cGMP对慢性低氧大鼠肺动脉平滑肌细胞膜电压门控钾通道的作用

目的:探讨cGMP对慢性低氧大鼠肺动脉平滑肌细胞(PASMC)膜电压门控钾通道(Kv通道)的作用, 为进一步阐明慢性低氧性肺动脉高压的发病机理提供理论依据。方法: Wistar大鼠, 随机分为对照组和慢性低氧组, 低氧组大鼠每天低氧(氧浓度10%±1%)8 h, 连续4周。单个大鼠PASMC的获得采用急性酶分离法(胶原酶Ⅰ型和木瓜蛋白酶)。采用全细胞膜片钳技术测定两组PASMC的静息膜电位(Em)和电压门控钾通道的钾离子电流(I_KV), 观察并比较cGMP (1 mmol/L) 以及cGMP和蛋白激酶G(PKG)抑制剂H-8 (1 mmol/L) 应用后两组PASMC I_KV的不同变化。结果:慢性低氧大鼠PASMC的静息膜电位和电压门控钾通道电流明显低于正常对照组。cGMP可抑制正常和慢性低氧大鼠PASMC +50 mV刺激时的峰值I_KV[正常组从(118.0±5.0)pA/pF下降到(89.9±16.5) pA/pF, n=6, P<0.05;慢性低氧组则从(81.0±5.0) pA/pF 下降到(56.8±9.1) pA/pF, n=6, P<0.05], 该抑制作用可被PKG的抑制剂H-8阻断[正常组(119.2±10.3) pA/pF vs (117.8±9.1)　pA/pF, n=6, P>0.05;慢性低氧组(96.8±6.2) pA/pF vs (98.0±2.2)　pA/pF, n=6, P>0.05]。结论:慢性低氧抑制肺动脉平滑肌细胞的电压门控钾通道。cGMP可能通过磷酸化作用而抑制正常和慢性低氧肺动脉平滑肌细胞的电压门控钾通道电流。

Effect of cGMP on voltage - gated potassium channel in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells from rats exposed to chronic hypoxia

AIM: To investigate the effect of cGMP on voltage-gated potassium channel in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) from rats exposed to chronic hypoxia. METHODS: (1) Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group (group A) and chronic hypoxia group (group B). Then group B received hypoxia 8 hours per day for 4 consecutive weeks. (2) Single PASMC was obtained via acute enzyme separation method. (3) Conventional whole-cell patch clamp technique was used to record resting membrane potential (Em) and ion currents of voltage-gated potassium channel. The changes of ion currents of voltage-gated potassium channel before and after applying cGMP (1 mmol/L), an agonist of protein kinase G (PKG), and cGMP plus H-8 (1 mmol/L), an inhibitor of PKG were compared between two groups. RESULTS: The Em of group B were significantly lower than that of group A. The ion currents of voltage-gated potassium channel in group A and group B were all significantly inhibited by cGMP [control group: from (118.0±5.0) pA/pF to (89.9±16.5) pA/pF, n=6, P＜0.05;chronic hypoxia group: from (81.0±5.0) pA/pF to (56.8±9.1) pA/pF, n=6, P＜0.05]and these effects were reversed by H-8 [control group: from (119.2±10.3) pA/pF to (117.8±9.1) pA/pF, n=6, P＞0.05;chronic hypoxia group: from (96.8±6.2)　pA/pF to (98.0±2.2)　pA/pF, n=6, P＞0.05]. CONCLUSIONS: The currents of voltage-gated potassium channel was inhibited by chronic hypoxic. The inhibitory effect of cGMP on currents of voltage-gated potassium channel in PASMCs from both normal and chronic hypoxic rats may be probably through the phosphorylation of voltage-gated potassium channel.