title: Regulation of L-type calcium channels by cyclic nucleotides and phosphorylation in smooth muscle cells from rabbit portal vein.
abstract: In a previous study, we demonstrated that a high concentration (> or = 1 microM) of isoproterenol (ISO) produced a dual effect on L-type Ca2+ current (ICa(L)) in vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cells from the portal vein: an initial stimulatory action followed by a sustained inhibition. The first stimulatory phase was fast (presumably more direct) and may reflect G-protein gating of the Ca2+ channels. The second inhibitory phase was slower (presumably more indirect) and may be mediated by the adenylate cyclase/cAMP pathway. In order to define further the mechanism for the ISO inhibition of ICa(L), the effects of cyclic nucleotides and their related protein kinases were examined in freshly isolated single smooth muscle cells from the rabbit portal vein using the whole-cell voltage clamp technique. To isolate ICa(L), the pipette solution contained high Cs+ (to block K+ outward current), and the bath contained physiological salt solution. Upon extracellular application of membrane-permeable cAMP and cGMP analogs (8-Br-cAMP and 8-Br-cGMP, 3 mM), ICa(L) was significantly inhibited by 27.9 +/- 5.0 and 33.5 +/- 4.8%, respectively. Forskolin (100 microM) also depressed ICa(L). The protein kinase inhibitor, H-7, prevented the inhibitory effects of both cyclic nucleotides and forskolin. In addition, intracellular application (via the patch pipettes) of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PK-A, catalytic subunit; 1.76 microM) and cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PK-G, 50 nM, pre-activated by 10 microM cGMP) significantly inhibited the peak amplitude of ICa(L) by 45.5 +/- 10 and 43.2 +/- 6.2%, respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio 45267-0576.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sperelakis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fenoglio-Preiser
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D062965:Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type I; D017869:Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011169:Portal Vein; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010879:Piperazines; D005576:Colforsin; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate; C016276:8-bromocyclic GMP; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D062965:Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type I; D017869:Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D006152:Cyclic GMP