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Inhibitory action of ICI-182,780, an estrogen receptor antagonist, on BK(Ca) channel activity in cultured endothelial cells of human coronary artery
Authors:Liu Yen-Chin  Lo Yi-Ching  Huang Chin-Wei  Wu Sheng-Nan
Affiliation:Department of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, City, ROC, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Abstract:ICI-182,780 is known to be a selective inhibitor of the intracellular estrogen receptors. The effect of ICI-182,780 on ion currents was studied in cultured endothelial cells of human coronary artery. In whole-cell current recordings, ICI-182,780 reversibly decreased the amplitude of K(+) outward currents. The decrease in outward current caused by ICI-182,780 could be counteracted by further application of magnolol or nordihydroguaiaretic acid, yet not by 17beta-estradiol. Under current-clamp condition, ICI-182,780 (3microM) depolarized the membrane potentials of the cells, and magnolol (10 microM) or nordihydroguaiaretic acid (10 microM) reversed ICI-182,780-induced depolarization. In inside-out patches, ICI-182,780 added to the bath did not alter single-channel conductance of large-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels (BK(Ca) channels), but decreased their open probability. ICI-182,780 reduced channel activity in a concentration-dependent manner with an IC(50) value of 3 microM. After BK(Ca) channel activity was suppressed by 2-methoxyestradiol (3 microM), subsequent application of ICI-182,780 (3 microM) did not further reduce the channel activity. The application of ICI-182,780 shifted the activation curve of BK(Ca) channels to positive potentials. Its decrease in the open probability primarily involved a reduction in channel open duration. ICI-182,780 also suppressed the proliferation of these endothelial cells with an IC(50) value of 2 microM. However, in coronary smooth muscle cells, a bell-shaped concentration-response curve for the ICI-182,780 effect on BK(Ca) channel activity was observed. This study provides evidence that ICI-182,780 can inhibit BK(Ca) channels in vascular endothelial cells in a mechanism unlikely to be linked to its anti-estrogen activity. The inhibitory effects on these channels may partly contribute to the underlying mechanisms by which ICI-182,780 affects endothelial function.
Keywords:BKCa channel, large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel   DCEBIO, 5,6-dichloro-1-ethyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one   HCAEC, human coronary artery endothelial cells   HCASMC, human coronary artery smooth muscle cells   IK, K+ outward current   I-V, current-voltage   NDGA, nordihydroguaiaretic acid
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