scholarly journals Pharmacological or genetic targeting of Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channels can disrupt the planarian escape response

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. e0226104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziad Sabry ◽  
Alicia Ho ◽  
Danielle Ireland ◽  
Christina Rabeler ◽  
Olivier Cochet-Escartin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escape Response ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Trp Channels ◽  
Receptor Potential ◽  
Transient Receptor ◽  
Genetic Targeting

scholarly journals Pharmacological or genetic targeting of Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channels can disrupt the planarian escape response

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziad Sabry ◽  
Alicia Ho ◽  
Danielle Ireland ◽  
Christina Rabeler ◽  
Olivier Cochet-Escartin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Trp Channels ◽  
Escape Behavior ◽  
Receptor Potential ◽  
Allyl Isothiocyanate ◽  
Noxious Heat ◽  
Dugesia Japonica ◽  
Noxious Stimuli ◽  
Transient Receptor ◽  
Genetic Targeting

AbstractIn response to noxious stimuli, planarians cease their typical ciliary gliding and exhibit an oscillatory type of locomotion called scrunching. We have previously characterized the biomechanics of scrunching and shown that it is induced by specific stimuli, such as amputation, noxious heat, and extreme pH. Because these specific inducers are known to activate Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channels in other systems, we hypothesized that TRP channels control scrunching. We found that chemicals known to activate TRPA1 (allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) and hydrogen peroxide) and TRPV (capsaicin and anandamide) in other systems induce scrunching in the planarian species Dugesia japonica and, except for anandamide, in Schmidtea mediterranea. To confirm that these responses were specific to either TRPA1 or TRPV, respectively, we tried to block scrunching using selective TRPA1 or TRPV antagonists and RNA interference (RNAi) mediated knockdown. Unexpectedly, co-treatment with a mammalian TRPA1 antagonist, HC-030031, enhanced AITC-induced scrunching by decreasing the latency time, suggesting an agonistic relationship in planarians. We further confirmed that TRPA1 in both species is necessary for AITC-induced scrunching using RNAi. Conversely, while co-treatment of a mammalian TRPV antagonist, SB-366791, also enhanced capsaicin-induced reactions in D. japonica, combined knockdown of two previously identified D. japonica TRPV genes (DjTRPVa and DjTRPVb) did not inhibit capsaicin-induced scrunching. Surprisingly, RNAi of either DjTRPAa or DjTRPVa/DjTRPVb disrupted scrunching induced by the endocannabinoid and TRPV agonist, anandamide. Overall, our results show that although scrunching induction can involve different initial pathways for sensing stimuli, this behavior’s signature dynamical features are independent of the inducer, implying that scrunching is a stereotypical planarian escape behavior in response to various noxious stimuli that converge on a single downstream pathway. Understanding which aspects of nociception are conserved or not across different organisms can provide insight into the underlying regulatory mechanisms to better understand pain sensation.

Intragastric administration of capsiate, a transient receptor potential channel agonist, triggers thermogenic sympathetic responses

2011 ◽  
Vol 110 (3) ◽  
pp. 789-798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaori Ono ◽  
Masako Tsukamoto-Yasui ◽  
Yoshiko Hara-Kimura ◽  
Naohiko Inoue ◽  
Yoshihito Nogusa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sympathetic Nerve ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Trp Channels ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Receptor Potential ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential Channel ◽  
Intragastric Administration ◽  
Brown Adipose ◽  
Reflex Arc ◽  
Transient Receptor

The sympathetic thermoregulatory system controls the magnitude of adaptive thermogenesis in correspondence with the environmental temperature or the state of energy intake and plays a key role in determining the resultant energy storage. However, the nature of the trigger initiating this reflex arc remains to be determined. Here, using capsiate, a digestion-vulnerable capsaicin analog, we examined the involvement of specific activation of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels within the gastrointestinal tract in the thermogenic sympathetic system by measuring the efferent activity of the postganglionic sympathetic nerve innervating brown adipose tissue (BAT) in anesthetized rats. Intragastric administration of capsiate resulted in a time- and dose-dependent increase in integrated BAT sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) over 180 min, which was characterized by an emergence of sporadic high-activity phases composed of low-frequency bursts. This increase in BAT SNA was abolished by blockade of TRP channels as well as of sympathetic ganglionic transmission and was inhibited by ablation of the gastrointestinal vagus nerve. The activation of SNA was delimited to BAT and did not occur in the heart or pancreas. These results point to a neural pathway enabling the selective activation of the central network regulating the BAT SNA in response to a specific stimulation of gastrointestinal TRP channels and offer important implications for understanding the dietary-dependent regulation of energy metabolism and control of obesity.

