title: Ion channels modulating mouse dendritic cell functions.
abstract: Ca(2+)-mediated signal transduction pathways play a central regulatory role in dendritic cell (DC) responses to diverse Ags. However, the mechanisms leading to increased [Ca(2+)](i) upon DC activation remained ill-defined. In the present study, LPS treatment (100 ng/ml) of mouse DCs resulted in a rapid increase in [Ca(2+)](i), which was due to Ca(2+) release from intracellular stores and influx of extracellular Ca(2+) across the cell membrane. In whole-cell voltage-clamp experiments, LPS-induced currents exhibited properties similar to the currents through the Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) channels (CRAC). These currents were highly selective for Ca(2+), exhibited a prominent inward rectification of the current-voltage relationship, and showed an anomalous mole fraction and a fast Ca(2+)-dependent inactivation. In addition, the LPS-induced increase of [Ca(2+)](i) was sensitive to margatoxin and ICAGEN-4, both inhibitors of voltage-gated K(+) (Kv) channels Kv1.3 and Kv1.5, respectively. MHC class II expression, CCL21-dependent migration, and TNF-alpha and IL-6 production decreased, whereas phagocytic capacity increased in LPS-stimulated DCs in the presence of both Kv channel inhibitors as well as the I(CRAC) inhibitor SKF-96365. Taken together, our results demonstrate that Ca(2+) influx in LPS-stimulated DCs occurs via Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) channels, is sensitive to Kv channel activity, and is in turn critically important for DC maturation and functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Tübingen, Gmelinstr. 5, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matzner
authors.forename: Irina M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Zemtsova
authors.forename: Thi Xuan
authors.initials: TX
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duszenko
authors.forename: Ekaterina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shumilina
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000276:immunology; D002465:Cell Movement; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D024642:Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D024642:Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha