Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Cell Physiol Biochem 2014;33:557-568 DOI: 10.1159/000358634 Published online: February 25, 2014 © 2014 S Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/cpb Zhang et al.: CaR Regulating and Secretion Accepted: January 13, 2014 Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation 1421-9778/14/0333-0557$39.50/0 This is an Open Access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC) (www.karger.com/OA-license), applicable to the online version of the article only Distribution permitted for non-commercial purposes only Original Paper Calcium Sensing Receptor Promotes Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation and Extracellular Matrix Secretion Xinying Zhanga,e Tiemin Zhangb,e Jichao Wua Xiangjing Yuc Dan Zhenga Fan Yanga Ting Li a Lina Wanga Yajun Zhaoa Shiyun Donga Xin Zhonga Songbin Fud Chang-qing Xua Fanghao Lua Wei-hua Zhanga Department of Pathophysioloy, dDepartment of Genetics, Harbin Medical University, bDepartment of 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UHVXOWVDUHWKHÀUVWUHSRUWWKDW&D5SOD\VDQLPSRUWDQWUROHLQ&D2+ signaling involved in cardiac ÀEURVLVWKURXJKWKHSKRVSKROLSDVH&LQRVLWROSKRVSKDWH3/&,33) pathway Copyright © 2014 S Karger AG, Basel Wei-hua Zhang and Fanghao Lu Department of Pathophysioloy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150086 (China) Fax +8645186674548, E-Mail zhangwh116@126.com and E-Mail lufanghao1973@126.com 557 Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Cell Physiol Biochem 2014;33:557-568 DOI: 10.1159/000358634 Published online: February 25, 2014 © 2014 S Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/cpb Zhang et al.: CaR Regulating Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation and Secretion Introduction ϐǦ Ǥ ǡ ϐ ǡ ǡ ȋȌȏͳȐǤǡ ϐ ǡ Ǥ ϐϐȏʹǡ͵ȐǤ ϐ ǡ ȏͶȐǤ ȋȏʹΪȐiȌ Ǧ ǡ ǡ ǡǤǡ ʹΪ ϐ ȋȌ ȏͷȐǤ ȋȌǡ ǡ ȋȌǡ ȋȌ ʹΪȏȐǤ ȋ Ȍ Ǥ ǡ ϐ ȏȐǤǡǡ ϐǤ ǡ ϐǤ ϐ ϐǤ Materials and