TRPV4: molecular conductor of a diverse orchestra

JPM White, M Cibelli, L Urban, B Nilius… - Physiological …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Transient receptor potential vanilloid type 4 (TRPV4) is a calcium-permeable nonselective
cation channel, originally described in 2000 by research teams led by Schultz (Nat Cell Biol …

Mechanical stretch: physiological and pathological implications for human vascular endothelial cells

NF Jufri, A Mohamedali, A Avolio, MS Baker - Vascular cell, 2015 - Springer
Vascular endothelial cells are subjected to hemodynamic forces such as mechanical stretch
due to the pulsatile nature of blood flow. Mechanical stretch of different intensities is …

TRPs and pain

Y Dai - Seminars in Immunopathology, 2016 - Springer
Nociception is the process of transmission of painful signals by nociceptors in the primary
afferent nerve fibers, which specifically respond to noxious stimuli. These noxious stimuli are …

TRPV4 channels mediate cardiac fibroblast differentiation by integrating mechanical and soluble signals

RK Adapala, RJ Thoppil, DJ Luther, S Paruchuri… - Journal of molecular and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The phenotypic switch underlying the differentiation of cardiac fibroblasts into
hypersecretory myofibroblasts is critical for cardiac remodeling following myocardial …

AKAP150-dependent cooperative TRPV4 channel gating is central to endothelium-dependent vasodilation and is disrupted in hypertension

SK Sonkusare, T Dalsgaard, AD Bonev… - Science …, 2014 - science.org
Endothelial cell dysfunction, characterized by a diminished response to endothelial cell–
dependent vasodilators, is a hallmark of hypertension. TRPV4 channels play a major role in …

TRPV4 deletion protects heart from myocardial infarction-induced adverse remodeling via modulation of cardiac fibroblast differentiation

RK Adapala, AK Kanugula, S Paruchuri… - Basic research in …, 2020 - Springer
Cardiac fibrosis caused by adverse cardiac remodeling following myocardial infarction can
eventually lead to heart failure. Although the role of soluble factors such as TGF-β is well …

Activation of mechanosensitive ion channel TRPV4 normalizes tumor vasculature and improves cancer therapy

RK Adapala, RJ Thoppil, K Ghosh, HC Cappelli… - Oncogene, 2016 - nature.com
Tumor vessels are characterized by abnormal morphology and hyperpermeability that
together cause inefficient delivery of chemotherapeutic agents. Although vascular …

Trafficking of thermoTRP channels

C Ferrandiz-Huertas, S Mathivanan, CJ Wolf, I Devesa… - Membranes, 2014 - mdpi.com
ThermoTRP channels (thermoTRPs) define a subfamily of the transient receptor potential
(TRP) channels that are activated by changes in the environmental temperature, from …

Protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) protein and transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) protein coupling is required for sustained inflammatory signaling

DP Poole, S Amadesi, NA Veldhuis… - Journal of biological …, 2013 - ASBMB
G protein-coupled receptors of nociceptive neurons can sensitize transient receptor potential
(TRP) ion channels, which amplify neurogenic inflammation and pain. Protease-activated …

Modulation of the TRPV4 ion channel as a therapeutic target for disease

MS Grace, SJ Bonvini, MG Belvisi, P McIntyre - Pharmacology & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) is a broadly expressed,
polymodally gated ion channel that plays an important role in many physiological and …