Large Conductance Ca2+-Activated K+ Channels Contribute to Vascular Function in Nonpregnant Human Uterine Arteries
| Autor: | Charles R. Rosenfeld, Xiao Tie Liu, Kevin Despain, R. Ann Word |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Vasodilation Muscle Smooth Vascular Article Nitric oxide Phenylephrine chemistry.chemical_compound Internal medicine medicine Humans Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels Dose-Response Relationship Drug business.industry Uterus Myometrium Obstetrics and Gynecology Tetraethylammonium chloride medicine.anatomical_structure Endocrinology chemistry Vasoconstriction Anesthesia Female Sodium nitroprusside medicine.symptom business medicine.drug Blood vessel |
| Zdroj: | Reproductive Sciences. 15:651-660 |
| ISSN: | 1933-7205 1933-7191 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1933719108319160 |
| Popis: | Large conductance K( +) channels (BK(Ca)) are expressed in uterine artery (UA) smooth muscle from nonpregnant and pregnant sheep and contribute to the regulation of basal vascular tone and responses to estrogen and vasoconstrictors. To determine if BK(Ca) are expressed in women and contribute to UA function, we collected UA from nonpregnant women (n = 31) at elective hysterectomy and analyzed for subunit protein, localization with immunohistochemistry, and function using endothelium-denuded rings. UA expresses BK(Ca) alpha -, beta1- and beta2-subunit protein. KCl and phenylephrine (PE, an alpha(1)-agonist) caused dose-dependent vasoconstriction (P.001), and UA precontracted with PE dose-dependently relaxed with sodium nitroprusside (SNP; P.001).Tetraethylammonium chloride (TEA, 0.2-1.0 mM), a BK(Ca) inhibitor, dose-dependently increased resting tone (P = .004; 28% +/- 5.3% with 1.0 mM), enhanced PE-induced (10(-)(6) M) vasoconstriction (P.04), and attenuated SNP-induced relaxation at 1.0 mM (P = .02). BK( Ca) are expressed in human UA and modulate vascular function by attenuating vasoconstrictor responses and contributing to nitric oxide-induced vasorelaxation. |
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