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AIM and METHODS: Total RNA was extracted from 6th rat subcultured pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells(PASMC) exposed to continual chronic hypoxia or normoxia and the effects of chronic hypoxia on the changes of Kv1.3,Kv2.1,Kv3.1 mRNA in cultured PASMC induced by acute hypoxia were studied by semiquantitative RT-PCR in vitro. RESULTS:①Kv1.3,Kv2.1,Kv3.1 genes were found to be expressed in PASMC of rats exposed either to hypoxia or normxia.②The expression of Kv2.1 and Kv3.1 in 6th subcultured of PASMC in normaxia group could be upregulated by exposure to acute hypoxia,the levels of Kv2.1 and Kv3.1 mRNA were significantly increased from 0.646±0.092, 0.782±0.104 to 1.059±0.134, 0.985±0.116,respectively (P<0.01,n=5). ③PASMC cultured continuously in chronic hypoxia for 6 subcultures and then exposed to normoxia for 12 h,thereafter the expression of Kv2.1 and Kv3.1 were downregulated by acute hypoxia for 6 hours.The level of Kv2.1 mRNA was significantly decreased from 1.008±0.117 to 0.649±0.097 (P<0.01,n=5). CONCLUSION:Kv2.1,Kv3.1 genes might be oxygen sensitive genes.Chronic hypoxia might change the response of these Kv genes of PASMC to acute hypoxia and down-regulate its expression,which might probably decrease the role of Kv in HPV.  相似文献   

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AIM: To investigate the effect of cGMP on voltage-gated potassium channel in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) from rats exposed to chronic hypoxia. METHODS: (1) Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group (group A) and chronic hypoxia group (group B). Then group B received hypoxia 8 hours per day for 4 consecutive weeks. (2) Single PASMC was obtained via acute enzyme separation method. (3) Conventional whole-cell patch clamp technique was used to record resting membrane potential (Em) and ion currents of voltage-gated potassium channel. The changes of ion currents of voltage-gated potassium channel before and after applying cGMP (1 mmol/L), an agonist of protein kinase G (PKG), and cGMP plus H-8 (1 mmol/L), an inhibitor of PKG were compared between two groups. RESULTS: The Em of group B were significantly lower than that of group A. The ion currents of voltage-gated potassium channel in group A and group B were all significantly inhibited by cGMP [control group: from (118.0±5.0) pA/pF to (89.9±16.5) pA/pF, n=6, P<0.05;chronic hypoxia group: from (81.0±5.0) pA/pF to (56.8±9.1) pA/pF, n=6, P<0.05]and these effects were reversed by H-8 [control group: from (119.2±10.3) pA/pF to (117.8±9.1) pA/pF, n=6, P>0.05;chronic hypoxia group: from (96.8±6.2) pA/pF to (98.0±2.2) pA/pF, n=6, P>0.05]. CONCLUSIONS: The currents of voltage-gated potassium channel was inhibited by chronic hypoxic. The inhibitory effect of cGMP on currents of voltage-gated potassium channel in PASMCs from both normal and chronic hypoxic rats may be probably through the phosphorylation of voltage-gated potassium channel.  相似文献   

