蛋白激酶C对大鼠支气管平滑肌KV通道的影响

用全细胞膜片钳、Western印迹法和逆转录—PCR技术,观察蛋白激酶C(protein kinase C,PKC)对大鼠支气管平滑肌细胞(bronchial smooth muscle cells,BSMCs)电压依赖性延迟整流钾通道(Kv)活性及其亚型Kvl．5表达的影响。结果为：(1)PKC激活剂豆蔻酰佛波醇乙酯(phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate,PMA)显著抑制急性分离大鼠BSMCs的Kv通道电流,该效应被PKC阻断剂Ro31—8220显著抑制;(2)PMA显著抑制体外培养大鼠BSMCs的Kvl．5 mRNA和蛋白质的表达,该效应被Ro31—8220显著抑制。上述观察结果提示,PKC活化可抑制大鼠BSMCs的Kv通道电流活性,下调Kvl．5亚型的表达水平。     

慢性吸烟大鼠气道平滑肌大电导的钙激活钾通道和Kv1.5表达的变化

复制大鼠的慢性吸烟模型,采用气道反应性的测定、HE染色、免疫组织化学染色、原位杂交和免疫印迹实验等方法,观察吸烟对大鼠支气管平滑肌大电导的钙激活的钾通道(BKca)和电压依赖性延迟整流钾通道Kv1．5蛋白和mRNA表达的影响,以阐明吸烟引起的气道高反应性发病机制中钾通道表达变化的作用。结果显示：(1)慢性吸烟可降低大鼠大气道和小气道BKca和Kv1．5蛋白和mRNA表达;(2)大气道BKca的降低程度大于Kv1．5,小气道BKca和Kv1．5的降低程度无明显差异：(3)吸烟对全肺组织BKca和Kv1．5的蛋白表达无明显影响。上述结果提示,慢性吸烟可下调大鼠气道平滑肌钾通道BKca和Kv1．5的表达水平,是导致气道高反应的机制之一。     

过表达PKCε和PKCη在HCC1806细胞中的抗凋亡作用

为探讨PKCε、PKCη对乳腺癌细胞中TNFα诱导凋亡的影响,采用PCR技术,从人肌肉cDNA文库中克隆了全长PKCε和PKCη序列,亚克隆至pcDNA3,转化HCC1806细胞,并选择出稳定的转化细胞株.然后用流式细胞仪检测了PKCε、PKCη过表达对DNA断裂的影响,用Western印迹方法检测了PKCε、PKCη过表达对PARP、caspase 3和caspase 8水解的影响,以及对Bcl-2,Bax表达的影响,和对MAPK磷酸化的影响.流式细胞仪分析DNA含量的结果表明：TNFα处理后,HCC1806/PC、HCC1806/ε、HCC1806/η的sub_G1状态的DNA含量分别为：57.7%、23.3%、14.6%.Western印迹结果表明,当用0.01nmol/L TNFα处理,HCC1806/η中PARP、caspase3、caspase8的水解程度最低,HCC1806/ε中次之,HCC1806/PC最严重;与HCC1806/PC比较,无论用不用TNFα处理,HCC1806/ε都表达更高的Bcl_2,而HCC1806/η不影响Bcl_2的表达.过表达PKCη而不是PKCε抑制了由TNFα引起的p38和JNK的磷酸化,并且是JNK的抑制剂SP600125而不是p38的抑制剂SB220025抑制了PARP的裂解.以上结果显示,过表达PKCε、PKCη可能通过不同的信号途径在HCC1806中起抗凋亡作用,PKCε上调了bcl_2的表达,而PKCη抑制了JNK的磷酸化.     

PKC、PKA信号通路在调控体外培养人牙囊细胞VEGF表达中的作用

该文主要探讨PKC、PKA信号通路在调控体外培养人牙囊细胞VEGF表达中的作用。选取生长状态良好的第4代人牙囊细胞,采用Real-time PCR和Western blot分别检测PKC激动剂（PMA）、PKC非特异性抑制剂（G 6983）、PKC-α和γ特异性抑制剂（HBDDE）、PKC-β特异性抑制剂（LY333531）、PKA激动剂（dbcAMP）和抑制剂（KT5720）对体外培养人牙囊细胞VEGF mRNA和蛋白表达的影响。结果显示,PMA组和PMA＋HBDDE组VEGF mRNA和蛋白的表达水平明显高于对照组,差异有统计学意义（P〈0.05）;而PMA＋G 6983组和PMA＋LY333531组VEGF mRNA和蛋白的表达水平与对照组之间无明显差异（P〉0.05）。dbcAMP组VEGF mRNA和蛋白的表达水平明显高于对照组,差异有统计学意义（P〈0.05）;而dbcAMP＋KT5720组VEGF mRNA和蛋白的表达水平与对照组之间无明显差异（P〉0.05）。这表明,PKC、PKA信号通路均参与了体外培养人牙囊细胞VEGF表达的调控,其中PKC信号通路中参与调控的亚型是PKC-β。     

