Bai Xinyu,Dong Xingyou,Wang Liang,Zhao Jiang,Zhao Bin,Wang Qingqing,Li Longkun.BK channels regulate function of interstitial cells of Cajal in rat bladder[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(10):1050-1054.
Bai Xinyu,Dong Xingyou,Wang Liang,Zhao Jiang,Zhao Bin,Wang Qingqing,Li Longkun.BK channels regulate function of interstitial cells of Cajal in rat bladder[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(10):1050-1054.DOI:
BK channels regulate function of interstitial cells of Cajal in rat bladder
Objective To investigate the expression and function of large conductance calcium-activated potassium (BK) channels in rat bladder interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs). Methods Forty-eight SD rats were used in this study. The expression of the BK channels in the ICCs was detected by double-labeled fluorescence analysis and Western blotting. The BK channel function in the ICCs was assessed using confocal microscopy. The currents of BK channels were evaluated using the whole-cell patch clamp technique
with or without the treatment of selective BK inhibitor iberiotoxin (IBTX). Results The α and β1 subunits of the BK chann
el were expressed on the membrane of bladder ICCs. IBTX decreased the currents of BK channels and increased calcium influx in the ICCs apparently (
P
0.05). Conclusion BK channels are expressed in rat bladder ICCs. Blocking BK channels increases the excitability of ICCs of rat bladder.