کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2166747 1091881 2006 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
T-type Ca2+ channels in non-vascular smooth muscles
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی بیولوژی سلول
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
T-type Ca2+ channels in non-vascular smooth muscles
چکیده انگلیسی

T-type Ca2+ current has been recorded in smooth muscle myocytes, and associated interstitial cells, isolated from the gastro-intestinal tract, urinary bladder, urethra, prostate gland, myometrium, vas deferens, lymphatic vessels and airways smooth muscle. By contrast, current through such channels has not been recorded from other tissues, such as the ureter. Whilst the properties of this Ca2+ current are similar in most of these cells, with respect to their voltage-dependence, ion selectivity and response to channel modulators, some differences have been recorded, most notably in the gastro-intestinal tract, and may demand a reappraisal of how a T-type Ca2+ current is characterised. The functions of such a current in different tissues remains uncertain. In most of smooth muscles discussed in this review, it is hypothesised that it underlies rhythmic or spontaneous electrical activity, especially in concert with other current-carrying systems, such as Ca2+-activated outward currents. Of equal interest is that the T-type Ca2+ channel may be a target for agents that modulate tissue function, especially in pathological conditions, or are the site of secondary effects of agents used in clinical medicine. For example, T-type Ca2+ channel modulators have been proposed to reduce overactive muscular activity in the gastro-intestinal or urinary tract, or function as tocolytic agents: and the action of volatile anaesthetics on them in airways smooth muscle requires consideration in their overall action.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Cell Calcium - Volume 40, Issue 2, August 2006, Pages 231–239
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