Salidroside reduces cold-induced mucin production by inhibiting TRPM8 activation

  • Authors:
    • Qi Li
    • Xiang-Dong Zhou
    • Victor P. Kolosov
    • Juliy M. Perelman
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  • Published online on: July 5, 2013     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2013.1434
  • Pages: 637-646
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Abstract

Salidroside is an effective component of the traditional Chinese herb, Rhodiola rosea, that is known to have the ability to protect individuals from cold attacks. In the present study, we investigated the effects of salidroside on respiratory epithelial cells exposed to cold temperatures. We wished to determine whether salidroside exerts any effect on cold-induced mucin (MUC) production and the possible mechanisms involved in this process. We incubated HBE16 cells with salidroside, exposed them to a cold stimulus (18˚C), and assayed the following endpoints: MUC production (the expression of MUC5AC), concentration intracellular of free calcium ([Ca2+]i), the activation of the transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) channel and the cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB). Our results revealed a significant increase in the [Ca2+]i concentration, as well as in TRPM8 and CREB expression in the cold-stimulated cells. MUC5AC expression was also increased. Treatment of the cells with salidroside at concentrations of 50 and 100 µM decreased the [Ca2+]i concentration, with a maximal effect detected in the cells treated with 100 µM salidroside. The expression of TRPM8 and TRPM8 channel conductivity were also repressed by salidroside; salidroside decreased the high levels of CREB activity and phosphorylation observed in the cold‑stimulated cells. Furthermore, we transfected the cold‑stimulated cells with CREB small interfering RNA (siRNA) to analyze TRPM8 gene expression in the absence of CREB activity. The results revealed that the cells treated with either CREB siRNA or salidroside expressed low levels of TRPM8 mRNA and protein. These results indicate that salidroside reduces MUC overproduction induced by cold stimuli and that salidroside exerts its protective effects by inhibiting TRPM8 activation, mainly by decreasing CREB activity.
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Li Q, Zhou X, Kolosov VP and Perelman JM: Salidroside reduces cold-induced mucin production by inhibiting TRPM8 activation. Int J Mol Med 32: 637-646, 2013
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Li, Q., Zhou, X., Kolosov, V.P., & Perelman, J.M. (2013). Salidroside reduces cold-induced mucin production by inhibiting TRPM8 activation. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 32, 637-646. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2013.1434
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Li, Q., Zhou, X., Kolosov, V. P., Perelman, J. M."Salidroside reduces cold-induced mucin production by inhibiting TRPM8 activation". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 32.3 (2013): 637-646.
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Li, Q., Zhou, X., Kolosov, V. P., Perelman, J. M."Salidroside reduces cold-induced mucin production by inhibiting TRPM8 activation". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 32, no. 3 (2013): 637-646. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2013.1434