2025
Design and Evaluation of Novel Ginger 6‑Shogaol-Inspired Phospholipase C Inhibitors to Enhance β‑Agonist-Induced Relaxation in Human Airway Smooth Muscle
Luković E, Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Genualdi J, Sang S, Emala C. Design and Evaluation of Novel Ginger 6‑Shogaol-Inspired Phospholipase C Inhibitors to Enhance β‑Agonist-Induced Relaxation in Human Airway Smooth Muscle. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2025, 68: 12626-12640. PMID: 40489244, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c00378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructure-activity analysisHuman airway smooth muscleHuman airway smooth muscle cellsPhenol moietyAirway smooth muscle cellsHuman tracheal tissueHydroxyl groupsAirway smooth musclePhospholipase C inhibitorSmooth muscle cellsMouse lung tissuePoor symptom controlDerivativesIntracellular calciumSmooth muscleMuscle cellsAsthma treatmentLung tissueC inhibitorTherapeutic potentialNovel therapeuticsTracheal tissueEnhanced inhibitionSymptom controlInositol phosphatesAdaptation to Volumetric Compression Drives an Apoptosis-Resistant and Invasive Phenotype in Liver Cancer.
Gong X, Ogino N, Leite M, Zhang D, Chen Z, Nguyen R, Liu R, Kruglov E, Flores K, Cabral A, Moreira de M Mendes G, Ehrlich B, Mak M. Adaptation to Volumetric Compression Drives an Apoptosis-Resistant and Invasive Phenotype in Liver Cancer. Cancer Research 2025 PMID: 40387600, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-24-0859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpithelial-to-mesenchymal transition genesLiver cancerResistance to apoptosisCell state transitionsProliferation of tumor cellsYAP nuclear translocationCancer cell invasionIntracellular calcium signalingLiver cancer developmentTranscriptional dynamicsRac1 activationCellular protrusionsInhibiting Rac1Apoptosis-resistantTranscriptional changesInvasive phenotypeIntracellular calciumTumor cellsCell invasionNuclear translocationCancer developmentCalcium signalingTransition genesCancer cellsLiver-specific markersOptic nerve injury impairs intrinsic mechanisms underlying electrical activity in a resilient retinal ganglion cell
Zapadka T, Tran N, Demb J. Optic nerve injury impairs intrinsic mechanisms underlying electrical activity in a resilient retinal ganglion cell. The Journal Of Physiology 2025 PMID: 39985791, DOI: 10.1113/jp286414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOptic nerve crushRetinal ganglion cellsOptic nerveGanglion cellsSynaptic inputsVoltage-gated sodium channel currentsRetinal ganglion cell typesVoltage-gatedRetinal ganglion cell survivalChelation of intracellular calciumResting membrane potentialOptic nerve injuryVoltage-gated currentsAxonal injurySodium channel currentsRetinal ganglion cell axonsRGC typesAlpha retinal ganglion cellsAxon initial segmentIntracellular calciumRate of survivalNerve injuryElectrophysiological propertiesNerve crushIntrinsic excitability
2023
Isradipine therapy in Cacna1dIle772Met/+ mice ameliorates primary aldosteronism and neurologic abnormalities
Stölting G, Dinh H, Volkert M, Hellmig N, Schewe J, Hennicke L, Seidel E, Oberacher H, Zhang J, Lifton R, Urban I, Long M, Rivalan M, Nottoli T, Scholl U. Isradipine therapy in Cacna1dIle772Met/+ mice ameliorates primary aldosteronism and neurologic abnormalities. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e162468. PMID: 37698934, PMCID: PMC10619505, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.162468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary aldosteronismNeurologic abnormalitiesZona glomerulosaIntracellular calciumElevated aldosterone/renin ratioCalcium channel blocker isradipineAldosterone/renin ratioL-type calcium channel Cav1.3Aldosterone-producing lesionsAdrenal aldosterone-producing adenomaHigh-salt dietTonic-clonic seizuresChannel blocker isradipineReduced body weightAldosterone-producing adenomaTherapy of patientsElevated intracellular calciumFunction mutationsDe novo germline mutationsDays of ageIsradipine therapyAldosterone levelsRenin ratioSerum aldosteroneRotarod test
2020
Biochemical characterization of age‐related calcium‐cAMP‐PKA signaling dysregulation and its effect on tau pathology in rhesus monkey cortex
Leslie S, Datta D, Wang M, van Dyck C, Arnsten A, Nairn A. Biochemical characterization of age‐related calcium‐cAMP‐PKA signaling dysregulation and its effect on tau pathology in rhesus monkey cortex. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2020, 16 DOI: 10.1002/alz.042017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTau pathologyAge-related dysregulationAlzheimer's diseaseIntracellular calciumTau phosphorylationRhesus monkeysRat primary cortical culturesHuman post-mortem samplesVulnerable brain regionsSporadic Alzheimer's diseaseAmyloid-beta plaquesPrimary cortical culturesMain pathological hallmarksRhesus monkey cortexTau neurofibrillary tanglesYears of ageEarly-onset formAge-related vulnerabilityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAge-related changesMonkey DLPFCPost-mortem samplesAD pathologyAmyloid pathologyUnknown etiologyCalcium metabolism and breast cancer: Echoes of lactation?