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AIM: To study the change of expressions of Kv1.2, Kv1.3, Kv1.5, Kv2.1, Kv3.1 genes in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) on COPD merge chronic hypoxic patients. METHODS: Human lung tissue was collected from surgical patients. RT-PCR technique was used to study the expression of Kv1.2, Kv1.3, Kv1.5, Kv2.1 and Kv3.1 genes. PASMCs were divided into two groups: ① PASMCs from normal human pulmonary artery, pure COPD patients and COPD merger chronic hypoxic patients pulmonary artery; ② Cultured PASMCs exposed to continual chronic hypoxia or normoxia. RESULTS: ① The expression of Kv1.2, Kv1.3, Kv1.5, Kv2.1, Kv3.1 encoding genes were found in human PASMCs exposed to either normixa or chronic hypoxia. ② The expression of Kv1.2, Kv1.5, Kv2.1 genes in PASMCs exposed to chronic hypoxia were significantly decreased compared with control groups (P<0.05). ③ The expression of Kv1.3, Kv3.1 genes in PASMCs exposed to chronic hypoxia showed no significant change compared with control groups (P>0.05). ④ The expression of Kv1.2, Kv1.5, Kv2.1, Kv3.1 genes in pure COPD patients were significantly increased compared with control groups (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: ①The results suggested that Kv1.2, Kv1.5, Kv2.1 genes may be oxygen sensitive gene. Their expressions are affected by chronic hypoxia, which probably play an important role in human pulmonary artery hypertension. ② Kv1.3, Kv3.1 genes may not be oxygen sensitive gene and their expression are not affected by chronic hypoxia, which might play a secondary role in human pulmonary artery hypertension.  相似文献   

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AIM: To detect the role of cyclic nucleotides in the alleviation of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) in chronic hypoxic animals. METHODS: The intracellular cAMP and cGMP of the cultured porcine pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMC) and endothelial cells (PAEC) were assayed by RIA. The length of single PASMC during acute hypoxia was measured by imaging analysis system. RESULTS: The basal levels of cAMP and cGMP in PASMC and cGMP in PAEC of Chronic hypoxic groups decreased remarkably compared with normoxic groups (P<0.01). Under acute hypoxia, the contents of cAMP and cGMP in PASMC of chronic hypoxic groups increased significantly (P<0.01). Meanwhile, the percentage of PASMC with weak constrictive response in chronic hypoxic group was higher than that of control group. CONCLUSION:It's suggested that the changes of cAMP and cGMP in chronic hypoxic PASMC and PAEC might contribute to the increase in the basic tension of pulmonary artery and the alleviation of HPV in chronic hypoxic animals.  相似文献   

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AIM: To investigate the effects of in vivo application of L-arginine on potassium channels in bronchial smooth muscle cells (BSMC) isolated from asthmatic model rats. METHODS: Male SD rats were randomly divided into control group, asthmatic group and asthmatic rats treated with L-arginine (L-Arg group). Single BSMCs were obtained by acute enzyme separation method. The resting membrane potential (Em), Ca2+-activated K+ channels (BKCa) currents and voltage-dependent K+ channel (Kv) currents in BSMCs were recorded under whole-cell patch clamp technique. RESULTS: (1) The Em of asthmatic group was significantly lower than that in control group (P<0.05). In vivo application of L-Arg significantly hyperpolarized BSMCs near to control group (P>0.05). (2) The peak current density at +50 mV of KCa: IKca in asthmatic group [(43.8±16.5) pA/pF] was significantly lower than that in normal group [(72.5±19.9) pA/pF] (P<0.01). Treatment with 300 mg/kg L-Arg significantly increased IKca in asthmatic group to (58.7±12.4) pA/pF (P<0.05). (3) The peak currents density at +50 mV of Kv: IKv in asthmatic group [(32.4±8.7) pA/pF] was significantly lower than that in control group [(57.7±9.8) pA/pF] (P<0.01). Treatment with L-Arg also significantly increased IKv in asthmatic group to (43.6±7.9) pA/pF, (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Endogenous NO improves Em in asthmatic BSMCs, increases the activities of BKCa channels and Kv channel. These findings implicate that NO may have a potential therapeutically role in airway hypersensitivity.  相似文献   