Methods Materials ȋȌǡ ǡ ʹ͵ͳǡ Ǧ ȋǤǡǡȌǤǡǦʹǡǦ͵ǡǦͻǡǦ͵ǡǦͶǡȽǦ Ǥ Ǧ ȋȌǤϐ ȋ Ȍȋ ǡ ǡȌǤ ϔ ϐ ʹǦ ͵ǦǦ ȋ ǡ ȌǤ ϐ ͷΨ ȋȀȌ Ǥ Ǧ ȋȀǣͲǤͶǡͲǤͲʹͶǡͺǤͲǡͲǤ͵ͷ͵ǡͲǤͲʹͶʹǡ ǤʹȌͶιǡ ͲǤʹͷΨȋȀȌͳͲ͵ιǤ ǡ ǯ ϐ ǯ ȋȌ ͳͲ Ψ ȋȀȌ Ǥ Ǥ ͲǤʹͷΨ ͳͷ͵ιǡ Ǥ Ǥ ͳ͵ ʹͶͲͲ Ȁ Ǥ Ǧ ʹͲ Ψ ȋȀȌ ǡ ͳͲͲ Ȁ ͳͲͲȀ ǡ ͷέͳͲͶ Ȁ ʹ͵ιϐ ͷΨȋȀȌʹǤͳ ϐ͵ιǡ ϐͷΨʹǡ Ǥ Ǥ Experimental protocol ǡ ϐǣȋͳȌ ǣǢȋʹȌȋȌ ǣǦͳͲͲȀ ʹǤͷʹʹͶǢȋ͵ȌΪȋȌ ǣǦ ͳͲͲ 558 Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Cell Physiol Biochem 2014;33:557-568 DOI: 10.1159/000358634 Published online: February 25, 2014 © 2014 S Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/cpb Zhang et al.: CaR Regulating Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation and Secretion Ȁ ͵Ɋ ʹͶǢȋͶȌʹ͵ͳΪȋȌ ǣ Ǧ ͳͲͲȀ ʹɊ ʹ͵ͳʹͶǤ ϔ ϐǦ ȋͲǤʹ ɊȌ ϐ Ǧ ȋȌǤ ǡ ͵ͲɊ͵ΨʹʹȋȌǡ ʹͲ Ǥ ǡ͵ͲɊȋȌǡ ʹͲ Ǥ ͵ͲɊȋǦ ǡͳǣʹͲͲȌ ͶιǤǡ ͵ͲɊ ȋȌ͵Ͳǡ Ǥ ȋȌ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡϐ Ǥ Ǥ ϔ ȏͺȐǤϐǡǦ ȋʹǤͷȀǦǡʹȀǡʹǤ͵ΨͳͲΨ ȏ ǤͺȐȌǡ Ȍǡ ȋ ȌǤǦ Ǥ ϔ ϐͳɊȀ ǦͶȀ͵ι͵Ͳ ȋȀǣͳ͵ͲǡͷǡͳͲ ǡͳʹǡͳǤͲʹǡʹͷȏǤͶȐȌǡͷ ͺ ǦͲ Ǥ ϐ ϐȋ Ȍǡϐ Ͷͺͺǡͷ͵ͲȏͻȐǤ MTT Proliferation Assay ϐ ȋͳͳͲͷ Ȍ Ǧ Ͷͺ Ǥ ǡ ȋȋ͵ǦȋͶǡͷǦǦʹǦȌǦʹǡͷǦ ȌȋͷȀȌ ǡ ͵ιͶȂǤ ͳͷͲɊȋȌͳͲǤ ͶͻͲ Ǥ ϐȋͳͳͲͷȌǦ Ǥ ͲǤʹͷΨȂͺ͵ιǤ Ǥ ϐ ǡ ʹ͵ͳǡ in vitro ȏͳͲǡͳͳȐǤ ͲǡʹͶͶͺ Ǧ Ǥ Animals ȋʹͲͲȂʹͷͲȌ ȋǡǯ ȌǤ ǮǮ ǯǯǤ Ǥ ʹͷιͳʹȀͳʹȀ 559 Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Cell Physiol Biochem 2014;33:557-568 DOI: 10.1159/000358634 Published online: February 25, 2014 © 2014 S Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/cpb Zhang et al.: CaR Regulating Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation and Secretion Ǥ Ǥ ȾǦ ȋȌǡ ȏͳʹȐǤ Ǥ ͳ ȋα ͳͲȌǡ Ͷ Ǥ ʹ ȋǡ α ͳͷȌǡ ȋͳͲȀȀȌͶ Ǥ ͵ȋǦǡαͳͺȌǡ ȋͳͲɊȀȀȌͶ ͶǤ ϐ ǤͶȋǦǡαͳȌǡ ʹ͵ͳȋͳͲɊȀȀȌͶ ͶǤʹ͵ͳ ϐ Ǥ ȋ ͳͲǡ ȌǤ Ǧȋ ͳͲ Ψ ͲǤ͵ȀͳͲͲȌǤ ȋȌ ȋȌ ȋ ȌǤ ϐ ȏͳ͵ȐǤ ǯ ǡϐͳͲΨǡ ϐǤ ȋͶ Ȍ ǯ ȏͳͶȐǤ ϐ ȋ Ȍ Ǧ ȋǡǡ ȌǡͺǡǦ Ǥǡ ȋ Ȍ ͳͻͷͲ ȋ ǡǡ ȌǦʹͲιǦͺͲιǤ Statistical analysis άǤǦ ȋȌ ϐ ǦǯǦǤδͲǤͲͷ ϐ Ǥ Results ϔ ϐǡ ϐ Ǥ ϐǡ ϐ ϐ Ǥ ϐ ǡ Ǧ ȋ ǤͳȌǤ ϐ Ǥ ͳʹͲǦͳͶͲ ϐȋ Ǥͳ ȌǤ ǡǦ ͳ͵ͲǤǡ ϐǤ Ǧ ϐ ϐǡ ʹǤͷʹǡʹȋͳȌǡ ΪǦʹΪ ǡʹȋʹͲͲɊȌǡǦ ǡ 560 Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Cell Physiol