PMID- 28555112 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200929 IS - 1664-042X (Print) IS - 1664-042X (Electronic) IS - 1664-042X (Linking) VI - 8 DP - 2017 TI - Caveolin-1: Functional Insights into Its Role in Muscarine- and Serotonin-Induced Smooth Muscle Constriction in Murine Airways. PG - 295 LID - 10.3389/fphys.2017.00295 [doi] LID - 295 AB - An increased bronchoconstrictor response is a hallmark in the progression of obstructive airway diseases. Acetylcholine and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, serotonin) are the major bronchoconstrictors. There is evidence that both cholinergic and serotonergic signaling in airway smooth muscle (ASM) involve caveolae. We hypothesized that caveolin-1 (cav-1), a structural protein of caveolae, plays an important regulatory role in ASM contraction. We analyzed airway contraction in different tracheal segments and extra- and intrapulmonary bronchi in cav-1 deficient (cav-1-/-) and wild-type mice using organ bath recordings and videomorphometry of methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (MCD) treated and non-treated precision-cut lung slices (PCLS). The presence of caveolae was investigated by electron microscopy. Receptor subtypes driving 5-HT-responses were studied by RT-PCR and videomorphometry after pharmacological inhibition with ketanserin. Cav-1 was present in tracheal epithelium and ASM. Muscarine induced a dose dependent contraction in all airway segments. A significantly higher Emax was observed in the caudal trachea. Although, caveolae abundancy was largely reduced in cav-1-/- mice, muscarine-induced airway contraction was maintained, albeit at diminished potency in the middle trachea, in the caudal trachea and in the bronchus without changes in the maximum efficacy. MCD-treatment of PLCS from cav-1-/- mice reduced cholinergic constriction by about 50%, indicating that cholesterol-rich plasma domains account for a substantial portion of the muscarine-induced bronchoconstriction. Notably, cav-1-deficiency fully abrogated 5-HT-induced contraction of extrapulmonary airways. In contrast, 5-HT-induced bronchoconstriction was fully maintained in cav-1-deficient intrapulmonary bronchi, but desensitization upon repetitive stimulation was enhanced. RT-PCR analysis revealed 5-HT1B, 5-HT2A, 5-HT6, and 5-HT7 receptors as the most prevalent subtypes in the airways. The 5-HT-induced-constriction in PCLS could be antagonized by ketanserin, a 5-HT2A receptor inhibitor. In conclusion, the role of cav-1, caveolae, and cholesterol-rich plasma domains in regulation of airway tone are highly agonist-specific and dependent on airway level. Cav-1 is indispensable for serotonergic contraction of extrapulmonary airways and modulates cholinergic constriction of the trachea and main bronchus. Thus, cav-1/caveolae shall be considered in settings such as bronchial hyperreactivity in common airway diseases and might provide an opportunity for modulation of the constrictor response. FAU - Keshavarz, Maryam AU - Keshavarz M AD - Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig-University GiessenGiessen, Germany. FAU - Schwarz, Heike AU - Schwarz H AD - Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPSBremen, Germany. FAU - Hartmann, Petra AU - Hartmann P AD - Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig-University GiessenGiessen, Germany. FAU - Wiegand, Silke AU - Wiegand S AD - Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig-University GiessenGiessen, Germany. FAU - Skill, Melanie AU - Skill M AD - Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig-University GiessenGiessen, Germany. FAU - Althaus, Mike AU - Althaus M AD - Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Saarland UniversityHomburg/Saar, Germany. FAU - Kummer, Wolfgang AU - Kummer W AD - Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig-University GiessenGiessen, Germany. AD - German Center for Lung Research (DZL)Germany. FAU - Krasteva-Christ, Gabriela AU - Krasteva-Christ G AD - Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Saarland UniversityHomburg/Saar, Germany. AD - German Center for Lung Research (DZL)Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170515 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Physiol JT - Frontiers in physiology JID - 101549006 PMC - PMC5430063 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 5-HT OT - airway smooth muscle OT - bronchus OT - caveolin-1 OT - contraction OT - muscarine EDAT- 2017/05/31 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/31 06:01 PMCR- 2017/05/15 CRDT- 2017/05/31 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/04/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/05/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/05/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/31 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/05/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fphys.2017.00295 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Physiol. 2017 May 15;8:295. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00295. eCollection 2017.