Abstract:
:Simultaneous patch-clamp and Ca2+ fluorescence measurements have revealed depolarising oscillations in the membrane potential of arterial (pulmonary) myocytes in response to adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) and endothelin-1 (ET-1). These oscillations (i) are due to the preferential activation of Ca(2+)-activated Cl-, over K+ currents, (ii) occur through a mechanism involving Ca2+ release from intracellular Ca2+ stores and (iii) are likely to promote constriction. These results provide a novel perspective into the relative contribution and importance of Ca2+ activated Cl- and K+ channels in controlling membrane potential of arterial smooth muscle in response to contractile agonists.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Bakhramov A,Hartley SA,Salter KJ,Kozlowski RZdoi
10.1006/bbrc.1996.1484subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-10-03 00:00:00pages
168-75issue
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0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
S0006-291X(96)91484-9journal_volume
227pub_type
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