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Neurotrophin effects on intracellular Ca²⁺ and force in airway smooth muscle

¹Department of Anesthesiology and ²Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota

Submitted 26 November 2005 ; accepted in final form 21 March 2006

Neurotrophins [e.g., brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neurotrophin 4 (NT4)], known to affect neuronal structure and function, are expressed in nonneuronal tissues including the airway. However, their function is unclear. We examined the effect of acute vs. prolonged neurotrophin exposure on regulation of airway smooth muscle (ASM) intracellular Ca²⁺ concentration ([Ca²⁺]_i): sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca²⁺ release and Ca²⁺ influx (specifically store-operated Ca²⁺ entry, SOCE). Human ASM cells were incubated for 30 min in medium (control) or 1 or 10 nM BDNF, NT3, or NT4 (acute exposure) or overnight in 1 nM BDNF, NT3, or NT4 (prolonged exposure) and imaged after loading with the Ca²⁺ indicator fura-2 AM. [Ca²⁺]_i responses to ACh, histamine, bradykinin, and caffeine and SOCE following SR Ca²⁺ depletion were compared across cell groups. Force measurements were performed in human bronchial strips exposed to neurotrophins. Basal [Ca²⁺]_i, peak responses to all agonists, SOCE, and force responses to ACh and histamine were all significantly enhanced by both acute and prolonged BDNF exposure (smaller effect of NT4) but decreased by NT3. Inhibition of the BDNF/NT4 receptor trkB by K252a prevented enhancement of [Ca²⁺]_i responses. ASM cells showed positive immunostaining for BDNF, NT3, NT4, trkB, and trkC (NT3 receptor). These novel data demonstrate that neurotrophins influence ASM [Ca²⁺]_i and force regulation and suggest a potential role for neurotrophins in airway diseases.

brain-derived neurotrophic factor; neurotrophin 4; neurotrophin 3; sarcoplasmic reticulum; capacitative calcium entry

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