To date, three Ijiost receptor molecules have been identified; CD36, ICAM-1 and thrombospondin. The specific changes in the PRBC membrane which mediate cytoadherence are less well understood, but they include the sub-membranous deposition of electron-dense material resulting in surface deformations called knobs. Knobs were thought to be essential for cytoadherence, lput recent work has shown that certain knob-negative (K-) lines can cytoadhere. In the present study, we have used electron microscopy to re-examine the interactions between K+ PRBCs and both C32 amelanotic melanoma cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC).We confirm previous data demonstrating that C32 cells possess numerous microvilli which adhere to the PRBC, mainly via the knobs (Fig. 1). In contrast, the HUVEC were relatively smooth and the PRBCs appeared partially flattened onto the cell surface (Fig. 2). Furthermore, many of the PRBCs exhibited an invagination of the limiting membrane in the attachment zone, often containing a cytoplasmic process from the endothelial cell (Fig. 2).

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