Abstract
We have recently shown that in macrophages proper operation of the survival pathways phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT and nuclear factor kappa B (NFkB) has an obligatory requirement for constitutive, non-regulated Ca 2+ influx. In the present work we examined if Transient Receptor Potential Canonical 3 (TRPC3), a member of the TRPC family of Ca 2+-permeable cation channels, contributes to the constitutive Ca 2+ influx that supports macrophage survival. We used bone marrow-derived macrophages obtained from TRPC3 −/− mice to determine the activation status of survival signaling pathways, apoptosis and their efferocytic properties. Treatment of TRPC3 +/+ macrophages with the pro-apoptotic cytokine TNFα induced time-dependent phosphorylation of IκBα, AKT and BAD, and this was drastically reduced in TRPC3 −/− macrophages. Compared to TRPC3 +/+ cells TRPC3 −/− macrophages exhibited reduced constitutive cation influx, increased apoptosis and impaired efferocytosis. The present findings suggest that macrophage TRPC3, presumably through its constitutive function, contributes to survival signaling and efferocytic properties.
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