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KMID : 0848120160410030119
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International Journal of Oral Biology
2016 Volume.41 No. 3 p.119 ~ p.123
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Activation of acetylcholine receptor elicits intracellular Ca2+ mobilization, transient cytotoxicity, and induction of RANKL expression
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Heo Seong-Jong
Kim Min-Seuk
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Abstract
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Acetylcholine receptors (AChR) including muscarinic and nicotinic AChR are widely expressed and mediate a variety of physiological cellular responses in neuronal and non-neuronal cells. Notably, a functional cholinergic system exists in oral epithelial cells, and nicotinic AChR (nAChR) mediates cholinergic anti-inflammatory responses. However, the pathophysiological roles of AChR in periodontitis are unclear. Here, we show that activation of AChR elicits increased cytosolic Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i), transient cytotoxicity, and induction of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) expression. Intracellular Ca2+ mobilization in human gingival fibroblast-1 (hGF-1) cells was measured using the fluorescent Ca2+ indicator, fura-2/AM. Cytotoxicity and induction of gene expression were evaluated by measuring the release of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and RT-PCR. Activation of AChR in hGF-1 cells by carbachol (Cch) induced [Ca2+]i increase in a dose-dependent manner. Treatment with a high concentration of Cch on hGF-1 cells caused transient cytotoxicity. Notably, treatment of hGF-1 cells with Cch resulted in upregulated RANKL expression. The findings may indicate potential roles of AChR in gingival fibroblast cells in bone remodeling.
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KEYWORD
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acetylcholine receptor , gingival fibroblast , intracellular Ca2+ mobilization , RANKL , Osteoprotegerin
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