为了探讨小凹蛋白-1(caveolin-1,Cav-1)在人脐静脉内皮细胞(human umbilical vein endothelial cells,HUVECs)细胞外钙敏感受体(extracellular Ca^2+-sensing receptor,CaR)介导Ca^2+内流中的作用,本实验研究了细胞膜穴样凹陷(caveolae)结构破坏剂Filipin或Cav-1基因沉默后对CaR介导Ca^2+内流的影响。Fura-2/AM负载检测细胞内Ca^2+浓度(intracellular Ca^2+ concentration,[Ca^2+]i)。结果显示,HUVECs中CaR对不同浓度细胞外Ca^2+刺激无反应。无论细胞外为零钙液或含钙液时,精胺(Spermine,2mmol/L)刺激CaR时均引起[Ca^2+]i升高(P〈0.05),其中细胞外液为含钙液时,[Ca^2+]i升高较细胞外为零钙液时更明显(P〈0.05),CaR的负性变构调节剂Calhex231(1μmol/L)均可完全阻断Spermine刺激引起的[Ca^2+]i升高(P〈0.05);相反,Spermine升高[Ca^2+]i作用可被Filipin(1.5μg/mL)或Cav-1基因沉默进一步加强(均P〈0.05)。免疫荧光技术检测显示HUVECs中有CaR和Cav-1表达,两者共定位于膜上。Western blot检测结果显示Cav-1干扰后,Cav-1蛋白表达降低,同时CaR的膜蛋白表达也降低(P〈0.05),CaR的总蛋白表达无变化(P〉0.05)。上述结果表明:Cav-1和CaR共定位于HUVECs膜,Cav-1对CaR介导的Ca^2+内流有下调作用,其机制可能与Cav-1影响CaR膜定位及减弱其对激动剂反应性有关。
Although the function of extracellular Ca^2+-sensing receptor(CaR) is known,the regulatory mechanism of the CaR function remains to be clarified.The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of caveolin-1(Cav-1) on CaR-induced extracellular Ca^2+ influx by using acute caveolae disruption with Filipin or siRNA targeted to the Cav-1 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVECs).Intracellular Ca^2+ concentration([Ca^2+]i) was detected by Fura-2/AM loading.The results showed that different concentrations of extracellular Ca^2+ failed to increase [Ca^2+]i,while the CaR agonist Spermine(2 mmol/L) resulted in an increase in [Ca^2+]i that was diminished in buffer without Ca^2+(P〈0.05).No matter in buffer with or without 2 mmol/L Ca^2+,the [Ca^2+]i increase induced by Spermine in HUVECs was abolished after inhibition of CaR by a negative allosteric modulator Calhex231(1 μmol/L)(P〈0.05),conversely,the effect of Spermine on the increase in [Ca^2+]i in HUVECs was further augmented after acute caveolae disruption with Filipin(1.5 μg/mL) or transfection with siRNA targeted to the Cav-1(P〈0.05).This indicated that Cav-1 produced an inhibition of CaR-induced extracellular Ca^2+ influx.As to the biological mechanism of Cav-1-induced inhibition,immunofluorescence technique showed that both CaR and Cav-1 were present in HUVECs,and confocal microscopy supported the co-localization of CaR and Cav-1 on the plasma membrane.Functionally,the Cav-1 protein expression was decreased in HUVECs transfected with siRNA targeted to the Cav-1(P〈0.05);simultaneously,the CaR membrane protein expression was decreased(P〈0.05),whereas CaR total protein level was unaffected(P〈0.05).In conclusion,the present study suggests that CaR and Cav-1 co-localize on the plasma membrane in HUVECs and CaR-induced Ca^2+ influx is down-regulated by binding with Cav-1,and the mechanism involves the effect of Cav-1 on CaR localization on the plasma membrane