Grinman D, Athonvarungkul D, Wysolmerski J, Jeong J. Calcium metabolism and breast cancer: Echoes of lactation? Current Opinion In Endocrine And Metabolic Research 2020, 15: 63-70. PMID: 33299957, PMCID: PMC7720883, DOI: 10.1016/j.coemr.2020.11.006.BooksBreast cancerSystemic calcium homeostasisBreast cancer cellsMaternal calciumMammary epithelial cellsCalcium metabolismBone metabolismSystemic metabolismIntracellular calciumMalignant behaviorCalcium homeostasisCalcium receptorCalcium secretionSeries of adaptationsUptake of calciumMammary glandEpithelial cellsCalcium transportCancer cellsCell proliferationExtracellular fluidCancerCalciumMetabolismLactationModulation of Calcium Transients in Cardiomyocytes by Transient Receptor Potential Canonical 6 Channels
Ahmad A, Streiff M, Hunter C, Sachse F. Modulation of Calcium Transients in Cardiomyocytes by Transient Receptor Potential Canonical 6 Channels. Frontiers In Physiology 2020, 11: 44. PMID: 32116757, PMCID: PMC7033547, DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal rat ventricular myocytesTRPC6 channelsCytosolic calcium concentrationCalcium loadTransient Receptor Potential Canonical 6 ChannelsCalcium transientsCalcium concentrationSarcoplasmic reticulum calcium loadCardiac hypertrophic remodelingActivated T cellsCalcineurin-nuclear factorEnhanced-green fluorescent proteinRat ventricular myocytesNon-selective cation channelsTransient receptor potentialCytosolic calcium transientsHypertrophic remodelingSustained elevationSR calcium loadT cellsIntracellular calciumCardiac hypertrophyCalcium dyeIndo-1Ventricular myocytes
2019
High-throughput screening discovers antifibrotic properties of haloperidol by hindering myofibroblast activation
Rehman M, Vodret S, Braga L, Guarnaccia C, Celsi F, Rossetti G, Martinelli V, Battini T, Long C, Vukusic K, Kocijan T, Collesi C, Ring N, Skoko N, Giacca M, Del Sal G, Confalonieri M, Raspa M, Marcello A, Myers MP, Crovella S, Carloni P, Zacchigna S. High-throughput screening discovers antifibrotic properties of haloperidol by hindering myofibroblast activation. JCI Insight 2019, 4: e123987. PMID: 30996132, PMCID: PMC6538355, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.123987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCalciumCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalDrug RepositioningEndoplasmic Reticulum StressFibrosisHaloperidolHumansIntravital MicroscopyLungMiceMyocardiumMyofibroblastsOptical ImagingPrimary Cell CultureReceptor, Notch1Receptors, sigmaRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionConceptsMyofibroblast activationSigma receptor 1Smooth muscle actinDifferent animal modelsTransforming Growth FactorDiscovery of haloperidolTumor-associated fibrosisMechanism of actionEndoplasmic reticulum stress responseFibrotic burdenAntifibrotic effectsAntifibrotic propertiesCommon antipsychotic drugsAntipsychotic drugsFibrotic processIntracellular calciumReticulum stress responseAnimal modelsMuscle actinFibrotic conditionsHaloperidolReceptor 1Growth factorContractile proteinsTherapeutic solutions
2018
Role of the mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
Chebib F, Beyder A, Wang X, Alcaino C, Ehrlich B, Torres V. Role of the mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD). The FASEB Journal 2018, 32: 868.2-868.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.868.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseCalcium entryCyclic AMPMIMCD3 cellsCytoplasmic calciumFluid shear stressWild-type miceDominant polycystic kidney diseaseRenal cystogenesisFull-text articlesNon-selective cation channelsPolycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseExperimental Biology 2018 MeetingIntracellular calciumType miceVivo effectsPathogenic mechanismsCystic epitheliumLive-cell imagingMechanosensitive ion channelsSecretory phenotypeATP releaseMechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1Cation channels
