Inflammatory mediators induce gaps between endothelial cells that are sufficient to increase tissue edema and facilitate transmigration of circulating blood elements to sites of injury. A rise in cytosolic Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) triggers the cytoskeletal reorganization, decrease in cell adhesion, and increase in tension that causes gap formation. This [Ca2+]i response to inflammatory mediators is broadly characterized by two phases, including Ca2+ release from intracellular stores and Ca2+ entry across the cell membrane. These phases are inter-related since Ca2+release stimulates Ca2+ entry in a process generally referred to as store operated Ca2+ entry. It is Ca2+ entry and not Ca2+ release that promotes endothelial cell gap formation, although he ion channels that mediate this rise in [Ca2+]i are unknown. Emerging evidence indicates that while inflammatory agonists activate both Ca2+ selective and non-selective cation channels, it is a Ca2+ selective channel that is uniquely coupled to loss of endothelial cell barrier integrity. Moreover, our preliminary data suggest two subunits of the transient receptor potential gene family, so called Trp1 and Trp4, combine to form the molecular basis of this Ca2+ selective channel Trp1 and Trp4 appear to interact directly with the spectrin membrane skeleton and consequently activation of a Trp1 and Trp4 channel provides a Ca2+ source immediately adjacent to cytoskeletal structures that regulate endothelial cell shape. This proposal therefore tests the OVERALL HYPOTHESIS: that activation of a Trp1/r-dependent store operated Ca2+ entry pathway promotes reorganization of the membrane skeleton necessary to increase endothelial permeability.
Specific Aim test the related hypotheses that: 1) Trp1 and Trp4 combine to form a Ca2+-selective store operated channel in endothelial cells: 2) Activation of a Trp1/4 channel requires its direct interaction with the spectrin membrane skeleton 3) Ca2+ entry through a Trp1/4 channel disrupts the spectrin-actin interaction and reorganizes f-actin important for increased permeability. Proposed studies are significant because they may reveal a/the ion channel that specifically regulated endothelial cell barrier function. If true, then pharmacological inhibitors of this channel could be developed as a novel anti-inflammatory therapy.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
2R01HL060024-05
Application #
6544682
Study Section
Lung Biology and Pathology Study Section (LBPA)
Program Officer
Gail, Dorothy
Project Start
1998-04-10
Project End
2006-06-30
Budget Start
2002-07-01
Budget End
2003-06-30
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$314,578
Indirect Cost
Name
University of South Alabama
Department
Pharmacology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
City
Mobile
State
AL
Country
United States
Zip Code
36688
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