RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 K+ channels expression in hypertension after arterial injury, and effect of selective Kv1.3 blockade with PAP-1 on intimal hyperplasia formation A1 Cidad Velasco, María Del Pilar A1 Novensá, Laura A1 Garabito, M. A1 Batlle, M. A1 Dantas, A. P. A1 Heras i Fortuny, Maria Magdalena A1 López López, José Ramón A1 Pérez García, María Teresa A1 Roqué, Mercé K1 Potassium channels K1 Canales de potasio K1 Intimal hyperplasia K1 Hiperplasia intimal K1 Hypertension K1 Hipertensión AB K+ channels are central to vascular pathophysiology. Previous results demonstrated that phenotypic modulation associates with a change in Kv1.3 to Kv1.5 expression, and that Kv1.3 blockade inhibits proliferation of VSMCs cultures. Purpose: To explore whether the Kv1.3 to Kv1.5 switch could be a marker of the increased risk of intimal hyperplasia in essential hypertension and whether systemic treatment with Kv1.3 blockers can prevent intimal hyperplasia after endoluminal lesion . Methods: Morphometric and immunohistochemical analysis were performed in arterial segments following arterial injury and constant infusion of the Kv1.3 blocker PAP-1 during 28 days. Differential expression of K+ channel genes was studied in VSMC from hypertensive (BPH) and normotensive (BPN) mice, both in control and after endoluminal lesion. Finally, the migration and proliferation rate of BPN and BPH VSMCs was explored in vitro. Results: Changes in mRNA expression led to an increased Kv1.3/Kv1.5 ratio in BPH VSMC. Consistent with this, arterial injury in BPH mice induced a higher degree of luminal stenosis, (84±4 % vs. 70±5 % in BPN, p<0.01), although no differences in migration and proliferation rate were observed in cultured VSMCs. The in vivo proliferative lesions were significantly decreased upon PAP-1 systemic infusion (18± 6 % vs. 58±20 % with vehicle, p<0.05). Conclusions: Hypertension leads to a higher degree of luminal stenosis in our arterial injury model, that correlates with a decreased expression of Kv1.5 channels. Kv1.3 blockers decreased in vitro VSMCs proliferation, migration, and in vivo intimal hyperplasia formation, pointing to Kv1.3 channels as promising therapeutical targets against restenosis. PB Springer Link SN 1573-7241 YR 2014 FD 2014 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/44591 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/44591 LA eng NO Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, 2014, vol. 28. p. 501-511 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 22-dic-2024