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Ca(2+)-dependent K+ current in arterial smooth muscle cells from aldosterone-salt hypertensive rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7485555     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Aorta from aldosterone-salt hypertensive rats (AHR) demonstrates an increased basal 42K efflux. We investigated the cellular mechanisms of this alteration by measuring 42K efflux from aortic segments as well as myoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]m) and K+ current in aortic smooth muscle cells from AHR and normotensive control-salt rats (CSR). Both diltiazem and nisoldipine attenuated but did not normalize the increase in basal 42K efflux in AHR. The resting [Ca2+]m was elevated in cells from AHR (148 +/- 15 vs. 91 +/- 12 nM for CSR, P < 0.05). The rate of Mn2+ quenching under basal conditions was also increased in cells from AHR, and the increase was abolished by Cd2+. However, the resting membrane potential did not differ between CSR and AHR (-49 +/- 5 vs. -50 +/- 4 mV). The steady-state, whole cell K+ current was also increased in cells from AHR. This increase was abolished by charybdotoxin, tetraethylammonium, La3+, and by clamping [Ca2+]m at zero or 100 nM with ethylene glycol-bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid. The single-channel conductance of the large conductance Ca(2+)-activated, voltage-dependent K+ (KCa) channels was not altered in AHR. Further, 33% of cells from AHR vs. 1% from CSR showed spontaneous transient outward K+ currents, which reflect activation of KCa channels by Ca2+ released from caffeine-sensitive stores. While the acute caffeine-induced [Ca2+]m response was similar between CSR and AHR, the outward current and 42K efflux responses to caffeine were greater in AHR. After continued exposure to caffeine, the basal 42K efflux was attenuated more in AHR than in CSR. Charybdotoxin resulted in a greater depolarization in AHR cells than in CSR cells (9.8 +/- 2.2 vs. 3.5 +/- 1.6 mV, P < 0.05). These results indicate that the increases in both 42K efflux and K+ current reflect an increased activity of KCa channels that is associated with an increased Ca2+ influx and resting [Ca2+]m and altered Ca2+ handling by the sarcoplasmic reticulum in aortic smooth muscle cells from AHR.
Authors:
Y Liu; A W Jones; M Sturek
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  269     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1995 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-12-12     Completed Date:  1995-12-12     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  H1246-57     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Vascular Biology Laboratory, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aldosterone
Animals
Arteries / pathology,  physiopathology*
Caffeine / pharmacology
Calcium / physiology*
Calcium Channel Blockers / pharmacology
Charybdotoxin / metabolism
Electric Conductivity
Homeostasis
Hypertension / chemically induced,  pathology,  physiopathology*
Male
Membrane Potentials / drug effects
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / pathology,  physiopathology*
Osmolar Concentration
Potassium / physiology*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Sodium Chloride
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-02872/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-15852/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Calcium Channel Blockers; 115422-61-2/Charybdotoxin; 52-39-1/Aldosterone; 58-08-2/Caffeine; 7440-09-7/Potassium; 7440-70-2/Calcium; 7647-14-5/Sodium Chloride

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