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Expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) and 2 (TRPV2) in human peripheral blood

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posted on 2023-05-16, 17:48 authored by Cassandra SaundersCassandra Saunders, Kunde, DA, Crawford, A, Dominic GeraghtyDominic Geraghty
The vanilloid receptor family of cation channels includes the capsaicin-sensitive, proton- and heat-activated TRPV1 and noxious heat-activated TRPV2. The present study demonstrates both gene and protein expression of TRPV1 and TRPV2 in human peripheral blood cells (PBCs) using molecular and immunocytochemical techniques. Using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and quantitative real-time RTPCR (qRT-PCR), TRPV1 and TRPV2mRNAwas detected inmRNAisolated from human whole peripheral blood. Using qRT-PCR, TRPV2mRNA was highly expressed in human whole blood isolates (9.33¡À1.19¡Á104 copies per 106 copies of the housekeeping gene GAPDH), whereas TRPV1 message was detected at ¡Ö150-fold lower levels (638¡À121 copies per 106 copies GAPDH). At the protein level, TRPV1 and TRPV2 activity was determined immunocytochemically in a lymphocyte-enriched mononuclear cell preparation (83¡À2% lymphocytes). Cells were labelled with rabbit anti-TRPV1 or goat anti-TRPV2 (1:500) and subsequently labelled with goat Texas red- (TRPV1) or FITC-(TRPV2) conjugated secondary antibodies (1:1000). All cells demonstrated punctate TRPV1-immunoreactivity, which appeared to be on the plasma membrane and in the cytoplasm. In contrast, cells within subjects appeared to express the TRPV1 protein at varying intensities. TRPV2-immunoreactivity appeared diffuse. This is the first study to demonstrate the presence of both TRPV1 and TRPV2 in human peripheral lymphocytes. Further studies need to be undertaken in order to determine the role of TRPV channels in these cells.

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Publication title

Molecular Immunology

Volume

44

Issue

6

Pagination

1429-35

ISSN

0161-5890

Department/School

School of Health Sciences

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Science

Place of publication

UK

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Diagnosis of human diseases and conditions

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