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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-2
pubmed:abstractText
This study examined the mechanisms of hypertension in diabetes. We investigated the effects of serotonin (5-HT) on voltage-dependent K(+) (Kv) channel activity, vasoconstriction, 5-HT receptor expression levels, and the involvement of protein kinase C (PKC) in mesenteric arteries of Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima fatty (OLETF) rats compared with Long-Evans Tokushima Otsuka (LETO) rats. Blood pressure, body weight, blood glucose level, and mesenteric arterial wall thickness were greater in OLETF rats. The 5-HT-induced vasoconstriction of mesenteric arteries was greater in OLETF rats than in LETO rats and inhibited by the 5-HT(2A) inhibitor inhibitor, ketanserin. The Kv currents in mesenteric arterial smooth muscle cells (MASMCs), determined using a perforated patch clamp technique, was inhibited by 1 mM 4-AP (42.5 +/- 4.1% vs. 63.5 +/- 2.3% in LETO vs. OLETF rats at +40 mV), but was insensitive to 1 mM TEA and 100 nM iberiotoxin. The inhibition of Kv current by 1 microM 5-HT in MASMCs was greater in OLETF rats than in LETO rats (17.1 +/- 2.2% vs. 33.2 +/- 2.7% in LETO vs. OLETF rats at +40 mV), and the inhibition was prevented by treatment with the PKCalpha- and beta- selective inhibitor, Gö6976. The expression level of 5-HT(2A), but not 5-HT(2B), receptor and the expression levels of total PKC, PKCbeta, and PKCepsilon, but not PKCalpha, were higher in the mesenteric arteries of OLETF rats compared with LETO rats. The enhanced expression of 5-HT(2A) receptor together with PKCbeta may promote mesenteric vasoconstriction and increase vascular resistance in OLETF rats.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1873-1732
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
88-94
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased sensitivity of serotonin on the voltage-dependent K+ channels in mesenteric arterial smooth muscle cells of OLETF rats.
pubmed:affiliation
National Research Laboratory for Mitochondrial Signaling, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Center, FIRST Mitochondrial Research Group, Inje University, 633-165 Gaegeum-Dong, Busanjin-Gu, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't