scholarly journals Three distinct muscarinic signalling pathways for cationic channel activation in mouse gut smooth muscle cells

2007 ◽  
Vol 582 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Sakamoto ◽  
Toshihiro Unno ◽  
Takio Kitazawa ◽  
Tetsuro Taneike ◽  
Masahisa Yamada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Signalling Pathways ◽  
Channel Activation ◽  
Cationic Channel

scholarly journals Aging differentially modulates the Wnt pro‐survival signalling pathways in vascular smooth muscle cells

Aging Cell ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. e12844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethan A. Brown ◽  
Georgia M. Connolly ◽  
Carina E. J. Mill ◽  
Helen Williams ◽  
Gianni D. Angelini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Vascular Smooth Muscle ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Signalling Pathways

PDGF-AB and FGF-2 trigger different signalling pathways in vascular smooth muscle cells

2002 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. A68
Author(s):  
Sabina Vogel ◽  
Thomas Kubin ◽  
Elisabeth Deindl ◽  
Matthias Heil ◽  
Wolfgang Schaper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Vascular Smooth Muscle ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Signalling Pathways

Abstract 507: G Proteins are Required for Lipoxygenase EDHF Activity of Rabbit Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells

Hypertension ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn M Gauthier ◽  
J. R Falck ◽  
William B Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
G Proteins ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Specific Structure ◽  
Inhibitory Peptide ◽  
Receptor Binding Site ◽  
Channel Activation ◽  
Sk Channel ◽  
Vascular Activity

Arachidonic acid 15-lipoxygenase (15-LO) metabolites function as endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors in rabbit and human arteries. In rabbit arteries, LO metabolites mediate nitric-oxide and prostaglandin-independent relaxations to acetylcholine and AA. Previously, we characterized 11,12,15-trihydroxyeicosatrienoic acid (11,12,15-THETA) as a major vasoactive 15-LO metabolite in rabbit arteries. 11,12,15-THETA requires a specific structure for vascular activity. 11(R),12(S),15(S)-THETA causes concentration-related relaxation whereas 11(R),12(R),15(S)-THETA is without activity. The specific structure requirement suggests a role for a receptor. Therefore, we examined the role of G proteins in 11(R),12(S),15(S)-THETA vascular activity. Western immunoblot verified protein expression of Gαs, Gαi and a Gαo in rabbit endothelial and smooth muscle cells. 11(R),12(S),15(S)-THETA increased GTPγ35S binding to rabbit arterial membranes 280±25% while 11(R),12(S),15(S)-THETA was without effect. In cell-attached patches of rabbit smooth muscle, 11(R),12(S),15(S)-THETA (100 nM) increased mean open time of apamin-sensitive, calcium-activated, small conductance potassium (SK) channels from 0.0001±0.0001 to 0.0015±0.0006. In inside-out patches, 11(R),12(S),15(S)-THETA did not increase channel opening (0.0001±0.0001) unless GTP was present (0.0051±0.0023). In the presence of GTP, an antibody against Gαs and a Gαs inhibitory peptide inhibited 11(R),12(S),15(S)-THETA SK channel activation (0.0007±0.0005, 0.0013±0.0012, respectively) whereas an antibody against Gαi was without effect (0.0042±0.0018). A cell-permeant, penetratin-linked Gαs inhibitory peptide also inhibited 11(R),12(S),15(S)-THETA SK channel activation in cell-attached patches (0.0005±0.0002) and blocked 11(R),12(S),15(S)-THETA relaxations in rabbit aorta (max relaxations = 74±6%, 23±7% for control and permeant peptide, respectively). These studies indicate that 11,12,15-THETA-induced SK channel activation and vascular relaxation are mediated by a Gs-coupled mechanism and that 11,12,15-THETA acts via a stereo-specific G protein coupled receptor/binding site.

scholarly journals Type 1 IP3 receptors activate BKCa channels via local molecular coupling in arterial smooth muscle cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guiling Zhao ◽  
Zachary P. Neeb ◽  
M. Dennis Leo ◽  
Judith Pachuau ◽  
Adebowale Adebiyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Bkca Channel ◽  
Ip3 Receptors ◽  
Arterial Smooth Muscle ◽  
Bkca Channels ◽  
Channel Activation ◽  
Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells

Plasma membrane large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BKCa) channels and sarcoplasmic reticulum inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptors (IP3Rs) are expressed in a wide variety of cell types, including arterial smooth muscle cells. Here, we studied BKCa channel regulation by IP3 and IP3Rs in rat and mouse cerebral artery smooth muscle cells. IP3 activated BKCa channels both in intact cells and in excised inside-out membrane patches. IP3 caused concentration-dependent BKCa channel activation with an apparent dissociation constant (Kd) of ∼4 µM at physiological voltage (−40 mV) and intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i; 10 µM). IP3 also caused a leftward-shift in BKCa channel apparent Ca2+ sensitivity and reduced the Kd for free [Ca2+]i from ∼20 to 12 µM, but did not alter the slope or maximal Po. BAPTA, a fast Ca2+ buffer, or an elevation in extracellular Ca2+ concentration did not alter IP3-induced BKCa channel activation. Heparin, an IP3R inhibitor, and a monoclonal type 1 IP3R (IP3R1) antibody blocked IP3-induced BKCa channel activation. Adenophostin A, an IP3R agonist, also activated BKCa channels. IP3 activated BKCa channels in inside-out patches from wild-type (IP3R1+/+) mouse arterial smooth muscle cells, but had no effect on BKCa channels of IP3R1-deficient (IP3R1−/−) mice. Immunofluorescence resonance energy transfer microscopy indicated that IP3R1 is located in close spatial proximity to BKCa α subunits. The IP3R1 monoclonal antibody coimmunoprecipitated IP3R1 and BKCa channel α and β1 subunits from cerebral arteries. In summary, data indicate that IP3R1 activation elevates BKCa channel apparent Ca2+ sensitivity through local molecular coupling in arterial smooth muscle cells.

Intracellur signalling pathways and binding of endothelin in vascular smooth muscle cells

1990 ◽  
Vol 183 (3) ◽  
pp. 676
Author(s):  
P-E. Chabrier ◽  
M-O. Lonchampt ◽  
P. Roubert ◽  
V. Pinelis ◽  
M. Auguet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Vascular Smooth Muscle ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Signalling Pathways
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