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Investigating TRPV1 Knockout in Mice

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C57Bl/6 and TRPV1 knockout (KO) mice (C57Bl/6 background) were purchased from the Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, ME). The ω-hydroxylase inhibitor N-hydroxy-N’-(4-n-butyl-2-methylphenyl)formamidine (HET0016) was purchased from Enzo (Farmingdale, NY). A784168 was purchased from Tocris (Minneapolis, MN). gp91 ds-tat and gp91 ds-tat scrambled were purchased from AnaSpec (Fremont, CA). The 20-HETE stable agonist N-(20-hydroxyeicosa-5[Z],14[Z]-dienoyl)glycine (20-5,14-HEDGE) was synthesized in the laboratory of J.R. Falck.
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Preparation and storage of chemical reagents

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Ethanol was purchased from American Bioanalytical (Natick, MA). A 784168 and HC 030031 were purchased from Tocris Bioscience (Bristol, United Kingdom); PKG inhibitor peptide DT-3 was purchased from Axxora LLC (Farmingdale, NY). All other chemicals were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO). For AA 784168 and HC 030031, 10 mM stock solutions were prepared in DMSO, aliquoted and stored at −20°C. On the day of the experiment, aliquots were thawed and used to prepare blocker-containing solutions at final concentration. For capsaicin-containing solutions, 1 mM capsaicin stock solution was prepared in DMSO and further diluted in PSS immediately before experiment to render the desired final concentration. For SNP and caffeine, 1 mM stock solutions were prepared in PSS daily, and further diluted in PSS to render final concentrations.
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Optimized Immunoblotting and Immunofluorescence Protocols

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Mouse monoclonal anti-actin (AM1021b) was purchased from Abgent Biotechnology (San Diego, CA). Rabbit polyclonal anti-TRPA1 (Western blotting: PA1-46159, Invitrogen; immunofluorescence: ACC-037, Alomone). Rabbit polyclonal anti-phospho-ERKI/2 (AP3906A, Abgent), Mouse polyclonal anti-total ERK1/2 (AM2189B, Abgent), and mouse monoclonal anti-fibronectin (F6140, MilliporeSigma) were used. HRP-conjugated antirabbit and antimouse secondary antibodies were purchased from Thermo Scientific (Waltham, MA) and Abcam, respectively. Cross-adsorbed Alexa Fluor 555 goat antirabbit immunoglobulin was purchased from Life Technologies (Grand Island, NY). Highly cross-adsorbed CF555 donkey antimouse IgG (catalog # 20037) was purchased from Biotium, Inc (Fremont, CA). Unless otherwise specified, all reagents were purchased from MilliporeSigma (Burlington, MA, USA). IL-1β (ProSpec-Tany TechnoGene Ltd, East Brunswick, NJ USA) and IL-1α (Sino Biological, Life Technologies, MD, USA) were used. IL-1RA, OAG, U-0126, A-967079, and thapsigargin (Cayman Chemical; Ann Arbor, MI USA), polygodial, and A-784168 (Tocris Bioscience, Bristol, UK), BAPTA (Assay BioTech, Sunnyvale, CA USA) were used. Lyophilized IL-1β was reconstituted in PBS +0.1% BSA. Control cells were treated with PBS +0.1% BSA.
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Investigating Calcium Signaling Pathways

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Spermine, cyclopiazonic acid (CPA), and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). Fura-2 AM was purchased from Calbiochem-Millipore (Darmstadt, Germany). Cinacalcet, 2aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB), ruthenium red, CBA, SAR 7334, M084, GSK 2193874, tranilast, Pyr 3, A784168, and SKF 96365 were purchased from Tocris (Bristol, UK). Brain microvascular bEND.3 cells were cultured in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium supplemented with 1% penicillin/streptomycin and 10% fetal bovine serum (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA). Lung epithelial A549 cells were cultured in RPMI medium supplemented with 1% penicillin/streptomycin and 10% fetal bovine serum (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA).
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Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Inhibition

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To test the role of mechanically-sensitive ion channels to the hydrostatic pressure, we inhibited TRPV4, TRPV1, TRPC3 and TRPC1 cation channels using the selective inhibitors GSK205 (synthesized at the Duke Chemical Synthesis Facility, 10 μM), A 784168 (Tocris Bioscience, 25 nM), Pyr3 (Tocris Bioscience, 3 μM), and MRS 1845 (Tocris Bioscience, 10 μM)29 ,37 (link)–40 (link). Inhibitors were added 15 minutes prior to loading, and constructs were returned to base media after loading. Vehicle controls for each inhibitor were made using either deionized water or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), based on the solvent necessary for inhibitor reconstitution. Exposure to neither the inhibitors nor vehicle induced cell death (Supplemental Fig. 1). Due to the small size of the inhibitors (< 500 Da) and small tissue construct size, we supplemented inhibitors 15 minutes prior to loading which we anticipate is sufficient time for inhibitor transport within the construct.
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Measurement of PGE2 in Acidic Conditions

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Cells were seeded in 96-well plates (Het-1A cells; 5.0 × 104/well, KYSE-270 cells; 2.5 × 104/well) or 24-well plate (Het-1A cells; 5.0 × 105/well, KYSE-270 cells; 3.0 × 105/well) or 12-well plates (KYSE-270 cells; 5.0 × 106/well) and incubated overnight. The cells were treated for 2 h in acidic culture conditions (pH 6.5 to pH 3.5) or with chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA; 200 or 400 μmol/L) (Wako Chemical, Osaka, Japan). The cells were then washed and cultured in fresh pH 7.2 medium for an additional 6 h. HST (1, 10, and 100 μg/mL) or inhibitors [NS-398 (Wako Chemical), pyrrophenone (Merck & Co., Kenilworth, NJ, USA), FR180204 (Merck & Co.), RN-1734 (Wako Chemical), HC067047 (Wako Chemical), AMG9810 (Tocris Bioscience, Bristol, UK), A784168 (Tocris Bioscience), GSK1016790A (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA)] were added to both acidic and pH 7.2 culture medium for 8 h. Finally, the culture medium was collected to estimate PGE2 concentrations using the PGE2 Enzyme Immunoassay Kit (Cayman Chemical Co., Ann Arbor, MI, USA).
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Electrophysiological Recording of Ion Channels

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Normal Hanks' solution contained 140 mM NaCl, 6 mM KCl, 1.3 mM MgCl 2 , 2 mM CaCl 2 , 5 mM D-glucose, 10 mM HEPES (pH 7.4 with NaOH). The composition of the modified Hanks' solution used for electrophysiologic recording was (mM): NaCl, 140; CsCl, 6; D-glucose, 5; CaCl 2 , 2; MgCl 2 , 1.3; HEPES, 10; pH set to 7.4 with Tris. The pipette solution was (mM): Csaspartate, 100; CsCl, 20; BAPTA, 10; CaCl 2 , 0.08; Na 2 ATP, 4; MgCl 2 , 1; HEPES, 10; adjusted to pH 7.2 with Tris. Reagents used in this study were purchased from the following sources: Resiniferatoxin (RTX), A784168, Capsazepine (CapZ), GSK1016790A (GSK101), HC067047 (HC06), and RN1734 (Tocris, Bristol, UK); recombinant human VEGF 165 (R&D Systems, Abingdon, UK); and Fluo-4AM (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Loughborough, UK). Drugs were dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as concentrated stock solutions and diluted at least 10,000-fold. This yielded a final DMSO concentration of 0.01% or less, a concentration that was found not to affect the results of any of the assays.
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