Prenatal hypoxia inhibited propionate-evoked BK channels of mesenteric artery smooth muscle cells in offspring

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As a common complication of pregnancy, gestational hypoxia has been shown to predispose offspring to vascular dysfunction. Propionate, one of short-chain fatty acids, exerts cardioprotective effects via reducing blood pressure. This study examined whether prenatal hypoxia impaired propionate-stimulated large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channel activities in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) of offspring. Pregnant rats were exposed to hypoxia (10.5% oxygen) and normoxia (21% oxygen) from gestational day 7-21. At 6 weeks of age, VSMCs in mesenteric arteries of offspring were analysed for BK channel functions and gene expressions. It was shown firstly that propionate could open significantly BK single channel in VSMCs in a concentration-dependent manner. Antagonists of G protein βγ subunits and inositol trisphosphate receptor could completely suppress the activation of BK by propionate, respectively. Gαi/o and ryanodine receptor were found to participate in the stimulation on BK. Compared to the control, vasodilation and increments of BK NPo (the open probability) evoked by propionate were weakened in the offspring by prenatal hypoxia with down-regulated Gβγ and PLCβ. It was indicated that prenatal hypoxia inhibited propionate-stimulated BK activities in mesenteric VSMCs of offspring via reducing expressions of Gβγ and PLCβ, in which endoplasmic reticulum calcium release might be involved.

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Zhang, W., Feng, X., Zhang, Y., Sun, M., Li, L., Gao, Q., … Xu, Z. (2020). Prenatal hypoxia inhibited propionate-evoked BK channels of mesenteric artery smooth muscle cells in offspring. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 24(5), 3192–3202. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.14994

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