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Dihydropyridines Inhibit Acetylcholine-Induced Hyperpolarization in Cochlear Artery via Blockade of Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels

Oregon Hearing Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon (Z.-G.J., X.-R.S., B.-C.G., H.Z., Y.-Q.Y.); and Department of Otolaryngology, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China (H.Z.)

Acetylcholine (ACh) induces hyperpolarization and dilation in a variety of blood vessels, including the cochlear spiral modiolar artery (SMA) via the endothelium-derived hyperpolarization factor (EDHF). We demonstrated previously that the ACh-induced hyperpolarization in the SMA originated in the endothelial cells (ECs) by activating a Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channel (K_Ca); the hyperpolarization in smooth muscle cells was mainly an electrotonic spread via gap junction coupling. In the present study, using intracellular recording, immunohistology, and vascular diameter tracking techniques on in vitro SMA preparations, we found that 1) ACh-induced hyperpolarization was suppressed by intermediate-conductance K_Ca (IK) blockers clotrimazole (IC₅₀ = 116 nM) and nitrendipine and by the calmodulin antagonist trifluoperazine, but it was not suppressed by the big-conductance K_Ca blocker iberiotoxin. The immunoreactivity to anti-SK4/IK1 antibody was localized mainly in ECs. 2) The three dihydropyridines—nifedipine, nitrendipine, and nimodipine—all concentration-dependently inhibited the ACh-induced hyperpolarization, with an IC₅₀ value of 455, 34, and 3.2 nM, respectively. 3) Among other L-type Ca²⁺ channel (I_L) blockers, 10 µM verapamil exerted a 20% inhibition on ACh-induced hyperpolarization, whereas diltiazem and the metal ion Ca²⁺ channel blockers Cd²⁺ and Ni²⁺ had no effect. 4) Nitrendipine and charybdotoxin abolished ACh-induced dilation in the SMA. We conclude that ACh-induced hyperpolarization in the SMA is generated mainly by activation of the IK in the ECs, and dihydropyridines suppress the EDHF-mediated hyperpolarization by blocking the IK channel, not the I_L channel. The clinical relevance of this dihydropyridine action is discussed.

Address correspondence to: Dr. Zhi-Gen Jiang, Oregon Hearing Research Center, NRC04, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239. E-mail: jiangz{at}ohsu.edu

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