title: [Effect of protein kinase C on K(V) channel in rat bronchial smooth muscle].
abstract: The effect of protein kinase C (PKC) signaling pathway on the activity of voltage-dependent delayed rectifier potassium channel (K(V)) and the expression of K(V) isoform K(V)1.5 in rat bronchial smooth cells (BSMCs) were investigated with whole-cell patch clamp, Western-blot and RT-PCR techniques. The results showed: (1) phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), a PKC activator, caused a significant inhibition of K(V) channel currents in rat BSMCs. The inhibition was partly abolished by Ro31-8220, a PKC inhibitor. (2) PMA caused a significant suppression of the expression of K(V)1.5 mRNA and protein in rat BSMCs. These effects were attenuated by Ro31-8220. The results suggest that in rat BSMCs PKC activation inhibits K(V) currents and down-regulates the expression of K(V)1.5.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China. liuxiansheng@tih.tjmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Xian-Sheng
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yong-Jian
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhen-Xiang
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Shi-Xin
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000166:cytology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D051666:Kv1.5 Potassium Channel / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D051666:Kv1.5 Potassium Channel; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; C064758:Ro 31-8220