3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase is a 97 kDa glycoprotein located in the endoplasmic reticulum responsible for cholesterol biosynthesis in mammalian liver and intestine. HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) (e.g. simvastatin, mevastatin and parvastatin) are used clinically to treat and prevent coronary artery diseases by reducing plasma LDL-cholesterol level. Recent studies have demonstrated that statins can provide beneficial effects (pleiotropic effects) beyond its lipid-lowering activity. However, the modulatory effects of statins on ion channels activities have not been fully explored. Hence, this study is designed to demonstrate the existence of the HMG CoA reductase in various human isolate cardiovascular preparations and the modulatory effect(s) of simvastatin on both large-conductance calcium-activated (BKCa) and ATP-sensitive (IKATP) potassium channels of porcine isolated coronary vascular smooth muscle cells. / In conclusion, our results demonstrated the biochemical existence of HMG CoA reductase in various human isolated cardiovascular preparations and porcine isolated coronary artery. Simvastatin modulates the BKCa and IKATP channels of the porcine isolated coronary artery via different and multiple cellular mechanisms. / In this study, we demonstrated the biochemical existence of the HMG CoA reductase in various human isolated cardiovascular preparations and porcine isolated coronary artery. In addition, we demonstrated that simvastatin modulates both the BKCa channels and IKATP channels of porcine isolated coronary artery via different mechanisms. Acute application of simvastatin (100 nM) slightly enhanced whereas simvastatin (≥ 1 muM) inhibited the BKCa amplitude of porcine coronary artery smooth muscle cells. The classical HMG CoA reductase-mevalonate cascade is important in mediating the inhibitory effect of simvastatin observed at low concentrations (1 and 3 muM), whereas an increased PKC-delta protein expression and activation is important in simvastatin (10 muM)-mediated inhibition of BKCa channels. In contrast, the basal activity of the IKATP channels was not affected by simvastatin (1, 3 and 10 muM). However, acute application of simvastatin (1, 3 and 10 muM) inhibited the opening of the IKATP channels by cromakalim and pinacidil in a PP2A-dependent manner (sensitive to okadaic acid, a PP2A inhibitor). The okadaic acid-sensitive, simvastatin-mediated inhibitory effect on IKATP channel is mediated by an activation of AMPK in a Ca2+-dependent manner. Activation of AMPK probably increased the activity of the Na+/K+ ATPase and subsequently caused an influx of glucose via the SGLT1 down the Na + concentration gradient for the ouabain-sensitive, glucose-dependent activation of PP2A. / Seto, Sai Wang. / Adviser: Yiu-Wa Kwan. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-06, Section: B, page: 3456. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 221-254). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / School code: 1307.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_344221 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Contributors | Seto, Sai Wang., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Pharmacology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, theses |
| Format | electronic resource, microform, microfiche, 1 online resource (xiv, 254 leaves : ill.) |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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