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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-1-27
pubmed:abstractText
Bradykinin (BK) is known to activate several types of ion channels in endothelial cells, including a K+ channel and a nonselective cation channel. The predominant BK-activated current in most endothelial cells appears to be an outward, Ca(2+)-activated K+ current. We consistently recorded a rapidly activated, spontaneously inactivated inward current stimulated by BK in bovine coronary venular endothelial cells (CVECs). With the use of a whole cell, perforated patch recording mode, the average magnitude of the current was -293 +/- 38 pA. Simultaneous measurements of current and intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) showed that the inward current correlated closely with transient increases in [Ca2+]i due to Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. The current could be blocked by 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2, 2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS) but not by La3+, and it persisted in Ca(2+)-free/Na(+)-free solution. When intra- and/or extracellular Cl- concentrations were altered, the reversal potential of the current shifted according to the calculated Cl- -equilibrium potential, indicating that the current was carried primarily by Cl-. Another inward current was also activated by BK. This current was slower to activate, could be blocked by La3+, but was not blocked by DIDS. The time course of the slowly activated current correlated with the plateau phase of the BK-stimulated [Ca2+]i increase, which was similar to the behavior of a nonselective cation current reported previously. We propose that these two currents may contribute to the depolarizations and net inward currents induced by BK in this cell line.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
267
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
H2508-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Chloride and cation currents activated by bradykinin in coronary venular endothelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A & M University Health Science Center, College Station 77843-1114.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't