• Wuxi People’s Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China;
Yao Yong, Email: Pard1@126.com
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Objective  To investigate the effects of docosahexenoic acid (DHA) on large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channels in normal retinal artery smooth muscle cells (RASMCs). Methods  Cultured human RASMCs (6 th-8 th generations) were used to patch clamp experiment. The open probabihties (NP0) in BK channels with different concentrations (0.0, 1.0, 3.0, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0 μmol/L) of DHA were recorded by patch clamp technique in single channel configuration. RASMCs were intervened by different concentrations (0.0, 1.0, 5.0 μmol/L) of DHA as control group, low and high doses of DHA groups, respectively. The protein expressions of β subunit of BK channels in RASMCs from three groups were measured by Western blot. Results  The NP0 of BK channels were 0.044 4±0.001 2, 0.081 2±0.004 2, 0.209 0±0.006 1, 0.310 5±0.005 3, 0.465 0±0.007 8 and 0.497 7±0.014 5 with perfusate of 0.0, 1.0, 3.0, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0 μmol/L DHA. DHA activated BK channels in a dose-dependent manner (F=2.621,P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the protein expression of control group, low and high doses of DHA groups (F=11.657,P>0.05). Conclusion  DHA can directly activate BK channels, no increasing in subunit expression of BK channels.

Citation: Chen Xuan, Shao Jun, Xia Dayun, Wang Ruxing, Yao Yong. Effects of docosahexenoic acid on large conductance Ca+-activated K+ channels in retinal smooth muscle cells . Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2017, 33(3): 295-297. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1015.2017.03.017 Copy

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