PMID- 16835063 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20061102 LR - 20181201 IS - 0091-6765 (Print) IS - 1552-9924 (Electronic) IS - 0091-6765 (Linking) VI - 114 IP - 7 DP - 2006 Jul TI - Uncoupling of ATP-mediated calcium signaling and dysregulated interleukin-6 secretion in dendritic cells by nanomolar thimerosal. PG - 1083-91 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) , a rare cell type widely distributed in the soma, are potent antigen-presenting cells that initiate primary immune responses. DCs rely on intracellular redox state and calcium (Ca2+) signals for proper development and function, but the relationship between these two signaling systems is unclear. Thimerosal (THI) is a mercurial used to preserve vaccines and consumer products, and is used experimentally to induce Ca2+ release from microsomal stores. We tested adenosine triphosphate (ATP) -mediated Ca2+ responses of DCs transiently exposed to nanomolar THI. Transcriptional and immunocytochemical analyses show that murine myeloid immature DCs (IDCs) and mature DCs (MDCs) express inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) and ryanodine receptor (RyR) Ca2+ channels, known targets of THI. IDCs express the RyR1 isoform in a punctate distribution that is densest near plasma membranes and within dendritic processes, whereas IP3Rs are more generally distributed. RyR1 positively and negatively regulates purinergic signaling because ryanodine (Ry) blockade a) recruited 80% more ATP responders, b) shortened ATP-mediated Ca2+ transients > 2-fold, and c) produced a delayed and persistent rise (>/= 2-fold) in baseline Ca2+. THI (100 nM, 5 min) recruited more ATP responders, shortened the ATP-mediated Ca2+ transient (>/= 1.4-fold) , and produced a delayed rise (>/= 3-fold) in the Ca2+ baseline, mimicking Ry. THI and Ry, in combination, produced additive effects leading to uncoupling of IP3R and RyR1 signals. THI altered ATP-mediated interleukin-6 secretion, initially enhancing the rate of cytokine secretion but suppressing cytokine secretion overall in DCs.DCs are exquisitely sensitive to THI, with one mechanism involving the uncoupling of positive and negative regulation of Ca2+ signals contributed by RyR1. FAU - Goth, Samuel R AU - Goth SR AD - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Center for Children's Environmental Health, and Department of Veterinary Molecular Biosciences, University of California-Davis, Davis, California, USA. FAU - Chu, Ruth A AU - Chu RA FAU - Gregg, Jeffrey P AU - Gregg JP FAU - Cherednichenko, Gennady AU - Cherednichenko G FAU - Pessah, Isaac N AU - Pessah IN LA - eng GR - F32 ES005707/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 ES011269/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - C06 RR-12088-01/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 ES005707/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - ES05707/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 ES11269/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - C06 RR012088/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Environ Health Perspect JT - Environmental health perspectives JID - 0330411 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 2225PI3MOV (Thimerosal) RN - 8L70Q75FXE (Adenosine Triphosphate) SB - IM MH - Adenosine Triphosphate/*pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Biomarkers MH - Calcium Signaling/*drug effects MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Dendritic Cells/*drug effects/*metabolism MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Interleukin-6/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Thimerosal/*pharmacology PMC - PMC1513334 EDAT- 2006/07/13 09:00 MHDA- 2006/11/03 09:00 PMCR- 2006/07/01 CRDT- 2006/07/13 09:00 PHST- 2006/07/13 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/11/03 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/07/13 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2006/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ehp0114-001083 [pii] AID - 10.1289/ehp.8881 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Environ Health Perspect. 2006 Jul;114(7):1083-91. doi: 10.1289/ehp.8881.