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Aran Son1,6, Malini Ahuja1,6, Daniella M. Schwartz2, Arpad Varga3, William Swaim4, Namju Kang5, Jozsef Maleth3, Dong Min Shin5,*, Shmuel Muallem1,*
1 Epithelial Signaling and Transport Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda MD, 20892
2 Genetics and Pathogenesis of Allergy Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda MD, 20892
3 HAS-USZ Momentum Epithelial Cell Signaling and Secretion Research Group, First Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
4 NIDCR imaging core, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda MD, 20892
5 Department of Oral Biology, BK 21 PLUS Project, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea
6 Aran Son and Malini Ahuja contributed equally to this work and are co-first authors
*Correspondence : Shmuel Muallem, Dong Min Shin
Abstract
Background & Aims
Pancreatitis is characterized by increased influx of Ca2+ into acinar cells, by unknown mechanisms. Inhibitors of Ca2+ influx channels could be effective in treating acute pancreatitis, but these have deleterious side effects that can result in death. We investigated the expression patterns and functions of acinar cell Ca2+ channels and factors that regulate them during development of acute pancreatitis, along with changes in the channel inactivator store-operated calcium entry associated regulatory factor (SARAF). We investigated whether SARAF is a target for treatment of acute pancreatitis and its status in human with pancreatitis.
Methods
We generated mice that expressed SARAF tagged with hemagglutinin, using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, and isolated acinar cells. We also performed studies with Saraf–/– mice, Saraf zf/zf mice, mice without disruption of Saraf (control mice), and mice that overexpress fluorescently labeled SARAF in acinar cells. We analyzed interactions between stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) and SARAF in HEK cells stimulated with carbachol using fluorescence resonance energy transfer microscopy and immunoprecipitation. Mice were given injections of caerulein or L-arginine to induce pancreatitis. Pancreatic tissues and blood samples were collected and levels of serum amylase, trypsin, tissue damage, inflammatory mediators, and inflammatory cells were measured. We performed quantitative PCR analyses of pancreatic tissues from 6 organ donors without pancreatic disease (controls) and 9 patients with alcohol-associated pancreatitis.
Results
Pancreatic levels of Ca2+ influx channels or STIM1 did not differ significantly between acinar cells from mice with vs without pancreatitis. By contrast, pancreatic levels of Saraf mRNA and SARAF protein initially markedly increased but then decreased during cell stimulation or injection of mice with caerulein, resulting in excessive Ca2+ influx. STIM1 interacted stably with SARAF following stimulation of HEK or mouse acinar cells with physiologic levels of carbachol, but only transiently following stimulation with pathologic levels of carbachol, leading to excessive Ca2+ influx. We observed reduced levels of SARAF mRNA in pancreatic tissues from patients with pancreatitis, compared with controls. SARAF-knockout mice developed more severe pancreatitis than control mice after administration of caerulein or L-arginine, and pancreatic acinar cells from these mice had significant increases in Ca2+ influx. Conversely, overexpression of SARAF in acini reduced Ca 2+ influx, eliminated inflammation and reduced severity of acute pancreatitis.
Conclusions
In mice with pancreatitis, SARAF initially increases but is then degraded, resulting in excessive, pathological Ca2+ influx by acinar cells. SARAF-knockout mice develop more severe pancreatitis than control mice, whereas mice that express SARAF from a transgene in acinar cells develop less-severe pancreatitis. SARAF therefore appears to prevent pancreatic damage during development of acute pancreatitis. Strategies to stabilize or restore SARAF to acinar cells might be developed for treatment of pancreatitis.
KEY WORDS : Pancreas; calcium; injury; SARAF
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