ANG-II INHIBITS CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS FROM CORONARY SMOOTH-MUSCLE IN LIPID BILAYERS
ANG-II INHIBITS CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS FROM CORONARY SMOOTH-MUSCLE IN LIPID BILAYERS
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpheart.1990.258.3.h912
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发表时间:
1990-03-01
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STEFANI, E
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TORO, L;AMADOR, M;STEFANI, E
Angiotensin II (ANG II) is a powerful vasoconstrictor of coronary vessels and other smooth muscles. One of the actions of ANG II is the inhibition of K+ currents, possibly contributing to depolarization and contraction. Therefore, we investigated the role of ANG II on the regulation of K+ channels at the single-channel level. We studied its effect on calcium-activated potassium (KCa) channels (.simeq.250 pS) from coronary smooth muscle incorporated into lipid bilayers. KCa channels were sensitive to externally applied ANG II at voltages from -20 to -70 mV and pCa between 6.5 and 4. The dose-response curve gave a concentration of half-inhibition (Ki1/2) of 58 nM and a Hill coefficient of 2.2, indicating a minimum of two sites in the process. ANG II modified the open and closed states of the channel, affecting their proportions and their values. In addition, a new much slower (.simeq.1 s) closed or "blocked" state appeared. We conclude that one of the mechanisms by which ANG II causes vasoconstriction of the coronary vessels is a direct inhibition of KCa channels contributing to depolarization and contraction.