Browse > Article

Extracellular $K^+$ Effects on the Mouse Aortic Endothelial Cell Contractility  

안재호 (이화여자대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
유지영 (한림대학교 의과대학 응급의학과교실)
Publication Information
Journal of Chest Surgery / v.36, no.12, 2003 , pp. 887-893 More about this Journal
Abstract
External stimuli increases intracellular (IC) $Ca^{2+}$, which increases extracellular (EC) $K^{+}$. To verify $K^{+}$ effects on the vascular contraction, we performed an experiment using mouse aortic endothelial cell. Meterial and Method: We examined the mouse aortic contractility changes as we measured the IC $Ca^{2+}$ change and ionic current by using the voltage clamp technique under different conditions such as: increasing EC $K^{+}$, removing endothelial cell, giving L-NAME (N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester) which suppress nitric oxide formation, Ouabain which control N $a^{+}$ - $K^{+}$ pump and N $i^{2+}$ which repress N $a^{+}$-C $a^{2+}$ exchanger Result: When we increased EC $K^{+}$ from 6 to 12 mM, there was no change in aortic contractility. Aorta contracted with more than 12 mM of EC $K^{+}$. Ace-tylcholine (ACh) induced relaxation was inhibited with EC $K^{+}$ from 6 to 12 mM, but was not found after de-endothelialization or L-NAME treatment. ATP or ACh increased IC $Ca^{2+}$ in cultured endothelium. After maximal increase of IC $Ca^{2+}$, increasing EC $K^{+}$ from 6 to 12 mM made IC $Ca^{2+}$ decrease and re-decreasing EC $K^{+}$ to 6 mM made IC $Ca^{2+}$ increase. Ouabain and N $i^{2+}$ masked the inhibitory effect of endothelium dependent relaxation by increased EC $K^{+}$. Conclusion: These data indicate that increase in EC $K^{+}$ relaxes vascular smooth muscle and reduces $Ca^{2+}$ in the endothelial cells which inhibit endothelium dependent relaxation. This inhibitory mechanism may be due to the activation of N $a^{+}$- $K^{+}$ pump and N $a^{+}$-C $a^{2+}$ exchanger. $a^{+}$-C $a^{2+}$ exchanger.r.
Keywords
Endothelium; Endothelium-dependent relaxing factor; Potassium;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Downregulation of volumeactivated CI currents during muscle differentiation /
[ Voets,T.;Wei,L.;Desmet,P.(et al.) ] / Am J Physiol   DOI
2 NO: the primary EDRF /
[ Fleming,I.;Busse,R. ] / J Mol Cell Cardiol   DOI   ScienceOn
3 Endothelium: As an endocine organ /
[ Inagami,T.;Naruse,M.;Hoover,R. ] / Annu Rev Physiol   DOI   ScienceOn
4 Endothelium-derived relaxing and contracting factors /
[ Furchgott,R.F.;Vanhoutte,P.M. ] / Faseb J   DOI
5 Endothelim-dependent hyperpolarization of canine coronary smooth muscle /
[ Feletou,M.;Vanhoutte,P.M. ] / Br j Pharmacol   DOI   ScienceOn
6 Induction of <TEX>$Ca^{2+}$</TEX> -activated <TEX>$K^+$</TEX> current and transient outward currents in human capillary endothelial cells /
[ Jow,F.;Sullivan,K.;Sokol,P.;Nurnann,R. ] / J Membr Biol
7 A novel potent wasoconstrictor peptide produced by vascular endothelial cells /
[ Yanagisawa,M.;Kurihara,H.;Kimuri,S.(et al.) ] / Nature   DOI   ScienceOn
8 Regulation of transmembtane calcium fluxes in endithelium /
[ Nilius,B. ] / News Physiol
9 Endothelium-dependent contractions in arteries and veins /
[ Vanhoutte,P.M. ] / Blood Vessels
10 The interaction of plasminogen activator with a reconstituted basement membrane matrix and extracellular macromolecules produced by cultured epitelial cells /
[ McQuire,P.G.;Seeds,N.W. ] / J Cell Biochem   DOI
11 Cullular mechanisms controlling EDRF/NO formation in endothelial cells /
[ Busse,R.;Lckhoff,A.;Mulsch,A. ] / Basic Res Cardiol
12 Nitric oxide release accounts for the biological activity of endothelium-derived relaxing factor /
[ Palmer,R.M.;Ferrige,A.G.;Moncada,S. ] / Nature   DOI   ScienceOn
13 <TEX>$K^+$</TEX> is and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in rat arteries /
[ Edwards,G.;Dora,K.A.;Gardener,M.J.;Garland,c.J.;Weston,A.H. ] / Nature   DOI   ScienceOn
14 Characterization of the cloned human intermediate-conductance <TEX>$Ca^{2+}$</TEX> -activated <TEX>$K^+$</TEX> channel /
[ Jensen,B.S.;Strbrk,D.;Christophersen,P.(et al.) ] / Am J Physiol   DOI
15 Endthelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor: a new endogenous inhibitor from the vascular endothelium /
[ Taylor,S.G.;Weston,A.H. ] / Tr Pharm Sci   DOI   ScienceOn
16 Regulation of prostacyclin synthesis in endothelial cells /
[ Carter,T.D.;Pearson,J.D. ] / News physiol Sci
17 Biology of the vascular wall and its interactin with migratory and blood cells /
[ Nilius,b.;Casteels,R.;Greger,R.;Windhorst,U. ] / Comprehensive human physiology
18 Role of laminin and basement membrane in the morphological differectation of human endothelial cells into capillary-like structures /
[ Kubota,Y.;Kleinman,H.K.;Martin,G.R.;Lawley,T.J. ] / J Cell Biol   DOI   ScienceOn