ArticleThe Journal of general physiology2023
Acid-sensing ion channel 1a activates IKCa/SKCa channels and contributes to endothelium-dependent dilation.
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- ASIC1a as an integrating node in ischemic neurotoxicity: crosstalk with NMDAR and TRPM signaling.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2026Review
- Psalmotoxin-1, a novel TRPM2 channel antagonist, reduces age-related macular degeneration-caused mitochondrial oxidative damage and apoptosis in human retinal pigment epithelial (ARPE-19) cells.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Acid-sensing ion channels in the vasculature: emerging roles in systemic and pulmonary circulations.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2026Review
- Guidelines for evaluating endothelial function in vascular tissue.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2026Review
- Acid-sensing ion channel 1a deficiency drives endocrine hypertension in male mice.The Journal of physiology · 2026Article
- Shear Stress Regulates ABCA1-Dependent Membrane Cholesterol Content in Endothelial Cells Facilitating HMicrocirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) · 2025Article
- Potential preservative mechanisms of cardiac rehabilitation pathways on endothelial function in coronary heart disease.Science China. Life sciences · 2025Review
- Strengthening the basics: acids and bases influence vascular structure and function, tissue perfusion, blood pressure, and human cardiovascular disease.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2024Review
- Acid-sensing ion channel 1a modulation of apoptosis in acidosis-related diseases: implications for therapeutic intervention.Cell death discovery · 2023Review
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Abstract
Acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) belongs to a novel family of proton-gated cation channels that are permeable to both Na+ and Ca2+. ASIC1a is expressed in vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells in a variety of vascular beds, yet little is known regarding the potential impact of ASIC1a to regulate local vascular reactivity. Our previous studies in rat mesenteric arteries suggest ASIC1a does not contribute to agonist-induced vasoconstriction but may mediate a vasodilatory response. The objective of the current study is to determine the role of ASIC1a in systemic vasodilatory responses by testing the hypothesis that the activation of endothelial ASIC1a mediates vasodilation of mesenteric resistance arteries through an endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH)-related pathway. The selective ASIC1a antagonist psalmotoxin 1 (PcTX1) largely attenuated the sustained vasodilatory response to acetylcholine (ACh) in isolated, pressurized mesenteric resistance arteries and ACh-mediated Ca2+ influx in freshly isolated mesenteric endothelial tubes. Similarly, basal tone was enhanced and ACh-induced vasodilation blunted in mesenteric arteries from Asic1a knockout mice. ASIC1a colocalizes with intermediate- and small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels (IKCa and SKCa, respectively), and the IKCa/SKCa-sensitive component of the ACh-mediated vasodilation was blocked by ASIC1a inhibition. To determine the role of ASIC1a to activate IKCa/SKCa channels, we measured whole-cell K+ currents using the perforated-patch clamp technique in freshly isolated mesenteric endothelial cells. Inhibition of ASIC1a prevented ACh-induced activation of IKCa/SKCa channels. The ASIC1 agonist, α/β-MitTx, activated IKCa/SKCa channels and induced an IKCa/SKCa-dependent vasodilation. Together, the present study demonstrates that ASIC1a couples to IKCa/SKCa channels in mesenteric resistance arteries to mediate endothelium-dependent vasodilation.
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