钾通道在大鼠支气管平滑肌张力调控中作用的研究

目的：探讨延迟整流钾通道（Kv),高电导钙激活钾通道（BKCa)和ATP敏感钾通道（KATP)在大鼠支气管平滑肌张力调控中的作用。方法：以特异性钾通道阻断剂为工具,采用体外等长张力测定观察钾通道对静息和收缩状态下支气管张力的影响。结果：（1）KV阻断剂4－aminopyridine(4-AP)诱发大鼠支气管平滑肌产生浓度依赖性收缩反应,而BKCa阻断剂tetraethylammonium(TEA)和KATP阻断剂glibenclamide(Glib)对其无影响。（2）去除上皮对4－AP诱发大鼠支气管平滑肌收缩反应无影响,而钙通道阻断剂nifedipine对其有显著抑制效应。（3）在0.1mmol/L组胺或50mmol/L KCl诱发支气管平滑肌收缩之前或之后,加入TEA（1,5mmol/L)或0.1mmol/L 4-AP均显著增强二者诱发的收缩反应;而Glib(10μmol/L）对其无明显影响。结论：Kv参与大鼠支气管平滑肌静息张力的调控,而BKCa和KATP对其无影响。Kv和BKCa的关闭增强组胺及高浓度钾离子诱发大鼠离体支气管产生的收缩张力。     

ERK1/2对低氧大鼠肺动脉平滑肌细胞Kv1.5通道表达的影响

目的:探讨ERK1/2对低氧大鼠肺动脉平滑肌细胞(PASMCs)电压门控性钾离子通道(Kv1.5)表达的影响及其机制。方法:原代培养SD大鼠PASMCs,选3~6代PASMCs随机分组:1正常组(N);2低氧组(H);3DMSO组(HD);4U0126组(HU):10μmol/L U0126;5茴香霉素组(HA):10μmol/L茴香霉素。每组3皿细胞,正常组于常氧培养箱(5%CO2,37℃),其余各组均加入0.05%二甲基亚砜(DMSO)于低氧培养箱(5%CO2,2%O2,37℃),均培养60 h。采用RT-PCR和Western blot法测定PASMCs Kv1.5 mRNA和蛋白表达。结果:与N组相比,H、HD、HA组Kv1.5 mRNA和蛋白表达均明显降低(P0.05);较之H和HD组,HU组Kv1.5 mRNA和蛋白表达明显上升((P0.05),与HU组比较,HA组Kv1.5 mRNA和蛋白表达均明显降低(P0.05)。结论:低氧降低Kv1.5 mRNA和蛋白表达,U0126能够对抗低氧引起的Kv1.5通道的低表达,茴香霉素对低氧条件下Kv1.5通道表达无明显影响,但其表达仍显著低于常氧组,提示低氧可能通过干预ERK1/2信号通路抑制Kv1.5通道表达引起低氧性肺动脉高压。     

检测心肌细胞钾离子通道蛋白活化水平方法的优化

介绍了一种如何合理的利用蛋白质免疫沉淀和蛋白质免疫印迹相结合的方法检测大鼠心肌细胞钾离子通道蛋白Kv1.2和Kv1.5的表达与活化水平.实验结果表明,与单独利用免疫印迹的方法相比较,本实验是对钾离子通道蛋白及其它亚家族的钾通道蛋白磷酸化表达水平检测方法的一种优化,从而获得一套可行、简单、合理的实验方案,同时也提高了检测的准确性,敏感性及特异性.     