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AIM: To investigate the effect of hypoxia on the proliferation and apoptosis of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMC); and to evaluate the role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α), iNOS, P-ERK1/2 protein expression in hypoxic pulmonary hypertension (HPH) pathogenesis.METHODS: Cultured rat PASMC were divided into normoxic group; hypoxic group; hypoxia+ADM(adrenomedulin) group, hypoxia+L-NAME(iNOS inhibitor) group; hypoxia+PD98059 group. Proliferation was investigated by MTT and PCNA. Apoptosis was examined by flow-cytometry. Westen blotting was used to measure protein expression of HIF-1α, P-ERK1/2 and iNOS. RESULTS: (1) A value of 24 h-hypoxia was significantly higher than that in the normoxic group (P<0.01). In the hypoxia+PD98059 group, ADM was significantly lower than that in hypoxia group, whereas A value of the hypoxia+L-NAME was significantly higher than that in hypoxic group and normoxic group (P<0.01). (2) PCNA was positive in PASMC after 24 h hypoxia (P<0.01). PD98059, ADM inhibited the expression of PCNA significantly (P<0.01), whereas L-NAME increased the expression of PCNA significantly (P<0.01). (3) Apoptosis index was not significantly difference among the different groups (P>0.05). (4) HIF-1α, iNOS and P-ERK1/2 expression was poorly positive in normoxic group, positive after hypoxia for 4h (P<0.01), reaching its peak at 8 h hypoxia (P<0.01), HIF-1α, P-ERK1/2 expression declined after 24 h hypoxia. L-NAME promoted the expression of HIF-1α, PD98059 inhibited the expression of HIF-1α, iNOS and P-ERK1/2 partly. ADM inhibited the expression of HIF-1α partly, promoted the expression of iNOS. CONCLUSION: (1) Hypoxia stimulates the proliferation of PASMC, and has no obvious effects on the apoptosis of PASMC. (2) HIF-1 plays an importent role in the proliferation of hypoxic PASMC.  相似文献   

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AIM AND METHODS: Using Ca2+-sensitive fluorescent probe Fura-2,we measured the changes of [Ca2+]iin cultured rat pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAEC) and porcine pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMC) from normoxic (NC group) or chronic hypoxic group (CH group) when they were exposed to acute hypoxia. RESULTS: The increase in [Ca2+]iin 6th passage of PASMC caused by acute hypoxia in CH group was significantly lower than that in the same passage of NC group (P<0.05).On the contrary, in PAEC, the acute hypoxia induced increase in _i, which was significantly higher in 5th passage of CH group than that in NC group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The decrease of the elevation of [Ca2+]icaused by acute hypoxia in PASMC of CH group indicated that it functioned to lower the constrictive response to hypoxia.The intensive increase in [Ca2+]icaused by acute hypoxia in PAEC of CH group might lead to more relaxing factors derived from PAEC,which results in a decrease in HPV.  相似文献   

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AIM:To investigate the role of K+ channels in the decreased hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction(HPV) in chronic hypoxic rats. METHODS:Blockers of three kinds of K+ channels, 4-AP(voltage dependent K+ channel blocker), TEA(Ca2+ activated K+ channel blocker), GLIB(ATP sensitive K+ channel blocker) were used in isolated perfused rat lungs to detect the role of K+ channels in HPV. RESULTS:In normal rats, 4-AP and TEA, but not GLIB, both elicited a significant increase in pulmonary artery baseline pressure, and also potentiated the acute hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. In chronic hypoxic rats, the HPV is significantly decreased, while 4-AP, TEA, GLIB all elicited a significant but smaller increase in pulmonary artery baseline pressure. Additionally, all these three blockers potentiated the HPV stronger in chronic hypoxic rats than in control rats. CONCLUSION:The opening of Kv, KCa, KATP might modulate the hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in isolated rat lungs, and the increase in this modulation by potassium channel in chronic hypoxic rats might play a role in its decrease in HPV.  相似文献   