scholarly journals Functional Interaction among KCa and TRP Channels for Cardiovascular Physiology: Modern Perspectives on Aging and Chronic Disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Behringer ◽  
Md Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Trp Channels ◽  
Receptor Potential ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cardiovascular Physiology ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Kca Channels ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Transient Receptor

Effective delivery of oxygen and essential nutrients to vital organs and tissues throughout the body requires adequate blood flow supplied through resistance vessels. The intimate relationship between intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) and regulation of membrane potential (Vm) is indispensable for maintaining blood flow regulation. In particular, Ca2+-activated K+ (KCa) channels were ascertained as transducers of elevated [Ca2+]i signals into hyperpolarization of Vm as a pathway for decreasing vascular resistance, thereby enhancing blood flow. Recent evidence also supports the reverse role for KCa channels, in which they facilitate Ca2+ influx into the cell interior through open non-selective cation (e.g., transient receptor potential; TRP) channels in accord with robust electrical (hyperpolarization) and concentration (~20,000-fold) transmembrane gradients for Ca2+. Such an arrangement supports a feed-forward activation of Vm hyperpolarization while potentially boosting production of nitric oxide. Furthermore, in vascular types expressing TRP channels but deficient in functional KCa channels (e.g., collecting lymphatic endothelium), there are profound alterations such as downstream depolarizing ionic fluxes and the absence of dynamic hyperpolarizing events. Altogether, this review is a refined set of evidence-based perspectives focused on the role of the endothelial KCa and TRP channels throughout multiple experimental animal models and vascular types. We discuss the diverse interactions among KCa and TRP channels to integrate Ca2+, oxidative, and electrical signaling in the context of cardiovascular physiology and pathology. Building from a foundation of cellular biophysical data throughout a wide and diverse compilation of significant discoveries, a translational narrative is provided for readers toward the treatment and prevention of chronic, age-related cardiovascular disease.

Expression of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels in human and murine osteoblast-like cells

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elie Abed ◽  
Dominique Labelle ◽  
Corine Martineau ◽  
Andrew Loghin ◽  
Robert Moreau
Keyword(s):  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Trp Channels ◽  
Receptor Potential ◽  
Transient Receptor

scholarly journals TRP Channels as Sensors of Aldehyde and Oxidative Stress

Biomolecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1401
Author(s):  
Katharina E. M. Hellenthal ◽  
Laura Brabenec ◽  
Eric R. Gross ◽  
Nana-Maria Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Trp Channels ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Receptor Potential ◽  
The Body ◽  
Trp Channel ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Organ Injury ◽  
Transient Receptor

The transient receptor potential (TRP) cation channel superfamily comprises more than 50 channels that play crucial roles in physiological processes. TRP channels are responsive to several exogenous and endogenous biomolecules, with aldehydes emerging as a TRP channel trigger contributing to a cellular cascade that can lead to disease pathophysiology. The body is not only exposed to exogenous aldehydes via tobacco products or alcoholic beverages, but also to endogenous aldehydes triggered by lipid peroxidation. In response to lipid peroxidation from inflammation or organ injury, polyunsaturated fatty acids undergo lipid peroxidation to aldehydes, such as 4-hydroxynonenal. Reactive aldehydes activate TRP channels via aldehyde-induced protein adducts, leading to the release of pro-inflammatory mediators driving the pathophysiology caused by cellular injury, including inflammatory pain and organ reperfusion injury. Recent studies have outlined how aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 protects against aldehyde toxicity through the clearance of toxic aldehydes, indicating that targeting the endogenous aldehyde metabolism may represent a novel treatment strategy. An addition approach can involve targeting specific TRP channel regions to limit the triggering of a cellular cascade induced by aldehydes. In this review, we provide a comprehensive summary of aldehydes, TRP channels, and their interactions, as well as their role in pathological conditions and the different therapeutical treatment options.

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