自发性高血压大鼠和Wistar大鼠淋巴细胞Kv通道表达差异

本研究采用全细胞膜片钳技术、实时荧光定量PCR技术及Western blot技术检测自发性高血压大鼠(spontaneously hypertensive rat,SHR)和Wistar大鼠外周血淋巴细胞电压依赖性钾通道(voltage dependent potassium channel,Kv)电流密度及Kv1.3mRNA和蛋白表达水平,探讨淋巴细胞Kv通道在高血压病中的变化,为高血压病淋巴细胞激活提供证据。结果显示:(1)SHR淋巴细胞Kv峰值(取自阶跃电压中+60mV)电流密度为(119±10)pA/pF(n=30),Wistar大鼠为(56±9)pA/pF(n=40),SHR淋巴细胞Kv峰值电流密度明显高于Wistar大鼠(P0.05);(2)与Wistar大鼠相比,SHR淋巴细胞Kv1.3 mRNA表达增多(P0.05);(3)SHR淋巴细胞Kv1.3蛋白表达水平高于Wistar大鼠(P0.05)。结果提示,SHR淋巴细胞上有更多功能性Kv通道,Kv通道可能与SHR淋巴细胞激活有关。     

检测心肌细胞钾离子通道蛋白活化水平方法的优化

介绍了一种如何合理的利用蛋白质免疫沉淀和蛋白质免疫印迹相结合的方法检测大鼠心肌细胞钾离子通道蛋白Kv1.2和Kv1.5的表达与活化水平。实验结果表明, 与单独利用免疫印迹的方法相比较, 本实验是对钾离子通道蛋白及其它亚家族的钾通道蛋白磷酸化表达水平检测方法的一种优化, 从而获得一套可行、简单、合理的实验方案, 同时也提高了检测的准确性, 敏感性及特异性。     

低氧预适应增加小鼠脑组织内nPKCε膜转位

目的:初步探讨新奇型蛋白激酶C(novel protein kinases C,nPKCs)在脑低氧预适应发生发展过程中的作用.方法:利用蛋白电泳(SDS-PAGE)和蛋白印迹(Western blot)等生化技术,并结合本室已建立的小鼠低氧预适应模型,观察低氧预适应对小鼠海马和大脑皮层组织内nPKCs(nPKCε、δ、η、μ和θ亚型)膜转位(激活)的影响.结果:随低氧次数(H0-H4)或低氧耐受时间的增加,小鼠海马(H0:41.6%±1.4%vs H1-H4:46.9%±4.5%,52.7±3.9%,58.8%±2.7%,61.3%±3.7%)和大脑皮层(H0:38.4%±4.5%vsH1-H4:42.4%±5.0%,48.7%±6.5%,55.3%±8.9%,61.2%±10.2%)组织内nPKCε膜转位明显增加,且海马和大脑皮层分别在H2、H3、H4和H3、H4具有统计学的显著意义(P＜0.01);而nPKCδ、η、μ和θ亚型在海马和大脑皮层组织内的膜转位变化均无统计学意义.结论:nPKCε可能在脑低氧预适应的发生发展过程中发挥着重要作用,但需进一步的研究证实.     

Expression and function of potassium channels in the human placental vasculature

In the placental vasculature, where oxygenation may be an important regulator of vascular reactivity, there is a paucity of data on the expression of potassium (K) channels, which are important mediators of vascular smooth muscle tone. We therefore addressed the expression and function of several K channel subtypes in human placentas. The expression of voltage-gated (Kv)2.1, KV9.3, large-conductance Ca2+-activated K channel (BKCa), inward-rectified K+ channel (KIR)6.1, and two-pore domain inwardly rectifying potassium channel-related acid-sensitive K channels (TASK)1 in chorionic plate arteries, veins, and placental homogenate was assessed by RT-PCR and Western blot analysis. Functional activity of K channels was assessed pharmacologically in small chorionic plate arteries and veins by wire myography using 4-aminopyridine, iberiotoxin, pinacidil, and anandamide. Experiments were performed at 20, 7, and 2% oxygen to assess the effect of oxygenation on the efficacy of K channel modulators. KV2.1, KV9.3, BKCa, KIR6.1, and TASK1 channels were all demonstrated to be expressed at the message level. KV2.1, BKCa, KIR6.1, and TASK1 were all demonstrated at the protein level. Pharmacological manipulation of voltage-gated and ATP-sensitive channels produced the most marked modifications in vascular tone, in both arteries and veins. We conclude that K channels play an important role in controlling placental vascular function.     

15-HETE对缺氧兔肺动脉平滑肌钾离子通道的影响

用肺动脉环和全细胞膜片钳技术研究15-羟化二十烷四烯酸(15-HETE)对缺氧兔肺动脉平滑肌钾离子通道的影响。新出生的幼兔分两组,一组放入吸氧分数为0．12的低氧舱内;另一组保持正常氧环境。9d后,称重、取肺动脉进行细胞培养并制作肺动脉环。分别加入4-氨基吡啶(4-aminopyridione,4-AP)、四乙胺(tetraethylammonium,TEA)、glyburide(GLYB)三种特异性钾离子通道阻断剂,观察15-HETE对兔肺动脉平滑肌钾离子通道的作用变化,同时采用全细胞膜片钳测定钾电流。结果显示：5mmol／L 4-AP阻断Kv通道后可以抑制15-HETE诱导的缺氧兔肺动脉收缩;TEA和GLYB分别阻断大电导型钙激活钾通道(BKCa)和KATP通道后并不影响15-HETE诱导的缺氧兔肺动脉收缩;15-HETE可降低兔肺动脉平滑肌细胞钾电流幅度。上述结果提示：缺氧兔肺动脉中,15-HETE阻断电压依赖钾通道(Kv通道),引起膜去极化,可能是缺氧性肺血管收缩的机制之一。     

Involvement of Kv1.5 Protein in Oxidative Vascular Endothelial Cell Injury

Endothelial injury related to oxidative stress is a key event in cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension and atherosclerosis. The activation of the redox-sensitive Kv1.5 potassium channel mediates mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced apoptosis in vascular smooth muscle cells and some cancer cells. Kv1.5 channel is therefore taken as a new potential therapeutic target for pulmonary hypertension and cancers. Although Kv1.5 is abundantly expressed in vascular endothelium, there is little knowledge of its role in endothelial injury related to oxidative stress. We found that DPO-1, a specific inhibitor of Kv1.5, attenuated H₂O₂-evoked endothelial cell apoptosis in an in vivo rat carotid arterial model. In human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and human pulmonary arterial endothelial cells (HPAECs), angiotensin II and oxLDL time- or concentration-dependently enhanced Kv1.5 protein expression in parallel with the production of intracellular ROS and endothelial cell injury. Moreover, siRNA-mediated knockdown of Kv1.5 attenuated, whereas adenovirus-mediated Kv1.5 cDNA overexpression enhanced oxLDL–induced cellular damage, NADPH oxidase and mitochondria-derived ROS production and restored the decrease in protein expression of mitochondria uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2). Collectively, these data suggest that Kv1.5 may play an important role in oxidative vascular endothelial injury.     

Crosslinking of CD44 on human osteoblastic cells upregulates ICAM-1 and VCAM-1

Cancer-induced cachexia affects most advanced cancer patients. It is characterized by anorexia, profound metabolic dysfunctions, and severe neurological disorders. Here we show that voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv) expression is impaired in the brain of tumor-bearing animals. Expression of both delayed rectifier (Kv1.1, Kv1.2, Kv1.3, Kv1.5, Kv1.6, Kv2.1, Kv3.1, Kv4.2) and A-type potassium channels (Kv1.4, Kv3.3, Kv3.4) was greatly down-regulated in brain from animals bearing a Yoshida AH-130 ascites hepatoma. The possible compensatory mechanisms (Kv1.4/Kv4.2), expression of redundant genes (Kv3.1/Kv3.3) and heteromultimeric channel formation (Kv2.1/Kv9.3) were also affected. The high circulating levels of TNFalpha and the reduced expression of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-XL found in the brain of tumor-bearing animals indicate that this response could be mediated by an increase in brain cell death due to apoptosis. The results suggest that brain function is impaired during cancer cachexia, and may account for the cancer-induced anorectic response and other neurological alterations.     