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AIM:To study the effect of farrerol (Far) on nicotine-induced proliferation of rat pulmonary smooth muscle cells (PASMCs), and further to explore its relationship with voltage-dependent potassium channels (Kv) 1.5 and Kv2.1. METHODS:Firstly, the effect of nicotine on the proliferation of PASMCs was detected by cell counting method, and the optimal concentration of nicotine was selected. Primary cultured PASMCs were randomly divided into 5 groups:normal control group, nicotine (1 μmol/L)group, nicotine (1 μmol/L) + Far (10-6 mol/L, 10-5 mol/L and 10-4 mol/L) Far group. The activity of caspase-3 was measured by apoptosis kit, the cell viability was measured by CCK-8 assay, the apoptotic rate was analyzed by flow cytometry. The expression of Kv1.5 and Kv2.1, and apoptosis-related factors Bcl-2 and Bax at mRNA and protein levels was determined by RT-qPCR and Western blot respectively. RESULTS:Nicotine at 1 μmol/L increased the number of PASMCs to the maximum extent (P<0.01). Nicotine at 1 μmol/L significantly reduced the caspase-3 activity and enhanced the cell viability of the PASMCs (P<0.01). Farrerol at 10-6~10-4 mol/L eliminated the effect of PASMCs induced by nicotine in a concentration dependent manner. Compared with control group, nicotine at 1 μmol/L significantly increased the proliferation and inhibited the apoptotic rate of rat PASMCs (P<0.01). The apoptotic rate of PASMCs in farrerol intervention group was significantly higher than that in nicotine group (P<0.01). Nicotine at 1 μmol/L significantly inhibited the expression of Kv1.5, Kv2.1 and Bax but increased the expression of Bcl-2 in PASMCs (P<0.01). Farrerol at 10-5 mol/L obviously inhibited the effect of PASMCs induced by nicotine. CONCLUSION:Farrerol eliminates nicotine-induced inhibition of caspase-3 and Bax, and enhancement of Bcl-2 in PASMCs by enhancing Kv1.5 and Kv2.1 expression.  相似文献   

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AIM: To investigate the possible role of prostaglandin, NO and potassium channel in the adaptive blunting of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) in high altitude animal (pika). METHODS: The effect of L-NAME, indomethacin and 4-AP on the response of isolated lung strips of pika and Wistar rats instead of pulmonary artery to acute hypoxia were studied. RESULTS: (1) After inhibition of prostaglandins by indomethacin, the percentage increase in hypoxic constriction in lung tissue strip of pikas was greater than that in Wistar rats , P<0.05; (2) After inhibition of NO synthesis by L-NAME, the percentage increase in hypoxic constriction in lung tissue strip of pikas was greater than that in Wistar rats , P<0.05; (3) After administration of 4-AP, there was no significant difference in the percentage decrease in hypoxic constriction of lung tissue strip between pika and Wistar rat. CONCLUSIONS: (1) Prostaglandins and NO might modulate HPV in either rat of pika; the closure of Voltage-gated K+ channels might mediate HPV in either rat or pika. (2) Prostaglandins and NO might play an important role in the blunting of HPV in pika, Voltage-gated K+ channels may play a minor role in the blunting of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in pika.  相似文献   

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AIM:To investigate the role of potassium channel expression alteration in chronic cigarette smoking-induced increase in pulmonary vascular responsiveness, the effect of chronic cigarette smoking on large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel (BKCa) and voltage-dependent delayed rectifier potassium channel (Kv1.5) expression in rat pulmonary smooth muscle cells were investigated in vivo. METHODS:HE staining, immuno-histochemistry and in situ hybridization techniques were used. RESULTS: (1) Chronic cigarette smoking downregulates the protein and mRNA expression of BKCa in pulmonary arterial smooth muscles. (2) Chronic cigarette smoking downregulated the protein and mRNA expression of Kv1.5 in pulmonary arterial smooth muscles. (3) In big artery, BKCa decreased more makedly than Kv1.5, but in small artery, both of them decreased equally. CONCLUSION:Chronic cigarette smoking downregulates the levels of BKCa and Kv1.5 in rat pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells in vivo, which maybe contribute to the mechanism of cigarette smoking-induced increase in pulmonary vascular responsiveness.  相似文献   

