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Calcium sensing receptor activation in THP-1 macrophages triggers NLRP3 inflammasome and human preadipose cell inflammation
Publication date: Available online 15 November 2019Source: Molecular and Cellular EndocrinologyAuthor(s): Amanda D'Espessailles, Natalia Santillana, Sofía Sanhueza, Cecilia Fuentes, Mariana CifuentesAbstractExcess adipose tissue (AT) associates with inflammation and obesity-related diseases. We studied whether calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR)-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation in THP-1 macrophages elevates inflammation in LS14 preadipocytes, modeling deleterious AT cell crosstalk. THP-1 macrophages exposed to Cinacalcet (CaSR activator, 2 μM, 4 h) showed elevated proinflammatory marker and NLRP3 inflammasome mRNA,...
Source: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology - November 15, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Preadipocyte proliferation is elevated by calcium sensing receptor activation
This study evaluated whether CaSR activation elevates preadipocyte proliferation. Human LS14 preadipocytes were exposed to CaSR activators cinacalcet (2 µM), GdCl3 (5 µM) and spermine (1 µM), and cell viability was evaluated after 72h. CaSR activators elevated proliferation by 19–24%, and CaSR silencing (siRNA) abolished the effect. Cinacalcet elevated phospho-ERK1/2 content, and upstream inhibition of ERK1/2 phosphorylation reverted cinacalcet-induced proliferation. Cinacalcet also elevated expression of the proinflammatory factors IL1β, IL6 and CCL2. The results suggest that CaSR induces preadipocyte prolifer...
Source: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology - July 24, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research