Different effects of plasma membrane calcium ATPase 4 (PMCA4) ablation and acute inhibition on contractility of isolated mouse mesenteric arteries
Plasma Membrane Calcium ATPases (PMCAs’) are calcium extrusion pumps which may also modulate signal transduction. The most abundant PMCA isoform in vascular smooth muscle is PMCA4 however its effect on arterial constriction is unclear. Here, PMCA4 ablated mice (KO-/-) and a novel specific PMCA4 inhibitor, AP2 were used to study effects of PMCA4 on arterial contractility. Vascular constrictor responses to 100mM potassium noradrenaline (1x10-9M-3x10-5M) of isolated, pressurised mesenteric arteries from male PMCA4 KO-/- and wild type, (WT+/+) mice were determined by myography. Effects of acute PMCA4 inhibition with AP2, nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibition with Nω-Nitro-L-arginine (LNNA) neuronal NOS inhibition (nNOS) with Vinyl-L-Nio were also investigated. PMCA4 ablation had no eff...div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Message:/i/b Find the best a href=http://www.januarysales.org/ target=_blankJanuary Sales/a in the UK./p/div

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