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AIM: To investigate the effect of hypoxia on persistent sodium current (INap) in single ventricular myocyte isolated from acute myocardial infarction (AMI) heart of rats and to study the mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias that occur after AMI. METHODS: AMI model was induced by ligating the left anterior descending coronary artery in rats. The whole-cell patch clamp technique was used to record the current in epicardial myocytes in infarcted region from rats at 3 week after AMI. RESULTS: In normoxic conditions, the current density of INap in cardiomyocytes of fake operation (FO) and AMI hearts was 0.144±0.022 pA/pF (n=9), 0.121±0.013 pA/pF (n=9,P<0.01), respectively, which was blocked by tetrodotoxin (TTX). The amplitude of INap was gradually increased with the prolongation of hypoxia time, but the increase in extent of INap in FO cells was significant bigger than that in AMI cells. The INap was blocked by 1 mmol/L glutathione. CONCLUSIONS: After AMI, the amplitude of INaP in infarcted and noninfarcted myocardium showed differences both in normoxic and hypoxic conditions, which increased dispersion of repolarization. This may be one of the reasons of reentrant ventricular arrhythmias that occur after AMI.  相似文献   

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AIM:The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the extracellular signal regulated kinase-1/2 (ERK1/2) pathway was involved in 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE)-induced chronic hypoxic pulmonary artery (PA) constriction and whether ERK1/2 activity was influenced by 15-HETE, for clarifying the mechanism of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV). METHODS:Rats were placed in hypoxic box with fractional inspired oxygen (FiO2) 0.12 for 9 days to make hypoxic models, while those lived in FiO2 0.21 served as normal controls. Heart and lungs were taken out from chest and PA in diameter of 1-1.5 mm was isolated and cut into rings with 3 mm long for tension studies in organ baths. The ring tensions before and after adding 15-HETE were compared. Influences of ERK1/2 upstream kinase inhibitor U0126 as well as endothelium integrity on 15-HETE-induced HPV were observed. Expression and activity of ERK1/2 in cultured rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) treated with 15-HETE for different times and concentrations were examined by Western blotting. RESULTS:15-HETE significantly constricted PA rings from hypoxic rats, and the response of the hypoxic rings were significantly greater than that of normoxic ones (P<0.05). U0126 significantly reduced vasoconstriction induced by 15-HETE both in endothelium-intact and -denuded rings (both were P<0.05). Western blotting results showed 15-HETE enhanced activity of ERK1/2 in PASMCs, increasing with concentration and decreasing with time. CONCLUSION:15-HETE upregulates activity of ERK1/2 in PASMCs of rats. The activation of ERK1/2 is an important step in 15-HETE- induced HPV in rats.  相似文献   

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AIM: To observe the effects of hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) on the relaxation of isolated rat coronary artery (RCA) rings and its relationship with voltage-gated K+ (Kv) channels. METHODS: The vascular tension was recorded with a wire myograph. The Kv currents of freshly isolated RCA smooth muscle cells were assessed with whole-cell patch clamp. The protein expression levels of Kv1.2 and Kv1.5 in RCA smooth muscle cells were assayed by Western blot. RESULTS: HSYA (10 μmol/L and 30 μmol/L) led to relaxation of RCA precontracted by 60 mmol/L KCl or 0.1 mmol/L U46619 (P<0.05), but the effect showed no statistical difference between endothelium-intact and endothelium-denuded groups (P>0.05). HSYA (3 μmol/L, 10 μmol/L and 30 μmol/L) significantly increased the maximal Kv currents of RCA smooth muscle cells (P<0.05). HSYA (10 μmol/L and 30 μmol/L) increased the protein expression of Kv1.2 and Kv1.5 (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: HSYA relaxes isolated RCA in an endothelium-independent manner. The vasodilatory effect of HSYA may be related to activation of the myocyte Kv channels.  相似文献   

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