Gestational Hypoxia Inhibits Pregnancy-Induced Upregulation of Ca2+ Sparks and Spontaneous Transient Outward Currents in Uterine Arteries Via Heightened Endoplasmic Reticulum/Oxidative Stress.

Hypertension
Xiang-Qun HuLubo Zhang

Abstract

Hypoxia during pregnancy profoundly affects uterine vascular adaptation and increases the risk of pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia and fetal intrauterine growth restriction. We recently demonstrated that increases in Ca2+ sparks and spontaneous transient outward currents (STOCs) played an essential role in pregnancy-induced uterine vascular adaptation. In the present study, we hypothesize that gestational hypoxia suppresses Ca2+ sparks/STOCs coupling leading to increased uterine vascular tone via enhanced endoplasmic reticulum (ER)/oxidative stress. Uterine arteries were obtained from nonpregnant and near-term pregnant sheep residing in low altitude or acclimatizing to high-altitude (3801 m) hypoxia for ≈110 days. High-altitude hypoxia suppressed pregnancy-induced upregulation of RyR1 and RyR2 (ryanodine receptor 1 and 2) protein abundance, Ca2+ sparks, and STOCs in uterine arteries. Inhibition of Ca2+ sparks/STOCs with the RyR inhibitor ryanodine significantly increased pressure-dependent myogenic tone in uterine arteries from low-altitude normoxic pregnant animals but not those from high-altitude hypoxic pregnant animals. Gestational hypoxia significantly increased ER/oxidative stress in uterine arteries. Of im...Continue Reading

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