TY - GEN
T1 - The role of ion channels in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction
AU - Weir, E. Kenneth
AU - Cabrera, Jésus A.
AU - Mahapatra, Saswati
AU - Peterson, Douglas A.
AU - Hong, Zhigang
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) is an important mechanism by which localized flow of blood in small resistance pulmonary arteries is matched to alveolar ventilation. This chapter discusses the role of several potassium and calcium channels in HPV, both in enhancing calcium influx into smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and in stimulating the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, thus increasing cytosolic calcium. The increase in calcium sensitivity caused by hypoxia is reviewed in Chapter 19. Particular attention is paid to the activity of the L-type calcium channels which increase calcium influx as a result of membrane depolarization and also increase calcium influx at any given membrane potential in response to hypoxia. In addition, activation of the L-type calcium channel may, in the absence of any calcium influx, cause calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Many of these mechanisms have been reported to be involved in both HPV and in normoxic contraction of the ductus arteriosus.
AB - Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) is an important mechanism by which localized flow of blood in small resistance pulmonary arteries is matched to alveolar ventilation. This chapter discusses the role of several potassium and calcium channels in HPV, both in enhancing calcium influx into smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and in stimulating the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, thus increasing cytosolic calcium. The increase in calcium sensitivity caused by hypoxia is reviewed in Chapter 19. Particular attention is paid to the activity of the L-type calcium channels which increase calcium influx as a result of membrane depolarization and also increase calcium influx at any given membrane potential in response to hypoxia. In addition, activation of the L-type calcium channel may, in the absence of any calcium influx, cause calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Many of these mechanisms have been reported to be involved in both HPV and in normoxic contraction of the ductus arteriosus.
KW - Ductus arteriosus
KW - Hypoxia
KW - L-type calcium channels
KW - Resistance pulmonary arteries
KW - Sarcoplasmic reticulum
KW - Store-operated channels
KW - Voltagegated potassium channels
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-60761-500-2_1
DO - 10.1007/978-1-60761-500-2_1
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 20204720
AN - SCOPUS:77951223174
SN - 9781607614999
T3 - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
SP - 3
EP - 14
BT - Membrane Receptors, Channels and Transporters in Pulmonary Circulation
A2 - Yuan, J.X.J
A2 - Ward, J.P.T.
ER -