Increased expression of Ca2+-sensitive K+ channels in the cerebral microcirculation of genetically hypertensive rats: evidence for their protection against cerebral vasospasm

Circulation Research
Y LiuNancy J Rusch

Abstract

The Ca2+-sensitive K+ channel (K(Ca) channel) plays a key role in buffering pressure-induced constriction of small cerebral arteries. An amplified current through this channel has been reported in vascular smooth muscle cells obtained from hypertensive animals, implying that the expression or properties of K(Ca) channels may be regulated by in vivo blood pressure levels. In this study, we investigated this hypothesis and its functional relevance by comparing the properties, expression levels, and physiological role of K(Ca) channels in cerebral resistance arteries from normotensive and genetically hypertensive rats. Whole-cell patch-clamp experiments revealed a 4.7-fold higher density of iberiotoxin-sensitive K(Ca) channel current at physiological membrane potentials in spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) compared with Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rat cerebrovascular smooth muscle cells (n = 18 and 21, respectively). However, additional single-channel analysis in detached patches showed similar levels of unitary conductance, voltage, and Ca2+ sensitivity in K(Ca) channels from WKY and from SHR membranes. In contrast, Western analysis using an antibody directed against the K(Ca) channel alpha-subunit revealed a 4.1-fold increase in the c...Continue Reading

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