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The effects of protein kinase C (PKC) on the tension of normal and passively sensitized human airway smooth muscle and the activity of voltage-dependent delayed rectifier potassium channel (Kv)

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The effects of protein kinase C (PKC) on the tension and the activity of voltage-dependent delayed rectifier potassium channel (Ky) were examined in normal and passively sensitized human airway smooth muscle (HASM), by measuring tones and whole-cell patch clamp techniques, and the Kv activities and membrane potential (E m) were also detected. The results showed that phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), a PKC activator, caused a concentration-dependent constriction in normal HASM rings. The constriction of the passively sensitized muscle in asthma serum group was significantly higher than that of the normal group (P<0.05), and the constrictions of both groups were completely abolished by PKC inhibitor Ro31-8220 and calcium channel inhibitor nifedipine. Kv activities of HASM cells were significantly inhibited by PMA, and the E m became more positive, as compared with the DMSO (a PMA menstruum)-treated group (P<0.01). This effect could be blocked by Ro31-8220 (P<0.01). It was concluded that activation of PKC could increase the tones of HASM, which might be related to the reduced Kv activity. In passively sensitized HASM rings, this effect was more notable.

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  1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China

    Cheng Dongjun  (程东军), Xu Yongjian  (徐永健), Liu Xiansheng  (刘先胜), Zhao Limin  (赵丽敏), Xiong Shengdao  (熊盛道) & Zhang Zhenxiang  (张珍祥)

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CHEN Dongjun, male, bone in 1970, Doctor in Charge

This project was supported by a grant from the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 30270583).

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Cheng, D., Xu, Y., Liu, X. et al. The effects of protein kinase C (PKC) on the tension of normal and passively sensitized human airway smooth muscle and the activity of voltage-dependent delayed rectifier potassium channel (Kv). J. Huazhong Univ. Sc. Technol. 27, 153–156 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11596-007-0211-1

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