Journal: Molecular Pharmacology
Article Title: Activation of TRPV3 channels in bladder cancer cells stimulates ATP release
doi: 10.1016/j.molpha.2025.100096
Figure Lengend Snippet: TRPV3 activation by AV3-1 was enhanced by cholesterol supplementation and causes ATP release in KU-19-19 bladder cancer cells. (A–C) Electrophysiological whole-cell recordings performed on KU-19-19 cells without (A) and with (B) cholesterol supplementation. (A, B) Representative time courses of whole-cell patch-clamp recordings obtained from a KU-19-19 cell, showing current responses to repeated applications of the TRPV3 agonist AV3-1 (50 μ M, blue bars, 1 minute each). Current amplitudes were recorded using voltage ramps from −100 mV to +100 mV (500-millisecond duration) and expressed as current density (pA/pF) measured at +100 mV and −100 mV. (C) Quantification of current densities (pA/pF) at −100 mV (inward current) and +100 mV (outward current) at the time points (1, 2) as indicated in (A, B). Box plot show data of n = 10 independent recordings. Statistical significance was determined using Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA followed by Conover test; ∗ P < .05. Asterisks indicate significance for both outward and inward current components. (D) Concentration-response curves depicting TRPV3 activation in KU-19-19 cells without (open squares) or with (gray circles) cholesterol supplementation. Experiments were conducted as described in , A and , and depict means ± SD of 5 independent experiments. Inset: Box-and-whisker plots of AV3-1 potencies under control conditions (open box) and following cholesterol supplementation (gray box), derived from individual concentration-response fits and expressed as pEC 50 (-log 10 (EC 50 [M])). Each diamond represents an individual experiment (n = 5 per condition). Group differences were tested on pEC 50 values using a two-tailed unpaired Student t test; ∗ P < .05. (E) Concentration response analysis of AV3-1 in MTT assays with KU-19-19 cells depicting cell viability and proliferation after 24 hours of stimulation with AV3-1 at concentrations as indicated. Data represent means ± SD of n = 5 independent experiments. (F) Box plot quantification of extracellular ATP levels in KU-19-19 cells after stimulation with AV3-1 (50 μM, blue), measured by a luciferin-luciferase–based luminescence assay. Luminescence values are normalized to control values observed in wells containing only media (L/L control). Pretreatment with the TRPV3 antagonist 26E01 (50 μ M, red) or the nonselective TRP channel blocker ruthenium red (RR; 10 μM, red diagonal hatched fill) reduced AV3-1–evoked ATP release. Statistical analysis of n = 6 independent measurements was performed using one-way ANOVA with Tukey post hoc test; ∗ P < .05. ns, not significant.
Article Snippet: Human TRPV3 ( NM_145068 , purchased from OriGene) and mouse TRPV3 ( NM_001371006 ), rat TRPV1, mouse TRPV2, mouse TRPV4, human TRPM2, human TRPM8, and human TRPA1 were stably transfected in HEK293 cells as described before.
Techniques: Activation Assay, Patch Clamp, Concentration Assay, Whisker Assay, Control, Derivative Assay, Two Tailed Test, Luciferase, Luminescence Assay