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Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
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Genetic Ablation of Ca V 3.2 Channels Enhances the Arterial Myogenic Response by Modulating the RyR-BK Ca Axis

Authors: Jose L. Puglisi; Osama F. Harraz; Anil Zechariah; Suzanne E. Brett; Monica Romero; Donald G. Welsh; Sean M. Wilson;

Genetic Ablation of Ca V 3.2 Channels Enhances the Arterial Myogenic Response by Modulating the RyR-BK Ca Axis

Abstract

Objective— In resistance arteries, there is an emerging view that smooth muscle Ca V 3.2 channels restrain arterial constriction through a feedback response involving the large-conductance Ca 2+ -activated K + channel (BK Ca ). Here, we used wild-type and Ca V 3.2 knockout (Ca V 3.2 −/− ) mice to definitively test whether Ca V 3.2 moderates myogenic tone in mesenteric arteries via the Ca V 3.2-ryanodine receptor-BK Ca axis and whether this regulatory mechanism influences blood pressure regulation. Approach and Results— Using pressurized vessel myography, Ca V 3.2 −/− mesenteric arteries displayed enhanced myogenic constriction to pressure but similar K + -induced vasoconstriction compared with wild-type C57BL/6 arteries. Electrophysiological and myography experiments subsequently confirmed the inability of micromolar Ni 2+ , a Ca V 3.2 blocker, to either constrict arteries or suppress T-type currents in Ca V 3.2 −/− smooth muscle cells. The frequency of BK Ca -induced spontaneous transient outward K + currents dropped in wild-type but not in knockout arterial smooth muscle cells upon the pharmacological suppression of Ca V 3.2 channel. Line scan analysis performed on en face arteries loaded with Fluo-4 revealed the presence of Ca 2+ sparks in all arteries, with the subsequent application of Ni 2+ only affecting wild-type arteries. Although Ca V 3.2 channel moderated myogenic constriction of resistance arteries, the blood pressure measurements of Ca V 3.2 −/− and wild-type animals were similar. Conclusions— Overall, our findings establish a negative feedback mechanism of the myogenic response in which Ca V 3.2 channel modulates downstream ryanodine receptor-BK Ca to hyperpolarize and relax arteries.

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Feedback, Physiological, Male, Mice, Knockout, Myocytes, Smooth Muscle, Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel, Calcium Channel Blockers, Muscle, Smooth, Vascular, Mesenteric Arteries, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Vasodilation, Calcium Channels, T-Type, Vasoconstriction, Animals, Arterial Pressure, Female, Calcium Signaling, Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel alpha Subunits

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