Upregulation of functional ryanodine receptors during in vitro aging of human diploid fibroblasts

Ming Shang Huang, Olugbenga Adebanjo, Baljit S. Moonga, Samuel Goldstein, F. Anthony Lai, David A. Lipschitz, Mone Zaidi

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Abstract

We demonstrate for the first time that cellular aging in vitro is accompanied by a dramatic elevation in the levels of ryanodine receptor-bearing Ca2+ channels. These channels normally reside within microsomal membranes and gate Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. We therefore measured cytosolic Ca2+ levels in 'young' (30 mean population doublings, MPDs) and 'senescent' (53 to 58 MPDs) human diploid fibroblasts (HDFs). Application of the known ryanodine receptor modulators, caffeine or cyclic adenosine diphosphateribose (cADPr), triggered cytosolic Ca2+ signals in both young and senescent cells. The signal magnitude however was significantly greater in senescent compared with young HDFs. In parallel, incubation with a highly specific anti-ryanodine receptor antiserum resulted in specific immunofluorescence only in senescent HDFs. We envisage that elevated levels of functional ryanodine receptors may underlie the defective Ca2+ handling and cellular degeneration that occurs with aging.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)50-52
Number of pages3
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume245
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Apr 1998
Externally publishedYes

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