2016
Short-Term Differentiation of Glioblastoma Stem Cells Induces Hypoxia Tolerance
Skjellegrind H, Fayzullin A, Johnsen E, Eide L, Langmoen I, Moe M, Vik-Mo E. Short-Term Differentiation of Glioblastoma Stem Cells Induces Hypoxia Tolerance. Neurochemical Research 2016, 41: 1545-1558. PMID: 26915110, PMCID: PMC4893075, DOI: 10.1007/s11064-016-1868-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlioblastoma stem cellsAcute hypoxiaStem cellsShort-term differentiationHigh-grade malignancyCell calcium homeostasisMonitoring intracellular calciumWeeks of differentiationGlioblastoma treatment strategiesMalignant brain cancerDifferentiation of glioblastoma stem cellsMedian survivalIntracellular calciumSurgical removalTreatment resistancePatient biopsiesCalcium overloadTreatment strategiesMitochondrial membrane potentialCalcium homeostasisBasal metabolic rateMembrane potentialHypoxiaBrain cancerGlioblastomaPMCA2 regulates HER2 protein kinase localization and signaling and promotes HER2-mediated breast cancer
Jeong J, VanHouten JN, Dann P, Kim W, Sullivan C, Yu H, Liotta L, Espina V, Stern DF, Friedman PA, Wysolmerski JJ. PMCA2 regulates HER2 protein kinase localization and signaling and promotes HER2-mediated breast cancer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e282-e290. PMID: 26729871, PMCID: PMC4725473, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1516138113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCalciumCarcinogenesisCell Line, TumorCell MembraneCell ProliferationCell SurvivalEndocytosisFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueForkhead Box Protein O1Forkhead Transcription FactorsGene Knockdown TechniquesHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansImmunoblottingIntracellular SpaceMammary Neoplasms, AnimalMicePlasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPasesProtein BindingProtein TransportReceptor, ErbB-2Signal TransductionSurvival AnalysisConceptsBreast cancerHigh tumor levelsDegradation of HER2Increases Intracellular CalciumMouse mammary tumor virusBreast cancer cellsMammary tumor virusPMCA2 levelsNeu miceTumor levelsFormation of tumorsHER2 levelsIntracellular calciumTherapeutic targetBreast tumorsHER2Milk calciumExpression correlatesCancerHSP 90Mammary glandCancer cellsTumor virusTumorsCalcium
2015
Intracellular calcium affects prestin’s voltage operating point indirectly via turgor-induced membrane tension
Song L, Santos-Sacchi J. Intracellular calcium affects prestin’s voltage operating point indirectly via turgor-induced membrane tension. AIP Conference Proceedings 2015, 1703: 030009. DOI: 10.1063/1.4939324.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Is a Coreceptor for Alzheimer Aβ Oligomer Bound to Cellular Prion Protein
Um JW, Kaufman AC, Kostylev M, Heiss JK, Stagi M, Takahashi H, Kerrisk ME, Vortmeyer A, Wisniewski T, Koleske AJ, Gunther EC, Nygaard HB, Strittmatter SM. Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Is a Coreceptor for Alzheimer Aβ Oligomer Bound to Cellular Prion Protein. Neuron 2013, 79: 887-902. PMID: 24012003, PMCID: PMC3768018, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.06.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCalciumCells, CulturedElongation Factor 2 KinaseHEK293 CellsHumansMiceNeuronsOocytesPhosphorylationPost-Synaptic DensityProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fynPrPC ProteinsReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5Receptors, Metabotropic GlutamateSignal TransductionXenopusConceptsDisease pathophysiologyHuman AD brain extractsCellular prion proteinMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Postsynaptic densityDendritic spine lossAD brain extractsMetabotropic glutamate receptorsGlutamate receptor 5Alzheimer's disease pathophysiologyExtracellular AβOsMGluR5 antagonismPrion proteinSpine lossSynapse densityGlutamate receptorsIntracellular calciumMGluR5Receptor 5Neuronal functionAβOsBrain extractsAβ oligomersFyn kinasePSD proteinsA biogenic amine and a neuropeptide act identically: tyramine signals through calcium in Drosophila tubule stellate cells
