Functional cooperation between IKCa and TRPC1 channels regulates serum-induced vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation via mediating Ca2+ influx and ERK1/2 activation.
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ABSTRACT: The increased proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) contributes to the pathogenesis of vascular diseases. The intermediate conductance calcium-activated potassium (IKCa ) channel plays a critical role in VSMC proliferation by raising the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+ ]i ), but the underlying mechanism is still not unclear. Here we investigated the cooperation between IKCa and transient receptor potential canonical 1 (TRPC1) channels in mediating extracellular Ca2+ entry, which in turn activates downstream Ca2+ signalling in the regulation of VSMC proliferation using serum-induced cell proliferation model. Serum-induced cell proliferation was accompanied with up-regulation of IKCa expre
SUBMITTER: Jia X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10068941 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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