title: Pulmonary expression of voltage-gated calcium channels: special reference to sensory airway receptors.
abstract: Studying depolarisation induced calcium entry in our recently developed in situ lung slice model for molecular live cell imaging of selectively visualised pulmonary neuroepithelial bodies (NEBs), exemplified the need for information on the localisation of voltage-gated calcium channels (Ca(v)) in lungs in general, and related to sensory airway receptors more specifically. The present study therefore aimed at identifying the expression pattern of all major classes and subtypes of Ca(v) channels, using multiple immunostaining of rat lung cryosections. Ca(v) channel antibodies were combined with antibodies that selectively label NEBs, nerve fibre populations, smooth muscle, endothelium and Clara cells. Ca(v)2.1 (P/Q-type) was the only Ca(v) channel expressed in NEB cell membranes, and appeared to be restricted to the apical membrane of the slender NEB cell processes that reach the airway lumen. Subpopulations of the vagal but not the spinal sensory nerve fibres that contact NEBs showed immunoreactivity (IR) for Ca(v)1.2 (L-type) and Ca(v)2.1. Ca(v)2.3 (R-type) was selectively expressed by the so-called Clara-like cells that cover NEBs only, and appears to be a unique marker to discriminate this epithelial cell type from the much more extensive group of Clara cells in rat airways. The laminar nerve endings of smooth muscle-associated airway receptors (SMARs) revealed IR for both Ca(v)2.1 and Ca(v)2.2 (N-type). More generally, Ca(v)1.2 was seen to be expressed in vascular smooth muscle, Ca(v)2.3 and Ca(v)3.1 (T-type) in bronchial smooth muscle, Ca(v)3.1 and Ca(v)3.2 (T-type) in endothelial cells, and Ca(v)1.3 (L-type) in a limited number of epithelial cells. In conclusion, the present immunocytochemical study has demonstrated that the various subtypes of Ca(v) channels have distinct expression patterns in rat lungs. Special focus on morphologically/neurochemically characterised sensory airway receptors learned us that both NEBs and SMARs present Ca(v) channels. Knowledge of the identification and localisation of Ca(v) channels in airway receptors and surrounding tissues provides a solid basis for interpretation of the calcium mediated activation studied in our ex vivo lung slice model.
authors: Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, BE-2020, Antwerp, Belgium. Ian.DeProost@ua.ac.be
authors: Ian
authors: I
authors: De Proost
authors: Inge
authors: I
authors: Brouns
authors: Isabel
authors: I
authors: Pintelon
authors: Jean-Pierre
authors: JP
authors: Timmermans
authors: Dirk
authors: D
authors: Adriaensen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels
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