Cabrero P, Richmond L, Nitabach M, Davies SA, Dow JA. A biogenic amine and a neuropeptide act identically: tyramine signals through calcium in Drosophila tubule stellate cells. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2013, 280: 20122943. PMID: 23446525, PMCID: PMC3619477, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.2943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAequorinAnimalsApoproteinsCalcium SignalingChloridesDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsInositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate ReceptorsMalpighian TubulesModels, BiologicalNeuropeptidesPhospholipase C betaProtein EngineeringRecombinant ProteinsTyramineWater-Electrolyte BalanceConceptsTrisphosphate receptor geneCalcium signalsStellate cellsTranslational fusionInsect osmoregulationDistinct tissuesIntracellular calciumMode of actionPhospholipase CIntracellular calcium signalsReceptor geneIndependent mechanismsHalf-maximal activationTyramine-induced increaseUAS controlITPRTyramine actEndocrine controlRenal functionCellsNeuropeptides actPrincipal cellsKininsDrosophilaNorpAAttacking Breast Cancer at the Preinvasion Stage by Targeting Autophagy
Espina V, Wysolmerski J, Edmiston K, Liotta LA. Attacking Breast Cancer at the Preinvasion Stage by Targeting Autophagy. Women's Health 2013, 9: 157-170. PMID: 23477322, PMCID: PMC3779365, DOI: 10.2217/whe.13.5.BooksConceptsBreast cancerBreast cancer stem-like cellsCancer stem-like cellsBreast carcinoma cellsStem-like cellsDuctal carcinomaPreinvasive carcinomaPreinvasive neoplasmsClinical trialsIntracellular calciumSevere hypoxicTherapeutic strategiesNeoplastic cellsCarcinoma cellsMetabolic stressCarcinomaTherapyCancerCellsSurvival mechanismAutophagyNeoplasmsTrialsHypoxic
2011
Type 2 inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate receptor modulates bile salt export pump activity in rat hepatocytes
Kruglov EA, Gautam S, Guerra MT, Nathanson MH. Type 2 inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate receptor modulates bile salt export pump activity in rat hepatocytes. Hepatology 2011, 54: 1790-1799. PMID: 21748767, PMCID: PMC3205211, DOI: 10.1002/hep.24548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 11ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBile Acids and SaltsBile CanaliculiCalciumCalcium SignalingCell Culture TechniquesCells, CulturedCholestasisCollagenDisease Models, AnimalHepatocytesInositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate ReceptorsLipopolysaccharidesMaleProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsBile salt secretionBSEP activityTrisphosphate receptorBile salt export pumpType II inositolSalt secretionPosttranslational regulationCell systemType 2 inositolCanalicular membraneCholesterol depletionIntrahepatic cholestasisConfocal immunofluorescenceFunctional polarityIntracellular calciumIsolated cell systemRat hepatocytesAnimal modelsSandwich cultureCollagen sandwich culturesPharmacologic inhibitionShort-term regulationCell membraneExport pumpSecretionDerivation of functional ventricular cardiomyocytes using endogenous promoter sequence from murine embryonic stem cells
