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Transgenic expression of a dominant negative K(ATP) channel subunit in the mouse endothelium: effects on coronary flow and endothelin-1 secretion.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17341678     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
K(ATP) channels are involved in regulating coronary function, but the contribution of endothelial K(ATP) channels remains largely uncharacterized. We generated a transgenic mouse model to specifically target endothelial K(ATP) channels by expressing a dominant negative Kir6.1 subunit only in the endothelium. These animals had no obvious overt phenotype and no early mortality. Histologically, the coronary endothelium in these animals was preserved. There was no evidence of increased susceptibility to ergonovine-induced coronary vasospasm. However, isolated hearts from these animals had a substantially elevated basal coronary perfusion pressure. The K(ATP) channel openers, adenosine and levcromakalim, decreased the perfusion pressure whereas the K(ATP) channel blocker glibenclamide failed to produce a vasoconstrictive response. The inducible endothelial nitric oxide pathway was intact, as evidenced by vasodilation caused by bradykinin. In contrast, basal endothelin-1 release was significantly elevated in the coronary effluent from these hearts. Treatment of mice with bosentan (endothelin-1 receptor antagonist) normalized the coronary perfusion pressure, demonstrating that the elevated endothelin-1 release was sufficient to account for the increased coronary perfusion pressure. Pharmacological blockade of K(ATP) channels led to elevated endothelin-1 levels in the coronary effluent of isolated mouse and rat hearts as well as enhanced endothelin-1 secretion from isolated human coronary endothelial cells. These data are consistent with a role for endothelial K(ATP) channels to control the coronary blood flow by modulating the release of the vasoconstrictor, endothelin-1.
Authors:
Brian Malester; Xiaoyong Tong; Ioana Ghiu; Andrianos Kontogeorgis; David E Gutstein; Jie Xu; Karen D Hendricks-Munoz; William A Coetzee
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-03-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  The FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1530-6860     ISO Abbreviation:  FASEB J.     Publication Date:  2007 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-06-26     Completed Date:  2007-08-15     Revised Date:  2007-12-03    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8804484     Medline TA:  FASEB J     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2162-72     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine, 560 First Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenosine Triphosphate / physiology
Animals
Bradykinin / pharmacology
Coronary Circulation / physiology*
Diazoxide / pharmacology
Electrocardiography / drug effects
Endothelin-1 / secretion*
Endothelium, Vascular / metabolism*,  physiopathology,  secretion
Ergonovine / pharmacology
Exocytosis / physiology
Gene Expression Regulation
Genes, Synthetic
Glyburide / pharmacology
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Point Mutation
Potassium Channel Blockers / pharmacology
Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / chemistry,  genetics,  physiology*
Pressure
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Tolbutamide / pharmacology
Vasoconstriction / drug effects
Vasoconstrictor Agents / pharmacology
Vasodilation / drug effects
Vasodilator Agents / pharmacology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL 081336/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL64838/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Endothelin-1; 0/Potassium Channel Blockers; 0/Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; 0/Vasoconstrictor Agents; 0/Vasodilator Agents; 0/uK-ATP-1 potassium channel; 10238-21-8/Glyburide; 364-98-7/Diazoxide; 56-65-5/Adenosine Triphosphate; 58-82-2/Bradykinin; 60-79-7/Ergonovine; 64-77-7/Tolbutamide

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