Abstract
Increased excitability and contractility of detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) cells are associated with overactive bladder (OAB), which is often induced by obesity. Small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (SK) channels regulate the excitability and contractility of DSM cells. Selective pharmacological activation of SK channels attenuates hyperpolarization and the decreased relaxation effect in DSM cells in obesity-induced OAB. However, additional data are needed to confirm the regulatory effect of SK channels on the function of DSM cells in obesity-related OAB. The tested hypothesis was that activation of SK channels decreases modulation of DSM function in a rat model of obesity-related OAB. Female Sprague Dawley rats were fed a normal diet (ND) or a high-fat diet (HFD), weighed after 12 weeks, and subjected to urodynamic study, patch-clamp electrophysiology, and isometric tension recording. The average body weight and incidence of OAB were increased in the HFD group. Patch-clamp studies revealed that pharmacological activation of SK channels with SKA-31 had attenuated hyperpolarization of DSM cells. In addition, isometric tension recordings indicated that SKA-31 decreased relaxation of spontaneous phasic contractions of DSM strips in the HFD group. Attenuated function of SK channels increased the excitability and contractility of DSM cells, which contributed to the occurrence of OAB, suggesting that SK channels are potential therapeutic targets for control of OAB.
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Li, J., Liu, T., Li, N. et al. SKA-31-induced activation of small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels decreased modulation of detrusor smooth muscle function in a rat model of obesity. J Bioenerg Biomembr 54, 135–144 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10863-022-09939-2
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