Lee MY, Sun B, Schliffke S, Yue Z, Ye M, Paavola J, Bozkulak EC, Amos PJ, Ren Y, Ju R, Jung YW, Ge X, Yue L, Ehrlich BE, Qyang Y. Derivation of functional ventricular cardiomyocytes using endogenous promoter sequence from murine embryonic stem cells. Stem Cell Research 2011, 8: 49-57. PMID: 22099020, PMCID: PMC3222859, DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2011.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAdherens JunctionsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCadherinsCalciumCell Culture TechniquesCell LineCell SeparationConnexin 43Embryonic Stem CellsFlow CytometryGap JunctionsHeart VentriclesImaging, Three-DimensionalIntegrasesLuminescent ProteinsMiceMyocytes, CardiacMyosin Light ChainsPromoter Regions, GeneticProteinsRNA, UntranslatedConceptsVentricular cardiomyocytesCalcium transientsNeonatal mouse ventricular cardiomyocytesFunctional excitation-contraction couplingCardiac contractile performanceDouble transgenic miceCurrent-clamp recordingsIntracellular calcium transientsExcitation-contraction couplingAction potential characteristicsMouse ventricular cardiomyocytesMyosin light chain 2vFluorescence-activated cell sortingAdrenergic signalingIntracellular calciumContractile performanceClamp recordingsTransgenic miceElectrical stimulationCardiac repairInduction of differentiationIsoproterenol stimulationExpression of YFPMouse linesN-cadherin
2010
PMCA2 regulates apoptosis during mammary gland involution and predicts outcome in breast cancer
VanHouten J, Sullivan C, Bazinet C, Ryoo T, Camp R, Rimm DL, Chung G, Wysolmerski J. PMCA2 regulates apoptosis during mammary gland involution and predicts outcome in breast cancer. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 11405-11410. PMID: 20534448, PMCID: PMC2895115, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0911186107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPMCA2 expressionBreast cancerT47D breast cancer cellsIntracellular calcium levelsBreast cancer progressionBreast cancer cellsEpithelial cell apoptosisPoor outcomeIntracellular calciumCalcium levelsMammary gland involutionCancer progressionCell apoptosisCancer cellsMammary involutionApoptosisGland involutionCancerMammary epithelial cell apoptosisOutcomesPMCA2Triggers apoptosisApical surfaceExpressionOverexpression
2009
DETECTION OF Ca2+-DEPENDENT NEURONAL ACTIVITY SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH DYNAMIC CHANGES IN CEREBRAL BLOOD VOLUME AND TISSUE OXYGENATION FROM THE LIVE RAT BRAIN
DU C, LUO Z, YU M, BENVENISTE H, TULLY M, PAN R, CHANCE B. DETECTION OF Ca2+-DEPENDENT NEURONAL ACTIVITY SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH DYNAMIC CHANGES IN CEREBRAL BLOOD VOLUME AND TISSUE OXYGENATION FROM THE LIVE RAT BRAIN. Journal Of Innovative Optical Health Sciences 2009, 2: 189-200. DOI: 10.1142/s1793545809000498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral blood volumeFunctional magnetic resonance imagingRat brainTissue oxygenationBlood volumeElectrical forepaw stimulationMagnetic resonance imagingLevel-dependent responsesHemodynamic changesCortical brainBrain functional studiesForepaw stimulationIntracellular calciumSomatosensory responsesNeuronal activityStroke experimentsResonance imagingFunctional changesBrainBrain activationLive rat brainBrain responsesNew modalityOxygenationStimulationInvestigating transient and prolonged VEGF signaling through regulation of intracellular calcium
Noren D, Levchenko A, Popel A. Investigating transient and prolonged VEGF signaling through regulation of intracellular calcium. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 767.15-767.15. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.767.15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular endothelial growth factorIntracellular calciumEndothelial growth factorVasoactive factorsVascular permeabilityCalcium levelsRapid transient increaseBiphasic responseCalcium releaseNitric oxideTransient increaseEndothelial cellsVEGF receptorsGrowth factorVascular structuresEC proliferationCalciumKey regulatorVEGF stimulation
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