Rab-GTPase-dependent endocytic recycling of Kv1.5 in atrial myocytes

The number of ion channels expressed on the cell surface shapes the complex electrical response of excitable cells. Maintaining a balance between anterograde and retrograde trafficking of channel proteins is vital in regulating steady-state cell surface expression. Kv1.5 is an important voltage-gated K(+) channel in the cardiovascular system underlying the ultra-rapid rectifying potassium current (Ik(ur)), a major repolarizing current in atrial myocytes, and regulating the resting membrane potential and excitability of smooth muscle cells. Defects in the expression of Kv1.5 are associated with pathological states such as chronic atrial fibrillation and hypoxic pulmonary hypertension. There is, thus, substantial interest in understanding the mechanisms regulating cell surface channel levels. Here, we investigated the internalization and recycling of Kv1.5 in the HL-1 immortalized mouse atrial myocytes. Kinetic studies indicate that Kv1.5 is rapidly internalized to a perinuclear region where it co-localizes with the early endosomal marker, EEA1. Importantly, we identified that a population of Kv1.5, originating on the cell surface, internalized and recycled back to the plasma membrane. Notably, Kv1.5 recycling processes are driven by specific Rab-dependent endosomal compartments. Thus, co-expression of GDP-locked Rab4S22N and Rab11S25N dominant-negative mutants decreased the steady-state Kv1.5 surface levels, whereas GTPase-deficient Rab4Q67L and Rab11Q70L mutants increased steady-state Kv1.5 surface levels. These data reveal an unexpected dynamic trafficking of Kv1.5 at the myocyte plasma membrane and demonstrate a role for recycling in the maintenance of steady-state ion channel surface levels.     

Specific Kv1.3 blockade modulates key cholesterol-metabolism-associated molecules in human macrophages exposed to ox-LDL

Cholesterol-metabolism-associated molecules, including scavenger receptor class A (SR-A), lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1), CD36, ACAT1, ABCA1, ABCG1, and scavenger receptor class B type I, can modulate cholesterol metabolism in the transformation from macrophages to foam cells. Voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3 has increasingly been demonstrated to play an important role in the modulation of macrophage function. Here, we investigate the role of Kv1.3 in modulating cholesterol-metabolism-associated molecules in human acute monocytic leukemia cell-derived macrophages (THP-1 macrophages) and human monocyte-derived macrophages exposed to oxidized LDL (ox-LDL). Human Kv1.3 and Kv1.5 channels (hKv1.3 and hKv1.5) are expressed in macrophages and form a heteromultimeric channel. The hKv1.3-E314 antibody that we had generated as a specific hKv1.3 blocker inhibited outward delayed rectifier potassium currents, whereas the hKv1.5-E313 antibody that we had generated as a specific hKv1.5 blocker failed. Accordingly, the hKv1.3-E314 antibody reduced percentage of cholesterol ester and enhanced apoA-I-mediated cholesterol efflux in THP-1 macrophages and human monocyte-derived macrophages exposed to ox-LDL. The hKv1.3-E314 antibody downregulated SR-A, LOX-1, and ACAT1 expression and upregulated ABCA1 expression in THP-1 macrophages and human monocyte-derived macrophages. Our results reveal that specific Kv1.3 blockade represents a novel strategy modulating cholesterol metabolism in macrophages, which benefits the treatment of atherosclerotic lesions.     

Cortactin is required for N-cadherin regulation of Kv1.5 channel function

The intercalated disc serves as an organizing center for various cell surface components at the termini of the cardiomyocyte, thus ensuring proper mechanoelectrical coupling throughout the myocardium. The cell adhesion molecule, N-cadherin, is an essential component of the intercalated disc. Cardiac-specific deletion of N-cadherin leads to abnormal electrical conduction and sudden arrhythmic death in mice. The mechanisms linking the loss of N-cadherin in the heart and spontaneous malignant ventricular arrhythmias are poorly understood. To investigate whether ion channel remodeling contributes to arrhythmogenesis in N-cadherin conditional knock-out (N-cad CKO) mice, cardiac myocyte excitability and voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv), as well as inwardly rectifying K(+) channel remodeling, were investigated in N-cad CKO cardiomyocytes by whole cell patch clamp recordings. Action potential duration was prolonged in N-cad CKO ventricle myocytes compared with wild type. Relative to wild type, I(K,slow) density was significantly reduced consistent with decreased expression of Kv1.5 and Kv accessory protein, Kcne2, in the N-cad CKO myocytes. The decreased Kv1.5/Kcne2 expression correlated with disruption of the actin cytoskeleton and reduced cortactin at the sarcolemma. Biochemical experiments revealed that cortactin co-immunoprecipitates with Kv1.5. Finally, cortactin was required for N-cadherin-mediated enhancement of Kv1.5 channel activity in a heterologous expression system. Our results demonstrate a novel mechanistic link among the cell adhesion molecule, N-cadherin, the actin-binding scaffold protein, cortactin, and Kv channel remodeling in the heart. These data suggest that in addition to gap junction remodeling, aberrant Kv1.5 channel function contributes to the arrhythmogenic phenotype in N-cad CKO mice.