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ANG II inhibits calcium-activated potassium channels from coronary smooth muscle in lipid bilayers

L. Toro, M. Amador and E. Stefani
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.

Angiotensin II (ANG II) is a powerful vasoconstrictor of coronary vessels and other smooth muscles. One of the actions of ANG II is the inhibition of K+ currents, possibly contributing to depolarization and contraction. Therefore, we investigated the role of ANG II on the regulation of K+ channels at the single-channel level. We studied its effect on calcium-activated potassium (KCa) channels (congruent to 250 pS) from coronary smooth muscle incorporated into lipid bilayers. KCa channels were sensitive to externally applied ANG II at voltages from -20 to -70 mV and pCa between 6.5 and 4. The dose-response curve gave a concentration of half-inhibition (Ki1/2) of 58 nM and a Hill coefficient of 2.2, indicating a minimum of two sites in the process. ANG II modified the open and closed states of the channel, affecting their proportions and their values. In addition, a new much slower (congruent to 1 s) closed or "blocked" state appeared. We conclude that one of the mechanisms by which ANG II causes vasoconstriction of the coronary vessels is a direct inhibition of KCa channels contributing to depolarization and contraction.

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