Dysfunctional TRPM8 signalling in the vascular response to environmental cold in ageing

Ageing is associated with increased vulnerability to environmental cold exposure. Previously, we identified the role of the cold-sensitive transient receptor potential (TRP) A1, M8 receptors as vascular cold sensors in mouse skin. We hypothesised that this dynamic cold-sensor system may become dysfu...

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Autores principales: Dibesh Thapa, Joäo de Sousa Valente, Brentton Barrett, Matthew John Smith, Fulye Argunhan, Sheng Y Lee, Sofya Nikitochkina, Xenia Kodji, Susan D Brain
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:26ce2891ff7b4b918ed2630701c56e1e2021-11-15T09:45:02ZDysfunctional TRPM8 signalling in the vascular response to environmental cold in ageing10.7554/eLife.701532050-084Xe70153https://doaj.org/article/26ce2891ff7b4b918ed2630701c56e1e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://elifesciences.org/articles/70153https://doaj.org/toc/2050-084XAgeing is associated with increased vulnerability to environmental cold exposure. Previously, we identified the role of the cold-sensitive transient receptor potential (TRP) A1, M8 receptors as vascular cold sensors in mouse skin. We hypothesised that this dynamic cold-sensor system may become dysfunctional in ageing. We show that behavioural and vascular responses to skin local environmental cooling are impaired with even moderate ageing, with reduced TRPM8 gene/protein expression especially. Pharmacological blockade of the residual TRPA1/TRPM8 component substantially diminished the response in aged, compared with young mice. This implies the reliance of the already reduced cold-induced vascular response in ageing mice on remaining TRP receptor activity. Moreover, sympathetic-induced vasoconstriction was reduced with downregulation of the α2c adrenoceptor expression in ageing. The cold-induced vascular response is important for sensing cold and retaining body heat and health. These findings reveal that cold sensors, essential for this neurovascular pathway, decline as ageing onsets.Dibesh ThapaJoäo de Sousa ValenteBrentton BarrettMatthew John SmithFulye ArgunhanSheng Y LeeSofya NikitochkinaXenia KodjiSusan D BraineLife Sciences Publications LtdarticleageingTRPM8TRPA1cold responsevascular responsethermoregulationMedicineRScienceQBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENeLife, Vol 10 (2021)
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topic ageing
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TRPA1
cold response
vascular response
thermoregulation
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cold response
vascular response
thermoregulation
Medicine
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Biology (General)
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Dibesh Thapa
Joäo de Sousa Valente
Brentton Barrett
Matthew John Smith
Fulye Argunhan
Sheng Y Lee
Sofya Nikitochkina
Xenia Kodji
Susan D Brain
Dysfunctional TRPM8 signalling in the vascular response to environmental cold in ageing
description Ageing is associated with increased vulnerability to environmental cold exposure. Previously, we identified the role of the cold-sensitive transient receptor potential (TRP) A1, M8 receptors as vascular cold sensors in mouse skin. We hypothesised that this dynamic cold-sensor system may become dysfunctional in ageing. We show that behavioural and vascular responses to skin local environmental cooling are impaired with even moderate ageing, with reduced TRPM8 gene/protein expression especially. Pharmacological blockade of the residual TRPA1/TRPM8 component substantially diminished the response in aged, compared with young mice. This implies the reliance of the already reduced cold-induced vascular response in ageing mice on remaining TRP receptor activity. Moreover, sympathetic-induced vasoconstriction was reduced with downregulation of the α2c adrenoceptor expression in ageing. The cold-induced vascular response is important for sensing cold and retaining body heat and health. These findings reveal that cold sensors, essential for this neurovascular pathway, decline as ageing onsets.
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author Dibesh Thapa
Joäo de Sousa Valente
Brentton Barrett
Matthew John Smith
Fulye Argunhan
Sheng Y Lee
Sofya Nikitochkina
Xenia Kodji
Susan D Brain
author_facet Dibesh Thapa
Joäo de Sousa Valente
Brentton Barrett
Matthew John Smith
Fulye Argunhan
Sheng Y Lee
Sofya Nikitochkina
Xenia Kodji
Susan D Brain
author_sort Dibesh Thapa
title Dysfunctional TRPM8 signalling in the vascular response to environmental cold in ageing
title_short Dysfunctional TRPM8 signalling in the vascular response to environmental cold in ageing
title_full Dysfunctional TRPM8 signalling in the vascular response to environmental cold in ageing
title_fullStr Dysfunctional TRPM8 signalling in the vascular response to environmental cold in ageing
title_full_unstemmed Dysfunctional TRPM8 signalling in the vascular response to environmental cold in ageing
title_sort dysfunctional trpm8 signalling in the vascular response to environmental cold in ageing
publisher eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/26ce2891ff7b4b918ed2630701c56e1e
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