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Effects of inhibitors of small- and intermediate-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels, inwardly-rectifying potassium channels and Na+/K+ ATPase on EDHF relaxations in the rat hepatic artery

Andersson, David A. LU ; Zygmunt, Peter M. LU orcid ; Movahed, Pouya LU ; Andersson, Tomas L.G. LU and Högestätt, Edward D. LU (2000) In British Journal of Pharmacology 129(7). p.1490-1496
Abstract

1. In the rat hepatic artery, the SK(Ca) inhibitors UCL 1684 (300 nM) completely blocked, and scyllatoxin (1 μM) and d-tubocurarine (100 μM) partially inhibited EDHF relaxations when each of them was combined with charybdotoxin (300 nM). 2. The IK(Ca) inhibitors clotrimazole (3 μM) and 2-chlorophenyl-bisphenyl-methanol (3 μM) strongly depressed EDHF relaxations when each of them was combined with apamin (300 nM). The cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenase inhibitor ketoconazole (10 μM) had no effect in the presence of apamin. 3. Ciclazindol (10 μM), which abolishes EDHF relaxations in the presence of apamin, almost completely prevented the calcium ionophore (A23187) stimulated 86Rb+ influx via the Gardos channel (IK(Ca))... (More)

1. In the rat hepatic artery, the SK(Ca) inhibitors UCL 1684 (300 nM) completely blocked, and scyllatoxin (1 μM) and d-tubocurarine (100 μM) partially inhibited EDHF relaxations when each of them was combined with charybdotoxin (300 nM). 2. The IK(Ca) inhibitors clotrimazole (3 μM) and 2-chlorophenyl-bisphenyl-methanol (3 μM) strongly depressed EDHF relaxations when each of them was combined with apamin (300 nM). The cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenase inhibitor ketoconazole (10 μM) had no effect in the presence of apamin. 3. Ciclazindol (10 μM), which abolishes EDHF relaxations in the presence of apamin, almost completely prevented the calcium ionophore (A23187) stimulated 86Rb+ influx via the Gardos channel (IK(Ca)) in human erythrocytes. 4. The Na(+/)K+ ATPase inhibitor ouabain (500 μM) and the K(IR) blocker Ba2+ (30 μM) neither alone nor in combination inhibited EDHF relaxations. Ba2+ was also without effect in the presence of either apamin or charybdotoxin. 5. In contrast to EDHF, an increase in extracellular [K+] from 4.6 mM to 9.6, 14.6 and 19.6 mM inconsistently relaxed arteries. In K+-free physiological salt solution, re-admission of K+ always caused complete and sustained relaxations which were abolished by ouabain but unaffected by Ba2+. 6. The present study provides pharmacological evidence for the involvement of SK(Ca) and IK(Ca) in the action of EDHF in the rat hepatic artery. Our results are not consistent with the idea that EDHF is K+ activating Na+/K+ ATPase and K(IR) in this blood vessel.

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Blood vessels, Endothelium vascular, Endothelium-derived relaxing factor, Potassium channels
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British Journal of Pharmacology
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7 pages
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Wiley
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0007-1188
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10.1038/sj.bjp.0703226
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  author       = {{Andersson, David A. and Zygmunt, Peter M. and Movahed, Pouya and Andersson, Tomas L.G. and Högestätt, Edward D.}},
  issn         = {{0007-1188}},
  keywords     = {{Blood vessels; Endothelium vascular; Endothelium-derived relaxing factor; Potassium channels}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{01}},
  number       = {{7}},
  pages        = {{1490--1496}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley}},
  series       = {{British Journal of Pharmacology}},
  title        = {{Effects of inhibitors of small- and intermediate-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels, inwardly-rectifying potassium channels and Na<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup> ATPase on EDHF relaxations in the rat hepatic artery}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjp.0703226}},
  doi          = {{10.1038/sj.bjp.0703226}},
  volume       = {{129}},
  year         = {{2000}},
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