Biochem 2014;33:557-568 DOI: 10.1159/000358634 Published online: February 25, 2014 © 2014 S Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/cpb Zhang et al.: CaR Regulating Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation and Secretion Fig 1. ϐǤȋȌϐ ȋȌ ȋȌǤȋȌ ȋȌ ϐǦ Ǥϐ ȋǢαͺȌǤǦ άǤϐ ǣέͶͲͲǤȋ Ȍ ϐǤ Fig 2. ʹΪ Ǧ ϐǤ ȋȌ ʹΪ ʹǤͷʹǤ ȋȌ ʹΪ Ǥ ϐǦ ǡ ǡ ǦͶ Ǧ ǡȋαͶǦͷȌǤȗδͲǤͲͷǤ Ǥ Ǥ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ͳͲ Ɋ ͻͷ Ψ ϐ ϐǤ ʹ͵ͳǡ ϐ ǡ ϐ Ǥ ϐͳͲͳͲɊ ȋȌǡ ϐ ͵Ǧ Ǥ ǡ 561 Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Cell Physiol Biochem 2014;33:557-568 DOI: 10.1159/000358634 Published online: February 25, 2014 © 2014 S Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/cpb Zhang et al.: CaR Regulating Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation and Secretion Fig 3. ϐǦ Ǧ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ ȋȌ ȋȌ Ǥ ȋ Ȍ Ǧ Ǧ ϐǦ Ǧ Ǥ ʹǤͷ ʹ ͳͲ Ɋ ǡ Ǥ ϐ ͳͲ ͵ͳʹʹǡ Ǧ ϐ ǡ ͳͲɊ ʹǤͷʹǤʹǦǡ ͵ Ǧ ϐ ǡͳͲ ͳͲɊ ʹǤͷ ʹ ȋ ǤʹȌǤ ϐǦ͵Ǥ ϔ ϐǡ ǡʹȋʹǤͷȌ ȋͳͲɊȌǡͳ ͶͺǤ ʹ ǡ ʹ͵ͳ Ǥ ͵ǡʹ ϐ ǡ ȋ Ǥ ͵Ȍ ȋ Ǥ͵ȌǤ ϐ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ϐ Ǧ ǤʹǤͷ ʹͳͲɊ ϐ ϐǦ ʹͶ ǡ ʹ͵ͳ ȋ Ǥ͵ ȌǤ 562 Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Cell Physiol Biochem 2014;33:557-568 DOI: 10.1159/000358634 Published online: February 25, 2014 © 2014 S Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/cpb Zhang et al.: CaR Regulating Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation and Secretion Fig ǤȋȌǡȋȌǦʹǡȋ ȌǦͻǡ ȋȌǦͶȋȌǦǡ ʹǤͷʹǤ ȋαͶǦͷȌǤȗδͲǤͲͷǤ ǡ͓δͲǤͲͷǤʹǤͷʹǤ ȋȌ ϔ ǡ Ǥ ʹ ǡ Ǧ ʹ͵ͳǦȋ ǤͶȌǤ 563 Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Cell Physiol Biochem 2014;33:557-568 DOI: 10.1159/000358634 Published online: February 25, 2014 © 2014 S Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/cpb Zhang et al.: CaR Regulating Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation and Secretion Fig 5. Ǧ ǤȋȌȋȌ ǡ ȋ Ȍ ȋȌǤȋ ȌǦ Ǧ Ǥ ϐ ϐ ȋǢαͺȌǤϐ ǣͶͲέʹͲͲǤ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ǧʹ Ǧͻ Ǥ ǡͳͲɊ ʹǤͷʹϐǦ ǦʹǦͻ ʹ͵ͳǦ ȋ ǤͶǡ ȌǤǦͶϐ ʹǡ ʹ͵ͳǦȋ ǤͶȌǤ ȽǦȋǦ Ȍϐϐ ϐ Ǥ ȽǦ ʹȋ ǤͶȌǤ ϔ Ǧ in vivo ϐ ǡ ȋͳͲȀȌͶǤǯ ǦͶǦͶǦ ǡ ǦͶǦ ʹ͵ͳ ȋ Ǥͷ ȌǤ 564 Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Cell Physiol Biochem 2014;33:557-568 DOI: 10.1159/000358634 Published online: February 25, 2014 © 2014 S Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/cpb Zhang et al.: CaR Regulating Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation and Secretion Fig 6. ǤȋȌ ǤȋȌǦʹǡȋ ȌǦ͵ ȋȌǦͻ Ǥ ȋαͶǦͷȌǤ ȗδͲǤͲͷǤ ǡ͓δͲǤͲͷǤͶΪ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ȋȌ Ǧ ͶǡǦͶǦ ǦͶǦ ʹ͵ͳǤ ǦͶǦͶǦ Ͷǡ ȋ ǤͷǡȌǤ ϐ ǦͶǦͶǦ ȋ ǤȌǤin vivo 565 Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Cell Physiol Biochem 2014;33:557-568 DOI: 10.1159/000358634 Published online: February 25, 2014 © 2014 S Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/cpb Zhang et al.: CaR Regulating Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation and Secretion ϐ ǡ ϐǤǦʹǡ͵ǦͻǦͶǦ ͶǦ ǦͶǦ ʹ͵ͳ Ǥ ϐǦ ȋ Ǥǡ ǡȌǤ Discussion ǡ ǡ ȏͳͷȐǤ ǡǤ ϐ ȏͳǦͳͺȐǤ Ȁ ȏǡͺȐǤǡϐ ǡ ϐǤ ǣ ȋȌ ϐ ϐ Ǣ ȋȌ ϐ ϐ Ǣ ȋ Ȍ ǡ ϐ ǡ ǡ Ǧ͵ ǢȋȌ ϐ ǡ Ǣ ȋȌ Ǧ ϐǤ CaʹΪ ȏͳͻǡ ʹͲȐǤ ǡ ʹΪ ϐǤǤ CaʹΪ ϐʹΪǡ ͵ǡǡǡȏʹͳȐǤǡ ǡ ǡ ȏͳͺȐǤǡ ǡ ȏͳͷǡʹʹȐǤ ϐ Ǥ Ȁ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ʹΪ Ǥ ͵ ʹΪ Ȁ ȏʹ͵ǡ ʹͶȐǤ ǡ Ǥ ʹΪ ϐǤ ϐ ͵ ȏʹͳȐǤ ͵ͳʹʹʹǦǤǡ ϐ Ǥ ʹΪ Ǧ͵Ǥ ϐ ȏʹͷȐǤ ϐǡ ǡ ȏʹǡʹȐǡ Ǥ ϐ ϐǤ ϐ ǡʹΪ ϐǤ ϐȏʹΪȐi ǡ ϐ ȏʹͺǦ͵ͲȐǤʹΪ ϐ ȏͳͻȐǤ ϐ Ǧʹͻ ϐǤ 566 Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Cell Physiol Biochem 2014;33:557-568 DOI: 10.1159/000358634 Published online: February 25, 2014 © 2014 S Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/cpb Zhang et al.: CaR Regulating Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation and Secretion ϐǡ Ǧ ϐ ǡ ʹ͵ͳǤǯ ϐǡ ʹ͵ͳ ϐǤ ǦʹǦͻ Ǥ Ǧ ϐ ʹΪ ϐ ǤǡʹΪ ϐǤ ǦʹΪ ϐϐ Ǥ ǡϐʹΪ ϐǦ͵Ǥ ʹΪ ϐ ϐǤ &RQÁLFWRI,QWHUHVW ϐ Ǥ Acknowledgments ȋͺͳͳͲʹͺͻǡ ͺͳͳͲʹͳͺǡ ͺͳ͵ͲͶʹͳǡ ͺͳ͵Ͳ͵͵Ͳǡ ͺͳ͵ͲͲͳͶǡ ͺͳͳͲͳͺȌǡ ȋȌ ȋʹͲͳʹͷʹͲȌ ȋǤǦͳͳͲͺͶȌ ȋʹͲͲͻ ͲͳͶȌǤ Reference ǡǡ ǡǣ ϐǣ ǫ ʹͲͲǢʹͻͳǣͳͲͳͷǦͳͲʹǤ ǡǡǡ ǡǡ ǣʹΪ ʹΪ ϐǤ ʹͲͳͲǢʹʹ͵ǣͺǦͷǤ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǣʹǦ ȋʹǦȌ ǦʹΪ ͵Ǧ ʹΪǤ ʹͲͲʹǢͳǣͳͳͶͷǦͳͳͷͲǤ ǡǡ ǣǦ Ǥ ʹͲͲǢ͵ͳʹǣʹͲͷǦʹͳͶǤ ǡ ǡ ǡǡǣʹʹ ǦʹΪ ʹΪϐǡ ʹͲͲͺǢͶͻǣʹʹͳȂʹ͵Ǥ ǡ ǣ Ǥ ʹͲͲͳǢͺͳǣʹ͵ͻȂͻǤ ǡ ǡǡǡǡ ǡǡǡǡǡǣ Ǧ Ǥ ʹͲͳ͵Ǣ͵ͳǣʹͺǦͶ͵Ǥ ǡǡǡ ǡǡǡ ǡǣΪȀΪ ȀǦ Ǥ ʹͲͲͶǢͶͺǣͳʹͳǦͳ͵ͳǤ Ǥǡ Ǥǡ Ǥ ǣ Ǥ Ǧ ǦͳȀʹ G Ǥ ʹͲͲͺǢͷͳǣͲͶǦͳͳǤ 567 Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Cell Physiol Biochem 2014;33:557-568 DOI: 10.1159/000358634 Published online: February 25, 2014 © 2014 S Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/cpb Zhang et al.: CaR Regulating Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation and Secretion ǡǣ in vivo in vitro. ʹͲͲͻǢͳͲͶǣͲͻǦͳͺ ǡ ǡ ǡǡ ǡǣ ͳ Ǧͳʹ ǦǦ ǦǤ ʹͲͲǢͳͲͲǣʹͺͻǦͻͷǤ ǡ ǡǡǡ ǡǡǡǡǣ ϐ Ǥ ʹͲͳ͵Ǣ͵ͺͳǣͶͳȂͷͲ ǡǡǡǡǡ ǡǡǡǡ ǡǣ ϐ Ǥ ʹͲͳʹǢ͵ͳǣͳͺȂͳͻͺ ǡ ǣ Ǧ Ǧͳ Ǥ ʹͲͲǢʹǣͳͶͶȂͳͷͳǤ ǡ ϐǡǡǣ Ǧ Ǥ ʹͲͲͷǢʹͺͺǣͳͷȂͳʹǤ ǡ ǡ ǡǡǡǡǡǡ ǡǣ ʹΪ Ǥ ͳͻͻ͵Ǣ͵ǣͷͷȂͷͺͲǤ ǡ ǡǣǦ ʹΪǦ Ǥ ʹͲͲͲǢͻǣͶͺͳͶȂͶͺͳͻǤ ǡǡǡ ǡǡǡǣ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ ʹͲͲ͵ǢʹͲǣʹͺͲȂʹͺͺǤ ǡ ǡǡǡ ǡǡǡǡǣǦʹΪ ϐ ǤʹͲͳͲǢͳͲǣͻͻʹȂͳͲͲ͵ ǡǡ ǣ ǣ ǡǤ ʹͲͲ͵ǢͶǣͷͳȂͷʹͻǤ ǡǡ ǡǡ ǡǣ ϐǤʹͲͲͻǢͳͲǢ͵ͲǦ͵ͳ ǡǦǡǡ ǡǡǡǣ ʹΪǦ Ǧ ͳȀʹǤ ʹͲͲǢͶͲͶǣͳͶͳȂͳͶͻǤ ǡ ǣ ǤͳͻͻͷǢͺ͵ǣͷǦͺ ǡǡǣ Ǥ ʹͲͲͲǢͳǣͳͳǦʹͳ ǣ ǤͳͻͻͻǢͻǣʹͳͷȂʹʹǤ ǡǡǣ ǣ Ǥ ʹͲͲʹǢͻͳǣͳͳͲ͵Ȃͳͳͳ͵Ǥ ǡǢǡ ǣϐ ϐǤʹͲͲǢͶǣʹͶȂ ʹǤ ǣ ǤʹͲͲ͵ǢͶʹǣͷͳȂͷʹͶǤ ǡ ǡǣ Ǥ ʹͲͲǢͻͺǣʹͶͷȂʹͷ͵Ǥ ǡǡǡ ǡǡǡ ǡǣ ǤʹͲͲ͵Ǣͳͳͷǣͺ͵ȂͺǤ 568 Copyright: S Karger AG, Basel 2014 Reproduced with the permission of S Karger AG, Basel Further reproduction or distribution (electronic or otherwise) is prohibited without permission from the copyright holder ... 2014 © 2014 S Karger AG, Basel www.karger.com/cpb Zhang et al.: CaR Regulating Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation and Secretion Introduction ϐǦ Ǥ ... 2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide), cell count and the cell scratch assay ECM production was detected by expression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 and -9 (MMP-3 and -9) Activation RI &D5 SURPRWHG FDUGLDF... 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