title: Two types of calcium channels in isolated smooth muscle cells from rat tail artery.
abstract: Whole cell patch-clamp recordings were carried out on smooth muscle cells from rat tail artery in short-term culture to verify the existence of and to characterize the calcium channels that are present. Two types of voltage-dependent calcium channels were identified in 55 of 63 cells studied. The T-type calcium channel was activated at -50 mV, and the peak inward current occurred at -10 mV, whereas the L-type channel was activated at -20 mV, and the peak inward current occurred at +10 or +20 mV. The T-type channel current inactivated quickly in contrast to the much slower inactivation of the L-channel current. The voltage dependence of steady-state inactivation of the two channels was similar to that reported for other vascular smooth muscle preparations. An internal solution containing Cs2-aspartate maintained the calcium-channel currents for at least 20 min with only a 5-10% decline. BAY K 8644 had no effect on T-channel currents, but the L-channel current was increased by at least a factor of two. In addition, BAY K 8644 shifted the activation threshold, the peak inward current, and the steady-state inactivation-activation curves of L-type channel currents in the direction of hyperpolarization.
authors: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Wang
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Karpinski
authors: P K
authors: PK
authors: Pang
mesh_terms: D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001158:Arteries; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013623:Tail / Q000098:blood supply
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester