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Frieden, M; Graier, WF.
Subplasmalemmal ryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ release contributes to Ca2+-dependent K+ channel activation in a human umbilical vein endothelial cell line.
J Physiol. 2000; 524 Pt 3(1):715-724
Doi: 10.1111%2Fj.1469-7793.2000.00715.x
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- The whole-cell configuration of the patch clamp technique was used to assess the involvement of ryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ release (RsCR) in histamine-activated Ca2+-dependent K+ (KCa) channels in the human umbilical vein endothelial cell line EA.hy926. Histamine (10 microM) induced a transient outward current that reached 18.9 +/- 5.5 pA pF-1 at +20 mV. This current was diminished by 1 mM tetraethylammonium or 50 nM iberiotoxin, by 90 % and 80 %, respectively, suggesting that this current results from the stimulation of large-conductance KCa (BKCa) channels. In about 50 % of the cells tested, stimulation of RsCR with 200 nM ryanodine initiated a small outward current that was also sensitive to iberiotoxin. Following the ryanodine-mediated RsCR, the potency of 10 microM histamine to activate KCa channels was reduced by about 60 %. In agreement, an inhibition of RsCR with 25 microM ryanodine diminished KCacurrent in response to histamine by about 70 %. The effect of 100 microM histamine on KCa channel activity was not reduced by previous RsCR with 200 nM ryanodine, or by an inhibition of RsCR by 25 microM ryanodine. Histamine (10 microM)-induced Ca2+ elevation was reduced by 30 % following ryanodine-mediated RsCR, whereas no inhibition occurred in the case of 100 microM histamine stimulation. In cells treated with 10 microM nocodazole for 16 h to collapse the superficial endoplasmic reticulum, 200 nM ryanodine failed to initiate any KCa current. Furthermore, the inhibitory effect of previous RsCR on 10 microM histamine-induced KCa current was not obtained in nocodazole-treated cells. Our data suggest that during moderate cell stimulation (10 microM histamine), subplasmalemmal RsCR greatly contributes to the activation of KCa channels in endothelial cells. Thus, the function of the subplasmalemmal Ca2+ control unit (SCCU) described previously must be extended as a regulator for KCa channels.
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